OnLive launched their service in the US in June 2010 and offer a library of over 100 “top-tier” games to buy or rent - and an all-you-can-play Playpack Bundle of 70+ games including Homefront, Fear 3, and Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition for $9.99 per month.
OnLive has its fair share of perspective customers that are concerned about bandwidth requirements - so partnering with an Internet provider may help squelch those fears. A quick browse of the BT website reveals unlimited broadband Internet plans at a price of £45 per month. Lower priced plans have bandwidth caps of 40 GB. Some users have noted 2-3 GB of data usage per hour playing OnLive - which would make a 40 GB somewhat limiting.
Only recently, GameFly announced “Unlimited PC Play”, an all-you-can play PC subscription service to be launched in September. GameFly does not currently operate in the UK and they made it clear that “Unlimited PC Play” would not be a standalone subscription service - so don’t hold your breath. The PC digital download competition is seriously heating up in the US with EA requiring an Origin connection for Battlefield 3 installations as well as GameFly releasing “Unlimited PC Play” and OnLive offering some great deals.
This week OnLive is currently partnering with Ubisoft to offer a 70-80% off deal on one Ubisoft game per day till Sunday. This week has seen deals on Assassin’s Creed 2, Shaun White Skateboarding and Silent Hunter 5 - not to mention today’s deal, Hawx 2 for $5, $3.80 for Playpack Bundle subscribers. These prices are so low they’re nearing Apple app store territory. If you’re interested in playing last years games for a few bucks head over to the OnLive site and you can check out a free hour long demo to see how the service works for you.
Any ranters planning on checking OnLive out when it lands in the UK?
