Onlive Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages:
- Instant game so when you buy it is there, not like in a shop where you may have to wait for new stock.
- Less money needed to make the game, like for boxes or discs as not needed because of downloadable software.
- There would be space in homes as there would be no game cases around the house.
- Games would be cheaper as they wouldn't have to make the discs or packaging. Also making it more environmentally friendly.
- Can play on many different things like TV or entry-level PC or Mac offering different places to play all the games. Not just one game only available on computer or just television.

Disadvantages:
- Games software would take up too much hard drive space.
- Internet may disconnect during a game or when downloading.
- People in other console manufacturing and games retail shops will lose jobs because they won't need to distribute
- Many people could be trying to download the same game at the same time, so it could take longer for the game to download.
- The monthly service fee is currently $14.95, subject to change, for the Onlive's Games Service. And only the first 25,000 that successfully registered get the first 3 months free. OnLive’s Game Service including game demos, video profiles and community features, but does not include playing full versions of games, which are to be purchased or rented separately. So even game demos have to be paid for.