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Squallmuzza
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So this is supposedly the next big thing in gaming. Streaming your games direct from the cloud instead of having it physically or elsewise saved. I've gotta say, I'm pretty excited about it, especially now they're really picking up over here. I don't think I'll ever stop wanting to buy physical games (there's something childishly nice about having the box in your hands) but this is hella convenient.
However, there is a rival to their service called Gaikai. They're not talked about much because they're still just offering demos with a click-through to purchase system behind it for now. However, they've been buying up contracts with publishers left, right and centre behind the scenes. Give it 6 months and I reckon they'll come out swinging and knock OnLive for six.
The biggest thing that surprises me about both of these places is that they actually look decent. You need a good broadband download speed, but once you've got that, they look pretty damned nice.
So does anyone use either of them? Especially now that Gaikai is integrating with Facebook? What do you think of them and do you subscribe to OnLive's playpack thing where you can play unlimited games for like a tenner a month?
And for comparison, a video of Gaikai:
However, there is a rival to their service called Gaikai. They're not talked about much because they're still just offering demos with a click-through to purchase system behind it for now. However, they've been buying up contracts with publishers left, right and centre behind the scenes. Give it 6 months and I reckon they'll come out swinging and knock OnLive for six.
The biggest thing that surprises me about both of these places is that they actually look decent. You need a good broadband download speed, but once you've got that, they look pretty damned nice.
So does anyone use either of them? Especially now that Gaikai is integrating with Facebook? What do you think of them and do you subscribe to OnLive's playpack thing where you can play unlimited games for like a tenner a month?
And for comparison, a video of Gaikai:
