Zeebo possible competitor to OnLive?

With the news this week that the Zeebo (the lightweight console aimed at developing countries which uses the 3G cell network to always be online) is actually a modified version of the Google Android hardware and software spec, and some more info in interviews such as this, I’ve had my interest piqued.  I absolutely love the idea of basing a low-cost home console on, basically, an iphone you plug into your tv.   Now, it won’t have quite such an open appstore, but just think about how you go about getting games on your iPhone… and how different that experience is to the PC or XBLA.  It’s simple, straightforward, cheap and disposable.  In other words it’s perfect for non-gaming families who will respond to easily accessible casual games.

So why the title?  Well, my own personal opinion is that onLive will turn out to be best suited to serving casual games to non-gaming familes – and it might just find the subscription-free Zeebo occupying that space in three years time.

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