Starting in May, thanks to NVIDIA GRID technology of cloud gaming , you will soon be able to play streaming games as if it were any other media. But OnLive has a similar service for over half a decade, not without difficulty.
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There are a few years, the company almost went bankrupt before returning from the dead in 2014. Today, OnLive will stop for good . However, users will still be able to use the platform through a resale Sony.
On the software side, OnLive has tried to attract users with a payment model per game, and a model of $ 15 per month, giving players the opportunity to play games on devices like tablets and laptops cheap. For the hardware part, OnLive tried to launch a mini-console to $ 100 in 2010. Unfortunately, it has never managed to become popular.
It is interesting to note that Sony has also acquired a streaming service cloud gaming competitor Gaikai appointed in 2012, and used the technology of the company to create its own PlayStation Now service for streaming video games on the web.
A plus for PlayStation Now
Today, it seems that Sony and NVIDIA could be the dominant players in this era.
What this means for existing customers of OnLive? Initially, the company will continue to operate the service until the end of the month, which means that you can continue to play games until 30 April. Now no additional fee will be charged.
But after April 30, OnLive will close its doors, the accounts will be closed and the data sets will be deleted. If you used the subscription department of the company, it will be a bit like the end of a video subscription to Netflix. You stop paying (because you can not pay) and you stop to watch content that does not belong to you anyway.
Regarding the acquisition of Sony, patents are likely to be used in the PlayStation Now . Often dubbed the Netflix for games, the PlayStation 4 owners can pay $ 20 a month to be able to run a lot of games.
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There are a few years, the company almost went bankrupt before returning from the dead in 2014. Today, OnLive will stop for good . However, users will still be able to use the platform through a resale Sony.
On the software side, OnLive has tried to attract users with a payment model per game, and a model of $ 15 per month, giving players the opportunity to play games on devices like tablets and laptops cheap. For the hardware part, OnLive tried to launch a mini-console to $ 100 in 2010. Unfortunately, it has never managed to become popular.
A plus for PlayStation Now
Today, it seems that Sony and NVIDIA could be the dominant players in this era.
What this means for existing customers of OnLive? Initially, the company will continue to operate the service until the end of the month, which means that you can continue to play games until 30 April. Now no additional fee will be charged.
But after April 30, OnLive will close its doors, the accounts will be closed and the data sets will be deleted. If you used the subscription department of the company, it will be a bit like the end of a video subscription to Netflix. You stop paying (because you can not pay) and you stop to watch content that does not belong to you anyway.
Regarding the acquisition of Sony, patents are likely to be used in the PlayStation Now . Often dubbed the Netflix for games, the PlayStation 4 owners can pay $ 20 a month to be able to run a lot of games.