I have been very skeptical about OnLive.  They will charge a monthly fee for demos of games basically.  Then you have to buy games and will be able to have instant access to play the game of your choice on your PC or MAC.  The point of this is that you PC or MAC only needs to be able to play video and you need a Internet Download speed of at least 5Mbps.  I have my computer upgraded well enough to play anything thats out there on near max or max settings.  So OnLive seemed to me like a kids game.  But they were offering a year of free membership for registration through their site.  So I though, “what the hell” and signed up.  I was put on a waiting list, then today I got their invitation to join their service free for a year.  You can still sign up for the free year trial on their site here.  So I got the invitation and will be setting up my profile in a day or two to try out their service, I’ll give an update sometime next week.  Here are the minimum requirements and TOS for OnLive I revived in my email:

Minimum Recommended Requirements:

• PC: Windows® 7 or Vista (32 or 64-bit) or XP (32-bit)
• Mac®: Mac OS X 10.6 or later
• Processor: Dual-core CPU
• Screen Resolution: 1280×720 (currently, all OnLive games are HDTV resolution)
• Internet Connection: Wired (not wireless) 5Mbps connection located inside the contiguous United States
• Gamepads: Wired Xbox 360®-compatible gamepads

* No purchase necessary. Subject to availability and eligibility. You must respond to this invitation within 7 days of receiving it and visit OnLive’s website and successfully register and activate your Account. (If you do not respond within this time period and successfully register and activate your Account, this email invitation will expire, and you will lose your opportunity to participate in this offer.) The OnLive Game Service (the “Service”) Fee will be waived for the first 12 months from the date you activate your OnLive Account under the terms of this offer. During these 12 months, your access to the Service will include free demos and community features, such as member Profiles, Friending, Chat, Spectating and Brag Clip^TM videos, but will not include any games, content or other services that are offered for purchase, and which must be purchased separately. To be eligible for this offer, you must be 18 years of age or older and located within the contiguous United States, provide a valid VISA, MasterCard or Discover card (your credit card will not be charged to take advantage of the free offer) and pass a computer and Internet connection performance test. Other conditions and restrictions apply—see Founding Members Offer Terms and Conditions. OnLive cannot guarantee that you will receive our emails, or that your computer, Internet connection or location will enable you to connect, or to continue to connect, to the Service. Offer only valid within the contiguous United States and is not transferable. Game purchases are only available on the PC and Mac ,and some games may not be available on both PC and Mac. Details of game availability for the MicroConsole^TM TV Adapter will be announced at a later date.