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OnLive 'PlayPack' instant gaming plan launches for $9.99 per month

By | February 1, 2011, 3:41pm PST

Summary: OnLive is launching PlayPack, a monthly subscription service for gaming with a “growing library” of titles all ready to go.

OnLive is launching PlayPack, a monthly subscription service for gaming with a “growing library” of titles all ready to go.

The monthly fee is set at $9.99, and first time members will get the first month for free if they sign up now (or at least soon). At least 38 titles are available to play now on TVs (via OnLive Game System), PCs, Macs and iPads. Access via Android tablets, smartphones and Blu-ray players will also be available soon.

The current offerings in the catalog aren’t too shabby either. The library already includes Lego Batman, Prince of Persia and Tomb Raider: Underworld. Okay, so World of Goo doesn’t sound appealing enough to sign up for a subscription, so if you’re not sold yet, continue to check OnLive’s website regularly for additional titles.

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RE: OnLive 'PlayPack' instant gaming plan launches for $9.99 per month
Ron Burgundy 2nd Feb 2011
@Jimster480 Oh short sighted one...

Do a search on Youtube for the Onlive demo. The controller is supposed to be virtual and on screen.
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bobiroc 1st Feb 2011
The game selection looks to be old titles and I am still not convinced this will perform well on all home internet. Also with the information coming in that ISPs want to start charging high fees based on what you do with your internet this could get quite expensive.
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Droid101 1st Feb 2011
Actually, World of Goo is a really good game despite the name.

Leave it to a ZDNet writer to instantly wave off any game not titled "Angry Birds on iOS"
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Jimster480 2nd Feb 2011
@Droid101 Very true. World of Goo is a good game.
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Rachel Stop Misreporting
Ron Burgundy 2nd Feb 2011
You cannot play on the iPad. The only thing you can do is view other players playing games online, which while kind of neat is misleading as there are videos of an Onlive rep playing games on an iPad. They need to give us the ability to play games watching them gets lame quick.
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Jimster480 2nd Feb 2011
@Ron Burgundy How would you play games? with what controls? There is no USB port on the iPad so there goes your chance of a controller. And its specs are pretty weak, I doubt it would even be able to handle the full client to play games.
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Ron Burgundy 2nd Feb 2011
@Jimster480 Oh short sighted one...

Do a search on Youtube for the Onlive demo. The controller is supposed to be virtual and on screen.

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