OnLive cloud-gaming on UK horizon in Q3
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After a successful first year in the US, cloud-based game service OnLive is finally heading to the UK this autumn.
Customers with fast internet connections will be able to stream games such as Borderlands and Prince of Persia straight to their computer or TV set, no download required.
OnLive's UK page now shows a countdown set to end June 7 at 8pm. Sign up then and you'll be given an OnLive UK Founding Member account for early access.
Next week, the company will see its 100th game added to the roster - Red Faction: Armegeddon. With a deal recently announced for Disney Interactive Studio content, expect to see many more titles appear by the time OnLive touches down on British shores, though.
While tweaking its service across the Atlantic, the company has been busy developing various relationships with HTC, Intel and Vizio, which has seen OnLive embedded in a range of consumer tech.
There are also plans to reveal a wireless universal controller that will work with any OnLive compatible device. Further info on that is expected at E3 next week.
OnLive will launch in the UK in collaboration with BT. Read more about the service in our WTF is.. Cloud Gaming feature. ®
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Google probably has its eyes on this.
Cloud based gaming is something that will work exceedingly well with their ongoing 1GB to the household plans and global network.
Spend a bit of your petty cash and buy OnLive Google. Buy,buy.... !
Woo!
I was the biggest naysayer about OnLive when it looked like a pie in the sky idea that required various breakages of the laws of physics. Then the demos turned out to be almost half-playable in the UK using their datacentres in the US. I'm looking forward to it being streamable without an ocean in the way.
I might be wrong here, but...
Unless I'm much mistaken, BT are the only ones allowed to distribute OnLive as part of their own bundles, but the OnLive hardware will be available to buy and use for anyone on any provider, except that they'll have to buy it as a standalone product (e.g. off OnLive's website or from a high-street retailer, if it becomes available there).
I can't remember where I read that, so forgive me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost 100% certain that anyone can buy and use the service, just not bundled with any internet package that doesn't come from BT.
You forgot
You forgot to mention it's exclusivly distributed by BT, who will either tank the whole think or charge a fortune for the heavy data use, assuming their ADSL network can even cope.
Good move
Had one of their micro consoles for a few weeks now and it is a great product. Works great in the UK despite the data centre being in the US (got it on a special offer via work)
Eats up the GB though....
