HowardRoark
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Can you download your saves from PS Now, though?
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PlayStation Now Subscription Program: All The Details
- Thread starter fluffydelusions
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Can you download your saves from PS Now, though?
Creators of PS+ and the $399 PS4?
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
$15 a month is a pretty damn good deal for all that content.
Pretty sure I paid the same for Sega Channel subscription back in the day, and that was what, 30 games a month?
Pretty sure I paid the same for Sega Channel subscription back in the day, and that was what, 30 games a month?
I Wanna Be The Guy
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For me the appeal of this service is very different to most. For me, I'm ridiculously excited for PS Now mostly for the fact I can play portable PS3 games. My Vita will become a portable PS3 with access to hundreds of games. Games I've played before and would love portable versions of. And games I never got around to playing but really want to play. Plus there's the general benefit of playing things I never would have before, possibly leading to sleeper hits similar to what PS Plus does. But overall the main appeal to me is giving me a portable PS3 with instant access to a super large library, with potential for also becoming a portable PS2 later on. If this service wasn't on Vita I'd be interested, but definitely wouldn't be thi excited for it and probably wouldn't pay what they're asking.
Dragonborn
Member
I didn't realize Amazon and Netflix offered video games. Mind linking to that?
pocketaces
Member
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yes.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Given most are already paying for Plus, this should have been no more than $10 a month. Remember, it's for old games. Old games the majority are realistically not all that interested in playing. Anyone who owned/owns a PS1/2/3 already bought and played or own and play the old games they want to play. Given that most people buy new consoles to play new games, they're not going to pay a premium on top of Plus to now play an old limited selection of games when they're already being sold backwards compatibility through a plethora of remasters that this generation has already brought and will continue to bring.
If you're going to be playing enough PS3 games to make this service worthwhile, you probably shouldn't have bothered with a PS4 and just kept your 3.
BruceLeeRoy
Banned
Good point.
A shitload of old games. Some of which are incredibly well regarded.
Dragonborn
Member
Well see thats the thing, not everyone owned a PS1/PS2 or PS3. You're not forced to buy those remasters either. BC isn't a thing because people aren't willng to pay the extra money to get it in the system (or at least the majority don't).
I don't get why people continue to think that BC is some swtich they can turn on and off.
So is this why gaf was down? 
... It's a bit pricey but all things considered it seems like a reasonable and fair price for what is being offered.
- Unlimited access to titles(Growing)
- Variety of platforms
It's clear they are not pricing it that low because obviously they want to make a profit and the running of the servers aren't cheap(See onlive before it died and came back). Onlive's pricing is $10 for a similar netflix like service so it's somewhat in line with that. What they need now is a discount PS+ members.
... It's a bit pricey but all things considered it seems like a reasonable and fair price for what is being offered.- Unlimited access to titles(Growing)
- Variety of platforms
It's clear they are not pricing it that low because obviously they want to make a profit and the running of the servers aren't cheap(See onlive before it died and came back). Onlive's pricing is $10 for a similar netflix like service so it's somewhat in line with that. What they need now is a discount PS+ members.
brickarts295
Member
I'll definitely try the 1-month subscription during the Summer. The are a few PS3 games I would like to try out and for $20 is a steal if I can finish them in a month.
LukasTaves
Member
Great prices!
How's PSnow working for non US/EU countries?
How's PSnow working for non US/EU countries?
Current Subscription List
Alpha Protocol
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Batman Arkham City
Ben 10 Omniverse
Ben 10 Omniverse 2
Bioshock Infinite
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Bound by Flame
Chime Super Deluxe
Contrast
Crazy Taxi
Critter Crunch
Cuboid Ultimate Bundle
Darksiders
Darksiders II
de Blob 2
Dead Island
Dead Island Riptide
Dead or Alive 5
DiRT 3
Dirt Showdown
Dynasty Warriors 7
Earth Defense Force 2025
echochrome
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON
ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West
F1 2013
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War HD
God of War: Ascension
Grid 2
Grid Autosport
Guacamelee!
Hakuoki Stories of the Shinsengumi
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
ICO
inFAMOUS
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Killzone 3
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
LUMINES Supernova
Madagascar 3: The Video Game
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Moto GP 13
MotorStorm Apocalypse
MX vs ATV: Reflex
Nascar 14
NBA 2K14
Nights Into Dreams
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Overlord 2
Overlord: Raising Hell
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
Papo & Yo
Piyotama
Planet Minigolf
Port Royal 3: Gold
Pure Chess
Rainbow Moon
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Record of Agarest War
Red Faction :Guerilla
Renegade Ops
Resident Evil 5 Gold
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Saints Row 2
Saints Row IV
Saints Row: The Third The Full Package
Shadow of the Colossus
Shatter
Siren: Blood Curse Episodes 1-12
Skullgirls Encore
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sniper Elite V2
Soldner X: Final Prototype
Sonic CD
Sonic Generations
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Spelunky
Super Street Fighter IV
Tales from Space: About a Blob
The King of Fighters XIII
The Last Of Us
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
The Sly Collection
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
Tokyo Jungle
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Vessel
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhawk
XCOM: Enemy Within
Zen Pinball 2: Zen Pinball Classics
Latency doesn't really work that way. Doesn't matter how simple the image is, it still takes time for the video to be transmitted to the enduser and more time for the enduser's input to be transmitted back to the server.
Streaming videogames is kind of an awful idea. I don't mind leaving it as an option for people who don't care about latency or game ownership but I'm worried about what could happen if it takes off.
Not sure why every first party Sony game on PS3 wouldn't be on there.
"Save your game indefinitely on our cloud servers and resume your progress on any PlayStationNow enabled device."
Says right there on the website. Not only does it store it in the cloud, but you can swap devices at any time.
Staggering to keep people subscribing.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
I suppose its quite good for those that skipped the ps3, but it;s a bit much if you just want to replay games. Now if it added trophies to ps2 and ps1 games... Now we're cooking.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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Where did you get this list from and why the fuck isn't Catherine on it?
Duxxy3
Member
If it was unlimited access to download those games as much as I want, that would be a great price. But streaming games.... nah. Not dealing with the persistent connection or latency. Might be a good fit for japan though, or any country that gives a shit about network infrastructure.
From the Community forums here
As expected, lots of titles won't be part of the Subscription and are only available through rental.
Though strangely, some titles are only part of the Subscription and not available through rental.
The price is actually better than I expected. Though if Sony really wants to make this a hit they probably need to lower the price even further.
The target audience for Now is not your normal gamer. Those will always have a problem seeing the value in this service. But if you can get on your Bravia or Samsung TV Netflix for 10 bucks to watch movies and PS Now for 10 bucks to play some games this might be a viable value proposition. Having said that, most people use their phones for gaming and there might be only a niche market for a gaming streaming service.
Still, I think it makes sense for Sony to see whether there is a Netflix type market for gaming out there. If there is and Sony grabs it it would be a big win.
The target audience for Now is not your normal gamer. Those will always have a problem seeing the value in this service. But if you can get on your Bravia or Samsung TV Netflix for 10 bucks to watch movies and PS Now for 10 bucks to play some games this might be a viable value proposition. Having said that, most people use their phones for gaming and there might be only a niche market for a gaming streaming service.
Still, I think it makes sense for Sony to see whether there is a Netflix type market for gaming out there. If there is and Sony grabs it it would be a big win.
DarthWalden
Banned
If that's actually the subscription list I take back my comments. That's pretty good value. I saw another list that was extremely garbagy.
kingwingin
Member
I'll buy a month to blow through some easy trophies.
The two aren't really directly comparable, but I definitely don't see it as being better value than EA Access currently. At $30 a year, you can barely buy one of the games in the vault, and the game itself isn't compromised in anyway compared to a purchased version (no lag, secondary roaming license etc).
At what currently works out as $180 a year, for games that can be found for almost nothing, you'd need to play quite a lot of last gen games (and quickly) for it make as much sense.
Now, if EA Access remains worthwhile going into a second year is a different matter an depends on what gets added to the vault over time (they've done a decent job so far).. that obviously goes for PS Now too though.
StealthGoblin
Banned
I'd be up for that if the prices were also that reasonable in £.
Also, they need to add more games each month.
Also, they need to add more games each month.
Pandora012
Member
I know people don't like paying for more for things, but $10 is way too low. You are not downloading these games, you are streaming them. That alone costs money, you can't expect them to just absorb these cost because people are being cheap. What you get is convenience. You will be able to use this service on Ps3, Ps4, PsVita, some televisions, and I think some phones.
I for one will use this service, because I like to play old game that I might have missed. I'm just waiting until they get out of the beta phase, so I can start adding more games.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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The lack of Catherine on that sub list really sours my opinion of it. Man, what a buzzkill. Hopefully it will be added later.
Never knew someone may find a different streaming service overpriced. Thank you for the info. But upon careful reflection, I still find these prices too high for the ability to stream outdated PS3 games on my PS4. I'll stick with my PS4 games for now.
Rain City Gamer
Member
They have added a few games a week over the past couple months so it should slowly grow. It started at 100 in August and now it is close to 200.
EDIT:
http://community.us.playstation.com/t5/PlayStation-Now/PlayStation-Now-Title-List/td-p/44466574
Looking here, it looks like some games will not be a part of the Sub plan as of now (Guessing it is a contractual thing) Will be interesting to see how this evolves and if it causes any confusion on which games are part of the subscription plan vs. single rental options.
Ingueferroque
Banned
You'd think their blog post would contain a list of all of the available games. Not a low-resolution image linking to Flickr.
Mr. Giggles
Member
Yeah, they don't make them like they used to. My SNES and older consoles still run perfectly.. My PS2 and now my PS3 have been relegated to show pieces.