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[qa_engineer]

Oh, Gies.....

Does his picture coupled with his incessant blabbering make anyone else want to bitch slap him?

 

[UF_C]

How will I be able to sync my PS4 controller to other devises that aren't my PS4? I imagine the new Bravia TVs will have that ability, but that is my only big question so far. Otherwise, this shit gonna be awesome!

 

[jayu26]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

What the fuck'en fuck Gies? First of all yes they do, secondly first party games are not the only thing they are going to push...

 

[NightBlade]

People should wait until they announce the sub models and if its included in PS plus to a degree before they start raging.

 

[Jomjom]

Which you clearly aren't doing if you're using this service.

You need to think harder before jumping to conclusions.

 

[BadHand]

From PS Blog EU:

As you can see in the details below, it will launch in North America later this year.

So is it coming to US or NA?

This is the million dollar questions Canadians ask when anything is announced for this region. These terms both seem to be used interchangeably.

 

[smoothj]

I bought a Vita 2 weeks ago... fuck yessssss

Also I have a smart tv 60" Bravia, how will that work? Do I not need anything but a Bravia to play games?

 

[Bluekaveli]

Hey, didn't someone just make a thread based off this today .

 

[f@luS]

My vita Will play ps2/3/4 games ? What a machine

 

[Maedhros]

The fact that this is Vita compatible but I am not fond of the subscription model or rent by title.

Not joining a subscription model just to play my PS1, PS2, PS3 games on the Vita or PS4.

You wanted it to be free?

 

[RadarScope1]

Go, Kaz, go. Sounds good so far. Cautiously optimistic. Now give us info and how to get in that beta.

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

Good fucking grief. Sony has nearly 20 YEARS worth of software to pull from. They have the goods. And do we know this is only first party games?

 

[Damaniel]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

I guess Sony had better pack up and go home - if they haven't heard the news already, apparently they don't have any good first party games. Uncharted, LittleBigPlanet - big steaming piles of dog doodoo. Wii Music is where it's at!

(At least Sony's console has something besides a first-party catalog...)

Gies says a lot of stupid stuff, but I think this must be a new low, even for him.

 

[Nuborn]

Oh this sounds fucking awe-

PS Now will begin a beta program in the US at the end of January with an expected full roll-out in the US this summer.

 

[Lonely1]

From PS Blog EU:


So is it coming to US or NA?

This is the million dollar questions Canadians ask when anything is announced for this region. These terms both seem to be used interchangeably.

At least you are not Mexico...

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

 

[dallow_bg]

I hope you get free access to games you own on PSN.

 

[kaching]

so yeah im sure people with really slack standards will get something out of this

Excuse You?

 

[Frolow]

How is this related in any way? Last time I checked I can still buy disc copies of ps3 and ps4 games.

This will be the PS4's only form of backwards compatibility, unless they manage to get PS1/PS2 emulators working. Having the entirety of a system's BC be locked behind a online-only subscription service is disappointing to say the least.

 

[Somnid]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

Actually he's right but the result is wrong. Sony doesn't have the catalog to push something exclusive which is why this makes sense for them to monetize these much more aggressively on even non-Playstation devices. The sub is worth more than the catalog pieces.

 

[B.O.O.M]

woah what 0_0 god damn it I knew I forgot to check out the kaz key note. This sounds amazing

only worry is lag...make it tiny or not that noticeable and you have yourself a winner sony

 

[moltonasty]

gatdamn sony. you're on a roll right now.

 

[Jerkapotamus]

I like the idea, but I'm not sure how much I'll use it in practice. I can't think of a ton of PS1/2/3 games I really want to go back to. Still, tech is cool and maybe they'll be able to leverage the infrastructure in another way somewhere down the line.

 

[jet1911]

From PS Blog EU:


So is it coming to US or NA?

This is the million dollar questions Canadians ask when anything is announced for this region. These terms both seem to be used interchangeably.

I hope it come to Canada sooner rather than later but I won't get my hopes up.

 

[Off-Kilter]

Movies are different,well at least to me. I don't mind now owning movies but games have much more replay value..

If you're a subscriber and you feel like replaying a game just stream it again. Don't see how its all that different

 

[Future PhaZe]

So basically from a wifi source you can access an app that lets you stream play Ps1/2/3 games for a monthly price?

 

[Daffy Duck]

I wonder if ps now will require ps+ for multiplayer.

 

[coopolon]

Its rent per title people

RENT PER TITLE....this sucks I dont want to rent games I want to own them.

In bigger news THATS a megaton wow ps1 2 3 on my vita and ps4 YES please I will be streaming for sure : )

Pretty much any digital video game purchase is a rental. You don't own anything you buy from a digital platform.

 

[NintendoRev]

Just bought a vita and this is announced. Well now I'm even happier I got one!

Hopefully the subscription pricing won't be insane.

 

[BearPawB]

*edit nevermind misunderstood the question

 

[coolasj19]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

*gag* *cough*
WTF?! I... I...

 

[Jomjom]

This will be the PS4's only form of backwards compatibility, unless they manage to get PS1/PS2 emulators working. Having the entirety of a system's BC be locked behind a online-only subscription service is disappointing to say the least.

That's fine but it still had nothing to do with what ms was proposing for the xbone.

 

[Etzer]

This sounds amazing, but:

With PlayStation Now, you will be able to stream popular hits and classic games from the PS3 library, first on PS4 and PS3 systems, followed by PS Vita.

I assume this means the service won't be available on Vita on that "summer" release date.

 

[Coolwhip]

So IF this service is actually any good, why would I need a PS4?

 

[maxcriden]

This is probably a dumb question, but does this mean you would be able to play PS1-3 games without a PS1-3 system (on your TV, though, not on a tablet)?

 

[maverick40]

*gag* *cough*
WTF?! I... I...

He should be a fucking meme at this stage.

 

[JimPanzer]

I'm so getting this for my vita. holy shit, was on the verge of buying a PS3.

 

[kuroshiki]

I like the idea, but I'm not sure how much I'll use it in practice. I can't think of a ton of PS1/2/3 games I really want to go back to. Still, tech is cool and maybe they'll be able to leverage the infrastructure in another way somewhere down the line.

I will pay high price for Shadow Hearts 2 definitive edition.... and playing that game on vita is probably the closest experience I can get.

 

[PotionBleue]

So basically from a wifi source you can access an app that lets you stream play Ps1/2/3 games for a monthly price?

I don't think they mentioned it's limited to wi-fi, you could have your console connected via Ethernet

 

[hohoXD123]

LOL Gies is amazing as usual!

And this is why he is the least reputable person in the industry...

 

[opticalmace]

it already does..

That doesn't make sense. PS Now isn't out, and multi was free on previous gens.

 

[jayu26]

So IF this service is actually any good, why would I need a PS4?

It does not do PS4 games...I think.

 

[Jomjom]

So IF this service is actually any good, why would I need a PS4?

For ps4 games?

 

[Vanillalite]

What if we got a game like the PS3 version of Diablo 3 streamed to say your iPad?

WoW!

 

[gofreak]

I think the sub will be like Amazon Prime.

It'll give you 'free' access to a portion of the catalog on the service, but some titles will be rental only.

It'll be curious to see what third parties get on board also. Getting titles onto this will undoubtedly require new license arrangements.

 

[evilromero]

Damn. I want it.

 

[Oemenia]

This is awesome news, one thing the videogame industry lacks is making money off of older stuff, this will be the equivalent of TV reruns but for games.

I still hope they develop a PSone and PS2 emulator, it's still cheaper than video streaming.

 

[Bullza2o]

This sounds amazing, but:


I assume this means the service won't be available on Vita on that "summer" release date.

The "popular hits" and "classic" doesn't sound like Persona 5 will be included anytime soon...

 

[hohoXD123]

He should be a fucking meme at this stage.

This needs to happen.

 

[fertygo]

So IF this service is actually any good, why would I need a PS4?

I doubt they'll allow you to stream PS4 game.

 

[Euryd1ce]

What about latency and resolution?
Last time I tried Gaikai it was horrible, looked like watching YouTube in 240P.