
As promised, OnLive is going live this month. Right now, in fact. You could try it out for yourself if you wanted to. Early adopters get to enjoy the service (read: not the games) for free for a full year, and everyone else has to pay for admission. That's a little irksome — why punish people who weren't in the beta? — but it gets worse.
So, let's break this down. You pay both a fee for access to the service, as well as a fee for any rentals or game purchases you make. If you're already signed up for OnLive, that service fee is waived thanks to a sponsorship by AT&T. If you want to get in on it now, you'll have to shell out. [Read more...]