It wont be streaming PS4 games. This is a way to monetize past Playstation libraries. If you want PS4 games you'll still need to buy a PS4.
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PlayStation Now announced (PS1/2/3 streaming to TVs/Tablets/Phones/PSes, Summer 2014)
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It wont be streaming PS4 games. This is a way to monetize past Playstation libraries. If you want PS4 games you'll still need to buy a PS4.
so if I buy a ps4 (I have no ps3) and suscribe to it I will be able to play/stream TLoU without the need of a ps3? ok, sign me up and with this news I just confirmed the purchase of a ps4 later this year
goombatommy
Member
This is awesome! Cannot wait until I can finally play the Last of Us...on my PS4. Never played it 
. Same with Beyond: TS.
. Same with Beyond: TS.let's see how it all pans out. I'm not expecting it in Europe before 2015 and in my country probably even later...... I'm also not expecting much in the way of bitrate from the stream and latency, they would have to put up servers in a lot of places to make it relatively low latency and make sure that most providers have decent routing tables for to the datacenters, even then for fast paced game this will not be fun.
iceatcs
Junior Member
Of course it will have latency, the question is will the broadband look for quicker rather than faster for future? (50:1 ratio will be too much for future)
Corronchilejano
Member
No way in hell will this work for twitch shooters or any game which requieres quick input.
Then again there's Killzone...
Well, yeah.
The US will find out soon enough how well it works in practice, but the idea is very impressive, especially considering the lack of BC in the PS4. There are quite a few PS2 and PS3 titles I'd LOVE to play on my PS4 and Vita. I'd rather have the games natively on my two devices, but I'll take streaming over nothing. Now that I don't have shit internet (I had DSL through AT&T for years, because they didn't have broadband ino our area, now we have broadband through Time Warner), this is a lot more appealing to me.
That's the idea.
DangerMouse
Member
Excellent. Can't wait to try it out.
metalmachine
Member
This is awesome...
goombatommy
Member
Yes, that is correct.
It would likely be tied to your PSN ID's billing address.
Well, if there is some mod to the client that allows it to go from andriod->linux it should proliferate through the steamboxes and potentially more PCs and PC users to install linux.
boredandlazy
Member
Great idea, but I'm almost certain that even if the services are brilliant the network infratrctyrw in Australia will hold it back.
GravityMan
Member
They cannot overcome it completely, I don't care how good their tech is. Best case scenario is if they can get it under 100ms (and that value includes the TV's own input lag, which varies by TV model and calibration settings), assuming the end-user has a decent quality connection. That would be sufficient for most games.
Bloodbathnbyond
Banned
How much a month
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
If it's as good as remote play is now on the PS4 then it'll be pretty good. There are some issues (i cant play a multiplayer match on BF4 while remote playing as it gets really choppy, games run @ 30 fps instead of 60 fps) but overall it would be a great feature.
It's more than just Netflix though. It's one thing for a server to process pre-recorded video content and stream it one-way to the consumer, but quite a different feat altogether when that server is basically a super computer that has to render, in real time, the video data that needs to be sent, all while receiving input commands from the user potentially thousands of miles away, all within a tiny fraction of a millisecond. Video skipping may be acceptable for watching films but many people wouldn't accept it for gaming. It's one of the reasons why OnLive has struggled up until now.
maquiladora
Member
Wario will finally be able to play Uncharted on his iphone!
FonkyByNature
Member
Sony are getting closer and closer at making the Playstation platform a service. Like Netflix, they want to sell subscriptions because that way they'll make a shit ton of money.
Good to see Sony being pro-active here !
I can't wait to play PS2-PS3 games on my Vita !!!
Amazing news !
Good to see Sony being pro-active here !
I can't wait to play PS2-PS3 games on my Vita !!!
Amazing news !
Despite their claims that PSN services like multiplayer will be supported, I can't see this environment being conducive to super-fast twitchy shooter type games. I imagine that stuff like RPGs and moderately paced action stuff will work decent-to-well depending on your distance to a data center.
It's an api call on Sony's Web Store.
https://store.sonyentertainmentnetw...A80960_00-THELASTOFUSDIG01/1389118415?size=30
Yeah I haven't seen any, I checked The Last of Us and it's still set to 0.
You are obviously not going to be a beast using cloud gaming in twitch shooters online, but there's a lot of game genres where the extra input lag doesn't matter as much.
Corronchilejano
Member
I would buy a PS4 if it means being able to play the PS and PS2 RPG catalog.
Zoe
Member
Not different if you've done RP over the internet. I did a full play-through (
in easy
In fact, probably a worse experience because my cable upload speed would surely be worse than whatever Sony's servers get put on.
lasrmountedmoai
Member
What they need to do is straight up make your PS3 digital library available to PS4 owners at little to no cost- PS+ subscription or something. That'd be enough to get me to make the jump.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Prove me wrong Sony, but I'm worried this will end up being not-for-me because they won't decide to add the games I'd want to play. My expectations for this service may have been way too high, like i even started buying PS3 games on PSN with Gaikai in the back od my mind...but it'll end up being like it is up when I boot up Netflix and see nothing I really am interested in.
Baleoce
Member
Yup, speed of light is what it is. There's only so far you can optimize it. There will be a lot of factors at play as to how smooth your experience will be. How close you are (ping latency) to the nearest PSNow server. Your maximum HDTV gaming profile visual latency. Broadband up/down. Router capabilities, if you're playing on a wireless device. I'm guessing if you're playing via HDTV you might wanna hook it up via ethernet cable.
Sons Of Anarchy
Banned
I can't believe I missed CES this is amazing sony just take all my money now
This basically sums up my take. And also, put the service on PC. Do me a favor of never buying your hardware please. =)
Right you'd need something else to serve as a client to Sony's service.
I was hoping that would be the case but the further we get, the less I think that will happen.
Fenderputty
Banned
If I can play games on my iPad and iPhone, I'm in.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
The monthly price has to be much higher than buying the games individually. You don't expect to buy ps3 games for less than ten bucks do you? No way the monthly subscription is even close to Netflix 's price.
So does Vita haz games now?
God dammit, why are us EU'ers measly peons and need to wait ?
The US is the petri dish of the software world apparently. They drop anything new in our laps, to see how well it bonds and what bugs start to grow and fester within it, so that the rest of the world gets a clean product. I am sure there are many who take this duty with pride.
