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iObserver App Store iAd Game Center iPhone iCloud iOS iTunes iPad iPod Apple TV Siri Wed, February 22, 2012 News: Microsoft Launches European Antitrust Suit Against Moto News: Proview Seeks iPad Ban in Shanghai News: Beatles Ringtones Come to Apple’s iTunes Store Tue, February 21, 2012 News: Apple Begins Encouraging MobileMe-to-iCloud Migration Product News: B&N Fights Fire with $199 Nook Tablet News: Microsoft Mac Manager Denies Knowledge of Office for iPad News: Proview Ready to Negotiate with Apple Over iPad Name Rumor: Office for iPad Rumor Surfaces Again More… OnLive Gaming Comes to the iPad Product News Jeff Gamet 9:00 AM, Dec. 8th ET, 2011 TMO Talk (48) Articles by Author Jeff Gamet on Twitter Contact Author Bio Tweet Comments (4) OnLive’s Internet-based video game service took a step to the small screen with the release of an iPad, iPhone and iPod touch-compatible app. OnLive’s games work like a cloud service where the titles are played through remote servers and user’s computers — or in this case the iPad — act as the game screen and control system. OnLive for the iPad Many of OnLive’s games are playable on iOS devices now, and the company is working to update games that aren’t compatible up to speed. Depending on the game, players can use taps and gestures, on-screen controls, or OnLive’s US$49.99 game controller. The controller is compatible with the Mac and Windows PCs, too. Users can’t buy games in-app, so they’ll have to make a trip to the OnLive website for that. OnLive for the iPad requires iOS 3.2 or higher. It is available for free at Apple’s iTunes-based App Store. Email This Tweet This Jeff Gamet on Twitter 70625 Jeff Gamet product_news 1323352848 Post A Comment or Log-in. Need an account? Register here. 4 Observer Comments ctwise said on December 8th, 2011 at 11:06 AM: This announcement is wrong. You can only play on Android tablets. The iOS app is view only. I asked their technical support and they confirmed that. For some reason they decided to develop the app for tablets with 10% of the market instead of 90%. Boopie said on December 8th, 2011 at 12:31 PM: Your comment is only partially correct. It is true that OnLive is Android-only RIGHT NOW. Other outlets have reported that the iPad App is currently being approved. It should be in the App Store shortly. archimedes said on December 8th, 2011 at 6:05 PM (Edited: 12/08/2011 6:15 PM): I’m stunned that OnLive seems to be the first company to actually get a real (hardware, wireless) controller to work with games on the iPad! It’s kind of mind-boggling, since the iPad already has BlueTooth built into it, and since touchscreen controls are mediocre for many games. Wireless controller support also appears to allow multiplayer gaming on a single iPad, which is terrific! Congrats to (QuickTime and WebTV progenitor) Steve Perlman and company for getting this to work. Other developers - and Apple - should take note! On a PC or Mac you can use a regular Xbox 360 controller with OnLive - this seems better than having to buy a special OnLive controller. archimedes said on December 8th, 2011 at 6:19 PM (Edited: 12/08/2011 6:23 PM): For some reason they decided to develop the app for tablets with 10% of the market instead of 90%. I expect that OnLive will be a “killer app” for otherwise marginal Android tablets. OnLive also works over LTE on Android phones and tablets - a big advantage over current iOS devices which can only run OnLive over WiFi. Post A Comment or Log-in. Need an account? Register here. said on February 22nd, 2012 at 7:26 PM: Username Password Auto-login on future visits Show my name in the online users list Forgot your password? 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