OnLive Offering Wireless Universal Controller

OnLive have announced a new universal wireless controller that will work with any connected device to give gamers a better gaming experience with the cloud-based service. The controller is to be shown off at E3 this week and will be available Q4 2011.

Maintaining the gamer-optimized shape and control layout of OnLive’s current Wireless Controller and featuring OnLive’s exclusive media buttons, OnLive’s Universal Wireless Controller brings top-tier gaming control to general-purpose consumer electronic devices for the first time. Optimized to minimize latency, up to four controllers can be used simultaneously, along with optional keyboard/mouse and Bluetooth headset for voice chat. Some legacy devices may support a limited number of simultaneous controllers and/or other input devices, but using the supplied USB dongle, a full complement of four controllers are supported simultaneously. 

This controller is slated to work with a range of OnLive compatible connected devices including Blu-Ray Players, media players, IPTVs and cable boxes which are all rolling out in the near future.

No prices have been announced yet and the wireless is probably via Bluetooth. The controller is set for the US and wherever else OnLive is distributed at present. We’ll try to get some hands on time with it at E3.