OnLive is being touted as the next big thing, yet the cost of the service coupled with the price of the games put some consumers off, with this in mind, the company has announced that the service fees will be removed.
The announcement came through the service's official blog, where OnLive CEO Steve Perlman wrote "it's official: There will be no base monthly fee for the OnLive Game Service going forward. WOOT! Free Instant-play Demos, Free Massive Spectating, Free Brag Clip videos, messaging, friending."
The $14.95 service fee saw some fairly angry gamers voice their opinions at the company when it was first announced, having to pay the subscription fee on top of the price of games released through the cloud gaming service, it could very well have been a recipe for disaster.
"Although we wish we could have confirmed no monthly fee from the get-go, pioneering a major new video game paradigm is hard: we had to first grow to a large base of regular users before we could understand usage patterns and operating costs. Now that we've reached that stage, we can confidently say a monthly fee is not needed," he added.
"We're excited because this opens the door for the OnLive Game Service to be used by everyone whenever they feel like it, whether for playing a full game on OnLive, or for just instantly playing a demo before buying a game for a console or a PC. Or, even for people just wanting to spectate games in the Arena or friend other gamers. Whatever interests you in gaming, OnLive provides it instantly, without complexity or hassle."
Great news for those wanting to use the service when it releases in the US. UK folks on the other hand will have to wait till late 2011 before it becomes available.
