OnLive Launches, Pricing Details Logged

The "Founding Members" of OnLive--the eager participants who have signed up for the program during an ongoing promotional period--will have free access to the streaming service for a year and will additionally be given the option to renew the service month-to-month at $4.95. Not bad, but free or low-cost membership doesn't mean OnLive's cloud-based games are free. They are, in fact, most definitely not. 

Eurogamer has created a spectacular list of what the current games are costing those of us with the service on our PCs and Macs. It's also a good representation of the scattered nature of pricing options. Some games, for example, allow for three-to-five-day cloud rentals. Others? Not so much. But all games, regardless of cost, whether purchased or rented, will only be yours until "at least" June 17, 2013.

Here's a taste of what Eurogamer gathered. 
  
== TEASER ==     

Game Name	Pay Options	Duration
Assassin's Creed II	$39.99	Until June 17, 2013
Borderlands	$29.99 / $8.99 / $5.99	Until June 17, 2013 / 5-day rental / 3-day rental
Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands	$49.99	Until June 17, 2013
Unreal Tournament 3: Titan Pack	$19.99 / $6.99 / $4.99	Until June 17, 2013 / 5-day rental / 3-day rental

 
More games will inevitably launch, including a much-needed Riddick title, so maybe a more exact idea of what to expect in terms of cost will crop up. As of right now, it seems like rental options are only being extended to older titles--but even that doesn't stand up too well.  

I gave OnLive a short spin the other afternoon. You're required to have a wired connection--which is a silly hassle--but I was impressed with how Batman: Arkham Asylum's demo ran on my Macintosh. The visuals were decent and the action didn't have noticeable combat lag. This isn't an endorsement, by the way. I just had a few minutes to spare. Surely, some of you have given it a spin for longer stretches, right? How is it?