What was it?
The first major cloud gaming service. Stream games from the cloud years before Stadia. Way ahead of its time.
What happened?
OnLive ran out of money after struggling with latency and bandwidth costs. Assets sold to Sony. Technology influenced PlayStation Now.
Migration Guide
NVIDIA GeForce NOW, Xbox Cloud Gaming, or PlayStation Plus Premium for cloud gaming.
Timeline & context
OnLive shut down in April 2015, 11 years ago. It sat in the hosting category, where Soft.xyz tracks 7 discontinued products in total. If you are still running it in production, the migration path above is the shortest route off it.
FAQ
Why did OnLive shut down?
OnLive ran out of money after struggling with latency and bandwidth costs. Assets sold to Sony. Technology influenced PlayStation Now.
What should I migrate OnLive to?
No drop-in replacement is tracked yet — check the hosting category for current options.
Is there a free alternative to OnLive?
Not among the tracked alternatives.