‘OnLive is trying to directly compete with the platform holders,’ says Gaikai founder David Perry
The Big Three platform holders – Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo – will not support OnLive with their software, according to Gaikai founder David Perry.
“A pretty obvious difference between Gaikai and OnLive is the fact that they’ll never have a Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft game on their system,” Perry told Develop in an interview published today.
“OnLive is trying to directly compete with the platform holders,” said Perry, speaking of the TV-tethered micro-console that OnLive can run on.
“[OnLive is] trying to rule the living room,” he added. “The OnLive team are positioning it as something where you won’t need a PS3, Xbox 360 or Wii any more; you can just have their box.”
When the OnLive cloud gaming portal was first revealed at GDC earlier this year, there was a visible buzz surrounding the service, particularly due to how it might revolutionise the game distribution process, and perhaps even the circulation of powerful PCs and consoles.
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Perry, however, appeared sceptical of the impact OnLive will have.
“OnLive's model is to try and make a micro-console. If they succeed in doing so, they will take away some market share from the other platform holders. I have to ask; if they really do succeed and take some market share away from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, what will have really changed for the videogame industry? Will anything change?
“The answer is no,” he said. “They’ve moved money around, but it’s not like the industry will see 100 million new consumers, but just the same ones who have moved to a fourth console.
“That’s why publishers really aren’t excited by the OnLive model.”
Elsewhere in the interview, Perry explained that he wants Gaikai-hosted games to – initially at least – be free to play, why the Big Three would be interested in Gaikai, and why OnLive is taking a huge risk.
Develop has contacted OnLive for comment.
I hope onlive ends before it starts.
now if online cant use nentindo, sony, ms games what do they have????? atari?? intellivison, saga??? coleco???
well theres crysis.
any EA game any activision game any epic game any bungie game since M$ no longer owns them any insomniac game theres tunns of games that onlive could have.
M$ $ony and nintendo not allowing their games on there wont effect them much, they will be mising out on like what 10% of games available.
bid deal.
onlive will be massive i cant wait.
why download games when you can stream them.
it will be alot cheaper than a ps3 or 360 (i hope) no need to go to the game store just sit at home and jump on the onlive servers.
that is the future.
now all M$ and $ony need to do is produce their own version for their games.
In my opinion this "Onlive" won't work well in everywhere. An exemple, here in Brazil we don't have a good network, the brands here doesn't wanna spend a dime with the quality of our navigation. And the majority of the people doesn't have money the invest in a 3 or 6 mb network. So, "I hope this "new tecnology" ends before it starts!"
PS: If this project suceeds, Sony, M$ and Nintendo won't giver their exclusives games! Then, this project will have only third party games! So, it will be a fucking shit!
Perhaps David should try listening to what Steve says and actually quoting him instead of making things up about OnLive. For example, the countless times where Perlman has said he's totally cool with people trying a demo on OnLive, then buying the game for PS3 of xbox. he gets paid either way.
