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OnLive Launches their iOS Client for Gaming-on-Demand

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Cloud gaming company OnLive has just announced the release of their playable OnLive client for iPad and iPhone (via TouchArcade and OnLiveInformer).
OnLive, Inc., the pioneer of cloud gaming, announced that it is bringing console-class gaming to tablets and phones with the revolutionary OnLive app for tablet and mobile platforms. The latest, top-tier, high-performance games--previously limited to only consoles and computers--will be available for instant play via the free OnLive app on over 500 million mobile devices over Wi-Fi or mobile networks in the US and UK.
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OnLive delivers console-quality games to Macs, PCs, TVs (and now mobile devices) by remotely streaming the game from their central servers. The client device need not be fast enough to render high resolution graphics -- instead it simply has to play back what amounts to a video stream of the game, while user controls are sent back to the central server.




Screenshot via BusinessInsider​
OnLive reports that 25 console-class games have been adapted for touch controls including L.A. Noire and LEGO Batman(TM): The Videogame. Games can be played using the touch interface or using their mobile-compatible Universal OnLive Wireless Controller ($49.99). Games purchased on one OnLive device can also be instantly be played on another device with full save game data intact.

Video via PocketGamer​
The OnLive app for iPad should be available as a free download at any moment. TechCrunch reports the iPhone support is "coming soon".
The app itself is free, but users will still need to pay for Onlive games which are available per title or through Onlive's PlayPack Bundle. It seems most top-tier Android devices are officially supported -- but as with most Android apps, other (unsupported) devices will probably get in on the fun as well (see official list below). The app currently works for the iPad with support for the iPhone coming later.
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LEGO Batman(TM): The Videogame will be given free to anyone who downloads the OnLive app.

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ziggyonice

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I love the concept of OnLive, and from what I've seen of it (based on what I've played), it works great.

Tried it out a few months ago and was really impressed -- no issues with lag, even on a sub-par Internet connection on a four year old MacBook Pro. Being able to play some console-quality titles on my iPad seems pretty awesome.

That said, I wish they had a larger selection of games...
 
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AJH1993

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I don't see a success in OnLive at all. What happens when millions of people are playing at once? Latency issues. Also not everyone has a very good internet connection, and over half of the US is still on dialup. I kid you not. Internet in general also cannot support games that require a 0-lag/latency tolerance.
 
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AJH1993 said:
I don't see a success in OnLive at all. What happens when millions of people are playing at once? Latency issues. Also not everyone has a very good internet connection, and over half of the US is still on dialup. I kid you not. Internet in general also cannot support games that require a 0-lag/latency tolerance.
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and yet it exists, and has existed. This is not the launch client. It already exists for various other platforms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive#Reception

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tylerk36

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Yeah, I'm a bit too old for this. My coordination and response time is too slow now. 30 years ago I would have been da bomb and would have been good at this. Oh well I will stick with my Angry Birds. :D
 
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kurosov

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AJH1993 said:
I don't see a success in OnLive at all. What happens when millions of people are playing at once? Latency issues. Also not everyone has a very good internet connection, and over half of the US is still on dialup. I kid you not. Internet in general also cannot support games that require a 0-lag/latency tolerance.
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The service is going pretty strong so far.

Would have been nice if they didn't have to release a new controller as i have wanted to use my micro console controller on my mac for a while now.
 
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AJH1993 said:
I don't see a success in OnLive at all. What happens when millions of people are playing at once? Latency issues. Also not everyone has a very good internet connection, and over half of the US is still on dialup. I kid you not. Internet in general also cannot support games that require a 0-lag/latency tolerance.
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OK, this will take some visualization

imagine apple invented it. it is no different than in its currrent iteration, but it is called iOnlive or something. I have a sneaking suspicion that you would find a way to see it being successful then.
 
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AJH1993

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you people smh said:
OK, this will take some visualization

imagine apple invented it. it is no different than in its currrent iteration, but it is called iOnlive or something. I have a sneaking suspicion that you would find a way to see it being successful then.
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No, I don't worship Apple like a good majority of posters on here.
 
gkpm

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Actually OnLive was founded by Steve Perlman, who wrote the first ever smooth video playback implementation for a home computer, guess which - the Mac - while he worked at Apple. This was the first step leading to QuickTime.

Like OnLive, his early efforts were also impressive: "The presentation – horses running from one side of the Mac's screen to the other – amazed the audience. Smooth video playback on a home computer screen had never been achieved before."

If someone can make this work, it's him.
 
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NecroFillak

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The real question is whether iOS developers will be able to build in support for this controller into their games. Onlive is nice, but imagine just plugging an ipad into a tv via hdmi and using it as a console. I think this could kill consoles.
 
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HogWild said:
I I thought it said it would work on iPad? All I find is a viewer. What gives. Did I read something wrong????
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The viewer's old. The real version isn't showing up yet.

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nagromme

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HogWild said:
I I thought it said it would work on iPad? All I find is a viewer. What gives. Did I read something wrong????
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That OnLive viewer app has been out for ages. The actual gameplay client (or maybe an update to the same app?) probably just isn’t quite out yet, or is in the process of rolling out. Check the store again later :)

It’s great that they offer a free game as a demo of the system! I look forward to trying it, having been a massive skeptic about this in the past!
 
Consultant

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Why are all the mobile onlive videos blurry or low quality? Is there a contract that says no high quality video demo?
 
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This is pretty neat. I'll have to look up the pricing of the games, though. Otherwise it's really only a novelty thing and I'd rather buy a console.
 
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