OnLive

E440657

cloud gaming service defunct company

OnLive was a pioneering but ultimately short-lived cloud gaming service that streamed high-end video games over the internet to low-powered devices.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
OnLive canonical	6
OnLive Game System	2
OnLive Desktop	1
OnLive PlayPack	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4443539 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OnLive
Context triple: [Limbo, platform, OnLive]

A. Nvidia GeForce Now
Nvidia GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service that streams PC games from remote servers to various devices, allowing users to play high-end titles without powerful local hardware.
B. Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming is Microsoft’s cloud-based game streaming service that lets users play Xbox titles on various devices without needing a physical console.
C. PlayStation Now
PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming subscription service that lets users stream and download a library of PlayStation games on compatible devices.
D. PlayStation Plus cloud streaming
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming is Sony’s game streaming service that lets subscribers play a library of PlayStation titles on demand over the internet without needing to download them.
E. Xbox Live
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming and digital media service that enables multiplayer gameplay, digital purchases, and community features for Xbox consoles and Windows devices.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: OnLive
Target entity description: OnLive was a pioneering but ultimately short-lived cloud gaming service that streamed high-end video games over the internet to low-powered devices.

A. Nvidia GeForce Now
Nvidia GeForce Now is a cloud gaming service that streams PC games from remote servers to various devices, allowing users to play high-end titles without powerful local hardware.
B. Xbox Cloud Gaming
Xbox Cloud Gaming is Microsoft’s cloud-based game streaming service that lets users play Xbox titles on various devices without needing a physical console.
C. PlayStation Now
PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming subscription service that lets users stream and download a library of PlayStation games on compatible devices.
D. PlayStation Plus cloud streaming
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming is Sony’s game streaming service that lets subscribers play a library of PlayStation titles on demand over the internet without needing to download them.
E. Xbox Live
Xbox Live is Microsoft's online gaming and digital media service that enables multiplayer gameplay, digital purchases, and community features for Xbox consoles and Windows devices.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cloud gaming service ⓘ defunct company ⓘ
acquiredBy	Sony Computer Entertainment ⓘ
acquisitionDate	2015-03-24 ⓘ
acquisitionScope	patents and key assets ⓘ
businessModel	game purchase ⓘ game rental ⓘ subscription ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
countryOfHeadquarters	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
feature	Brag Clips game video recording ⓘ cloud save synchronization ⓘ instant game streaming without downloads ⓘ spectator mode ⓘ
foundationYear	2003 ⓘ
foundedBy	Joe Bentley ⓘ Mike McGarvey ⓘ Steve Perlman ⓘ Tom Paquin ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Mountain View, California ⓘ linked to: Mountain View, California, United States
industry	cloud computing ⓘ video game industry ⓘ
influenced	Google Stadia ⓘ NVIDIA GeForce Now ⓘ linked to: Nvidia GeForce Now PlayStation Now ⓘ
keyPerson	Gary Lauder ⓘ Steve Perlman ⓘ
launchYear	2010 ⓘ
notableFor	pioneering commercial cloud gaming ⓘ
offeredProduct	OnLive Desktop ⓘ linked to: OnLive OnLive Game System ⓘ linked to: OnLive OnLive PlayPack ⓘ linked to: OnLive
platformType	cloud gaming platform ⓘ
provided	game streaming ⓘ remote desktop virtualization ⓘ
publicRevealYear	2009 ⓘ
reasonForClosure	financial difficulties ⓘ insufficient user base ⓘ
serviceLaunchDate	2010-06-17 ⓘ
serviceShutdownDate	2015-04-30 ⓘ
shutdownYear	2015 ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
status	discontinued ⓘ
supportedPlatform	Android ⓘ Mac OS X ⓘ linked to: macOS Microsoft Windows ⓘ linked to: Windows OnLive Game System ⓘ linked to: OnLive microconsoles ⓘ smartphones ⓘ tablets ⓘ
technologyUsed	low-latency video compression ⓘ server-side rendering ⓘ video streaming ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Limbo → platform → OnLive ⓘ

Batman: Arkham Asylum → platform → OnLive ⓘ

Batman: Arkham City → platform → OnLive ⓘ

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood → platform → OnLive ⓘ

OnLive → supportedPlatform → OnLive Game System ⓘ

linked to: OnLive

OnLive → offeredProduct → OnLive Game System ⓘ

linked to: OnLive

OnLive → offeredProduct → OnLive Desktop ⓘ

linked to: OnLive

OnLive → offeredProduct → OnLive PlayPack ⓘ

linked to: OnLive

Tomb Raider: Underworld → platform → OnLive ⓘ

Gaikai → competitor → OnLive ⓘ

All labels observed (4)

How this entity was disambiguated Show

Statements (53)

How these facts were elicited Show

Referenced by (10)

How this entity was disambiguated

How these facts were elicited