Posted on Thursday 29-Sep-2011 11:10 AM

Pre-order Batman: Arkham City and get a free OnLive console

Or a free game instead

By Tamoor Hussain for computerandvideogames.com

Newly launched cloud gaming service OnLive is offering those who pre-order Batman: Arkham City a free OnLive console.

Batman: Arkham City Screenshot
Arkham City is priced at £39.99 on the service, but it's available for £27 to those who have membership to the OnLive PlayPack package. The console has a retail value of £69.99 and allows the service to be used on high-definition TVs.

Alternatively, you can opt to receive a free game instead of the console, in which case you'll be sent a coupon code via e-mail when you complete your Arkham City pre-order.

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OnLive's VP of games John Spinale told CVG this month it'll take at least one console cycle before cloud gaming takes significant market share from PlayStation and Xbox.

He also said next-generation quality game visuals are already possible on the cloud gaming service - and showed off a video to prove it.

[ Source: OnLive Blog ]

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    higgins78 on 29 Sep '11 said:

    OnLive in the U.K...headaches and hold-ups.

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    BeccaBee90 on 29 Sep '11 said:

    Link please?
    Its better than the Robin skins imo

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    Moribundman on 29 Sep '11 said:

    Yeah I think I'll have the free game. If I feel the need - the need for a lack of speed - I'll buy PC Gamer and get a months free Onlive on my 'puter plus a TF2 hat :-D

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    snake2011 on 29 Sep '11 said:

    it should be purchase a stream of batman which you do not own & can not sell when finished.

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    unclejibjab on 29 Sep '11 said:

    powered on my microconsole last night but onlive was 'a little too busy' for me to be able to connect.

    Errrr no thanks. i'm rocking a 50% failure rate in being able to connect so far.

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    RandyChimp on 29 Sep '11 said:

    No

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    wwinterj on 29 Sep '11 said:

    Unfortunately for these guys I can't get onlive to work on my PC. Seems like settings on my router or something but I've tried all I can think of to get it to work ad had no reply to my email so I'll have to pass on this. Not that I'm missing out on anything. :roll:

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    Obscure_Metaphor on 29 Sep '11 said:

    wierd, because im loving onlive. ive never even seen a failure screen, apart from when it updated and asked me to restart one time. ive been playing deus ex all week on my desktop and my crappy laptop and after a few seconds at the very start of loading, theres no so much as a hiccup out of it.

    but then, i do have reservations about the service. the games need to be cheaper. If its £35 in shops and £40 on onlive, im buying it in the shop. also, I don't like the idea that one day Onlive fall out with EA or Ubisoft and I lose half of my games instantly. And I like revisiting games years (sometimes decades) after they've been released... and i'm just not sure if they're going to start pulling the plug on games a few years after release.

    So hard copy (or steam, because its so established) for me for most games.