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The $99 gaming PC: the OnLive microconsole in pictures

OnLive promises to bring PC gaming to any device with a fast Internet connection. Since the heavy lifting is done on the company's own computers and then streamed to you, the hardware doesn't need to be technically impressive. Starting on December 2, you'll be able to purchase a standalone console to access the service.

The microconsole comes with a single controller and one game download. Here's our first look at the hardware, with a full review of the service coming very soon. This may not be the future of gaming, but it's certainly an interesting experiment.

There's some pictures of the controller, the console, and size comparisons in the link. What do people think of this? The idea of having their own servers handle the games, and simply streaming you the footage seems like it might work, but they'd need a MASSIVE computer to handle it, and you'd need an amazing internet connection. I don't see it catching on full-time, but it might become a niche thing.