Onlive on Xperia Play

I downloaded the new Onlive App for android and it's amazing. What makes it more amazing is having the Xperia Play. Onlive uses the full controller for it's games. So it's like having a high end gaming pc in your pocket.

Onlive (in case you don't know) is a video game streaming service. It was originally made for PC but has recently been released for IOS and Android devices. There is also a micro console they sell that hooks up to a HD TV. Onlive has over a hundred games that can be streamed directly to your device as long as you have a decent internet connection. The better your connection the better your resolution.

Onlive has a few ways to play also. You can buy individual games permanently, or you can rent them for 3-5 days. They also have a service called the "playback bundle". This lets you choose from over 130 games to play as much as you want for 1 month...and it costs only $9.99 a month. That's really a hard deal to beat. These are awesome games to like Batman Arkham Asylum, Splinter Cell, Assassins Creed, Dirt 3, and that's only a hand full.

Of course I'm really discussing the Xperia Play option. Onlive has a controller they sell and the Xperia Play controller plays as if you had that. It literally uses every button on the phones slide out controller and it works. I have played a few genres of games and they are all great. I have played Batman Arkham Asylum, Splinter Cell Conviction, and Aliens VS Predator ( the new one, though the classic is on there as well) and they all play just as they would on a home console. I did notice some lagging while playing once, but I had multiple devices running on my router.

Onlive is just cool, no matter what your playing it on. BUT if you have an Xperia Play (which is already great for gaming to begin with) then you must at least give this a try. BTW almost every game has a 30 minute trial, so why not give it a shot on PC, IOS, or Android.