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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Source: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/444422/ps-now-sony-recommends-5mbps-connection/

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RacistPosted:

Most people have at least this, but for those who don't they probably aren't having too much fun with the lag they're getting anyways

SwiftPosted:

Halo4 Even I get more than that much, shouldn't be a problem!


Wait you are getting the PS4?

HaloPosted:

Even I get more than that much, shouldn't be a problem!

MawderzPosted:

UMF Looks like 90% of casual gamers in the UK won't be using this then...


Pretty sure it's a lower % than that lol.

CartierPosted:

Aytrix Not a crazy requirement amount so it should be okay.

I know right! Who doesn't have a 5mb/s internet connection in this day and age?

Evo8Posted:

Not a crazy requirement amount so it should be okay.

LatiasPosted:

OmeNModder
lilrichard22 Since this is Sonys doing and not Microsofts, it is suddenly "okay" to have an "always online" feature to play, even for single player games.


No. pushing the line was when you needed to connect every 24 hours. PS Now doesn't need you too connect every 24 hours, or ever if you aren't really interested.



Do 90% of people in the UK really not have that internet speed? Also it doesn't have a non-US release date yet, so you might not need that fast of a connexion when it launches in Europe.
UMF Looks like 90% of casual gamers in the UK won't be using this then...

OmeNModderPosted:

lilrichard22 Since this is Sonys doing and not Microsofts, it is suddenly "okay" to have an "always online" feature to play, even for single player games.


No. pushing the line was when you needed to connect every 24 hours. PS Now doesn't need you too connect every 24 hours, or ever if you aren't really interested.

HOFPosted:

This isn't for everyone thankfully. I have good internet but I know some of my friends that have internet that isn't good at all. But its only to play old games it doesn't affect the gameplay of other games. :)

DreamsPosted:

shouldnt affect to many people unless they live in a 3rd world country


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