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Originally Posted by Capt'n Corrupt View Post
Well, it looks as if OnLive has gotten much, much, MUCH more attractive with an $9.99/mo flat rate cost!


http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/02/onl...-plan-playpack

This is potentially really great for the Tab that supports keyboard and mouse. But the down side is less obvious: when utilizing the Tab as a mobile device, you're likely not going to have the bandwidth (quantity or quality) available to full take advantage of this service. As such, you're much more limited to at-home play -- which you'd likely not use the Tab for anyway.

Of course, it's still useful around the house for more casual games, and hey, you can share them with your PC/TV as well!
Considering the popularity of bandwidth caps on most ISP's (even the most liberal, being the 250GB/month from Comcast), I wouldn't place my bets on their success. From what I've read in various articles, it seems that the typical bandwidth usage with OnLive is around 2-5GB/hour (varies depending on resolution, quality, etc.). That effectively gives users on most ISP's only a few hours of gaming per month before they're flagged for excessive usage.

ref:
http://perilsofparallel.blogspot.com...-and-cost.html
http://www.onlivemedium.com/2009/04/...em-for-onlive/
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=135872
http://onlivefans.com/showthread.php...ave-the-answer.
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