OnLive, could our console days be numbered?

The past week here at Vantage has been dedicated to the long and on going "console wars," between Xbox 360 & Playstation 3 fanboys. But new tech called OnLive has come outta no where and could make these consoles obsolete. Its basically a lil box that connects to your tv and lets you stream and play games just like when we view videos from YouTube. Tests have been done with games such as Burnout Paradise & Crysis (which require a fast frame rate and/or a high end PC) and they ran great.



Crazy right?! BUT, hold your horses as we all know, there IS always a catch. Since its based online, services will highly depend on your internet connection. Sure the people in the North America & Europe will have no problems, but what about 3rd world countries such as ours? We'll probably end up being more frustrated then impressed (because let me tell you first hand, the net in Canada is at least twice as fast as my PLDT 5mbps connection).




There has been no discussion on price and although OnLive promises to be competitive, it may be hard in my opinion based on how expensive it is now to develop AAA games. Also, will this even be available in other countries? Well, only time will tell, and we'll be here to bring you the latest news.

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New Tech Could Make Consoles Obsolete