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[namkotje]

What do you guys think about Cloud Gaming?

Onlive (pioneer of cloud gaming) tried it, got problems, went bankrupt and was bought by a new company.
Sony will announce tomorrow their cloud gaming service (Gaikai, a company they bought some months ago)

And "Cloud Gaming is not the future" in Iwata's eyes.

What do you guys think?

Edited by namkotje, 19 February 2013 - 01:05 PM.

[Plutonas]

Its a bubble.... u buy things without owning them. So you actually rent them.. lol

If you buy a physical copy, you have it, its yours... In the beginning they gave us the restrictions, to stay connected on the internet, be able to play with physical copies.

Now they go even further. You dont get anything, just a digital receipt of something you cant hold. So if they bankrupt, get banned or a meteor, tsunami, war, natural disasters, alien invasion... take with them, the company who holds in "their servers" ur purchase (digitally).. you loose everything, your money and your purchases.

You see why its bubbles? You buy something that you trust in someones else hands, a ghost gaming and money draining system. Also cloud demands you to pay bills (internet and phone services forever)

Edited by Orion, 19 February 2013 - 01:13 PM.

[Alex Wolfers]

I hate cloud gaming. Its an attempt to kill physical copies and used games. I refuse to buy a system that supports cloud gaming only. I will always stick to discs as long as they exist.

Its a bubble.... u buy things without owning them. So you actually rent them.. lol

If you buy a physical copy, you have it, its yours... In the beginning they gave us the restrictions, to stay connected on the internet, be able to play with physical copies.

Now they go even further. You dont get anything, just a digital receipt of something you cant hold. So if they bankrupt, get banned or a meteor, tsunami, war, natural disasters, alien invasion... take with them, the company who holds in "their servers" ur purchase (digitally).. you loose everything, your money and your purchases.

You see why its bubbles? You buy something that you trust in someones else hands, a ghost gaming and money draining system. Also cloud demands you to pay bills (internet and phone services forever)

You just nailed it with the hammer of truth. Congrats.

[Cozmo]

Its a bubble.... u buy things without owning them. So you actually rent them.. lol

If you buy a physical copy, you have it, its yours... In the beginning they gave us the restrictions, to stay connected on the internet, be able to play with physical copies.

Now they go even further. You dont get anything, just a digital receipt of something you cant hold. So if they bankrupt, get banned or a meteor, tsunami, war, natural disasters, alien invasion... take with them, the company who holds in "their servers" ur purchase (digitally).. you loose everything, your money and your purchases.

You see why its bubbles? You buy something that you trust in someones else hands, a ghost gaming and money draining system. Also cloud demands you to pay bills (internet and phone services forever)

well i was thinking on buying most to all of my game ont he eshop when i get my wii u and take advantage othe the 10% back....

[Plutonas]

well i was thinking on buying most to all of my game ont he eshop when i get my wii u and take advantage othe the 10% back....

and when something happens to your wii U, even if nintendo knows it is u... U get this recorded message as a response. Not only ninty to be honest, all of them.

Edited by Orion, 19 February 2013 - 01:50 PM.

[Cozmo]

and when something happens to your wii U, even if nintendo knows it is u... U get this recorded message as a response.

do you get a reciept? if something happens, cant you just send it in to nintendo and they will fix it and you get ur games back? plud i will probably keep them all on and external hdd

[Plutonas]

I let the others answer for u. But this service has nothing to do with cloud. Cloud is different. You dont download anything.. Ur machine just streams.

Edited by Orion, 19 February 2013 - 02:31 PM.

[Cozmo]

I let the others answer for u. But this service has nothing to do with cloud. Cloud is different. You dont download anything.. Ur machine just streams.

ah ok. so i dont have to worry about buying stuff on the eshop?

[thunderspider]

Is there any chance to this cloud gaming become true?

[namkotje]

You can always try some full games for some limited time (10 to 30 mins) on:
(choose one close to your country)
www.onlive.com (US servers)
www.onlive.co.uk (UK severs)
www.onlive.be (BE servers)

Those from US can also use "Onlive desktop" on their Tablet:
http://desktop.onlive.com/

The only "must" is to have a nice internet speed with no caps.

A nice article about Sony and Cloud Gaming:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-9020_7-57570138-222/playstation-4-should-go-all-in-on-cloud-streaming-games/

Edited by namkotje, 20 February 2013 - 05:43 AM.