Michael Comeau

Game Sector Update: Ghostbusters Up, Ubisoft Down

I get the feeling that Ubisoft is trying to get out of the way of Modern Warfare 2. That game is just a damn monster.

Will OnLive Kill the Console Gaming Business?

I agree on the lag issue - my brain cannot comprehend how they get around it. When I was an active PC gamer I would get annoyed if my ping even got close to 100 - and now there's real processing happening on the other side? I'm REALLY eager to see OnLive up close.

On Mar 25 11:33 AM Dryshipbroker wrote:

> I am in the camp of the skeptics on this. To me, if they have that
> awesome video compression technology in place. This would be better
> served in the Home Video, Streaming Movies segment rather than games.
>
>
> The streaming video, downloading movies market is already there,
> and any "tearing" or lag due to delay issues does not affect the
> overall product.
>
> Whereas for games, all you will have are users who will be complaining
> because of delays where every second counts in their multiplayer
> gaming.
>
> Still I certainly hope Onlive delivers :-)