Yes there's trophy support. You're literally playing a PS3 game over the internet. Your saved data is sent to the PS+ cloud save which means you could retrieve your already existing data from the cloud or pick up where you left off on a ps3 if you wanted to.
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PlayStation Now Subscription Program: All The Details
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Yes there's trophy support. You're literally playing a PS3 game over the internet. Your saved data is sent to the PS+ cloud save which means you could retrieve your already existing data from the cloud or pick up where you left off on a ps3 if you wanted to.
Yes, I earned them while playing God of War in the Beta...on my Vita.
Also, I'm in on this as soon as we get a full version on Vita.
It blew me away how well it worked. Did not expect it to work as well as it did. I really want to play TLoU on my Vita though, hopefully the library grows quickly.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
PS2 absolutely has to come at some point. Expanding the PS3 library should be the priority at first but getting PS2 classics wil be really really good and is something I'm really excited for. I can see why they probably wont bother with PS1 though. In an perfect world PS Now would have games from all heir classic systems including PS1 and PSP, butI don't see that happening.
I dunno. If I never buy another game, I have enough games in my backlog or favorites I want to revisit/master that I'll never be at a loss for something to play. The idea seems good, but that appeal of the service doesn't necessary warrant the price for something that won't run locally. With that in mind, the pricing even for a subscription doesn't really seem worth it to me, so I can't really tell what's a realistic price for this.
yes, and probably my end as console gamer
That's the only real way I see PS Now having a advantage, I understand if you just have a passing interest in gaming or something, but if you're remotely serious I don't see why you wouldn't get a dedicated console set up, I can't imagine playing something like MGS 4, getting half way through and having it pulled from the service, this is why streaming gaming will never work in my book, it's not like a movie, games aren't designed to be sat and beat in a hour.
william_557
Member
wonder when this will come to australia....i am excited to be able to play some of these games on the ps4
What are the prices for other major subscritpion services (inside and outside of gaming)? The first impression I have is that 19.99 per month /44.99 for three months seems too high, and there should be a special discount for PS+ owners. Still, I want to know how it compares to other services in order to give a better judgement.
GribbleGrunger
Dreams in Digital
Why?
thelastword
Banned
Cool, I realize that all their games have trophies too, non of the older non-trophy games.
I Wanna Be The Guy
U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!
Wait, what? If the games and service are available on Vita in NA already, what is it that's stopping the sub model from applying to that too? Surely it's an account thing, and whatyou pay for will apply to all platforms PS Now is available on.
Yeah, this! Wasn't PS NOW supposed to be their backwards compatibility solution, lol.
The way they're marketing this now it's anything but (targetting people who've never owned a PS3).
Dr. Black Jack
Member
u mad ?
...says the person arguing that this is a good deal by posting a gif of people literally throwing away money.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
Netflix pull series when people could be half way through them, it is no different. As long as they clearly make available when a game is due to be removed (as Netflix do) it's not a problem.
A question about PS Now, does it offer save states? Or is everything done through a traditional save file system? If they could implement that it would be a game changer.
yurinka
Member
$15/month pricing seems decent, let's hope they keep adding new games and platforms to stream quickly.
Would be nice a $99 yearly subscription too.
And you don't need to own the games so you'll save a good amount of money depending on the number of games you want to play there.
Both the library, territories and number of platforms supported will grow with months, so it will be interesting for people who doesn't want to have old games at home or didn't have a PS3.
To add the games emulated en BC PS3s wouldn't cost them too much if they have rights to include the games.
Would be nice a $99 yearly subscription too.
It isn't the same. Here the games are streamed(so the quality is worse), but not to the console only: it works in Vita, tvs, tablets, etc so you'll be able to use it in many places, and not only at home.
And you don't need to own the games so you'll save a good amount of money depending on the number of games you want to play there.
Both the library, territories and number of platforms supported will grow with months, so it will be interesting for people who doesn't want to have old games at home or didn't have a PS3.
As I remember they said that their plans were to keep adding catalogue, with the idea of having the full Playstation history there in the future.
To add the games emulated en BC PS3s wouldn't cost them too much if they have rights to include the games.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Ea access is 5 a month, but mind you, that's just for a handful of ea games.
EricTheCleric
Member
wait...
are people actually wanting to play the streamed PS3-version of TLOU instead of the PS4-version?
what foolery is this?
are people actually wanting to play the streamed PS3-version of TLOU instead of the PS4-version?
what foolery is this?
Mr. Giggles
Member
That isn't bad at all! I think I'll throw down for the 3 month plan, bunch of games I missed and my PS3 is being put out to retirement - it has served me well but the old girl is on her last legs.
THe PS Now sub is tied to an app which will be available at launch. That app will roll out to other devices at a later date, i guess.
^This, it would cost PS3 £180 + TLOU £20 + Digital game storage
The issue is that services like Netflix and Hulu charge ten-ish dollars a month and, unlike games, films and TV are easily consumable. This is twice the price of that, with a minuscule library, several titles of which I've experienced streaming issues with, and it's a terrible value unless you're a shut-in obsessive or someone that just wants to dabble in a superficial manner. The average person isn't going to play more than a game a month using this service, particularly if they own other platforms.
Jeronimo Jones
Member
The PSNow selection is weak in games I either haven't played or would want to play, so the value isn't there for me yet. I have tried and was able to finish Catherine several months ago though, so I am impressed with the tech.
some might just have a PS Now enabled TV, and nothing else
Eh, TV series are alot easier to watch than to play a game though and your save files are gonna be tied to the PS now version of a game.
If I'm watching a show on netflix and it gets pulled before I get a chance to finish it, I can pick up the blu-ray version and start directly on the episode i left off on.
If i'm playing MGS 4 and it gets pulled half way through it, I need to get a physical copy and start from scratch
IAmRandom31
Banned
Being able to play PS3 games ( and hopefully eventually PS1/PS2 games ) on my PS4, using my DS4, without having to have another system plugged into the entertainment center and without having to switch HDMI's and all that jazz is fantastic to me.
We'll see what the library looks like sometime during the summer of this year. As it is right now I'm fine with just grabbing games as I feel like playing them.
There is so much coming to the PS4 I doubt I will have much time for older PS3 games. Unless they put up Demons Souls. Then that will grab my attention. Or God of War 3 or Ni No Kuni or Folklore or something like that.
We'll see what the library looks like sometime during the summer of this year. As it is right now I'm fine with just grabbing games as I feel like playing them.
There is so much coming to the PS4 I doubt I will have much time for older PS3 games. Unless they put up Demons Souls. Then that will grab my attention. Or God of War 3 or Ni No Kuni or Folklore or something like that.
The Grumpy Old Gamer
Neo Member
ot really worth it for me. I'd only play the PS exclusives. Any older 3rd party games I'd just get on Steam and that would end up being a much cheaper option.
This is assuming that Sony wants to give away free money.
I don't know about this.č
For $20/20 you can get up to 4 physical games and I'll bet nobody can play that many in a month (on top of anything else you may be playing).
The deal is just not worth it, it's weird so few see this. Maybe used PS3 games are a lot more expensive where you guys are from?
In any case, this'll drive down used games prices even further, so it's good for something, at least (as far as I'm concerned).
For $20/20 you can get up to 4 physical games and I'll bet nobody can play that many in a month (on top of anything else you may be playing).
The deal is just not worth it, it's weird so few see this. Maybe used PS3 games are a lot more expensive where you guys are from?
In any case, this'll drive down used games prices even further, so it's good for something, at least (as far as I'm concerned).
see ya
Arthr2ShdsJcksn
Banned
That selection of games leaves a lot to be desired for a Netflix style subscription program.
This is gonna be my problem when it finally comes to the UK, due to playing new games and clearing games in backlog... I'll probably end up doing a month sub every now and then rather than it keep it on auto renewal (hopefully they do subscription cards for this like ps+).
SliceSabre
Banned
Have you ever heard of renting a game? Borrowing or renting a game doesn't stop it from showing up in your trophy list and doesn't prove you own it.
Weird how some of you accept that as normal when all my consoles from the famicom onwards (up to PS2) work perfectly fine still, after all these years (decades).
We never should've settled for this low level of quality, but here we are and what's done is done.
Bojanglez
The Amiga Brotherhood
I own 2 PS3s (and have a load of digital games on them already). Despite that I have limited space in my living room (I own every console) so I would welcome being able to retire my PS3 also being abl eto play something like Ni No Kuni on my Vita would be awesome.
My only concern is that whilst $20 / month is not extortionate, there would be busy 'now gen' months where I would not get that value from it, and psychologically I would question why I paid for a service I didn't use from month to month. I think it is for this reason Sony should definitely offer an annual sub so I can (in my mind) reason that on average over the year I will get that value from it, pay for it and be done without having a monthly reminder that maybe I didn't get my value from it.
My only concern is that whilst $20 / month is not extortionate, there would be busy 'now gen' months where I would not get that value from it, and psychologically I would question why I paid for a service I didn't use from month to month. I think it is for this reason Sony should definitely offer an annual sub so I can (in my mind) reason that on average over the year I will get that value from it, pay for it and be done without having a monthly reminder that maybe I didn't get my value from it.
Badlucktroll
Member
So wait, is $19.99 a month good or bad? I could buy a year of this service with my pocket book and not even flinch.
Cornbread78
Member
Pretty much, everyone won't be happy regardless unless it's free. Each player has their own perception of value...