OnLive on the Go
If there’s one thing you should know about the crew here at OnLive, it’s that we don’t like constraints. That’s the whole point of cloud gaming, right—get an awesomely sweet gaming experience wherever you are by tapping into our awesomely powerful servers. We’ve shown it on Mac and PC—anyone who has experienced the full-scale magic of Just Cause 2™ on a low-end laptop can vouch for that. And we’ve shown it on TV with the OnLive Game System, which just last week began delivering the hottest games instantly to the living room. But when you call up the OnLive Viewer on your iPad™ or Android™ tablet and see real, high-end video games being played in real time, you start to finally understand the magnitude of where cloud gaming can take us.
Today, it is my pleasure to announce the first-ever cloud gaming app for a mobile device: the OnLive Viewer, a free app that lets you become a spectator to millions of live game sessions as they are happening around the world. Available now on iPad and in beta for Android tablets, the OnLive Viewer gives you a window into the OnLive world while you are on the move. You can watch live gameplay and trailers of amazing new titles, flip between game sessions as if you were changing channels, cheer or jeer your friends, rate their Brag Clip™ videos and use other social features, all on your Wi-Fi or 3G network. And even though you can’t play games yet—no high-end games are programmed for touch-based tablets just yet—you’ll be seeing touch- and motion-aware high-end games in the future.
By harnessing the power of the cloud and delivering rich media experiences from our high-performance OnLive servers, we can turn even lightweight tablets into supercomputing powerhouses, anywhere, letting you break a few constraints of your own. In fact, our CEO Steve Perlman gave a technology demo where he used the OnLive Viewer to run other previously impossible applications on both an iPad and Android tablet at the D: Dive Into Mobile conference this morning, including high-speed browsing with full Adobe® Flash® compatibility, Autodesk® Maya® and the full version of Microsoft Windows® 7 Touch. High-end games won’t be long in coming, letting you get in the game—instantly—virtually anywhere.
Times are a-changing, almost faster than we can imagine. But imagine we will, and keep on building. In the meantime, you can get a taste of OnLive on-the-go with the free OnLive Viewer mobile app for iPad here. And keep cloud gaming at your fingertips, anywhere you go.
—Joe Bentley, VP of Engineering
December 7, 2010 at 11:04 AM
-OMG-
November 16, 2011 at 9:29 PM
Has it been stated when the game function will work with the Ipad yet?? Also, I’d like to be one of the first trial runners or buyers.
Thank you onlive, Ur f*ckin awesome
December 7, 2010 at 11:10 AM
Steve and crew, this is a revolution. Thank you for all your work.
December 7, 2010 at 11:11 AM
Quick question – with this being only a viewer, does it have the same bandwidth requirements as the regular client?
December 12, 2010 at 8:34 PM
I can’t run the desktop app as I don’t consistently get 3mbps but I am able to use the viewer app fine .
I guess it requires half the bandwidth but I haven’t measured it yet.
December 7, 2010 at 11:29 AM
So cool, please release OnLive Viewer for Android. I have a 10″ Android Tablet called ViewSonic G Tablet and would love this on it.
December 7, 2010 at 11:30 AM
When will Onlive be coming to UK and ireland. and thing is i live in ireland but i live closer northern ireland and northern Ireland is UK. So if i had an Onlive console and made a UK account will it work even tho i live in Ireland. It would great if that happing. will people be able to Buy Games on onlive through there Itunes cards. and please add the Mobile pay.
You pay games with your mobile number.
Will onlive be coming to iPhone and iPod touch and please bring it to Android and Android Tablet.
When ever the brand new App store comes to Apple Mac bring Onlive to Mac App store also.
i have onlive on my computer and i cant same to use it because am outside the US. make a contrack with Eircom there irelands mean broadband serivce.
December 7, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Cloud Game is here!
With the Chrome OS announcement today, will you be pursuing production of an app for the Cloud OS?
I’m willing to be a BETA tester for Android. I have an HTC Incredible with Android 2.2. It’s not a tablet but it’s is still a beautiful screen.
December 7, 2010 at 1:14 PM
I just upgraded to a Windows Phone 7, and I hope to be using an OnLive app for it in the near future!
December 7, 2010 at 1:29 PM
I would also be available and willing to beta test for Android as well.
December 7, 2010 at 2:13 PM
I did a video walkthrough of the app last night. Have a look and stop by to see more Onlive Coverage
December 7, 2010 at 3:38 PM
I thought the iPad supported Bluetooth keyboards and mouses, maybe OnLive can enable a feature for it and allow full-scale games on it.
December 7, 2010 at 4:01 PM
You guys are really creating something awesome for all of us. It’s a real revolution!
December 7, 2010 at 4:37 PM
If your looking for Android beta testers i would love to try it on my Samsung Vibrant
December 7, 2010 at 4:38 PM
Nice! I just wish I had an iPad!
December 7, 2010 at 6:12 PM
I so want it in UK Pleasee Steve bring it to UK we need it I hear the buzz around in uk already just bring it on!!! its a definate hit!!!
December 8, 2010 at 12:04 AM
Cool. Anychance of getting an iPhone 4 version
December 11, 2010 at 6:54 AM
Omg i just tested onlive from Romania, in Eastern Europe.
I don’t know how and why, but it connects to the service, shows the arena, and i am able to play free trials. A bit laggy though, but it’s playable.
Thank you onlive, thank you steve perlman and your team, thank you all.
December 30, 2010 at 4:51 AM
Indeed, I’ve been playing on OnLive for over 5 weeks now.
OnLive, we love you.
December 30, 2010 at 4:52 AM
Oh, and I’m located in Denmark.
January 5, 2011 at 6:18 PM
linux please!!!!
January 19, 2011 at 6:04 PM
Linux!
Can you imagine how much of a splash this will make in the linux world!!?? Linux users will finally be able to play decent games!!
January 30, 2011 at 7:23 AM
Plz make a Linux Client. the whole Linux Community is waiting for this.
January 31, 2011 at 8:12 AM
Please make an exklusive multiplayer game for Onlive and come to germany
March 4, 2011 at 4:20 AM
Linux Client please as Linux has 10% of the PC market and the forecast is this is coing up.
plus a Linux Client will make onlive the largest gaming portal on Linux overnight.
Then at a later date Bundle the Client in linux distros.
March 10, 2011 at 12:26 PM
I would love to play Onlive via my Galaxy Tab. I was thinking about getting a PS3, but I would easily purchase onlive instead given the option.
I’m looking forward to the Android client!!!!
March 14, 2011 at 6:56 AM
wuld be sweet on Sony Xperia Play :-p
March 16, 2011 at 11:56 PM
Will it come to iPhone? i hope it does
HALO PURE: The end is near…
Peace
July 31, 2011 at 11:30 PM
This is an amazing app. You can watch live gameplay, view brag clips, watch trailers, make friends with amazing speed through this app.
October 8, 2011 at 7:30 AM
Is it available yet for android? I don’t see the app anywhere ….
November 25, 2011 at 5:49 PM
Make an itouch version!!!!
December 13, 2011 at 10:13 AM
Linux please… Pull your finger out…
February 8, 2012 at 6:03 AM
Great post, ecsepially the clarification of the importance to identify the product or service you want to promote, respectively the monetization stretgy is an important aspect. Meaty and to the point post, thanks.Oliver
December 23, 2011 at 1:18 AM
I’m waiting for OnLive to appear in the iTouch App Store. I mean im playing skyrim streaming from my PC to iTouch using crazy remote, and the built in on screen controls, and it works wonderfully. I don’t care if its buggy at first, just like having the option to play my games anywhere and on every “capable” platform. Cloud gaming and computing is here to stay.