>> You know what might be cool?
>>
>> If Steam could let me play level 1 of Crysis Warhead while it's still 
>> downloading levels 15 though 25...
> 
> I'm looking forward for the day when models, textures, AI and other will 
> be all streamed on-demand through the network in a game you own the 
> license to.

Well, this is what Steam does - just not in real-time. Once you have a 
Steam account and you purchase a game, you can install it on any PC, 
anywhere. Just log in to your Steam account and start downloading.

Of course, Internet speeds will have to increase by orders of magnitude 
before you can play a game instantly. (Crysis Warhead is a 5GB download!)

The other thing is... currently it takes about 3 minutes to connect to a 
TF2 server. And I already *have* all the maps, textures, etc. on my PC. 
I have no idea why the hell it takes so long...

> Kinda like Google Earth, except with far better graphics... 
> :) or perhaps it's the contrary and Google will be the one to finally 
> show how it should be done? :D

Heh. I'm just waiting for Google Earth to go 3D. I mean, they already 
have crude 3D models of a few buildings. But what if there were some 
satelate technology that allowed the Earth's surface to be scanned in 
true 3D? Not just the bits people bothered to model, but the whole Earth 
in 3D?

Then again, I'm still waiting for higher-resolution images of the south 
pole and the seabed...

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