Sony's Playstation Now service has been a roller-coaster of hype, disappointment, and somewhere in between. While the service has become a revolutionary ground for adding a netflix like experience for games (and at least pulling it off unlike a certain other service) it is still in open beta and continues to test the waters of what it can offer for its users.
From the First release of the open BETA, there's been a lot of outcry to add retro games to the platform, as well as fixing the somewhat RIDICULOUS pricing for some games (are you really gonna pay $2.99 to rent Sonic the Hedgehog episode 4 for 4 hours..?)
But not to worry, Sony has been taking your feedback. And they've finally come out with a response that may please a LOT of people.
"In our plans going forward we’re looking at everything so there’s the real possibility that you’ll see PlayStation 1, PlayStation 2, and PlayStation 4 titles available," VP of Sony Network Entertainment Eric Lempel told Game Informer in an interview. "Right now it’s just PlayStation 3, but these are all options for the future."
In addition, Lempel said that Sony is currently looking at making changes to PlayStation Now's pricing model based on user feedback. As we've pointed out before, with rental prices that run as high as $49.99, and no way to access digital games you've purchased previously on PSN, prices are currently way too high. Lempel didn't specify future prices, but PlayStation Now did recently introduce game rentals for as low as $1.99.
Lempel said that Sony is exploring the option of setting a price for a certain set of content. "No details on that just yet, but we are actively working on that behind the scenes because we have heard from our users that that’s something they’re really interested in," Lempel said. He added that Sony also hasn't ruled out letting users just buy a game in full from PlayStation Now.
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Being able to keep what You're renting is ABSOLUTELY a preferred option for me, as paying full retail to rent a game for 90 days is ludicrous at the moment. Good to know Sony it taking feedback seriously on its offerings in order to add a better platform for it's fans.
Is Anyone else happy to hear about these changes?