Remember Onlive? You know the hit or miss broadband gaming distribution service every one's raving about. I thought so, here's their website if your still confused. Basically It streams the game your playing to the Onlive receiver in your house which enables you to play the game.
This idea looks good on paper but I'm not a believer just yet. Among other factors determining it's success one the biggest would have to be current console first party support. If Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo agree to stream there first party games Onlive might be onto something.
When Kotaku asked if Microsoft would participate they replied, that it's too early to talk about whether the Xbox 360 could be capable of replicating the promised capabilities of the OnLive service.
I guess we'll just have to wait and see, but if you ask me I don't see any of the big three supporting Onlive. Why would they allow another "competitor" to play their games? It's more likely that they will develope their own broadband gaming distribution service. I guess time will tell.
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