PS Now: Sony recommends 5Mbps connection

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Sony promises "low latency, high-quality gaming experience" with this bandwidth

Sony has stated its recommendation of a 5Mbps internet connection for use with its newly-announced PlayStation Now cloud gaming service.

Revealed at CES on Tuesday, PlayStation Now will stream PS3 games initially (other platforms to follow) to PlayStation devices, Sony Bravia TVs and, in future, other Sony and non-Sony devices.

In response to questioning regarding bandwidth, a Sony has said it recommends users have a 5Mbps connection.

"In our internal tests, users with this bandwidth or greater have been enjoying a low latency, high-quality gaming experience," said the firm.

"PS Now tests your connection of each game and optimizes for quality if you are above the minimum requirements," it added, as we revealed in our PlayStation Now hands-on preview.

"We strive to make the gameplay experience feel as if the game is being played locally on their device - fast and responsive (including for FPS and games with twitch mechanics)," Sony went on.

"The Closed Beta will definitely provide a great opportunity to test the experience with gamers with varying connection speeds and our developers will, of course, be working diligently to optimize the service based upon the feedback we receive from the community."

The closed beta is scheduled to begin later this month. Sony has said nothing of beta applications or the scale of the test.

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slapshot101Posted:

Well I used to only have a 1mbps connection but now I have 10 mbps. At least this is a suggestion and not a requirement, because I would rather be able to play and lag then not have the option to play at all. I wonder if they are talking about 5mbps up or down?

SIKSPosted:

This actually pretty basic internet connection. Usually you need 5 MBPS to play multiplayer on consoles so this isn't a big deal.

AsboPosted:

everyone should have this already the standard is 10mbps.

DohPosted:

Lucky for me I switched broadband then, I was getting around 0.2mbps.

It's not asking for much, it's just a standard amount really?

MawderzPosted:

Not really much to ask for..

DissPosted:

-Tylaa- And is the better console in my opinion


I think both consoles have their ups and downs which makes them about equal.

CoffPosted:

And is the better console in my opinion

CoffPosted:

Xbox One has better features available

-Excite-Posted:

why does everything require a certain connection speed.

CraigPosted:

Fozy Well this can be good and bad for me. Some days my connection speed is amazing others it is complete crap


Really, i thought you'd have good connection coz of all them downloads you submit...


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