Xbox 720 and OnLive – What If Microsoft Brought OnLive to The Xbox?
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So, the other day I thought what if Microsoft actually bought OnLive? After the recent updates, Microsoft has really fleshed out the Xbox Live Experience, Netflix, Twitter, Facebook, Last.fm and 1080p movie streams. Given that Xbox is primarily a game console, the only thing missing is a game streaming capability (I’m not talking about Games on Demand).
Think about it this way, you actually need to buy an additional hardware to access OnLive. Instead, you have this huge install base of 360 consoles with fast internet connection just waiting to access the service. It would be a boon to us gamers, no running out to GameStop or paying for individual games. There aren’t specific pricing details yet As for the price, we could have a flat monthly fee for unlimited games (yay!) or a small monthly fee + reduced price of each game.
With OnLive, you practically eliminate the need to upgrade your hardware. There is no waiting for the “next-generation” since everything would be implemented server side. Our only headache would be a faster, better ping’d net connection (hmm.. no Xbox 720 then?). Even if Microsoft doesn’t go ahead and buy OnLive outright (as they have a tendency to do), they could atleast partner with them to bring the service to Xbox Live or develop their own service. That would really be the next Xbox 720, don’t you think?
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Dec 2nd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 3:30 am
thats what I’ve always thought…..ms is a software company! upgrade server side n forget about releasing a new console for a while…. brilliant idea….n fuck blu ray its dumb, digital ownership is the way
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 5:21 am
Been following the events around Onlive and while it sounds (and looks) phenomenal, there are still too many flaws (the internet being one of the worst of them) that can severely cripple the whole idea. However, if someone as big and powerful as Microsoft decides to back it up, there is a huge chance this thing to hit the spot. And there will be no turning back…
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 10:45 am
@ Jay
It would be nice, to purchase a console and never having to worry to upgrade it again.
@Dragonshardz
It is crucial to have the necessary infrastructure to support this service. I read somewhere that to get 1080p you must have a 5 mbps connection and for SD a 1.5 mbps connection. Now not everyone has such high speed internet 🙁
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
only problem is theres still allot of people that dont have access to high speed internet.
6 of my friends are still using dial up internet because there working and spending all their cash on uni.
making the next generation streaming only your effectively cutting your fanbase.
thats the last thing you want to do (SONY!)
speed is a problem, but theres a much larger problem.
bandwidth.
me, i have a quite fast net connection but i only have 15GB monthly download usage.
how long will i be able to stream crysis warhead till im over that?
till ADSL2+ speeds are the norm, meaning everyone has access to them.
and till unlimited download usages are the norm, meaning everyone has access to them its not going to happen.
i personally love being able to turn on my ps3 or PSP and download a game, but when that incurs going over my download usage than slows down my internet so i cant surf the web.
i dont love it as much.
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 1:24 pm
O forgot to mention M$ $ony and nintendo have stated they will not be allowing their games onto onlive.
meaning well, this idea is moot.
thats going to hurt onlive big time, if they cant get M$ $ony or ninty published games well than that restricted their library and 99% of the time those are the best ones.
dont get my wrong, multiplatform games can be good like assassins creed 2 its my favorite game for this gen!
not this year.
this gen!
but 99.99999% of the time, exclusives are better than multiplats
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 2:07 pm
@name
And here in Bangladesh, I’m limited to a damned 0.5 Mbps speed. 😥
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 7:00 pm
You are a fucking idiot.
Dec 5th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
proves my point perfectly then.
Dec 5th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
@ name
Ah, unfortunately, yes. 😥
Jan 25th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
but here is a question. what if it does happen? do the systems we have now support the processor speed and gpu set up for the games cause if not then doing the onlive thing wont work and will be a waste of time but if the x720 has the processor and the gpu then all should be well with that console.
Jan 25th, 2010 at 10:24 pm
@noname002
OnLive is hardware independent since all processing is done server side. You’re just streaming to your console what the server sends out.
However, recent hands-on experience with OnLive has proved it laggy.