Dunno if anyone has heard much about this, Ive only found out about it myself. OnLive will enable you to play games anywhere, on your pc, on an entry level Windows PC or Mac regardless of specs, at the highest quality available.
No discs, no installs, and no platform limitations, or exclusives. Think of it as Steam without the installs essentially, but you can pick up and play on any machine, or TV anywhere you are, as long as you have a broadband connection.
The games will be the latest games, not some browser "reimagining" of games like some other services offer. There will be a receiver box you buy for the TV enabling you to play in HD on your sofa, and for PC/Mac users you just download a browser plug in.
The developers claim theres barely any delay in starting a game, they say its "instant". And because the game is running on their servers, platform limitations are irrelevant.
So far some big names are on board, Electronic Arts, Ubisoft, Take-Two Interactive, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, THQ, Epic Games, Eidos, Atari Interactive and Codemasters so far confirmed.
They are running a BETA program in the summer for you lucky Yanky types (us Euros get left in the dark a little longer as usual lol) so if your interested get signed up for the BETA, Im interested in reading feedback on the service.
Beta Sign Up - http://www.onlive.com/beta_program.html
Site Home Page - http://www.onlive.com/index.html
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