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Fuck. Yes.

My PS4 will now officially be useless. No need to have it set up anymore. No need to constantly switch my ethernet cable every time I switch between using the PC and playing a PS Now game. Good times coming.

The bad news is that the dream of having PS4 games come to the service at some point is an even more distant fantasy now. But oh well. That PS3 library still mighty strong and will keep growing. Hope they put PS2 and PS1 games on the service too a some point.

Joke post?? Who would get a PS4 to solely play PS3 games that are streamed? Hahaha

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

7th September megaton: Knack coming to PSNow!

You read it here first!

This is hardly a megaton.

 

[inpHilltr8r]

You mean not buy them?

They bought their patents.

 

[studyguy]

Well as long as it doesn't do the usual lag then ok.

 

[Jinfash]

The PS3 library that hasn't made the jump to PS4/Steam is my least favorite. The value of this service would be much higher if it included PS1, PS2 and PS4... Which it doesn't, right?

 

[Nozomi]

Cool, Atelier finally coming to PC!

Spoiler

 

[Corpekata]

This is hardly a megaton.

That's the joke.

 

[Thebeardofknowledge]

wow so is there any reason to own a PS4?

Well Someone had to make this stupid ass post I guess

 

[ThatOneGrunt]

That's the joke.

Ah ha... sorry, still relatively new to GAF.

 

[DR2K]

Exactly.

So... Is there?

If you have a high end PC, It would be mostly redundant. But you don't need a PS4 for PSNow.

 

[Walpurgis]

This is an excellent chance for PC only gamers to try exclusives like God of War and The Last of Us. It's also good for console exclusives like Red Dead. Hopefully some changes are made to the pricing though.

 

[Daeoc]

Awesome, now I don't need a PS3 to play Trails of Cold Steel. Might go for Eternal Sonata, too.

 

[thehillissilent]

I used to be a huge supporter of cloud gaming back in the day. However, I started getting back into PC and console gaming and haven't looked back since OnLive went under and Sony bought Gaikai (and bought OnLive assets).

I did try PS Now for a month but barely played it. The latency really depends on your connection and the distance from the server farm. These games are being streamed from custom PS3 servers made for cloud gaming.

EDIT: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2015-hands-on-with-playstation-now

Here is an early DF tech hands on of the service from last year.

 

[FN-2187]

Awesome news!

As someone who does not currently own a PS3 or PS4, I'll definitely try this for a month or two to play some of the Sony exclusives I have missed over the last ~10 years.

I could also never stand any variation of the Dual Shock prior to 4, so it will be great to play these with a 360 controller (assuming that is possible).

 

[nullref]

Well that's pretty cool, but... kind of defeats the purpose of consoles now if all their exclusives end up being available on PC.

The real "purpose" of consoles – as in, the actual market demand they fulfill – is for a relatively cheap and easy way to play games. That doesn't go away if they have no exclusives. Exclusives are about gaining competitive advantage against other consoles, and only one of many possible such advantages.

 

[Zombegoast]

Saints Row 2 never had GFWL. And it has been fixed in the GoG release (which was given free if you connected your steam account to GoG).

Saints Row 2 in GoG is still broken.

 

[Rizific]

So this is to stream ps3 games to my pc? Would it take advantage of my hardware or will it retain the same graphics and performance of the original? If it's the latter, then that's absolutely useless. Performance on last gen consoles was disgusting. Built a PC halfway through the gen and never looked back.

 

[Kaydan]

Isn't the DS4 Bluetooth? Why the need for an adapter?

 

[Mozendo]

Isn't the DS4 Bluetooth? Why the need for an adapter?

Not everyone has a bluetooth adapter on their PC, I sure don't.

 

[Kaydan]

Not everyone has a bluetooth adapter on their PC, I sure don't.

You can get a USB Bluetooth adapter for 5$. What are the features of the ds4 adapter?

 

[Pankratous]

So this is to stream ps3 games to my pc? Would it take advantage of my hardware or will it retain the same graphics and performance of the original? If it's the latter, then that's absolutely useless. Performance on last gen consoles was disgusting. Built a PC halfway through the gen and never looked back.

Same performance as original.

Your PC isn't actually playing the game. A PS3 (or multiple) somewhere else is. The video/audio is just being streamed to you, and your input to them.

 

[ekim]

So this is only compatible with a DS4 I guess? Do I need a PS Plus subscription or "just" the Now sub? Can I "buy" single games without to subscribe?

 

[Spyder_Monkey]

Isn't the DS4 Bluetooth? Why the need for an adapter?

To use DS4 features?

 

[Grief.exe]

Won't this be terrible with the low resolution and latency?

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Seems like a no brainer. I honestly thought it already was on pc.

 

[ActWan]

Actually it is a megaton! That's really big, I know ALOT of people dying to play some PS3 exclusives but don't own one.

 

[Pankratous]

So this is only compatible with a DS4 I guess? Do I need a PS Plus subscription or "just" the Now sub? Can I "buy" single games without to subscribe?

Just the PS Now sub. Separate service from PS+. You can rent single games without subscribing, but as far as I know you can't buy them. Much like you can't buy single movies on Netflix.

PS Now on televisions is compatible with DS3, not just DS4 - so it may be the same on PC.

 

[Lashley]

Depends on the pricing for me

 

[Hidden One]

What game is this from? I feel like I should know..

 

[silva1991]

This is an excellent chance for PC only gamers to try exclusives like God of War and The Last of Us. It's also good for console exclusives like Red Dead. Hopefully some changes are made to the pricing though.

Red Dead isn't on PS Now.

 

[krang]

Just the PS Now sub. Separate service from PS+. You can rent single games without subscribing, but as far as I know you can't buy them. Much like you can't buy single movies on Netflix.

PS Now on televisions is compatible with DS3, not just DS4 - so it may be the same on PC.

Would be better if it supported non-PS controllers. Although mapping would be an issue.

I'm sure there'll be hacks in due course.

 

[Rizific]

Same performance as original.

Your PC isn't actually playing the game. A PS3 (or multiple) somewhere else is. The video/audio is just being streamed to you, and your input to them.

Thanks for confirming.

 

[empyrean]

Shame that the remote play app is on Mac but this isn't

 

[The Janitor]

Should be clarified that is is cloud gaming. You're not actually running the game on your PC, it's being run on a PS3 and then streamed to your PC.

So yeah, I would rather just buy a PS3 than deal with the latency...

 

[Mozendo]

You can get a USB Bluetooth adapter for 5$. What are the features of the ds4 adapter?

It has a playstation logo and it lights up.
It's really nothing new, like HDMI cables for example.

 

[5taquitos]

What game is this from? I feel like I should know..

Well the armor is from Fallout, but the animation... that's been around.

 

[Fudo Myo]

Won't this be terrible with the low resolution and latency?

I think you've hit the Achilles heel.

 

[Shadowheart]

It's been on non Sony devices for a while.

I meant from the get go. I remember a time when it was only available on Xperia. And yes it has issues, but roll out the service and work on it, I say. This is a long haul kind of thing.

 

[JuanLatino]

Fuck. Yes.

My PS4 will now officially be useless. No need to have it set up anymore. No need to constantly switch my ethernet cable every time I switch between using the PC and playing a PS Now game. Good times coming.

The bad news is that the dream of having PS4 games come to the service at some point is an even more distant fantasy now. But oh well. That PS3 library still mighty strong and will keep growing. Hope they put PS2 and PS1 games on the service too a some point.

Fuck Yes.

My Wii U became officialy uselles the Moment the Wii Emulator was announced for PC.

 

[Norwegian_Imposter]

I wish it would come to the Nordics. I don't know why it wont

 

[CSX]

Legend of Heroes Cold Steel on PC my god....

 

[Corpekata]

Legend of Heroes Cold Steel on PC my god....

Do they put newish PS3 games to it often? I have a Vita but honestly I feel like I might get more out of Cold Steel 2 on Now if it's available relatively soon.

 

[I Wanna Be The Guy]

Fuck Yes.

My Wii U became officialy uselles the Moment the Wii Emulator was announced for PC.

If that's all you use the Wii U for, perhaps it is. I literally only use my PS4 for PS Now. I buy all my games on PC now. Cheaper and better. My PS4 is my PS Now subscription box. Now I can just let my PC be that.

 

[NoWayOut]

Bloodborne in 4k@120fps here I come! #artthoudone #letstrengthbegranted #sotheworldmightbemended

You do realize that #1 PS Now has only PS3 games and #2 PS Now is a game streaming service so no matter what's your PC hardware the games will run at the same resolution and frame rate of the originals (at best)?

 

[Corpekata]

You do realize that #1 PS Now has only PS3 games and #2 PS Now is a game streaming service so no matter what's your PC hardware the games will run at the same resolution and frame rate of the originals (at best)?

He's clearly joking.

 

[CSX]

Do they put newish PS3 games to it often? I have a Vita but honestly I feel like I might get more out of Cold Steel 2 on Now if it's available relatively soon.

dont know how often they add new games but they added Cold Steel 1 and other rpgs in the beginning of this month.

 

[HawaiianDreads]

You do realize that #1 PS Now has only PS3 games and #2 PS Now is a game streaming service so no matter what's your PC hardware the games will run at the same resolution and frame rate of the originals (at best)?

Shhhh Shhhhh, don't ruin their dream...let them dream big.

 

[Apoleptica]

So with psnow which ps3 games are compatible, any recommendations?

edit: nvm found the list here https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/psnow/games/

 

[HawaiianDreads]

He's clearly joking.

Man at this point, it's really hard to tell but yeah you're probably right. Lol also you should go visit youtube right now, the amount of salt flying everywhere is gloriously.

 

[neurosyphilis]

PS now is cool all of a sudden. Funny how that works.

-d0hv