OnLive, the popular cloud-based video gaming service has been acquired by Sony but instead of running it the company will be putting the service to sleep, for good.
After some five years of continued service, OnLive will be shut down on 30 April. The subscription till that time will be free. Customers will be waivered of the fees also letting them acess the entire current library of video game titles.
The OnLive website says, “As the first-ever game streaming service of its kind, everyone who has ever played a game using OnLive has contributed to the technology and its evolution in some way. We’re immensely proud of what’s been achieved and extend our heartfelt gratitude to you for being a part of the OnLive Game Service.”
OnLive is for games, what Netflix is for movies and television; where you can play games on-demand via subscription service avaialable. Classic games like Zeno Clash, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Assassin’s Creed II are on offer on the streaming service.
Mac users will be disheartened as some people who used OnLive as a way of playing PC-only games on a Mac. Now with OnLive going away, Mac owners will suddenly be void of those games without any other alternative. Also, no refunds are available for Steam games purchased via OnLive.
The OnLive microconsole and accompanying wireless controller won’t work with any other platforms. And no refunds are available for OnLive hardware, unless you happened to purchase it on or after 1 February 2015.