wraggster
September 22nd, 2011, 23:13
OnLive, the cloud gaming service that launched in the US last year, is now live in the UK.
The service launches with a library of some 150 games, playable instantly on an HDTV, PC or Mac, with iPad and Android tablet support to be added in future. Games can be bought individually, with prices starting at £1.99, or played through a subscription package, the PlayPack Bundle, which costs £6.99 a month.
In the UK, OnLive has partnered with BT - no great surprise given that BT was an early investor in the company. To celebrate the launch BT is offering its broadband customers a free, three-month subscription to the service, during which time it will also waive its bandwidth usage limits.
Founder and CEO Steve Perlman said: "OnLive is incredibly excited to bring instant-play, on-demand cloud gaming to the UK. OnLive is an entirely new way of experiencing top-tier videogames, anywhere, any time and on virtually any connected device."
We'll be publishing an in-depth interview with Perlman on the site later today. For more, visit OnLive.co.uk (http://www.onlive.co.uk/).
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/onlive-launches-uk
The service launches with a library of some 150 games, playable instantly on an HDTV, PC or Mac, with iPad and Android tablet support to be added in future. Games can be bought individually, with prices starting at £1.99, or played through a subscription package, the PlayPack Bundle, which costs £6.99 a month.
In the UK, OnLive has partnered with BT - no great surprise given that BT was an early investor in the company. To celebrate the launch BT is offering its broadband customers a free, three-month subscription to the service, during which time it will also waive its bandwidth usage limits.
Founder and CEO Steve Perlman said: "OnLive is incredibly excited to bring instant-play, on-demand cloud gaming to the UK. OnLive is an entirely new way of experiencing top-tier videogames, anywhere, any time and on virtually any connected device."
We'll be publishing an in-depth interview with Perlman on the site later today. For more, visit OnLive.co.uk (http://www.onlive.co.uk/).
http://www.next-gen.biz/news/onlive-launches-uk