Sony announces PlayStation Now for streaming older games

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Sony President Andrew House has announced PlayStation Now, a new games streaming service that aims to bring older PlayStation games to PS4, PS3, PS Vita and other devices.

PlayStation Now, which will stream games from the original PlayStation, PS2 and PS3 eras first on PS3 and PS4, will kick off on PS3 with a closed beta in the US at the end of January, with a full rollout planned for some time this summer. Users will be able to rent games individually or pay for a PlayStation Now subscription. Sony aims to eventually expand the service beyond Sony devices too.

The foundation for PlayStation Now is Gaikai, the games streaming service Sony purchased for $380 million in 2012. Gaikai is responsible for a variety of PS4 features, including cloud gaming, Remote Play, Try Anything and Instant Broadcast, and other cloud services expected to launch later this year.

Four different PlayStation Now games are currently on-hand at the Sony CES booth: The Last of Us, Beyond: Two Souls, God of War: Ascension and Puppeteer. So far, these are the only supported games Sony has announced.

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Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2014/01/07/sony-announces-playstation-now-for-streaming-older-games/

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UnevenPosted:

Mavericks
Latias
Mavericks Pay to play your old games. Seems legit.


You purchase a subscription and then have access to the whole library. That's cheaper then buying all the games you want to play.


Well guess what? I can hook up my old console and play for free.


Yeah? but only if you have jailbroken ps3 you idiot because otherwise you will need to buy games too...

LatiasPosted:

Mavericks
Latias
Mavericks Pay to play your old games. Seems legit.


You purchase a subscription and then have access to the whole library. That's cheaper then buying all the games you want to play.


Well guess what? I can hook up my old console and play for free.

Talking for people that switched or don't own the system.

DarthRamboPosted:

This seems pretty awesome.

On a side note, I'm surprised Katsumi hasn't posted a reply on this topic yet. Lol.

MavericksPosted:

Latias
Mavericks Pay to play your old games. Seems legit.


You purchase a subscription and then have access to the whole library. That's cheaper then buying all the games you want to play.


Well guess what? I can hook up my old console and play for free.

Morgan_GrimesPosted:

This is even better than getting free games from PS Plus, can't wait!

HarmfulMushroomPosted:

This would be a pretty interesting idea, I'm excited to give it a try once it rolls out!

MaggardoPosted:

I would love to see Sly Cooper on the PS4! Along with Crash Bandicoot, I always loved them games!

LatiasPosted:

Mavericks Pay to play your old games. Seems legit.


You purchase a subscription and then have access to the whole library. That's cheaper then buying all the games you want to play.

LatiasPosted:

jstrout626
iamEticxe People posting about Cod.

WHAT ABOUT SPYRO, RATCHET AND CLANK, CRASH BANDICOOT, NFS UNDERGROUND 1 AND 2

Cod is not the only game in the world, i'd use this feature for them childhood games.
finally someone who understands the true power this brings to us


Don't forget the Sly Cooper series, also the more recent Last of Us and Uncharted series.

YoungRebelsPosted:

iamEticxe People posting about Cod.

WHAT ABOUT SPYRO, RATCHET AND CLANK, CRASH BANDICOOT, NFS UNDERGROUND 1 AND 2

Cod is not the only game in the world, i'd use this feature for them childhood games.


This guy right here knows his games.


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