Haven't you ever always wanted to play the latest high-end PC games on your TV, PC or Mac, instantly? Well, very soon that dream will become a reality thanks to a company called OnLive that aims to change the face of PC gaming as we know it. What is it you ask us? It’s a tiny device that Streams games straight to you through your broadband internet connection right to whereever your OnLive Gear is plugged into and all you need is the Onlive kit and a subscription, then you're ready to play! And that means no more having to wait to pre-order and go camp in lines just to get a copy of the newest hottest console game out there!

HOW IT WORKS:

OnLive takes the hassle out of Console Gaming and Other Gaming as we know it. All of the action happens elsewhere, OnLive runs the games on their own self-hosted servers somewhere across the map. There is where they handle everything from installation on their own hard drives, drivers, compatibility to, well, you name it. To our current understanding it has been revealed that their hardware is more powerful than any existing console on the market known to date. Every six months or less OnLive has stated that they will upgrade their Systems and Servers in order to follow up with and keep up with today’s constant hardware changes. All of this makes it easier than ever before.

PLUG AND PLAY:

Just plug the OnLive Gear straight into your TV, PC or Mac and begin playing, that's it! All that is required besides the OnLive Kit is a constant broadband internet connection of some sort with High-Speed Access as this is one of the single most important parts. After that, playing a game is fast, simple, and instant! All you do is select the game demo or the full game and that’s it. Downloads are carried out at blazing speeds, OnLive is supposed to be faster than anything that we’ve ever seen before. No more waiting, WOOOT!

THE HARDWARE:

OnLive is small enough to fit in your pocket which you can take it anywhere! YAY! No more having to carry around a heavy bulky console in a bag with another bag of games to go to your friends house to play it next door! It has two USB ports, that will support a keyboard and mouse if you choose, or any other combination to include another controller if you so desire. A Micro-USB power in, Video/Audio out, an Ethernet port, S/PDIF optical out and is able to use up to four wireless controllers and four bluetooth headsets. There is also a Wireless pairing button and comes with it’s own wireless gamepad, similar to the Xbox 360′s controller.

The controllers layout is the same as an Xbox 360′s gamepad. There is a button that lets you capture Brag Clips, these are clips of your best gaming moments to show off to others which is a very cool feature. Plus, there are other buttons for media control access. The best thing is being able to use your own controller. We were told that any controller will work with OnLive! They say that the controls work by, "instantly sending your controller actions upstream and the results back downstream at blinding fast speeds”. Also as stated before we mentioned being able to use a keyboard and mouse. This will give you even more added control options, you should be able to set your own keyboard, mouse and controller mappings.

ACCESSIBILITY:

This new service is not going to make any achievments in accessibily just yet but it is still a future possibility along with other accessories to come.

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