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Kyle Orland: PlayStation Now is still suffering from the branding and baggage leftover from its streaming-focused launch
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The DLC thing is a real pain in the ass. How is it not possible to get/use DLC while streaming? I mean, I understand why it's tough, but they should figure it out.
Stuff like Asura's Wrath won't ever be complete on PS Now, and good luck continuing your Persona 5 save if you ever played with DLC previously.
And I've said it before, but I still really doubt the PS5 is going to allow PS3 downloads. I'd love it, but I'm not getting my hopes up.
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Actually, I was careful to point out the obvious errors first to avoid other people from repeatedly doing so. There are valid points for discussion in the article. If I had not done that, the thread would have gone downhill fast with repeat responses calling attention to the same errors. That's gratitude I suppose. lol
Yes, there's already a select few PS2 games you can buy and download on PS4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_2_games_for_PlayStation_4
Wait, what?
I heard that Uncharted and GoW we're gonna be available on the service but I thought they were streaming? So it's basically gamepass now
If ps5 offers the ps3 games as downloads I see this service getting a huge boost in subscribers. Theres a shitload of games.
I just think Sony's
You've been able to download PS2 and PS4 games on PS4 for over a year now. The service is still 100% streaming-only on PC though, just like all PS3 games on PS4.
I was thinking of the dude who worked for MS when the always online thing with Xbox One was happening.
Yeah, PSNOW does have a sort of stink on it.
They really need to rebrand it for PS5. Hopefully they can get PS1 and PS2 games in there natively. PS3 games natively too would be nice as well.
Cloud should be an option for EVERYTHING, and EVERYTHING should be downloadable.
Those games are off the service in January, but you can download them.
Do you lose them when January comes around even if you've already downloaded them?
Yes, January 2nd they're simply gone and you'll need to go and buy the actual game if you want to continue playing them
Well that puts a damper on the service's value. If Sony's going to add any first-party games they should be permanent.
Agreed, especially considering how old some of these games are. I can obviously understand GTA V not being there permanently considering it's a 3rd party and still sells an insane amount every year but Sony's games should definitely stay permanently once added.
Correct, but unfortunately the amount of PS2 games available is quite small.
They definitely need to create a download-only tier and launch it worldwide. Call it PS Instant or something like that.
It's one of the biggest issues with PSNow (along with no large scale native ps1/2/3 support).
God of War (the newest fp title on the service) is well over a year old at this point. It's like Sony wants to catch people in January before they've finished the game and get them to buy it.
for some reason looks like in every post about Playstation Now and Streaming Games looks like nobody in a gaming enthusiast forum has heard anything about PS now.
For over a year this all PlayStation ads came with this " Instant access to the PS Now library, with hundreds of incredible games ready to stream or download* on demand. "
Yeah the whole service had a major stink on in for multiple years. They may want to re-launch with a new name for next gen.
This is true. Sony gets to these things first, don't move fast enough and has shitty branding and then they end up having to drop the service. See crackle, which was streaming before netflix, and vue which was doing live tv before hulu, youtube.
I also just found out that Now offers download because of this thread.
Another thing I bet the "general public" doesn't know: You don't need to be a PS + subscriber to play PSNow games Online.
Yep good idea.
In Australia we're probably a while off getting viable streaming but we could right now have a download service up and running.
Been saying the same and I don't understand why they've never done this, so many people simply can't subscribe because of where they live.
There's a number of older Sony 1st party PS4 titles that should just be on PSNow permanently-
-Ratchet & Clank (2016)
-Uncharted 1-3 (PS4 versions)
-The Last of Us (PS4)
-The Last of Us: Left Behind (PS4)
-Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 remake)
-Knack 2
-Everybody's Golf
-The Order 1886
-Infamous: First Light
-The Last Guardian
Plus Horizon: Zero Dawn as it's been so cheap recently.
-Ratchet & Clank (2016)
-Uncharted 1-3 (PS4 versions)
-The Last of Us (PS4)
-The Last of Us: Left Behind (PS4)
-Shadow of the Colossus (PS4 remake)
-Knack 2
-Everybody's Golf
-The Order 1886
-Infamous: First Light
-The Last Guardian
Plus Horizon: Zero Dawn as it's been so cheap recently.
Game Pass's value proposition makes it look like a joke, too. So there's that.
Unless I've lost track and PSNow offers all PS4 first party titles day and date, and in perpetuity.
Unless I've lost track and PSNow offers all PS4 first party titles day and date, and in perpetuity.
I don't think every ps4 game is downloadable at least it wasn't about a month ago when I last used the service. All ps2 ones were but not ps4 games.
It doesn't, but the library is 4 times as large and includes an option to stream every game for less money.
That's not going to happen while Sony's major AAA exclusives keep selling gangbusters. I don't get the impression that Sony is trying to be the "Netflix of gaming", maybe something more akin to HBO.
It was in September 2018 when they first started to offer downloads, and about 80% of PS4 games were downloadable there and then. And I believe that shifted to 100% before the end of the year. Unless there is some weird outlier all PS4 games added to the service have been downloadable for close to a year
wait, PSNow isnt just a streaming service anymore lol? What PS2 games are available?? All the ones that were on PS3?
Damn, just checked the list. None of the PS2 games I want are on there atm. I would sub in a heartbeat if they added SMT III and the Raidou games. Been debating if I should hook up my PS3 again just to play them or not.
Damn, just checked the list. None of the PS2 games I want are on there atm. I would sub in a heartbeat if they added SMT III and the Raidou games. Been debating if I should hook up my PS3 again just to play them or not.
No the ones that are available are some of the ones you can buy already on ps4
Sony has offered a download option for years now so it's kinda sad people in this thread didn't know that. Anyway, I don't really care if Sony wants to rebrand as long as they keep and improve on the streaming capabilities. I don't like the process of waiting for a game to download and managing my storage.
Clearly not. They've made a big fancy live action PS Now advert that is on TV constantly here in the UK and in cinemas and on social media too.
14 months isn't exactly "years" but fair enough.
Pretty much.
I'd worry about it if things haven't changed by year two or so of the PS5, but it just doesn't need to be a priority right now.
In my opinion Now suffers from a more than just it's branding:
- Poor communication. New games coming to the service aren't even announced until the day they're announced (it's not even that uncommon for the games to go live before Sony announces them) and there's nothing like a PlayStation Now people can follow to get a quick overview of the latest news on the service. The fact that plenty people still don't know you can download PS2 and PS4 games on PS4 just shows you how bad communication has been in general.
- Limited availability. Because the service is only available in countries in which streaming is available a lot of people simply can only have access to the service by making a PSN account with a location in which the service is available. People in all of the Americas except for the US and Canada, Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia (minus Japan) and Australia & New Zealand simply don't have access to the service unless they do this
- Lack of first party games (no this is not me saying they should be there day 1) and more recent big 3rd party hitters. Just imagine how much better the service would be if the inFAMOUS games, The Last of Us Remastered, The Uncharted Nathan Drake Collection, The Order 1886, Ratchet & Clank, The Last Guardian, Uncharted 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, WipEout Omega Collection, Detroit Become Human, God of War and Shadow of the Colossus were there permanently. Those are all over a year and a half old by the way.
- Different catalogue of games between regions which can make what's available to you confusing and can lead to disappointment when people see a game come to the service in a certain region but not theirs