OnLive 5 Day Sale - $1 Games, Free To Play Games, & 75% Off

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OnLive Thanks Fans with FREE Play of Homefront & Red Faction Armageddon, 75% Off Sales & $1 Games

Sale / Promotion runs from Nov 23rd - Nov 28th, 2011 and includes:
- All New OnLive members can purchase their first game for only $1.00 or £1.00
- Various Sales on Games (Up to 75% Off)
- Red Faction: Armageddon Multiplayer is Free to Play
- HomeFront Multiplayer is Free to Play

More information at: http://onlivefans.com/news/onlive-t...faction-armageddon-75-off-sales-1-games/5113/
 
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Just bought Saints Row 3 after playing the demo, and I have ZERO complaints. Those saying the video quality is equal to youtube vids on medium...I have no idea what videos you are referring to, because this looks phenomenal. At least as good as GTA4 running on PS3 (in HD).

Maybe darker games suffer more due to black crush / video compression, but the colorful graphics of SR3 look fine. That said, I was not impressed with how Amnesia or Metro 2033 looked when I tried them out earlier this year, and those are VERY shadow-heavy games.

Finally, my room-mate was playing the 15 minute demo of SR3 while I was driving around in my copy. Neither of us had ANY issue with video quality dropping, with two separate machines streaming the game.

Onlive has finally made me a believer, I will definitely be snagging more if anything I'm interested goes on sale.

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Also trying out the Homefront 5-day trial...seeing a bit more pixelation, but it really does not hinder the performance. Gunplay is nice & tight, minimal lag in the controls. A fine CoD-clone.
 
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[quote name='NuclearPorkchop']Just bought Saints Row 3 after playing the demo, and I have ZERO complaints. Those saying the video quality is equal to youtube vids on medium...I have no idea what videos you are referring to, because this looks phenomenal. At least as good as GTA4 running on PS3 (in HD).[/QUOTE]

Ditto. I'm sure the video quality may be that bad in areas with poor internet speeds, but I've traveled with my unit to two different states and both areas looked much better than a Youtube video.

Even if the quality was that bad (and for me it hasn't been), I couldn't bring myself to complain about it since I'm playing on a FREE console and the games have generally cost $1-$5.
 
[quote name='Zippon']Ditto. I'm sure the video quality may be that bad in areas with poor internet speeds, but I've traveled with my unit to two different states and both areas looked much better than a Youtube video.[/QUOTE]
YouTube streams in 720p and 1080p. OnLive looks like a 480p YouTube video when full screened. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing considering it's all in real-time, but let's face the fact that there is a lot of artifacts going on when playing. It tends to go to complete shit when there is a lot of action going on.
 
[quote name='Spokker']YouTube streams in 720p and 1080p. OnLive looks like a 480p YouTube video when full screened. I'm not saying that it's a bad thing considering it's all in real-time, but let's face the fact that there is a lot of artifacts going on when playing. It tends to go to complete shit when there is a lot of action going on.[/QUOTE]

That's your connection, not OnLive. I have the same issue when playing at home on my 6 Mbps DSL line that has latency problems. Right now I'm visiting my sister who has 12+ Mbps cable. I played through the demos of two games and didn't see one single artifact in that entire time. Unlike with my connection, there wasn't any change when there was a lot of quick action. I'm also 800 miles from home so it's possible that I'm closer to one of their data centers. It looks great when you have the proper setup for it.
 
[quote name='louiedog']That's your connection, not OnLive. I have the same issue when playing at home on my 6 Mbps DSL line that has latency problems. Right now I'm visiting my sister who has 12+ Mbps cable. I played through the demos of two games and didn't see one single artifact in that entire time. Unlike with my connection, there wasn't any change when there was a lot of quick action. I'm also 800 miles from home so it's possible that I'm closer to one of their data centers. It looks great when you have the proper setup for it.[/QUOTE]
There are two issues. The artifacting due to bandwidth issues is a lesser issue. The main problem is low-res textures and compression resulting in a significant loss of detail and image quality. It also depends on your display setup and viewing distance. Plenty of people can't tell DVD from HD and enjoy the movies either way. If it doesn't bother you and you're enjoying the game then that's great. For graphics performance enthusiasts it's very noticable and a constant annoyance which detracts from the enjoyment of the service.

(not my screenshots)

onlive: http://postimage.org/image/pcg5urdyt/full/
pc: http://postimage.org/image/blu2biikf/full/

onlive: http://postimage.org/image/nvhrr0z4h/full/
pc: http://postimage.org/image/goko8wdld/full/

onlive: http://postimage.org/image/j350l7zfb/full/
pc: http://postimage.org/image/ns75lde2x/full/
 
Might try this. Trying to decide between L.A. Noire and Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Will be buying Batman Arkham City for PS3, which is why I am not considering it for this promotion.
 
[quote name='danh920']So I'm clear, there is no $1 game for existing customers? As in, no adding to my $1 Arkham asylum and .80 ac brotherhood?[/QUOTE]

Set up another account, that's what I did for SR3
 
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