SC5 on Onlive/Gaikai?

[Filthybarry 0]

Does anyone know if SC5 will be on game streaming services like Onlive or Gaikai? It seems like a logical way to go with the always online thing, and EA games are already on them aren't they?

[Cyclone Boom 16,829]

Although this would be a good idea for users on lower-spec machines, I highly doubt this will happen in the near future. In the past, EA has approved some games to be used on these services. But based on recent trends, EA is generally trying to grow and promote their Origin service. Since Origin is their equivalent to Onlive and Gaikai, they wouldn't want to sacrifice their market share. Therefore they are becoming increasingly reluctant to do this.

However, there has not been any official confirmation regarding this matter for SimCity, as far as I'm aware.