PS4 and Xbox 720 need hard drives

OnLive has shown that it’s possible to play games with good graphics on a device that has little hardware power, which is possible due to cloud computing. We first saw the OnLive system and games in action at EuroGamer in London, and following this we’ve had a lot of hands-just in time, which shows both the great potential and pitfalls like lag.

While we’re sure these issues will be fixed as time goes by with better research and increased broadband speeds, questions have been asked if it’s a good route for the Xbox 720 and PS4 to go? Should the then-gen games consoles include a hard drive, or one in other words large?

Recent article seen here

In a recent article seen here, one blogger looks at different innovations for the straightway-gen systems, and they claim, "We don't need a hard drive". During we love cloud computing, to think it would be ready within 2 years seems a stupid idea, and this is without looking at the hardcore gamer, and if they're ready to let go of hard drives just but?