Earlier it was announced that the OnLive game streaming service would cost from $14.95 on a month-to-month basis, on top of game prices. Now OnLive has announced its game Portal service letting gamers play select games and demos, minus subscription fees.

The announcement of a subscription-free service is sure to further entice those who’ve been following the progress of OnLive with trepidation. It’ll let users rent games and try out demos without being tied to the shackles of subscription-based commitments.

Posting on the OnLive Blog, Steve Perlman, OnLive Founder & CEO announced:

“The OnLive Game Portal is for gamers looking for direct access to OnLive games without being required to subscribe to the features of the full OnLive Game Service.

“Through the OnLive Game Portal, gamers will be able to play select games directly on a rental basis as well as game demos for free; subject to available OnLive service capacity and whatever usage limits are associated with each given demo. Rentals will be priced on a per-game basis. There is no service fee for the OnLive Game Portal.”

The full OnLive Game Service launches on 17th June 2010 in the U.S, with the Game Portal to roll out sometime after, with “more cool stuff” to come says blog.

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