History of video games/Platforms/OnLive

History Development OnLive was in development for seven years before it was announced at GDC 2009.Remo Chris GDC: OnLive Announces Cloud-Based Gaming Service https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/113820/GDC_OnLive_Announces_CloudBased_Gaming_Service.php www.gamasutra.com 3 November 2020 enMangalindan J. P. Cloud gaming’s history of false starts and promising reboots https://www.polygon.com/features/2020/10/15/21499273/cloud-gaming-history-onlive-stadia-google Polygon 3 November 2020 en 15 October 2020 At GDC 2009 the microconsole was publicly shown.Lowe Scott OnLive MicroConsole Review https://www.ign.com/articles/2010/11/18/onlive-microconsole-review 6 June 2022 IGN 18 November 2010 en The company tried a number of strategies to entice users, including offering a $99 streaming microconsole, and having a $9.99 a month PlayPack subscription service for getting access to a library of games. OnLive and semi-competing service Gaikai did not have a good relationship, despite reported attempts by Gaikai employees to be cordial. Launch On September 22nd, 2011 OnLive launched in the United Kingdom in preparation for a full European launch.Savov Vlad OnLive launches in the UK today, September 22nd; rolling out to rest of Europe soon https://www.theverge.com/2011/09/21/onlive-uk-launch-price-online-gaming-europe/ The Verge 16 November 2020 en 21 September 2011Parrish Kevin OnLive CEO: We Are The Next-Generation Console https://www.tomshardware.com/news/OnLive-Xbox-PlayStation-Wii-U-Steve-Perlman,13502.html 3 April 2021 Tom's Hardware September 23, 2011 en The Onlive Microconsole had a December 2nd, 2010 release date announced.Perlee Ben Review: The OnLive MicroConsole and Controller https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-onlive-microconsole-and-controller/ 6 June 2022 Destructoid 18 November 2010 en-CA The microconsole sold for $99 US dollars or 70 British pounds. In February 2011 some microconsoles were given at now additional cost to users who preordered the game Homefront.Orl Kyle OnLive Offering Free Microconsole With Homefront Pre-Order https://www.gamedeveloper.com/console/onlive-offering-free-microconsole-with-i-homefront-i-pre-order 6 June 2022 Game Developer 25 February 2011 en Legacy By 2012, OnLive had nearly gone bankrupt, despite massive investments.HTC to book loss of $40 million US with OnLive https://www.windowscentral.com/htc-book-loss-us40-million-onlive Windows Central 10 November 2020 20 August 2012 Most OnLive staff were laid off, with the service only having at most 1,600 simultaneous users.Hollister Sean OnLive lost: how the paradise of streaming games was undone by one man's ego https://www.theverge.com/2012/8/28/3274739/onlive-report The Verge 16 November 2020 en 28 August 2012 After being purchased by Sony, OnLive was shut down on April 30th, 2015.Lowensohn Josh Sony buys streaming games service OnLive only to shut it down https://www.theverge.com/2015/4/2/8337955/sony-buys-onlive-only-to-shut-it-down The Verge 30 October 2020 en 2 April 2015 Some in the industry saw the story of Onlive as one which jaded them to cloud gaming technologies, or as a cautionary tale of sorts.Bashir Dale Dissecting The Rise of Game Streaming Services With Antstream Arcade CEO Steve Cottam https://sea.ign.com/atari-1/183838/news/dissecting-the-rise-of-game-streaming-services-with-antstream-arcade-ceo-steve-cottam 6 April 2022 IGN Southeast Asia 5 April 2022 en-sgThe failure of OnLive is a lesson for Stadia and xCloud https://www.androidauthority.com/throwbackthursday-onlive-service-1056966/ 6 April 2022 Android Authority 21 November 2019 en Technology Cloud system Little is known of the technical specifications used by OnLive on the backend. Microconsole Compute The OnLive microconsole uses a Marvell 88DE3010 SoC, which uses dual modified ARMv5 Architecture PJ1 Sheeva processor cores clocked at one gigahertz.OnLive Game System Teardown https://electronics360.globalspec.com/article/2267/onlive-game-system-teardown electronics360.globalspec.com 16 November 2020S Ganesh T. Nixeus Fusion XS Brings Marvell into the DMA Market https://www.anandtech.com/show/4214/nixeus-fusion-xs-brings-marvell-into-the-dma-market/2 6 June 2022 www.anandtech.com March 11, 2011 The microconsole has one gigabyte of DDR2-800 SDRAM for system memory. Persistent storage on the microconsole is handled by NAND SLC flash storage with a capacity of two gigabytes. The 88DE3010 SoC also included hardware video decoding capabilities.Company - Newsroom - New Marvell HD Media Processor System-on-a-Chip Brings Award-Winning Qdeo Processing to Next-Generation Consumer Electronics Devices - Marvell https://www.marvell.com/company/newsroom/new-marvell-hd-media-processor-system-on-chip-brings-award-winning-qdeo-processing-to-next-generation-consumer-electronics-devices.html 6 June 2022 www.marvell.com Compression used by the service on the microconsole was noticeable.OnLive MicroConsole https://uk.pcmag.com/first-looks/20571/onlive-microconsole 6 June 2022 PCMag UK 20 July 2011 en-gb Hardware The microconsole has an gigabit ethernet port for network connectivity as well as an HDMI port for AV output.The Escapist : Forums : The News Room : OnLive's MicroConsole Aims to Make Console Gaming Easier https://v1.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/7.245668-OnLives-MicroConsole-Aims-to-Make-Console-Gaming-Easier v1.escapistmagazine.com 16 November 2020 en Twin Component video output was supported with an optional adapter.Leung Justin OnLive MicroConsole (Review) Skatter https://skatter.com/2011/09/onlive-microconsole-review/ 6 June 2022 skatter.com September 15, 2011 Audio could alternatively be output over a 3.5" audio jack or optical S/PDIF port.Orphanides Kat OnLive MicroConsole & Service review https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/games/51262/onlive-microconsole-service-review 6 June 2022 Expert Reviews November 13, 2011 en USB ports on the front of the microconsole allowed for alternate input devices.Ackerman Dan OnLive MicroConsole review: OnLive MicroConsole https://www.cnet.com/reviews/onlive-microconsole-series-review/ 6 June 2022 CNET en The OnLive microconsole takes 12 volts DC at 1.5 Amps, drawing as much as 18 watts of electricity. However Engadget said in their review of the microconsole that the system only used 6 watts of power.Nelson R. OnLive MicroConsole review: The hardware and experience https://www.engadget.com/2010-11-18-onlive-microconsole-review.html 6 June 2022 Engadget November 18, 2010 Controller The controller was known as the "Owl".Pikover James Ars reviews the OnLive microconsole, service https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2010/11/onlive-1/ 6 June 2022 Ars Technica 22 November 2010 en-us The wireless controller reduced wireless latency by using a proprietary wireless protocol said to be similar to IEEE 802.15.4. OnLive boasted that their wireless protocol had a lower latency then a wired USB connection.Chen Jason OnLive MicroConsole Streams Cloud-Rendered Games to Your TV https://gizmodo.com/onlive-microconsole-streams-cloud-rendered-games-to-you-5692903 6 June 2022 Gizmodo 18 November 2010 en-us The controller had built in rumble support.Purchese Robert OnLive MicroConsole dated, priced https://www.eurogamer.net/onlive-microconsole-dated-and-priced 6 June 2022 Eurogamer.net 20 September 2010 en-gb The controller also featured a "BragClip" sharing button. Notable games Most games offered through OnLive were AAA titles.ONLIVE PARTNERS WITH SAMSUNG TO BRING AAA GAMES TO NEW SAMSUNG GALAXY DEVICES https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/227957/ONLIVE_PARTNERS_WITH_SAMSUNG_TO_BRING_AAA_GAMES_TO_NEWSAMSUNG_GALAXY_DEVICES.php www.gamasutra.com 16 November 2020 en Datacenter Locations Proximity to Datacenters was important for OnLive users, as latency issues made the service suboptimal beyond 1000 miles (1609.34 kilometers) from a datacenter. Known datacenter locations for OnLive Include: VirginiaThe infrastructure behind Stadia and the next evolution of cloud gaming https://www.techerati.com/features-hub/opinions/edge-data-centre-cloud-gaming-stadia-google-5g/ 2 February 2021 Techerati / Washington DCOnLive CEO does live demo, launch details 'soon' https://www.gamespot.com/articles/onlive-ceo-does-live-demo-launch-details-soon/1100-6251495/ 2 February 2021 GameSpot Santa Clara / Bay Area Atlanta / Georgia Chicago / Illinois Dallas, Texas OnLive Game System External Resources OnLive OnLive Video Game Console Library - OnLive Game System page. References 2100%__NOTOC__