How does this news fit into Mac rumors set up?
I'm sure after Gaikai was snapped up by Sony, it would not surprise me to see Google or even Microsoft purchasing OnLive. That would certainly make a lot of sense as Microsoft have the financial muscle and global delivery mechanism, alongside the Durango roadmap leaked a while ago....
Apple wouldn't because we all know they don't give a feck about gaming
Batman for example was quite watchable from a spectators point of view.
Update: Kotaku reports that the company will be filing for bankruptcy and a new company will be created from the remains of OnLive and some employees will be brought over to that organization.
Wow, bad news for people who bought a library of games from them.
EDIT: Oops, didn't see Vizin's comment.
That's the problem with paying for a license rather than paying for a product, especially when the license depends on an online service remaining active.
Many times it's easier to buy an existing product/company than to start from scratch. For example, if MS buys OnLive then MS gets access to OnLives users as opposed to creating a competing service and building a user base from scratch. MS would also get access to OnLive employees that know the ins and outs of streaming games.I don't think Microsoft needs OnLive to launch a competitive service. It would be a waste of money for them.
If the average internet speeds become faster, I can really see this type of service taking off.
Many times it's easier to buy an existing product/company than to start from scratch. For example, if MS buys OnLive then MS gets access to OnLives users as opposed to creating a competing service and building a user base from scratch. MS would also get access to OnLive employees that know the ins and outs of streaming games.