JR

Morning all,

I'm not sure if anyone is still bothering with this but thought I'd share.

I got the micro-console free for pre-ordering AC:R & on first impression
wasn't really that impressed as the lag seemed to be fairly significant.
I was more or less ready to write it off when I read that you could use
an XBox wired controller & gave it a try. This was a huge improvement
over the bundled, wireless controller and is actually very playable for
most games and a better experience than the PC client.

Since then I've signed up to the playpack and bought a few more games
and overall am very impressed. A playable client has now been released
for Android phones and tablets with an IOS one currently in Apple
approval. The latest update includes the ability to use the Xperia Play
controller so I'm going to borrow one from work over the weekend and
give it a try. There is also a new controller you can you use with
phones & tablets but it's bloody expensive.

I should mention - I'm on Virgin 50mb and haven't suffered any slowdown
or throttling, but if I was on a capped package I would proceed with
caution.

Carl Cross

JR <nope@nowhere.com> wrote:
> Morning all,
>
> I'm not sure if anyone is still bothering with this but thought I'd share.
>

I am. Intermittently.


> I got the micro-console free for pre-ordering AC:R &

I got mine for free with an Arkham City pre-order or vice versa, whichever.

on first impression wasn't really that impressed as the lag seemed to be
fairly significant. I was more or less ready to write it off when I read
that you could use an XBox wired controller & gave it a try. This was a
huge improvement over the bundled, wireless controller and is actually very
playable for most games and a better experience than the PC client.
>

Really? I use the included wireless controller and it's fine.

The worst I've had is the occasional "network down" message which is
annoying, it repeats the last input so you end up running in circles or
shooting at the ground or something, but apart from that it's been fine
during the 40 odd hours I've used it the micro console.

I bought the wired controller mainly so I could continue to play
Borderlands when I have to surrender the telly.

> I should mention - I'm on Virgin 50mb and haven't suffered any slowdown
> or throttling, but if I was on a capped package I would proceed with caution.

I'm on BT Infinity and so far it seems to be working fine.

What's your Onlive ID? We should start a (admittedly very short) ugvm list.

Mine as usual is rubbishatgames.

Carl.

James Luff

On 16/12/2011 15:48, Carl Cross wrote:
> What's your Onlive ID? We should start a (admittedly very short) ugvm list.
>
> Mine as usual is rubbishatgames.
>

and I'm Lufferov, currently being amazed playing full console games on
my Android phone! Though control issue render it next to useless, it's
still very impressive for a few minutes.

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James Luff
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