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PlayStation Now Subscription Program: All The Details
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CambriaRising
Member
Good price.
BradleyLove
Member
I didn't say they did.
breakfuss
Member
I don't mean to insult the "average" consumer but, yes, I think most will either not care or understand the differences. People are accustomed to a certain price range when it comes to streaming services. They'll see $20 & $15 and scoff at it lol. If there's any hope of this reaching the masses the price has to come down.
Again, I'm not being completely dismissive of PS Now. I love the novelty. Just as I embraced netflix in its early stages I want to do the same here. I just hoped Sony would be more aggressive at capturing an untapped market. Pretty tepid entry IMO.
I'm a HUGE movie/music enthusiast and Netflix/Spotfiy complement my physical collection quite nicely. Not sure why you're segmenting the audience this way. Streaming and physical both have their advantages and I assume a large chunk of people feel that way. Sure, I'll always buy the latest Zelda or Metal Gear Solid or Uncharted. But I wouldn't mind streaming/renting some overlooked gem from last gen. Or pulling up a PS1 classic on my Vita. This service has tons of potential for people who want a bit of both.
Evil Monkey DTT
Banned
Between ff14 and plus and netflix...... eh I like the idea but that price is just way to rich for my blood.
Trogdor1123
Gold Member
so for 1/4 the price essentially... and how would you plan on making any money with this again?
Not having an option to purchase these games on the PS4 seems kind of sketchy to me. I know PS3 games wont play on the hardware, but I'd honestly feel more comfortable knowing that I could just purchase a digital key for a single game and then stream it that way. If I'm particularly busy, and just want to waddle through Final Fantasy XIII over the course of a couple months, I'd feel like an idiot paying $30-$40 just for that. I'd rather just pay $10-$15 for the FFXIII key and know that I own it forever.
Also, I know people want to expand the library, but it would be very upsetting if they used PS Now as the sole option for playing PS2 and PS1 games on the PS4. I wouldn't want to pay $15-$20 only to complete the first disk of Grandia. Hopefully digital ownership will still be an option in the future.
Also, I know people want to expand the library, but it would be very upsetting if they used PS Now as the sole option for playing PS2 and PS1 games on the PS4. I wouldn't want to pay $15-$20 only to complete the first disk of Grandia. Hopefully digital ownership will still be an option in the future.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Of course it's optional and good on Sony for providing this option after the EA Access issue they had. Everyone is going ot perceive value differently (and for different reasons).
As someone who has kept all their old consoles and still currently has their PS3 setup, this service provides zero value for me (let's ingore the fact that Australia will most likely never get it anyway). I own all the games I want, get free ones every month with my existing Plus sub and can pick up digital or disc versions of older games I could want for cheaper than what would be $20-$30AU a month.
To be honest, I thought my scenario would be the one most GAFfers would be in. I assumed many of us kept our older consoles truth be known.
I guess I'm being presumptuous there. I guess I could see how this would be pretty good value for someone who ONLY owns a PS4 and absolutely nothing else. But to me it seems they're the only customers who would get any genuine value out of it.
While I haven't subscribed to EA Access myself, I personally see more value in EA Access because:
a) I'm not having to stream a game. I will have an actual copy on my HDD
b) The games are far newer
c) I get discounts on brand new games and can try them early
d) I't sonly $40AU per year. PSNow will most likely be almost $30AU a month.
EA Access and PS+ are competitors. PS Now is in its own space in the console area.
Shpeshal Nick
aka Collingwood
Well, hopefully they'll get some competition then because at the moment it doesn't appear to provide much for anyone outside PS4 only owners or people who don't even have a gaming console.
MDSLKTR
Gold Member
EdReedFan20
Member
Aw yeah! I have it on PS3 (disc and digital) and with this on PS4 (through PS Now) if I ever have friends over, we can do a LAN party (I assume). 4 players on the PS3, 4 on the PS4. I luckily have two TVs in my room (a 32" Vizio and the 24" PlayStation 3D Display) and both systems connected to them. A one day rental would be so worth it for that.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I'm hoping for £14.99.
dead souls
Member
Eh, this seems like it will flop to me. I just don't think the average person plays enough games in a month to want to pay more than double the price of Netflix for this.
This type of service just seems like a dead end for video games to me. They simply aren't consumed like films or television shows.
This type of service just seems like a dead end for video games to me. They simply aren't consumed like films or television shows.
Remember this is just a very early beginning for this service. I think down the road the real money for Sony could come from game players who don't own any Sony consoles. The fact this will work with smart TV's in the future and people only need to buy a Dual Shock 3 or 4 to be able to do it is pretty amazing. Obviously it relies on a good connection and not all games are perfectly suited, but for most people it will be perfectly fine.
The big game plan eventually will be to have the entire range of games across the entire PlayStation console range available, PS1 to PS4 and beyond. The very long term game plan maybe for PS6 to not be a console but to just be a service offered through many devices cheaply. Considering how much internet speeds and services have come since PS1/2 days, and imagine 10 years from now streaming of games will certainly be a big thing. If Sony can be the Steam or Netflix of games streaming then they've got huge potential. They need to match that potential by being ambitious. I'd love to see every game ever made on a service like this, but baby steps are needed first
The big game plan eventually will be to have the entire range of games across the entire PlayStation console range available, PS1 to PS4 and beyond. The very long term game plan maybe for PS6 to not be a console but to just be a service offered through many devices cheaply. Considering how much internet speeds and services have come since PS1/2 days, and imagine 10 years from now streaming of games will certainly be a big thing. If Sony can be the Steam or Netflix of games streaming then they've got huge potential. They need to match that potential by being ambitious. I'd love to see every game ever made on a service like this, but baby steps are needed first
biggersmaller
Banned
Rental and subscription lists must be identical before I come anywhere near this at $20.
I'm not sure. The fact that mobile gaming is booming must in part at least be down to the fact that everyone has a smartphone. It's simple, it's cheap and it's almost immediate for most mobile style games. The fact that everyone has a phone which can access these games is huge, and I believe a bigger factor than the nature of the games you find on mobiles. Give the average person the ability to get into console style games via their smart tv or even a tablet, cheaply, with no $300 up front purchase required and there's some potential there.
For me personally I feel like the service would be great for effectively demo-ing game types I'd never normally go out and buy. I can see myself getting into something I'd never be willing to spend £30-£50 just to try, the immediate access being a huge bonus as well as once you download that 20GB file you might not be feeling all that bothered about playing, the moment has passed.
Gambit 1138
Banned
They should add PS1, 2, and 4 games to the library to justify the $20 price tag
lighthouse777
Member
I kept my PS3, so no need for this
at least for me
at least for me
ThatStupidLion
Gold Member
12$/month is my reasonable sweet spot methinks
crushing my ps3 backlog atm though so, i'd really only be in for ps1/ps2 games...
crushing my ps3 backlog atm though so, i'd really only be in for ps1/ps2 games...
Somebody may have already corrected you on this, but save files are not tied to the PS Now version. At least, it wasn't for me when I played FF13. I put down $5 to start a new game on PSNow to try out the service (I already owned FF13 on PS3). Once my rental was over, I continued with that very same save file on the physical PS3 version of FF13.
AndrewDean84xX
Banned
Too much for old games. Should be a PS+ discount for $10 a month. Makes gamefly look a lot better, and you have access to new games as well. Just my thoughts.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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The OP made it sound like it was near enough, but yeah seeing that sub list is really unimpressive. It's missing a lot of stuff I wanted to try that's in the rental list.
GreyOcelot
Member
doesn't pstv/vitatv already support psnow?
ElMexiMerican
Member
It's all about convenience, and the main consumers that PS Now are intending on catering to (those who have never owned a PS3 before, and eventually those who don't own consoles) aren't going to want to spend $130+ on another system and then x amount of money on games, and then have to deal with switching between their PS4 and PS3.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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I still cant get over the fact Catherine isn't in the subscription. Kills so much of my hype. Love is over.
I Wanna Be The Guy
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It was obvious that a subscription would never be the whole catalogue. That would have been insane. Which is what made this announcement seem so WOW. They made it sound like it was. Pretty misleading if you ask me. They should have outright said in the post in a clear way that there are two separate game lists for rentals and the subscription.
Maybe you could, you know just buy a PS3, just saying....
OccamsLightsaber
Regularly boosts GAF member count to cry about 'right wing gaf' - Voter #3923781
Nope, Sony is going to discontinue and press the master kill switch of the PS3 and recall every PS3 game ever made to force everyone into using PS Now. /s
Pandora012
Member
Probably licenses.
dripdripsplash
Member
Warhawk getting revived.... Fuckin' A.
Black Republican
Member
Resonance of fate on the ps4 now please
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Why do you buy some games now for 60 dollars but get some for free on PlayStation plus?
Same reason I think. Once a title hits a certain point in its life they bundle it in the subscription plan.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Then you are clearly not the audience i was referring to. A lot of consumers (id bet a majority) don't use Netflix to "complement" their physical movie collection. It's replaxed their collection. Same thing with pandora and spotify for music. I'm sure a lot of enthusiasts will get ps now subs to "complement" their game collections. But there is a reason sony is putting this thing in TVs and phones rather than tying it to ps plus or playstation consoles. They want mass market exposure. A subscription will likely get them that far easier than some ala carte model.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
Member
I'd be more excited in this if I wasn't certain 20 dollars will translate to 20 euros or so. Unless theres a real good deal or something, I'l stick with my physical copies of stuff.