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Starting this August, PS Now support will be on PS4 and PC only
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yohan12
Member
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Shu said it's possible but would require a lot of work and is not something they're looking at. Not that it is not possible.
I actually see Sony trying this. To atleast some extent I want them to.
PS2 games are a bit dry well it's releases are pathetic and I know people are banging onto them regarding some ability to play older games
I can see them trying somehow to bring all 4 libraries together, especially for PS5 and it may start on PS4 before that.
That means adding PSone BC and relaunching both PS2 on PS4 as just PS2 BC and using PSnow as their PS3 BC delivery or something else entirely
I imagine PS5 would be able to do it natively for all 4 systems
KojiKnight
Member
Actually pretty pissed.... We bought a year of psnow so my kids could play on the vita tv just last month. This means well only get about 6 months worth out of it.
Dash_Riprock
Member
Please no.
ricen-beans
Member
Can you remote play psnow titles from your PS4?
If they're doing this so they can bring the service to android and iOS I'm all for it.
Although it worked pretty good on Vita, the controls weren't always optimal. Playing on a tablet or phone with a DS4 would be great and I would subscribe.
But I won't be playing on my PS4 or PC, when I have PS4 games to play.
If they're doing this so they can bring the service to android and iOS I'm all for it.
Although it worked pretty good on Vita, the controls weren't always optimal. Playing on a tablet or phone with a DS4 would be great and I would subscribe.
But I won't be playing on my PS4 or PC, when I have PS4 games to play.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
So far PSNow has been a bad move for both Sony and customers
Good luck trying to convince customers to invest in the future
That service is dead.
Makes sense from a quality standpoint. That's a lot of wasted resources testing those extra models. I'd be interested in seeing the usage rate broken down by platform one day.
If only Sony had a dedicated TV box that could play PS Now games with a PS4 controller for under a hundred bucks. Even better if I could play PS1 games on it.
If only Sony had a dedicated TV box that could play PS Now games with a PS4 controller for under a hundred bucks. Even better if I could play PS1 games on it.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Haha
GreenMonkey
Member
I'm 100% guessing before next year, they will phase out PS3 and Vita from PS+ and put in PS Now in its stead.
If you look at future economics, they may use it for PS4 as well. But with Data Caps and shit internet services being part of the problem, this may not bode well as a consistent solution to BC.
If you look at future economics, they may use it for PS4 as well. But with Data Caps and shit internet services being part of the problem, this may not bode well as a consistent solution to BC.
distantmantra
Member
I know a guy who sold his PS3 and uses PS Now on his TV. I bet he'll be pissed when he finds out.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Probably no one using it on those devices
LukasTaves
Member
I'm surprised.
They didn't killed the service outright. I can't see this having enough subscribers to pay the bills.
They didn't killed the service outright. I can't see this having enough subscribers to pay the bills.
D1renegade
Member
Wow.. the only reason I would use this would be to game on the vita..
This has obviously been a failed venture.
This has obviously been a failed venture.
You can even play Vita and PSP games on it.
PSTV not being pushed harder in the age of settop boxes was truly baffling.
FlashFlooder
Member
Hey, look at the bright side: Sony mentioned the Vita.
Lmaooo.
I wonder about the lifespan and popularity of this service in general. I kinda think there might be a revamp in the close future.
RedAssedApe
Banned
focusing on os support versus specific hardware support kind of makes more sense though.
don't many newer bravia tvs use android?
don't many newer bravia tvs use android?
Welp, that just soured me on the whole thing. I tested this before on my PS4 and it was great for the number of games on it that my kids could play ( and me). Just got a Samsung TV and my plan was to subscribe to this. I don't trust that the service will be around much longer if they are pulling this move. I think this is a very big indicator that they will get rid of the service now. I don't see the sense in removing TV support otherwise. That's the one thing that makes sense with this type of service...
Delusibeta
Banned
I can sort of understand dropping support for the PS3 (since you can just buy the games and play them locally) and the Vita (since Sony's completely given up on the format). Dropping support for everything else? Nonsense. I thought the long term plan was to increase the number of TVs that have Now built in, not scrap that entire enterprise for what appears to be no good reason.
It's cute you think this is going to "damage" Sony.
This is pretty surprising.
I've been running PSNow on my Vita pretty much flawlessly for about a year now and was telling a friend the other day that my Vita has basically an infinite life as long as Sony keeps streaming its games that way. Not sure why Sony would drop support... what's the difference between streaming games from the service to a PS3, Vita, PS4, PC etc etc?
It's like Netflix saying their shows no longer stream to ThinkPads, but it'll continue to work on MacBooks because reasons.
I've been running PSNow on my Vita pretty much flawlessly for about a year now and was telling a friend the other day that my Vita has basically an infinite life as long as Sony keeps streaming its games that way. Not sure why Sony would drop support... what's the difference between streaming games from the service to a PS3, Vita, PS4, PC etc etc?
It's like Netflix saying their shows no longer stream to ThinkPads, but it'll continue to work on MacBooks because reasons.
Popsickles
Member
I can only imagine they are gonna re-program it and those devices are not powerful enough to run the new app. Hopefully to increase resolution and reduce lag.
Have you ever thought Nintendo gets more attention for anti consumer policies because people hold them to a higher standard? That's a good thing. It's shocking when we see a Nintendo paywall or day 1 DLC because we are used to not having to deal with that stuff.
Ninja Scooter
Member
When Now launched it seemed like Sony was trying to position it as a mass market product. Now it's clear it's actually a more niche audience and they are adjusting the business model accordingly.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Dropping PS3 soon.
The phrase "anti-consumer" is so overused on this forum.
I would call em. Might be able to get the balance transferred to PS Wallet
"check out this new console we have for sale"
Eolz
Member
Look, if Sony stops supporting the Vita, they're going to seriously regret it!
UpUpDownDown
Member
PS4 and PC are niche platforms now folks.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Way to miss the point. People are likely to try something like PSNow are much more likely to be gamers, and much more likely to own a PS4 or gaming PC versus playing on a built in TV app. That kind of casual audience never bought into Now for a variety of reasons.
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Thats not what hes saying at all. There are probably a fair amount of gamers especially on PS4 who use it to play PS3 games. There wasn't a market for folks interested in PS3 games on these other devices. Folks didn't want to stream games on their TV, if they wanted to play games on a TV they just went out and actually bought a PS4 to play PS4 games.
Still, they spent a -lot- of money on this tech and giving it up entirely this soon seems odd. It worked well for me but it was an odd solution to a problem that didn't actually exist. And yeah they need to give folks refunds for the months they aren't getting with this service, totally fucked up if they aren't refunding post August months people have paid for.
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