Looks like the reports that the PS4 won't be backwards compatible with PS3 games is only half true. According to the WSJ, you won't be able to stick your old discs in, but the PS4 will be able to stream old PS3 games instead, like a PlayStation-only OnLive. Read More >>
Featured comment by bandito67:
"Unless it is dead!!! Then what. I was not going to she'll out good money for old tech. This will turn me off Sony for good." More »
According to the Nvidia's cloud gaming boss, the Nintendo Wii U and the next-gen successors to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 could very well be the last of home consoles gracing consumers, as cloud gaming ramps up, brings down latency and could very well be the future of home gaming. Read More >>
Featured comment by Jammin500:
"well screw it then.. sometimes i like to disconnect, no matter how fast our bandwidth grows our content grows to fill it.. there will always be issues..." More »
The OnLive saga just got stranger. After seemingly firing all its staff and technically shuttering under a fancy form of bankruptcy, it seems nothing's actually changed. Business as usual according to OnLive -- just a minor hiccup. Read More >>
Michael McWhertor over at Polygon is reporting that OnLive, best known for its cloud gaming service (and also it's 'streaming' version of Windows), is closing up shop and giving all its employees the boot. Read More >>
If you were in any doubt that the little Kickstarter-powered Android console-that-could was a real contender for the in-living room gaming crown, this should put that to rest. OnLive has just confirmed that it'll be partnering with Ouya and will be on the console from launch. Read More >>
Featured comment by Aeropher:
"Reminds me, I went looking for OnLive Desktop for the iPad the other day and it appears to be missing from the UK app store =/" More »
Even if you're a Microsoft Office hater, sometimes it's extremely useful to have access to its features. Well, here's a quick way to achieve that on OS X, for free, using OnLive's Desktop service. Read More >>
Sony gaming division's explanation of its £242m purchase of Gaikai is that it'll be creating some sort of "cloud-based interactive entertainment service," although it seems much more likely it'll eventually be used to offer a form of backward-compatibility with older PlayStation titles whenever Sony gets around to launching PS4. Read More >>
Featured comment by The_Alpha_Gamer:
"Imagine if they used it to stream PS2 games straight to the Vita. It'd be the greatest console the world has ever seen!" More »
Though you might expect a company whose business model is based around sharing installations of Windows via the web to have thought about licensing... you'd be wrong. Microsoft is claiming that OnLive — the company intent on delivering Windows to your iPad — violates its Windows 7 licensing agreements. Read More >>
Featured comment by kwiiiq:
"Perhaps they are - though, perhaps they're simply posturing for a possible purchase of the company? There's no arguing that OnLive is on to something ..." More »
We may still be waiting for the iPad version to become available here in the UK, but the OnLive Desktop service—which provides remote access to a server-powered version of Windows 7—is now available for Android Tablets. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kat Hannaford:
"Ack, sorry about that guys -- completely my fault; I hadn't checked properly by the looks of things. Oh dear :(" More »
OnLive, venerable streamer of PC games to tablets, has a new trick up its sleeve: putting Windows 7 on iPads and Android tablets. Oh really? Thank a lot, OnLive. There's officially nowhere left to escape work. And the worst part? It works. Really. Well. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeftofNever:
"I believe that the App is available now on iOS for US customers; the Brits get it tomorrow.
US peeps can register at desktop.onlive.com
I tried ..." More »
On paper the Xperia Play seems like a good idea. An Android phone with a slide out gaming pad. Then it was released and everyone yawned. Today's OnLive announcement could turn those yawns into Woohoos. Read More >>
Featured comment by jpxdude:
"I have been tempted to get one of these, but I haven't had confirmation if the controller will work with anything else other than OnLive. I'd like it..." More »
Like an early Christmas present for the game-starved, you can grab three months' OnLive access for free if you're a BT Broadband customer. Sign up to OnLive before the 31st of January and you'll be gifted the free subscription with the magic words "zero commitment" appended, just in case it's utter pants. Read More >>
Featured comment by LeftofNever:
"I'm a subscriber to OnLive's Playpack service, for £6.99 you do get access to about 120 games, some good, some not so good. What is great though is t..." More »
Hot new video game streaming service OnLive has been hacked on to Android before. Now there's an official app, giving Android owners the chance to join the disc-free streaming service. Read More >>
Featured comment by jpxdude:
"OK guys, I stand corrected, it does work, I got Batman and it is brilliant!!
Basically, once you have signed up and logged in, you have to play the..." More »
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