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According to Sony, their Playstation Now service “delivers unlimited access to a growing library of over 500 PS4 and PS3 games, all with one subscription. Stream directly to your PS4 or Windows PC.”

Unfortunately, “unlimited access” was not the case for this frustrated gamer, who posted an image when asked to wait for his turn to play.

https://imgur.com/9LzOHnu

“Your turn is coming up” in an “Estimated: 4 mins” is Sony’s message. The options are ‘Leave the Line’ or ‘Que in the Background’ while playing ‘non-streaming games’.

And what if a few gamers ahead of you play marathon sessions or pause the game and walk away? I had ignorantly assumed the games would be available for unlimited streaming from the magical PS Now server, but I suppose it’s more realisitc to assume there are PS4s or less elegant rows of servers with PS4 guts running these games.

The internet was sharp to react with more accurate names for the PS Now service.

“Playstation Later”

“PlayStation Hold On A Minute”

“PlayStation dial-up noises”

“DelayStation”

“PlayAnotherDayStation”

“HesitationStation”

My Experience with PS Now

Offered either a free or discounted month, I gave it a shot and was somewhat impressed. I used the oppurtunity to play through both Uncharted 3 and 2 (in that order for some reason, and now I like 3 best). For a twitchy action game I didn’t notice any lag. I had a fairly great hard-wired connection at the time, which I imagine is a must.

It wasn’t perfect though. The biggest problem came when my entire save file was deleted! It was resolved fairly quickly however, and within a day or two I had my save restored by Sony’s online support team.

If you didn’t have a PS4 I could see the appeal, but for PS4 owners, it still feels too expensive for a growing library of older games.

Your thoughts on the que-ing and general offering of PS Now?

 

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Mathew Falvai

Mathew is a huge fan of Space, Strategy, and Shadowrun (Genesis version is #1). When it comes to games and films, he’d much rather experience a 10/10 classic from yesteryear than a 6/10 modern blandfest. He does feel we’re living in a gaming golden age with the power of indie developers at an all-time high, but wishes AAA publishers would take more risks. Mat believes it’s only a matter of time before the pendulum swings the other way and new ideas take their rightful place above reboots.

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2 comments
  1. Jay Jay DS says:
    July 23, 2017 at 12:33 am

    Just received an Email regarding PSnow, Theyre terminating PSNow service on PS3, PStv, Vita, all sony Blu-rays and TVs on August 15th. The service is still available for PS4 and Windows PC.

    Reply
    1. Mathew Falvai says:
      August 26, 2017 at 3:54 am

      hey @jayjayds:disqus Sony is betting that offering streambale PS4 games is more lucrative than PS3&below on PS3, PStv, Vita, Blu-ray, TV etc

      Reply

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