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The breakthrough technology enables it to select players from around a 100 songs, it plays instantly online on a PC, tablet or HDTV

Cloud gaming pioneer OnLive announced is the introduction of its instant-play games service in the UK on 22 September. Originally developed in the U.S. last summer, the technology allows users to popular titles through a broadband connection, without first download the entire game. Instead, the code is stored on OnLive 's server and the action will be streamed in real time to the user' s computer, TV or Tablet device over the Internet, such as a YouTube video.

OnLive has claimed that "top tier" greater than \ 100 titles are available from the start date. It is still known about specific games, but has told the Guardian that it is in the process of licensing most of the Catalog is currently available in the U.S.. Many large publishers like Ubisoft, THQ and Square Enix have teamed up with OnLive to make games like Assassin 's Creed, Home Front and Batman: Arkham Asylum disposition of the instant-play technology. However, the two biggest game publishers Electronic Arts and Activision have yet to announce yet support titles.

Users can subscribe for free on the official UK site. You can then decide to rent games for a limited time, purchase unlimited access to specific titles or to pay a monthly fee to the OnLive playback time bundle with unlimited access to a large part of the OnLive online access. UK prices are yet to be announced, but in the U.S. offer the most titles in a three-day pass for $ 5.99, a five-day pass for $ 8.99 or the full price of $ 20 - 60 $. The playback time bundle is $ 9.99 per month.

The big advantages of the system however are cost and convenience. OnLive owners will have easy access to a large range of titles without having to buy retail copies or wait for games to download via services such as Steam. Comparisons have been made with YouTube, which, at launch, offered significantly lower picture quality than many rival services but offered the speed and convenience that internet users wanted. For more casual gamers who don't wish to buy a dedicated console, the compromise on speed and graphics quality may be acceptable. OnLive also offers instant free playable demos of every title, and provides supplementary features such as the ability to watch multiplayer gaming tournaments.