OnLive, the provider of streaming video games and content, has now teamed with Vizio to provide their service on the upcoming Via TV and Vizio blu ray players. Along with this announcement, online is also offering a steep discount on their existing equipment. Originally priced at $99, the OnLive game system and controller has been discounted to $66.
Alright, now for my $.02. The buzz word in the past three years has been "digital distribution" of games. Although I believe we are probably another few years from this being a reality in the concole world, streaming games could be a viable interim step. The problem is that hardcore gamers will never replace their console with streaming content. Couple this with the fact that OnLive exclusively targets adult gamers and I see little reason to be optimistic. Will the Vizio partnership increase OnLive Subscribers? Yes. Will it be enough to significantly grow market share? Absolutely not.
-BC-
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