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OnLive, the cloud-based game streaming service which launches in the UK today, has revealed prices and plans for the launch.
The game system itself will retail for £69.99, and includes one controller and an HDMI cable.
Of course then you’re going to want some games to play. The first title you purchase using the service will only set you back one English pound (which includes new releases such as Deus Ex: Human Revolution), with subsequent games ranging from £1.99 to £39.99.
Alternatively, for £6.99 a month, you can sign up to OnLive PlayPack, which offers unlimited access to over 100 games including Arkham Asylum, Saints Row 2, Homefront, Borderlands, Just Cause 2, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, DiRT 3 and Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition.
The £6.99 subscription also gives you 30 per cent off “everything else”, which we assume includes full game purchases and rentals (£3.49 for three days, £4.99 for five days).
BT Broadband customers will get the first three months for free.
“It’s not part of a contract and we’re waiving usage allowances until the New Year. We just want to give our customers the chance to try it, and with more than 100 premium games available, choosing what to play will be the hardest part,” explained BT exec Warren Buckley.
OnLive is available as of today.
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