PlayStation Now coming to PC

Missing Number · Aug 24, 2016

Sony is interesting..... Seems they are smarter than they look.

Instead of crying about helping the competitions (microsoft) sales, they are recognizing and utilizing its power for their own benefit

Sony 1: if steam can do it why not us?
Sony 2: uh cuz we have our own system?
Sony 3: what if we limit it to ps3?
Sony 2: uh HELLO we ignoring we are boosting Microsoft's system?
Sony 1: how so ? Everyone and their grandma already has a pc, cept fred. He has that Apple crap.
Sony 3: hey I told you that in confidence !
Sony 2: so we throw in the towel? (profanity x3) I'm going to nintendo!!

Sony 1 and 3: money money money!
Nintendo intern (Sony 2) : wait.... You want to do what with the new console?

McDonalds fry cook (Sony 2) : I don't get the game industry, I'm gonna just play my atari

Foxi4 · Aug 24, 2016

LightyKD said:
If the PS4 controller already connects via custom drivers then why the hell would anyone buy a $25 dollar adapter to do what they can for FREE? -really SONY???? Also, this service is kinda pointless on PC unless the PC version will be nothing but PS and console games that never got PC ports.

The adapter was probably introduced because the DS4 is known to be incompatible with older BT chips. By using a standardised adapter Sony's making sure every dullard can connect it to their rig. As for the reason to get PSNow, it's pretty simple as well - it's a matter of playing games independently of the platform and on often times grossly underpowered mobile hardware that wouldn't support them natively otherwise.

Minox · Aug 24, 2016

TVL said:
PS3... Three? I thought Playstation Now was current gen. Monthly payment to play last gens games, that doesn't make any sense at all.

Of course it does. By doing this they get even more cash from a previous generation while still requiring people who wants to play their latest games to play on their new console.

Hector_B · Aug 24, 2016

Hi guys just got a E-mail inviting me to try ps now on pc.
So far they still have a bit of work to do! games display in under 720p minnimum broadband connetction is 5mb down.
Xbox 360 controler works fine.
There is no search function yet so unless you know its there its a nightmare to find.
(link might be EU only)
https://www.playstation.com/en-gb/e...16-CE-OTH-APS&emcid=NOWPA-B-240816-CE-OTH-APS

GuyInDogSuit · Aug 25, 2016

This sounds promising, but I'm not sure my current internet situation can handle it with so many other people using it. To be honest, I'm glad I have a PS3 and jailbroke it with a 1 TB HDD, but I'm sad that it needs repairs (stupid thermal silver burned out on the processors).

TVL · Aug 25, 2016

Minox said:
Of course it does. By doing this they get even more cash from a previous generation while still requiring people who wants to play their latest games to play on their new console.

Seems like a total waste of that streaming service. I understand they want people to have a reason to buy a PS4, but if all games were a one year exclusive and then they showed up on Playstation Now I might be interested. I just can't imagine there are too many people interested in paying to play PS3 in 2016.

Vishnoo · Aug 25, 2016

It would be nice if its offline.
I think buying a Ps3 is better than this.

netovsk · Aug 25, 2016

Well I tried plugging my ds4 to windows and coupled with a bit of software even haptics, touchpad and the light bar seem to work fine

And here's the thing, unlike in ps4, pc games don't try to use any of the controller features since they didn't have it in mind,.and probably never will. This adapter is expensive and pointless.

puss2puss · Aug 25, 2016

^ yup, with ds4windows its oretty amazing, we can even mix xbox buttons and keyboard keys in the same profiles.
..the only feature missing, is the stereo jack compatibility!..but maybe when does official drivers arrive someone will redo an application fully featured

Burlsol · Aug 25, 2016

mashers said:
I feel like this is terrible news. Why would Sony continue to invest in hardware now if they can just offer streaming of the games to PCs? I can envisage Sony dropping hardware entirely and moving to a streaming only service. This will be more cost-effective for them, which will make it harder for other platforms to compete. Other console-makers (MS, Nintendo etc) will have to make the same move, and consoles will disappear. Then console users are in the same situation as PC gamers - constantly having to play 'system requirements catch-up', worry about drivers and OS compatibility etc.

I wish things weren't going this way. I want to just put a game in a console and play it, not dick about with Windows and streaming and shit like that.

Quite so... There are people out there who just like the way console gaming works. No complicated OS or interfaces, no having to manage files or folders, just putting in a disk and playing (unless there are patches to download). The console sort of interface isn't going to go away.

What this would mean, extended further, is that Sony would not be having to continuously fight the hardware battle. They can make use of distributed computing and keep the majority of the workload on their own servers, or split between private hardware, and just feed the display data to the intended recipient. This would drive down the price of each console dramatically since at that point all you need is about as much hardware power as a RaspberryPi, an internet connection, and a controller. Sound familiar? This is what Microsoft was already intending with the Xbone, just having individual consoles do most the work instead of their own servers. Regardless, this is the direction that console makers, and even AAA development teams (including Valve and Steam) have been trying to move things for some years now since it allows them to sell games as a service instead of as a product. Just like how most people watch movies as a service (netflix, ect) instead of buying or renting physical copies of that movie. First service to get this working right essentially wins the console war since there would cease to be any reason to buy another console... instead you just fork over $10-20 a month (there will naturally be different membership plans that control what games you get access to) to use their service or have a fancy paperweight with optional controller attachments. New games, new hardware demands, those just get blended into their service.

Meanwhile more ISP companies are adopting models to put price points and data limits on their "unlimited" internet services because they want to be able to milk more money out of their customers instead of update their networks to handle the demands of streaming services.

mashers · Aug 25, 2016

@Burlsol
Good points. I hadn't considered that the processing would happen on the server, and the client hardware would be responsible just for displaying the already rendered graphics, playing the audio, and sending input to the server. It's basically VNC.

I still don't like it. I like a dedicated piece of gaming hardware with actual games I actually put into an actual slot with my actual hands. Maybe I'm old-fashioned. I still like buying CDs instead of buying albums on iTunes.

Deboog · Aug 25, 2016

Oh my god this is so cool. So many games I have always wanted to play... Shadow of the Collossus, ICO, Journey, Katamari... I considered buying a PS3 just to play these games. And now, I can play ALL of them, plus 20 more great games that I never got in my childhood that sound fun, like Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper etc, all for $20. Provided I can beat them all in a month.

puss2puss · Aug 25, 2016

Deboog said:
Oh my god this is so cool. So many games I have always wanted to play... Shadow of the Collossus, ICO, Journey, Katamari... I considered buying a PS3 just to play these games. And now, I can play ALL of them, plus 20 more great games that I never got in my childhood that sound fun, like Jak and Daxter, Sly Cooper etc, all for $20. Provided I can beat them all in a month.

Uncharted and Last of Us will be nice too

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