Hooch Tan
02-02-2011, 11:00 PM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/02/onlive-flat-rate-video-game-plan-playpack/' target='_blank'>http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/02/on...-plan-playpack/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"OnLive has officially launched their “PlayPack” plan that allows users to play as many games as they want for a monthly flat rate. One of the most requested features for the on-demand, instant-play video game service is finally here. OnLive members can subscribe to this PlayPack plan for $9.99 a month to have instant access to a whole library of games that they can play for, as long as they want, without any additional costs."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/dht/auto/1296680417.usr20447.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #d2d2bb;" /></p><p>Netflix's streaming service has been an incredible boon to those who have data allowances for their Internet connection. No late fees, no returning discs, no hassle. Just a regular monthly fee for all the movies you want. OnLive has finally decided to start offering a similar service, but instead of movies, it is games. While the selection is not large at the moment, and the service still faces constant criticism about how good of a gaming experience one can expect, I believe that this is the right model to go with. I wonder if the price is sustainable, but subscription based services seems to be a growing trend. Netflix offers movies while Pandora and its like offer music. Instead of the occasional spike in expenses, I think that it is quite possible that in the future, we will have to just allocate a part of our monthly budget for subscriptions to everything we want.</p>