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Someone posted a free version of Amnesia: The Dark Descent on Onlive before and I've played a bit of it. Never tried Onlive until then but when I was playing, everything ran smoothly (I'm on FIOS). Only bad thing is I wish I could up the graphic settings, seems like it's made to run on medium settings the whole time.

I've been playing Borderlands GOTY and Deus Ex all morning lol. I haven't had even the slightest hiccup or lag at all. By the way...amazing games if anyone cares.

Originally Posted by Pck21 I've been playing Borderlands GOTY and Deus Ex all morning lol. I haven't had even the slightest hiccup or lag at all. By the way...amazing games if anyone cares.

Agreed! So far I've only played trial games (Dirt 3, Home Front, and Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising), and didn't have any hiccups, lags, choppiness, etc.

Really impressed and I think I will get the Batman pre-order and get Space Marine for free.

I really hope they keep expanding their libraries because I'm definitely impressed with what I've seen!

Every time Onlive has a high profile game coming out I love spectating at midnight and getting an early look. Did it with Deus Ex for over an hour.

Yea, spectating is pretty fun. The trials are great as well. Seems like every game has a free 1 hour trial except Deus Ex.

Also, Lawyers, your right about the connection speed. I believe the current minimum is 3 mbps which is pretty easy to get unless you live in a rural area like you suggested. There have been rumors that they are lowering the minimum mbps to either 2 or 1. I can't remember which.

How is Deus Ex? I haven't played the first one, but hear nothing but great things about the game.

Also, I read that there will be an Android app coming out soon?

If so that would be freaking amazing. Playing Space Marine or Batman on a tablet with a controller...that's an instant sell right there.

I'm another Onlive convert. I found out about a great deal (here on CAG of course), where all I had to do was spend $19.99 (or somewhere around there) in a certain period of time on their service, and I'd get a free console, and they might have even thrown in an additional free game when I first signed up.

I bought Split Second for $19.99, paid $10 shipping for the console, and I haven't looked back. I admit a lot of their games are older, but they are coming out with newer releases as well.

I also understand the concern about never actually owning the game, but that's a chance I'm willing to take. Onlive says "full play passes" (their equivalent of ownership) are good for as long as I remain a member of the service (free or paid), and for a minimum of 2 years. For a game like Split Second, I can live with that. They really have no reason to remove them, but I'll cross that bridge when I get to it. Honestly, I have a feeling that by the time my first purchase drops off their service (that is, IF it ever does), my Onlive library will be so huge I'll barely notice its absence.

Oh, and spectating is definitely a lot of fun. I always wondered what it was luck to in dominate in an FPS, and now I know - frickin' cheaters.

Hey guys, I recently won a free microconsole from a contest, but I'm a little confused. Are there any free games? If not that kinda sucks because I don't buy games due to insufficient funds (even the $9.99 plan I read about earlier in the thread is out of the question, unfortunately). I thought (mistakenly, perhaps) that the microconsole had several free-to-play games with only the newest games having to be purchased. Cany anyone give me any insight, because all I see is paid games which is very disappointing to me :(

Originally Posted by victimsofadown Hey guys, I recently won a free microconsole from a contest, but I'm a little confused. Are there any free games? If not that kinda sucks because I don't buy games due to insufficient funds (even the $9.99 plan I read about earlier in the thread is out of the question, unfortunately). I thought (mistakenly, perhaps) that the microconsole had several free-to-play games with only the newest games having to be purchased. Cany anyone give me any insight, because all I see is paid games which is very disappointing to me :(

There are currently no free to play games with OnLive. The model is supposed to resemble Netflix with their streaming options. You can also buy games through OnLive. Also, if you can't afford $10 a month then I don't know how you play anything that isn't free to play.

Originally Posted by Calinks Every time Onlive has a high profile game coming out I love spectating at midnight and getting an early look. Did it with Deus Ex for over an hour.

Honestly that's the strength of OnLive. I use it more often to check out people playing games than to play games on it. It's very nice to watch someone play a game you don't own or to see if you would be more interested in the game by watching it on something a bit better than YouTube.

It would be awesome if they started a service where you could broadcast from your own computer. I also honestly think they'll start doing that. They've hinted at the possibility of different horizons with the Micro console. Perhaps it could be a very nice capture card.

Originally Posted by Zacmanman There are currently no free to play games with OnLive. The model is supposed to resemble Netflix with their streaming options. You can also buy games through OnLive. Also, if you can't afford $10 a month then I don't know how you play anything that isn't free to play.

I either play games I already own or buy a cheap game every few months... thanks for the info, I'll hock it to a friend I guess

Originally Posted by victimsofadown I either play games I already own or buy a cheap game every few months... thanks for the info, I'll hock it to a friend I guess

You may want to hold on to it. Every Friday they have a game on sale for $5.00.
Last week I picked up Mafia II. Before that I got Arkham Asylum for .99 cents on the Labor Day weekend sale.
I'm really enjoying Onlive. I got the console for free with the Deus Ex HR pre-order and it's very well made. The controller is almost identical to a 360 controller and it's sturdy. It came with a rechargeable battery, regular battery, HDMI cable (Sony, Microsoft?) and a charging cable.

For a free system I was completely blown away.

Personally I couldn't justify Onlive since you lose the ability to mod a game, and even worse you likely don't own the games you're paying for. I tried the demo of Assassins Creed Brotherhood and I was unimpressed. The image quality was really quite low, and there was a noticeable lag (im on a 5GB cable connection) which I didn't expect. However this might be different for those with a subscription. Your mileage may vary...

Originally Posted by jpoon78 Personally I couldn't justify Onlive since you lose the ability to mod a game, and even worse you likely don't own the games you're paying for. I tried the demo of Assassins Creed Brotherhood and I was unimpressed. The image quality was really quite low, and there was a noticeable lag (im on a 5GB cable connection) which I didn't expect. However this might be different for those with a subscription. Your mileage may vary...

Mods are supposed to be on the way, but it doesn't bother me either way. I like the convenience of being able to play on lots of devices without worrying about saved games or meeting specs.
Also, I find the image quality to be pretty good. Not as good as my high end PC, but at least as good as the Xbox 360 or PS3.

My main reason for buying is the price. It's hard to beat buying a good older game for $5 or pre-ordering a new one and getting a free console or another game free.

No lag for me either unless I play wireless.

Originally Posted by nattybohman Mods are supposed to be on the way, but it doesn't bother me either way. I like the convenience of being able to play on lots of devices without worrying about saved games or meeting specs. Also, I find the image quality to be pretty good. Not as good as my high end PC, but at least as good as the Xbox 360 or PS3. My main reason for buying is the price. It's hard to beat buying a good older game for $5 or pre-ordering a new one and getting a free console or another game free. No lag for me either unless I play wireless.

Yeah but with a PC connected to other devices you can do the same, though. It's great for ppl without or unable to get a PC but for those that have it's like buying sea water in the ocean.

I got a console for free, and bought a few games for cheap, it's actually not bad on a tv. On a pc/netbook, it looks pretty terrible though, and the lag is easier to detect. Overall, I can't really argue with the value I got it at since the console was free.