Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Future of Gaming

Love it or hate it this is probably going to be the future of gaming. If you haven't heard of it yet there is a good reason why. After years of "stealth" development OnLive was announced at this years GDC. Ten heavy hitting developers are on board with OnLive. Basically what you have here is a mobile, anytime, anywhere, any-device gaming platform. Have an old Dell you want to play games on? Go ahead. Intel Mac? You're good to go. Really. Don't have a computer? With OnLive's small micro-console you can play on any tv. All you need is a broadband connection.
Sounds pretty fantastic. Will it work as advertised? Public Beta testing starts this summer, with a release date of a final product before Christmas. With a goal of prices below what next gen systems are priced now, consoles could conceivably be extinct by the end of this decade. Maybe the Wii can survive until they find out how to do motion control with their micro-console.
I for one am intrigued. This either will be a pivotal moment in gaming or the biggest blunder of all time. Sound off in the comments section with your opinions.

OnLive Website

1 comment:

Smoof said...

or this could turn follow the same path as the phantom console? =p
Phantom console