You might remember OnLive, the streaming game system slated to revolutionize the console and PC gap?  Well, I’ll try not to point out all the obvious faults a system like this has, and just say that OnLive has opened up external beta registration, so if you’re actually interested in this type of technology you can have the chance to take an early look at it.

Me?  I’m skeptical.  I don’t see how a service like this can work without being either absurdly expensive or absurdly shit, at least with the US’s current lack of awesome bandwidth speeds.  Most people would argue that a system like OnLive would allow people without “gaming” “rigs” to play higher end computer games – but in reality, this is not always the case.  A decent gaming computer isn’t nearly as expensive an investment these days as it has been in the past, and when you factor in OnLive’s monthly subscription costs (whatever they end up being), OnLive could end up costing just as much as a decent PC over time.  Not to mention the input and display lag, however slight, something like this would have, and the fact that if you don’t have internets, you don’t have your games.

I guess we’ll see.  Who knows?  OnLive could end up proving morons like me wrong.