Ever wondered what you can do for $9.99 per month,you can do a lot more and the latest buzz is that Onlive is introducing unlimited gaming for just $9.99 per month.In the recent days $7.99-$9.99 seems to be a magical number.Both Netflix (movies) and Hulu (TV) recently announced unlimited plans for $7.99 and now OnLive, their video game equivalent, is offering unlimited use of its service for a monthly fee of $9.99.
The service, named OnLive PlayPack, has 14 games at the moment, including Prince of Persia, Lego Batman, Fear 2, and World of Goo. These games can be played for free with a subscription. Other titles, like Batman: Arkham Asylum, Borderlands, Assassin’s Creed II, and Unreal Tournament III are available for 3-5 day rentals and full purchase. All OnLive users have free access to the PlayPack service until it leaves beta on Jan. 14, 2011.With PlayPass games priced from $3.99 to $49.99, along with the new $9.99 per month PlayPack plan, OnLive’s growing library of games will suit any budget and any type of gamer, from casual to hardcore.
OnLive is different from other consoles because it streams all games from remote servers, much like Netflix streams a movie from the Internet. Instead of having a lot of local processing power and a DVD drive, games are served via the net, making the system very affordable ($99 with a controller and free game) and compact. Unfortunately, it requires a very stable, high speed Internet connection. No one wants to lag out during a game of Unreal Tournament.
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