Should I buy Just Cause 2 from Onlive?

[HerpaDerp]

I really, really want Just Cause 2, but the thing is, my computer is stuff, and can barely play games like Just Cause 2. Then, I found out Onlive, and it can play smoothly over the connection (Resolution isn't horrible, and i have perfect responsiveness). Only problem is, I think Onlive removes games that are more than 3 years old, which Just Cause 2 is 1 year old, I don't know if Just Cause 2 over Onlive is worth the 20 dollars?

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[Frontrox]

I wouldn't trust a site like that. Just don't buy it if you cant actually have the disk (steam is an exception).

[Peppy]

Wait what, do they take the game away from you after 3 years or do they just completely take it off the site? I have onlive but I didn't know that

[HerpaDerp]

Wait what, do they take the game away from you after 3 years or do they just completely take it off the site? I have onlive but I didn't know that

Quote from Onlive's full playpass document:

"Provides unlimited access to the selected game throughout its supported lifetime on the OnLive service. We expect to keep all games supported for as long as people continue to play them, but at a minimum, all current games will be supported for 3 years after their release on the OnLive Service."

[Peppy]

Quote from Onlive's full playpass document:

"Provides unlimited access to the selected game throughout its supported lifetime on the OnLive service. We expect to keep all games supported for as long as people continue to play them, but at a minimum, all current games will be supported for 3 years after their release on the OnLive Service."

Oh.
Well I would say get it anyway since it may become boring in a few months but they usually have these things called 5 dollar fridays and JC2 might be on there sometime.

[HerpaDerp]

Oh.
Well I would say get it anyway since it may become boring in a few months but they usually have these things called 5 dollar fridays and JC2 might be on there sometime.

Yeah, but they'res like 70 games on Onlive, and JC2 getting picked would be rare. ;c

[DnaUnstable]

I wouldn't really go with these sites. It's weird and you don't have a real copy in anyway. You are paying to play a game on someone elses computer, pretty much. You don't own the game in anyway. If they go out of buisness, there goes your game. If they uninstall the game, there goes your game. etc, etc.

[Marcem]

You didn't buy it on steam when it was $5?  Also. Onlive will probaly fail soon.  I would never buy from them.

[GenaralSkar]

With Onlive I'm pretty sure it will still be a streaming thing they do instead of you being able to install it on your computer. I wouldn't do it.

[orange wolf]

I'd get it, it's only 20$ dollars and it's a nice alternative to buying a 70$ card that you can't afford/don't plan on saving to run a disk.

Also. Onlive will probaly fail soon.  I would never buy from them.

Mercem doesn't buy from them, therefor it will fail.

With Onlive I'm pretty sure it will still be a streaming thing they do instead of you being able to install it on your computer. I wouldn't do it.

It is a stream, from one of their computers, it gives you control of it.

What I want to know is how can more then 10 people play the same game? Are they connect to different computers?

[Marcem]

Mercem doesn't buy from them, therefor it will fail.

The issue is the fact that you don't own the game at all, which could be argued for other digital distribution systems, but they at least give you the game in some for, allowing you to at least mod it.  Also, you can actually play the loving thing.  Also, there are way more games on other services.  I had recently tried Onlive, it was absolute stuff.  Most games were just unplayable it was so laggy.  The only game I found decently playable was Shaun White's Skateboarding.  I'm betting that with Sandy Bridge making PC gaming a lot more accessible for more people, Onlive will be even more obsolete soon.

[HerpaDerp]

The issue is the fact that you don't own the game at all, which could be argued for other digital distribution systems, but they at least give you the game in some for, allowing you to at least mod it.  Also, you can actually play the loving thing.  Also, there are way more games on other services.  I had recently tried Onlive, it was absolute stuff.  Most games were just unplayable it was so laggy.  The only game I found decently playable was Shaun White's Skateboarding.  I'm betting that with Sandy Bridge making PC gaming a lot more accessible for more people, Onlive will be even more obsolete soon.

If it's horribly lagging, your internet is stuff, not Onlive. It works perfectly for me since I have a 5MBps connection.

As for losing your game, they guarantee you will be able to play your game for 3 years after its release on Onlive.

Plus, Onlive's been out for a year or so.

[Marcem]

If it's horribly lagging, your internet is stuff, not Onlive. It works perfectly for me since I have a 5MBps connection.

My internet is faster and lags.  You must live close to their servers.

As for losing your game, they guarantee you will be able to play your game for 3 years after its release on Onlive.

And how could you do this if they shut down?  Look at all of the MMOs that have died off, it's just like that.

[HerpaDerp]

My internet is faster and lags.  You must live close to their servers.And how could you do this if they shut down?  Look at all of the MMOs that have died off, it's just like that.

Onlive has partnered with lots of gaming companies,and have running for over a year now. It's unlikely they'll be shutting down, as many people are still buying games, and they get revenue from the free trials.

[Nickelob Ultra]

I used OnLive, it works okay but seriously it's all cloud based.  You don't own the games, and if OnLive goes poof so does your games.

I'm pretty sure in Steam's agreement they state that they will turn off authentication should it go bankrupt.