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Tik
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7962180.stm

(even if I don't see the requirements of "high speed connection"Smile))
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bielan
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All that is required is a high speed connection.

theres hidden in the middle Smile

sounds cool but i dont see it possible now, maybe for a small bunch of guys with fibrewire connections
Wed Mar 25, 2009 9:44 am View user's profile Send private message
Mattin



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I think 'high speed' refers to broadband like DSL from what i've seen of this elsewhere.

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Dys
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If I have this right, the servers do all the back end work, and they send graphics data and you send back control data.

In theory at least the upper limit would be how fast you could stream the graphics?

Any connection trouble would be deadly though...

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Mattin



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http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/gdc-why-onlive-cant-possibly-work-article

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Dys
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Lol, I was just about to post that link Smile

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Thu Mar 26, 2009 5:57 pm View user's profile Send private message
Tik
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In theory _can_ work
In practice, well even WoW is not like Blizzard is presenting, has his lags and downtimes and so on.

Now, depends how much will cost this new "console", keep in mind the computing hw you buy just once, after a player quits paying/playing the hw remains and you can give for free to next player so is not so dramatic like people are presenting:)
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Dys
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FtJzct8UK0&feature=related

It's still going, in beta (US only)
If it works it will be remarkable.

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Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:22 pm View user's profile Send private message
Aliath



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i think it is a realy interesting consept.

only bad thing is alot of game stores will go out of bis.
but alot of game developers will get pay for the hard work for once.

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happy easter
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