OTOY claims it’ll even work over 3G, although wireless is going to be the connection of choice and the company is working on means of getting external peripheral like the Xbox 360 controller to work with it – which is a major necessity if you’re going to try and play something like Crysis on a phone screen.
The idea is truly jaw-dropping but there is one huge hurdle to overcome before this becomes an even remotely viable alternative to a proper gaming PC: lag. Although streaming the video in real time is impressive enough, it’s a long way short of getting the lag or latency (the time between when you press the controls to when you see the corresponding action happen on screen) down to a playable level.
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How do you like these apples, OnLive? A new server-side game rendering service called OTOY is showcasing a technology that’s so flexible, it can even stream the latest 3D games to your mobile phone screen.