With overpriced hardware and unfriendly UI, Google TV didn’t exactly set the world on fire when it launched last year. But a much-heralded 2.0 revision brought Android apps and better navigation to the service last year. Now, thanks to a partnership with OnLive, users of the streaming/search hybrid will be able to play AAA video games on their televisions without investing new hardware.
The company OnLive has revealed a new iPad app that allows iPad owners to stream a full Windows 7 PC straight onto their tablet. Using similar technology that allowed them to make the iPad gaming app that allowed gamers to play full AAA console games on their iPads, Onlive has now given tablet owners access to a full PC.
My preview yesterday about OnLive’s new tablet app focused on the controller, because it’s the crucial piece for playing a certain kind of game. But the cloud gaming company’s making a slew of titles playable by touch input as well.
Starting tomorrow, you’ll be able to play Batman: Arkham City on your iPad. No, not the just-announced Arkham City Lockdown. The real one, the big-boy PC version. It’s happening courtesy of OnLive and it’s impressive enough to make you consider trading in your Xbox 360 or PS3 for Apple’s lightweight tablet.
There’s a now-classic scene that takes place in many an alien invasion flick: The protagonist has finally realised that something is amiss, that the kooky guy shouting conspiracy theories for the first quarter of the film might have been on to something. “Where are the aliens?” he wonders. And the response: “They’re already among us.”
We know it’s not available in Australia and, to our frustration, there’s still no word on whether it will hit our shores any time soon. But OnLive is continuing to make waves overseas with its technological advancements, and with the recent announcement that it is now capable of streaming next-gen visuals through the cloud, it’s definitely something we want to keep an eye on.
The Human Revolution continues in October, as Adam Jensen finds himself stripped of his augmentations in The Missing Link downloadable content.
