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    free onlive microconsole with duke nuken preorder!!

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by blaster, May 12, 2011.

  1. blaster

    blaster 1 tequila, 2,3,4,5, floor

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    So basically you get a free onlive microconsole system($99 retail price) with the preorder of duke nuken forever($44.59)
    There is no strings attached. You only pay the shipping of the console. I got the microconsole for FREE a few months ago when i preordered homefront.

    Here y'all go Welcome to OnLive.com

    You get this for free
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    when you preorder this!!

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    blaster, May 12, 2011
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Wow it's actually getting released??! Imagine that! Nice twins too, definitely fits with the theme of the Duke universe lol.

    Edit: Hey, what happened to the box shot?
     
    talin, May 12, 2011
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  3. Typecast

    Typecast NBR's Tamed Zombie

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    Can you use that as a wireless controller for pc games?
     
    Typecast, May 12, 2011
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  4. ViciousXUSMC

    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    Not out of the box I am sure. If its bluetooth though hacking it would be possible.

    If its IR its not gonna happen without a person dedicated enough to make a custom IR receiver for it.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, May 12, 2011
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  5. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Man OnLive keeps pushing their console don't they? Must have realized that the PC side of things was failing...
     
    HTWingNut, May 12, 2011
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  6. MSGaldenzi

    MSGaldenzi Notebook Deity

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    Ok well I just spent about 25 minutes on the pc version of the "console expierence" and from what I can tell it seems pretty cool. I already own an xbox360 and PS3 which both have dust on them due to lack of time, but it seems like onlive has come a long way in a not so long timeperiod.

    I would probably jump on this if I had access to wired internet at my home, but at the moment I don't so streaming over my iffy wifi or 3g hotspot would be out of the question... not to mention the lack and expense of the games. This would still be a pretty cool idea for someone who is a small step up from a casual gamer who does not want to drop the initial investment of 2-400 on an xbox/ps3 and then also dish out for a "live" membership.
     
    MSGaldenzi, May 12, 2011
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