Recently Launched OnePlay Aims to Be the "Real Netflix of Gaming"

Recently, we've been hearing this particular phrase quite a bit: "The Netflix of Insert-Some-Form-of-Media-Here." A monthly subscription offering unlimited downloads, music, etc.--that's what the developers intend. In gaming, it's not as common, though it is growing. Take for example, PlayStation Now. The $20 subscription plan to download and play as many titles as you'd like each month? Sounds like the "Netflix of Gaming" to me!

But then there is one particular company that they offer a platform that insists it's the real Netflix of Gaming. Introducing OnePlay, which aims to deliver on its claim. OnePlay, though new, offers a digital library of over 1,000 games for PC and Android devices for a small monthly fee or for free at your local library.


If you're scratching your head in confusion, that's quite alright, because I have been too. Apparently libraries can pay OnePlay to offer the service for free for library card holders. Because of this offering, OnePlay is available to more than 200,000 and 250 million library users in the US, Latin America, Australia, and Europe. Furthermore, library patrons do not always have to be online to play these games. They can simply download the games onto their PC, mobile phone, and tablets and proceed to play them offline. However, Users can simply just signup for OnePlay to borrow and play any game they want. Even better is that OnePlay offers games for a discount.

Lasse Jensen, CEO of OnePlay, comments on the launch:

"It has been great experiencing our successful beta launch in USA, now we look forward to rolling out the service in USA, Europe, Latin America and Australia and New Zealand."

OnePlay one day hopes to score deals with more publishers in order to offer more titles to the service. All the publishers need to do is to provide a DRM free version of their game(s), and OnePlay will add protection while taking care of all the financials.

Of course, you're always more than welcome to check out the site first. Though big name offerings are a little sparse, there's still at least quite a few games to check out, even if only for the deals. Hopefully, bigger names will appear soon. But still, it's not a bad deal to shell out $1.99 or $7.99 a month for digital downloads and physical borrowing.