If you have the Internet, there’s now nothing between you and graphics-heavy titles like Assassin’s Creed II. No high-end rigs or pricey graphics cards are necessary: OnLive’s servers do the work. The service scales games for your screen and streams them to your computer—even a mere netbook—over broadband or Wi-Fi. An upcoming mini console sends games to your TV, and the service may eventually work on iPads and cellphones.
As a founding member of OnLive, I can attest that this actually works. Say goodbye to overpriced and underperforming consoles and jump into cloud gaming. You'll be amazed.