Streaming Video Games and the High Speed Internet Future
It's Been a While...
So, after a post a couple years back letting people know that no, I hadn't abandoned my blog and yes, I would be posting more (just when the inspiration struck, rather than churning out content for the sake of giving people something to read - quality over quantity!), I'm still here and working in the IT field and writing and thinking about technology.
If you followed my Xbox posts a while back, you'll probably know there's a new one out, one that actually has integrated wireless, so whether you're Internet's coming in via a fiber-optic or from o2.co.uk you'll be able to set it up more easily. The homebrew community are still at work, and the NXE Dashboard is actually pretty slick.
There's a lot of new tech coming into the public eye, and one of those is OnLive - formally announced not too long ago, though it's been on the periphery of gamer attention for some time. It's essentially a box that streams games to your computer or television from a cloud network of servers running games at optimum settings.
That's pretty amazing, I think - the idea that you could run, say, Crysis, on a netbook, just by streaming and having a good internet connection. They state the minimum recommended connection as 2mb, but I think you're looking at a hefty fiber optic set up considering the amount of data that's being streamed directly to your device.
What impact this will have isn't clear - I'm sure some people would just prefer to own the disc, but it certainly takes the cost out of keeping a PC up to scratch or buying multiple consoles to have access to the various platform exclusives on the market. There may even be a window for the homebrew crowd to toy around with the technology too - you never know.
So until next time - stay IT-savvy.
So, after a post a couple years back letting people know that no, I hadn't abandoned my blog and yes, I would be posting more (just when the inspiration struck, rather than churning out content for the sake of giving people something to read - quality over quantity!), I'm still here and working in the IT field and writing and thinking about technology.
If you followed my Xbox posts a while back, you'll probably know there's a new one out, one that actually has integrated wireless, so whether you're Internet's coming in via a fiber-optic or from o2.co.uk you'll be able to set it up more easily. The homebrew community are still at work, and the NXE Dashboard is actually pretty slick.
There's a lot of new tech coming into the public eye, and one of those is OnLive - formally announced not too long ago, though it's been on the periphery of gamer attention for some time. It's essentially a box that streams games to your computer or television from a cloud network of servers running games at optimum settings.
That's pretty amazing, I think - the idea that you could run, say, Crysis, on a netbook, just by streaming and having a good internet connection. They state the minimum recommended connection as 2mb, but I think you're looking at a hefty fiber optic set up considering the amount of data that's being streamed directly to your device.
What impact this will have isn't clear - I'm sure some people would just prefer to own the disc, but it certainly takes the cost out of keeping a PC up to scratch or buying multiple consoles to have access to the various platform exclusives on the market. There may even be a window for the homebrew crowd to toy around with the technology too - you never know.
So until next time - stay IT-savvy.
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