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PS4 games now available on PS Now
- Thread starter Savantcore
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phantasmic_glaive
Member
Wow, can play some PS4 games on pc now is cool.
Zombie James
Banned
I can't imagine this will be a good experience. Maybe once they switch over to HEVC, maybe.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
Yeah, good option for those interested but I'll stick to physical.
I hope Sony makes serious consideration of local BC next.
MassiveNights
Banned
I like the subscription concept but the idea of streaming PS4 games on a PS4 seems a little crazy. You should be able to download locally if you have a sub.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
that's awesome!
still waiting for Demon's Souls though.
still waiting for Demon's Souls though.
sixteen-bit
Member
That's got to be a struggle.
Not to mention it's like 2 version outdated so online community gotta be small.
In glorious low-bitrate 720p with latency.
Taliban Stan
Member
How does this work? Is it just a video or do you need a PC strong enough to produce graphics on par with what you'd see if you were playing this on a PS4?
If they added Horizon and Nier, I'd definitely do a month trial or something.
Zombie James
Banned
You're just receiving a video stream.
If the streaming person could even find a person to play with they would get stomped online for obvious reasons.
kraspkibble
Permabanned.
doesn't matter how powerful your PC is. as long as it's not super weak and you have a good internet connection. the games are all rendered on ps3/ps4 hardware at the sony servers and the display output is streamed to your PC and controller inputs are uploaded back to the server. i tried it out a while back and was quite impressed with how well it worked.
according to sony minimum specs are windows 7, i3 2.0GHz, 300MB free storage, 2GB RAM, and a compatible controller. as for internet speed they recommend minimum of 5Mbps (both down/up i think)
RoadHazard
Gold Member
Cool. Now when do we get to try this in the rest of Europe/the world?
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
Knack is not a good game stop this nonsense
InsaneTiger
Member
Expected nothing less, thanks for the post Jaffe.
Being able to play both systems games on the PC is great, saves money.
Arkam
Member
Some people cant be helped. Just play and have fun maybe they will figure it out maybe they wont.
Indeed, the lag combined with the inevitable macroblocking caused by the insane number of voxels, isn't going to be too healthy.
Personally, I'm far too sensitive to input lag for PS Now to ever been feasible for me. I tried it once and hated it no matter what I played. Sony should really let you download these PS4 games too and let you play them for the duration of your subscription - essentially making it a competitor to Xbox Game Pass.
Dead Nation and Exist Archive. Helldivers was published by Sony, but was later released on Steam (also published by Sony, surprisingly!).
It doesn't make sense. Any game from PS4 won't run on Windows locally.
Nah, gotta leave room for Knack to show up on August's PS+ list.
xabbott
Member
If you are playing on a weak laptop it's probably better than trying to play PC versions.
Garrett Hawke
Member
That list is hilarious but I guess it will get better. Cool initiative.
giancarlo123x
Banned
InsaneTiger
Member
Unless you are using PSNow on PS4, then I could see that. But not on PC.
nah, even cutting down all options to very low so its playable would still be preferable than streaming the game
unless you have a REALLY weak laptop (with a killer internet, somehow).... but then you wouldn't be up for PS Now minimum specs anyway
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
ricen-beans
Member
So is there any chance of this service coming to tablets? Or phones?
Would love to play some games I missed from the PS3 era, portably.
Would love to play some games I missed from the PS3 era, portably.
down 2 orth
Member
Reverse pseudo-backwards compatibility?!
Neuromancer
Member
You're right. Knack is a great game.
pixellated_man
Member
so we can realistically expect something like Horizon: Zero Dawn in 2 years time? Fully expecting Sony to take their time releasing the more prestigious exclusives on to this service if at all.
Spukc
always chasing the next thrill
They're reducing the compatible devices, not expanding.
Vita, PS3, TV and Blu-ray player support for PS Now will be removed soon, only way to access it will be on PS4 and PC.
onemanasylum
Banned
All companies drop support for legacy products.
Caayn
Member
Agree, the joke was funny at first. But it has become a tiresome joke.
TV is a legacy product?
DrDamn
Member
I've asked on EU Blog post if PS4 games could also be downloaded to play locally. It seems a no brainer surely? Better experience and not using the Cloud compute. Functionality to do it already exists to a large extent via PS+. Just have the game expire when your PSNow is set to expire.
If they continue to add stuff I could definitely be interested.
If they continue to add stuff I could definitely be interested.