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I think Blizzard did something similar to this with their trials, and the way the newer launcher works.
Its a fuck of a lot better than having to sit there and wait for ~20 gigs to download... as long as you can still opt to download it all in one go.
Its a fuck of a lot better than having to sit there and wait for ~20 gigs to download... as long as you can still opt to download it all in one go.
I really hope WoW does this. My loading screens are a real pain because apparently my hard drive isn't very accessible, whereas my net is super fast. Willing to bet it would speed things up a ton, for me at least.
For MMOs this would work perfectly. Other games....perhaps not...I mean with MMOs it truly is a game that you do not own, but merely subscribe. The content is next to useless with the content provider providing you the servers to run it on. Sure there are private servers that circumvent this, but for the most part this is the best example of when cloud gaming gets it right. Other instances are still range from questionable to down right protest worthy.
The support page for LOTRO says the streaming service is only usable for one hour then you have to download the install game files to continue playing. Is Gaikai something you have to pay extra for in order to continue use? That would seem kind of pointless for a free-to-play MMO.
This is such a great idea that I can hardly believe it hasn't been done before. There's not a problem with streaming games that wouldn't also be a problem with MMOs, so if you couldn't run the stream, you probably couldn't play the game at all.
Then again, Gaikai always gives me a mysterious error when I try to run it, so I'll wait until it's running to pass my full judgement.
Then again, Gaikai always gives me a mysterious error when I try to run it, so I'll wait until it's running to pass my full judgement.
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