Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
01-05-15, 12:31 PM
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
Well, if you don't have a PS3 and refuse to get one, I could see this being slightly tempting. Other than that though...
01-05-15, 12:55 PM
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$20 per month is too expensive. It should be at most $10 per month. And where are all the big name games? I don't see the Batman Arkham games, or Uncharted, or Assassin's Creed, or really any big name games.
01-05-15, 12:58 PM
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I imagine most popular games won't end up being included given the popularity of remastered collections. It seems more likely Sony would want to sell you an updated Uncharted trilogy for $60 then let you stream them.
01-05-15, 01:38 PM
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That's weird. Both Uncharted and Batman are pictured but not on the list. Maybe they are adding some games month by month?
01-05-15, 01:56 PM
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01-05-15, 02:07 PM
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$20 doesn't seem bad to me at all 
01-05-15, 02:11 PM
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I don't think it's that bad either, presuming there's games on the list you want to play. Especially since you're not locked in to anything; seems like if you know you have a lot of free time coming up, $20 to play a bunch of games you didn't get a chance to last gen and not resubscribing doesn't seem bad at all.
01-05-15, 02:16 PM
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Compared to other rental streaming like Netflix and Hulu, $20 is ridiculously expensive. If I'm going to spend that much, I want to actually own the title, not just rent it. Yes, I know video games are more expensive than movies, but also keep in mind that these are very old video games. They're not new. You can easily buy them very cheaply. $20 a month is $240 a year. You could buy a used console and several games for that. The only way this rental service would be a deal is there are actually many titles on there you actually want. If there's just a few, you're better off buying them.
01-05-15, 02:17 PM
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
I don't think it's that bad either, presuming there's games on the list you want to play. Especially since you're not locked in to anything; seems like if you know you have a lot of free time coming up, $20 to play a bunch of games you didn't get a chance to last gen and not resubscribing doesn't seem bad at all.
Other than that, though... there's no way I'd keep the subscription active for a full year, even at the discounted 3-month rate (which is $180/year, or about a $60 savings).
01-05-15, 02:26 PM
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Irrelevant, since it doesn't appear that you're tied down for the entire year.
01-05-15, 02:26 PM
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$10 and maybe. I have so many games from this gen to play, to even worry about last 
01-05-15, 03:14 PM
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If you click the link for the current game list, there's actually TWO lists. The one posted is the "single rental" list.
This is the "subscription" list which matches the photo of games.
This is the "subscription" list which matches the photo of games.
Current Subscription List
Alpha Protocol
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Batman Arkham City
Ben 10 Omniverse
Ben 10 Omniverse 2
Bioshock Infinite
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Bound by Flame
Chime Super Deluxe
Contrast
Crazy Taxi
Critter Crunch
Cuboid Ultimate Bundle
Darksiders
Darksiders II
de Blob 2
Dead Island
Dead Island Riptide
Dead or Alive 5
DiRT 3
Dirt Showdown
Dynasty Warriors 7
Earth Defense Force 2025
echochrome
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON
ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West
F1 2013
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War HD
God of War: Ascension
Grid 2
Grid Autosport
Guacamelee!
Hakuoki Stories of the Shinsengumi
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
ICO
inFAMOUS
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Killzone 3
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
LUMINES Supernova
Madagascar 3: The Video Game
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Moto GP 13
MotorStorm Apocalypse
MX vs ATV: Reflex
Nascar ’14
NBA 2K14
Nights Into Dreams
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Overlord 2
Overlord: Raising Hell
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
Papo & Yo
Piyotama
Planet Minigolf
Port Royal 3: Gold
Pure Chess
Rainbow Moon
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Record of Agarest War
Red Faction :Guerilla
Renegade Ops
Resident Evil 5 Gold
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Saints Row 2
Saints Row IV
Saints Row: The Third The Full Package
Shadow of the Colossus
Shatter
Siren: Blood Curse Episodes 1-12
Skullgirls Encore
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sniper Elite V2
Soldner – X: Final Prototype
Sonic CD
Sonic Generations
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Spelunky
Super Street Fighter IV
Tales from Space: About a Blob
The King of Fighters XIII
The Last Of Us
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
The Sly Collection
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
Tokyo Jungle
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Vessel
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhawk
XCOM: Enemy Within
Zen Pinball 2: Zen Pinball Classics
Alpha Protocol
Anomaly Warzone Earth
Batman Arkham City
Ben 10 Omniverse
Ben 10 Omniverse 2
Bioshock Infinite
BIT.TRIP Presents... Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
Bound by Flame
Chime Super Deluxe
Contrast
Crazy Taxi
Critter Crunch
Cuboid Ultimate Bundle
Darksiders
Darksiders II
de Blob 2
Dead Island
Dead Island Riptide
Dead or Alive 5
DiRT 3
Dirt Showdown
Dynasty Warriors 7
Earth Defense Force 2025
echochrome
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON
ENSLAVED: Odyssey to the West
F1 2013
Final Fantasy XIII
God of War HD
God of War: Ascension
Grid 2
Grid Autosport
Guacamelee!
Hakuoki Stories of the Shinsengumi
Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
ICO
inFAMOUS
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
Killzone 3
LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
LUMINES Supernova
Madagascar 3: The Video Game
Metal Slug
Metal Slug 2
Moto GP 13
MotorStorm Apocalypse
MX vs ATV: Reflex
Nascar ’14
NBA 2K14
Nights Into Dreams
Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
Overlord 2
Overlord: Raising Hell
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX
Papo & Yo
Piyotama
Planet Minigolf
Port Royal 3: Gold
Pure Chess
Rainbow Moon
Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
Record of Agarest War
Red Faction :Guerilla
Renegade Ops
Resident Evil 5 Gold
Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
Saints Row 2
Saints Row IV
Saints Row: The Third The Full Package
Shadow of the Colossus
Shatter
Siren: Blood Curse Episodes 1-12
Skullgirls Encore
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
Sniper Elite V2
Soldner – X: Final Prototype
Sonic CD
Sonic Generations
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode I
Sonic The Hedgehog 4 Episode II
Spelunky
Super Street Fighter IV
Tales from Space: About a Blob
The King of Fighters XIII
The Last Of Us
The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
The Sly Collection
The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
Tokyo Jungle
Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Vessel
Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Warhawk
XCOM: Enemy Within
Zen Pinball 2: Zen Pinball Classics
01-05-15, 03:45 PM
#118
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01-05-15, 05:20 PM
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
$20/month is indeed a lot money for this service. With all the entertainment options out there (TV, movies and physical copies of discs you may already own and haven't played much), who really has the time for this and be able to maximize it?
I work hard for my money and I'm trying not to waste it on too many unnecessary expenses for this new year. So this is a no go for me.
I work hard for my money and I'm trying not to waste it on too many unnecessary expenses for this new year. So this is a no go for me.
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01-05-15, 06:56 PM
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If they were really smart they'd offer it for $10 for PS+ subscribers. It would give more people an incentive to join PS+ and it would be more of an impulse addition for current subscribers.
01-05-15, 07:31 PM
#121
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
$20/month is indeed a lot money for this service. With all the entertainment options out there (TV, movies and physical copies of discs you may already own and haven't played much), who really has the time for this and be able to maximize it?
I work hard for my money and I'm trying not to waste it on too many unnecessary expenses for this new year. So this is a no go for me.
I work hard for my money and I'm trying not to waste it on too many unnecessary expenses for this new year. So this is a no go for me.
Gamefly is $23 and you only get two games a month. Sure you get new releases... if you can get them to send them to you. 
That being said, I'd be down for $10. Not interested at $20.
01-05-15, 09:25 PM
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
I kind of soured on the service when I tried the beta and ran into input lag and unachievable trophies due to the fact the game wasn't on your actual system.
01-06-15, 12:11 AM
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I never had a problem popping trophies on Playstation Now.
And though it's sort-of cheating, anyone can get Gamefly for about $12/mo for 2 games out at a time. I assume every long-term member of that service does this every three months.
And though it's sort-of cheating, anyone can get Gamefly for about $12/mo for 2 games out at a time. I assume every long-term member of that service does this every three months.
01-06-15, 12:11 PM
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I don't yet own a PS4 (eventually I will), but I agree that $20 is too much. It's one thing if your only interest is gaming, but when everyone has other subscriptions that they have (Hulu Plus, Netflix, WWE, etc.) this all quickly adds up to be very expensive.
It's going to be a battle for shelf space, and I expect the streaming industry to start bundling services together in the future.
It's going to be a battle for shelf space, and I expect the streaming industry to start bundling services together in the future.
09-29-15, 06:55 PM
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Re: Playstation Now - Streaming Service Announced.
so i just got a new TV with this Playstation Now feature.
so all i have to do is get a DualShock controller and i can play Uncharted through TV by paying subscription service or per game? can i also play PS4 games or no?
so all i have to do is get a DualShock controller and i can play Uncharted through TV by paying subscription service or per game? can i also play PS4 games or no?
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