<s>
OnLive	B-Application
was	O
a	O
provider	O
of	O
cloud	B-Architecture
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technologies	I-General_Concept
based	O
in	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
flagship	O
product	O
was	O
its	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
service	I-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
subscribers	O
to	O
rent	O
or	O
demo	O
computer	O
games	O
without	O
installing	O
them	O
on	O
their	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
were	O
delivered	O
to	O
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
client	O
software	O
as	O
streaming	B-Application
video	I-Application
rendered	O
by	O
the	O
service	O
's	O
servers	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
rendered	O
locally	O
by	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
also	O
enabled	O
other	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
for	O
players	O
to	O
record	O
gameplay	O
and	O
to	O
spectate	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
available	O
through	O
clients	O
for	O
personal	B-Device
computers	I-Device
and	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
through	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
and	O
a	O
dedicated	O
video	O
game	O
console-styled	O
device	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
also	O
expanded	O
into	O
the	O
cloud	B-Architecture
desktop	O
market	O
with	O
a	O
sister	O
product	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
—	O
a	O
subscription	O
service	O
offering	O
a	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
instance	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
R2	I-Device
accessible	O
via	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
received	O
a	O
mixed	O
reception	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
video	O
quality	O
and	O
amount	O
of	O
input	B-Application
lag	I-Application
depended	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
connection	O
and	O
varied	O
on	O
a	O
game-by-game	O
basis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
these	O
discrepancies	O
and	O
other	O
elements	O
that	O
potential	O
customers	O
may	O
take	O
into	O
account	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
overall	O
cost	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
simply	O
upgrading	O
their	O
existing	O
machines	O
,	O
many	O
did	O
not	O
believe	O
OnLive	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
complete	O
alternative	O
for	O
acquiring	O
games	O
and	O
playing	O
them	O
on	O
local	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
2	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
(	O
now	O
known	O
as	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
)	O
had	O
acquired	O
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
patents	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
all	O
OnLive	B-Application
services	O
would	O
be	O
discontinued	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
operated	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
similar	O
service	O
built	O
using	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
of	O
Gaikai	O
,	O
a	O
former	O
competitor	O
to	O
OnLive	B-Application
,	O
until	O
it	O
was	O
merged	O
with	O
PS	O
Plus	O
in	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
service	O
was	O
available	O
via	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
System	O
and	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
different	O
device	O
categories	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
PCs	B-Device
:	O
PCs	B-Device
running	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
,	O
or	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
(	O
including	O
Windows	B-Application
8	I-Application
with	O
Bing	B-Application
for	O
low	O
cost	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
HP	O
Stream	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
Macintosh	B-Device
:	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	O
running	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.6	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smartphones	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
smartphones	O
running	O
Android	B-Application
3.2	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tablets	B-Device
:	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
running	O
Android	B-Application
3.2	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OnLive	B-Application
Android	B-Application
player	O
app	O
was	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Market	I-Application
on	O
December	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gaming-centric	O
tablet	B-Device
devices	I-Device
:	O
Wikipad	B-Application
,	O
Nvidia	O
Shield	O
,	O
Nvidia	B-Application
Shield	I-Application
Tablet	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Android	B-Application
TV	I-Application
:	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Service	O
will	O
be	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
Philips	O
 '	O
new	O
line	O
of	O
Android-based	O
smart	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
various	O
Android	B-Application
set-top	O
boxes	O
for	O
TVs	O
(	O
MadCatz	O
M.O.J.O.	O
</s>
<s>
Connected	B-Device
TVs	I-Device
:	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Service	O
will	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
new	O
VIZIO	O
VIA	O
Plus	O
TVs	O
along	O
with	O
LG	O
TVs	O
and	O
GoogleTV	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Internet	O
connected	O
media	O
players	O
:	O
Amazon	B-Application
's	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
and	O
Fire	B-Application
TV	I-Application
Stick	O
,	O
VIZIO	O
Co-Star	O
,	O
and	O
VIZIO	O
's	O
line	O
of	O
VIA	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
web	O
browser	O
based	O
demo	O
service	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	O
PCs	B-Device
and	O
Intel-based	O
Macs	O
running	O
Mac	O
OS	O
X	O
10.5.8	O
or	O
later	O
enabling	O
trials	O
of	O
games	O
to	O
be	O
played	O
without	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Client	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
was	O
also	O
demonstrated	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
initially	O
required	O
a	O
wired	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
System	O
consisted	O
of	O
an	O
OnLive	B-Application
Wireless	O
Controller	O
and	O
a	O
console	B-Device
,	O
called	O
the	O
"	O
MicroConsole	B-Device
TV	O
Adapter	O
"	O
,	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
connected	O
to	O
a	O
television	O
and	O
directly	O
to	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
,	O
so	O
it	O
was	O
possible	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
service	O
without	O
a	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
MicroConsole	B-Device
supported	O
up	O
to	O
four	O
wireless	O
controllers	O
and	O
multiple	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
headsets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
video	O
and	O
audio	O
output	O
it	O
provided	O
component	O
,	O
HDMI	B-Protocol
,	O
TOSLINK	B-Protocol
ports	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
analog	O
stereo	B-Device
minijack	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Ethernet	O
port	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
network	O
access	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
required	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
System	O
began	O
to	O
be	O
taken	O
on	O
November	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
confirmed	O
the	O
details	O
of	O
its	O
PlayPack	O
flat-rate	O
payment	O
plan	O
on	O
December	O
2	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
this	O
option	O
players	O
pay	O
a	O
monthly	O
fee	O
for	O
unlimited	O
access	O
to	O
"	O
recent	O
,	O
classic	O
and	O
indie	O
titles	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
library	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
new	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayPack	O
subscribers	O
also	O
receive	O
a	O
30%	O
off	O
discount	O
toward	O
purchase	O
of	O
OnLive	B-Application
merchandise	O
excluding	O
PlayPack	O
membership	O
fees	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
discount	O
can	O
be	O
applied	O
to	O
sale	O
items	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
wireless	O
controllers	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
System	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
"	O
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
used	O
desktop	B-Protocol
virtualization	I-Protocol
technology	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
remotely	O
hosted	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
desktop	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
told	O
OnLive	B-Application
that	O
its	O
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
service	O
was	O
a	O
violation	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
license	O
agreement	O
,	O
and	O
threatened	O
legal	O
action	O
,	O
contending	O
that	O
the	O
license	O
agreement	O
did	O
not	O
permit	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
as	O
a	O
hosted	O
client	O
,	O
nor	O
for	O
Office	O
to	O
be	O
provided	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
on	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
since	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
only	O
allowed	O
using	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
and	O
Terminal	B-Protocol
Services	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
7	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
discovered	O
that	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
Service	O
had	O
changed	O
and	O
had	O
begun	O
to	O
use	O
Windows	B-Device
Server	I-Device
2008	I-Device
,	O
bringing	O
it	O
into	O
license	O
compliance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
was	O
hosted	O
in	O
five	O
co-located	O
North	O
American	O
data	B-Operating_System
centers	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
were	O
facilities	O
in	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
California	O
and	O
Virginia	B-Application
,	O
with	O
additional	O
facilities	O
in	O
Dallas	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Illinois	O
,	O
and	O
Georgia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
stated	O
that	O
users	O
must	O
be	O
located	O
within	O
of	O
one	O
of	O
these	O
to	O
receive	O
high-quality	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
hardware	O
used	O
was	O
a	O
custom	O
setup	O
consisting	O
of	O
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
proprietary	O
video	O
compression	O
chip	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
standard	O
PC	O
CPU	B-Device
and	O
GPU	B-Architecture
chips	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
older	O
,	O
or	O
lower-performance	O
,	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Lego	B-Application
Batman	I-Application
,	O
multiple	O
instances	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
each	O
server	O
using	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
High-end	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
required	O
one	O
GPU	B-Architecture
per	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
video	B-Application
streams	I-Application
are	O
created	O
for	O
each	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
Game	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
in	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
original	O
investors	O
include	O
Warner	O
Bros.	O
,	O
Autodesk	O
and	O
Maverick	O
Capital	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
British	O
Telecom	O
and	O
Belgacom	O
invested	O
in	O
and	O
partnered	O
with	O
OnLive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
10	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Service	O
would	O
launch	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
monthly	O
service	O
fee	O
would	O
be	O
US	O
$14.95	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
4	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
that	O
there	O
would	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
any	O
subscription	O
fees	O
for	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
11	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
CEO	O
Steve	O
Perlman	O
announced	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Portal	O
,	O
a	O
free	O
way	O
to	O
access	O
OnLive	B-Application
games	I-Application
for	O
rental	O
and	O
demos	O
,	O
but	O
without	O
the	O
social	O
features	O
of	O
the	O
Game	O
Service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
stated	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
roll	O
out	O
later	O
in	O
2010	O
after	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Service	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
OnLive	B-Application
Game	O
Service	O
was	O
launched	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
June	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
afterwards	O
,	O
on	O
December	O
10	O
Onlive	B-Application
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
patent	O
for	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
The	O
US	O
Patent	O
Office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
10	O
at	O
the	O
2012	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
"	O
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
Desktop	O
used	O
virtualization	B-General_Concept
technology	I-General_Concept
to	O
create	O
a	O
remotely	O
hosted	O
Windows	B-Device
7	I-Device
desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
entered	O
into	O
a	O
proceeding	O
known	O
as	O
an	O
"	O
Assignment	O
for	O
the	O
Benefit	O
of	O
Creditors	O
"	O
,	O
wherein	O
OnLive	B-Application
shareholders	O
lost	O
their	O
stakes	O
in	O
the	O
company	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
OnLive	B-Application
then	O
sold	O
off	O
its	O
assets	O
and	O
started	O
a	O
new	O
company	O
,	O
also	O
called	O
OnLive	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
October	O
of	O
that	O
year	O
that	O
OnLive	B-Application
was	O
sold	O
for	O
only	O
$4.8	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
announced	O
it	O
had	O
sold	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
assets	O
to	O
Sony	O
Computer	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
would	O
be	O
shutting	O
down	O
all	O
services	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
were	O
concerned	O
about	O
how	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
might	O
work	O
and	O
what	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
service	O
might	O
be	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
hardware	O
required	O
in	O
OnLive	B-Application
server	O
centers	O
to	O
render	O
and	O
compress	O
the	O
video	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
impact	O
of	O
commercial	O
Internet	O
broadband	O
connections	O
on	O
its	O
delivery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
GDC	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
held	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
,	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
was	O
from	O
its	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Near	O
E3	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
approximately	O
away	O
from	O
their	O
data	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
demonstrated	O
their	O
service	O
performed	O
well	O
with	O
a	O
consumer	O
cable	O
modem	O
and	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
stated	O
he	O
believed	O
OnLive	B-Application
customers	O
would	O
need	O
a	O
broadband	O
line	O
with	O
"	O
guaranteed	O
,	O
non-shared	O
,	O
uninterruptible	O
speed	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
"	O
broadband	O
is	O
n't	O
there	O
yet	O
,	O
nor	O
are	O
ISPs	O
willing	O
to	O
offer	O
performance	O
guarantees	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
mentioned	O
his	O
concerns	O
that	O
the	O
mod	O
community	O
would	O
be	O
unable	O
to	O
create	O
and	O
offer	O
mods	O
since	O
all	O
game	O
data	O
will	O
be	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
servers	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
games	O
played	O
on	O
OnLive	B-Application
might	O
not	O
be	O
"	O
owned	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
user	O
,	O
and	O
thus	O
if	O
OnLive	B-Application
were	O
to	O
go	O
under	O
,	O
all	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
games	O
would	O
be	O
inaccessible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yerli	O
made	O
it	O
clear	O
Crytek	O
was	O
not	O
directly	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
service	O
,	O
and	O
Yerli	O
had	O
no	O
personal	O
experience	O
using	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rather	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
the	O
publisher	O
of	O
Crytek	O
's	O
Crysis	B-Application
Warhead	I-Application
,	O
had	O
partnered	O
with	O
OnLive	B-Application
and	O
had	O
tested	O
and	O
endorsed	O
the	O
OnLive	B-Application
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
was	O
amongst	O
the	O
most	O
harshly	O
skeptical	O
in	O
an	O
article	O
published	O
upon	O
OnLive	B-Application
's	O
unveiling	O
and	O
public	O
demonstration	O
entitled	O
,	O
"	O
GDC	O
:	O
Why	O
OnLive	B-Application
Ca	O
n't	O
Possibly	O
Work	O
"	O
by	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
's	O
Richard	O
Leadbetter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
article	O
's	O
analysis	O
characterized	O
OnLive	B-Application
as	O
a	O
faked	O
demo	O
that	O
was	O
technically	O
impossible	O
to	O
accomplish	O
over	O
a	O
consumer	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Chris	O
Holt	O
of	O
Macworld	O
,	O
in	O
his	O
review	O
of	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
on	O
OnLive	B-Application
using	O
his	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
he	O
looks	O
forward	O
to	O
future	O
higher	O
resolution	O
improvements	O
that	O
are	O
already	O
promised	O
,	O
he	O
"	O
never	O
encountered	O
any	O
frame	O
rate	O
issues	O
,	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
on	O
the	O
whole	O
every	O
bit	O
as	O
immersive	O
,	O
rewarding	O
,	O
and	O
free	O
as	O
the	O
console	B-Device
version.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Dan	O
Ackerman	O
of	O
CNET	O
wrote	O
that	O
,	O
"	O
OnLive	B-Application
was	O
an	O
overall	O
very	O
impressive	O
experience	O
,	O
and	O
several	O
minds	O
around	O
the	O
CNET	O
offices	O
were	O
officially	O
blown	O
–	O
a	O
difficult	O
task	O
among	O
this	O
jaded	O
bunch.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
examining	O
latency	O
,	O
Eurogamer	O
's	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
initial	O
test	O
found	O
that	O
in	O
some	O
of	O
their	O
test	O
scenarios	O
,	O
users	O
of	O
OnLive	B-Application
could	O
expect	O
150ms	O
of	O
latency	O
over	O
a	O
consumer	O
Internet	O
connection	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
inconsistencies	O
,	O
in	O
that	O
some	O
games	O
had	O
higher	O
latency	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
also	O
depend	O
on	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
the	O
customer	O
's	O
internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
they	O
also	O
noted	O
that	O
while	O
acceptable	O
,	O
these	O
values	O
ran	O
contrary	O
to	O
figures	O
suggested	O
by	O
OnLive	B-Application
before	O
release	O
of	O
lag	O
"	O
being	O
under	O
80ms	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
usually	O
...	O
between	O
35-40ms	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
their	O
later	O
full-feature	O
article	O
on	O
OnLive	B-Application
,	O
Digital	O
Foundry	O
noted	O
that	O
"	O
during	O
intense	O
gameplay	O
,	O
OnLive	B-Application
is	O
hovering	O
right	O
at	O
the	O
boundary	O
of	O
what	O
is	O
acceptable	O
lag	O
and	O
often	O
exceeds	O
it	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
variable	O
,	O
often	O
unsatisfactory	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
"	O
the	O
latency	O
level	O
is	O
probably	O
the	O
most	O
pleasant	O
surprise	O
with	O
this	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Games	O
with	O
a	O
lower	O
number	O
of	O
frame-to-frame	O
differences	O
,	O
or	O
games	O
where	O
such	O
changes	O
were	O
less	O
important	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Assassin	B-Application
's	I-Application
Creed	I-Application
II	I-Application
or	O
Batman	B-Application
:	I-Application
Arkham	I-Application
Asylum	I-Application
fared	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
these	O
games	O
being	O
"	O
strongly	O
suited	O
to	O
video	O
compression	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
cut-scenes	O
in	O
particular	O
can	O
look	O
very	O
good	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
games	O
that	O
had	O
a	O
greater	O
amount	O
of	O
motion	O
or	O
relied	O
on	O
fast	O
reactions	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
,	O
Dirt	B-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
fared	O
less	O
well	O
,	O
with	O
questions	O
about	O
the	O
playability	O
of	O
the	O
latter	O
when	O
video	O
compression	O
artifacts	O
were	O
taken	O
into	O
account	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	O
Foundry	O
felt	O
that	O
the	O
quality	O
of	O
rendering	O
was	O
mostly	O
good	O
,	O
with	O
high	O
frame	O
rates	O
,	O
but	O
with	O
less	O
consistency	O
than	O
console	B-Device
counterparts	O
and	O
with	O
screen-tearing	O
in	O
some	O
scenarios	O
.	O
</s>
