Looking for a great gadget Christmas idea? You could do worse than the OnLive micro console, which brings the cloud powered game streaming service to your TV. It’s been available in the UK since September, but is now making a move on the high street: retailer Game will sell the device in the run up to the 25th.
MCV reports that chain Game will sell the tiny OnLive set top box in its stores before the end of the year, while other retailers will begin flogging it in 2012. OnLive declined to comment when asked by Electricpig for an exact date.
It’s a surprise move, given that OnLive games can’t be bought in shops, and high street retailer disinterest killed the download only Sony PSPgo. But it’s an interesting fit: Game says it will sell top up vouchers for the service in store, and use OnLive to provide playable demos on its website.
HTC will sell you your next console
Of course, it’s not necessarily the best way to pick up the excellent £69.99 OnLive micro console: the company, which is backed by BT and HTC amongst other investors, frequently gives them away with purchases of games on it servers. But it could be the shot of adrenalin the ailing bricks and mortar store, which saw declining sales of 6.7 percent in 2010-11 needs to survive.
