So GDC is underway and there hasn't really been much going on in terms of new games etc. But one thing that has been announced which really deserves discussion is the new OnLive service, which is pretty much a new gaming platform that is entering the arena.

From what I know OnLive will be a new subscription based service which allows you to stream HD games through your internet connection. It can be connected to your PC, Mac or TV. Because the games will be running on OnLives servers it doesn't actually matter how powerful your PC or Mac is. All that matters is your internet connection. Apparantly the tech running this service has been in production for 7 years.

Technically this is way ahead of its time. Its one thing going for complete digital distribution and quite another for games to be on-demand and streamed directly to your TV. I'm skeptical though. My internet connection isn't great and I still get lag on the games I play already. How on earth would I be able to get any decent framerate on the games I buy off this thing. And who knows if there won't be horrendous controller lag making these games unplayable. Plus because you don't own a copy of the game yourself, if you become invested in OnLive, and then the company goes tits-up, you've lost everything you have bought. Plus I don't like the idea of having pay a subscription fee ontop of the games I have already paid for. Even if this thing runs well, is it really worth it to play games on this thing when you can play them on the 360 or PS3. I'm very interested to see how this turns out nonetheless.