PlayStation Now has officially moved on to the paid beta stage in the UK, where prices are, well, a bit pricey. Renting PS3 games costs £4.99 for two days or £9.99 for 30 days, and with the same timing options of two days or 30 days, you're looking at paying either £2.99 or £7.99 for PSN titles. Just a friendly reminder: you can own a physical copy of Uncharted 2 for £2.99.
When Eurogamer.net asked about the possibility of a change in pricing, Sony said that user feedback will help shape the service. "Final pricing for when PS Now fully launches has not been confirmed yet but we'll continue to listen to gamer feedback on this subject," a spokesperson said. "PS Now is an evolving service and user feedback will be a key part of our service design decisions, including content and pricing."
There are only a few games up for grabs at the moment, and unlike the US version of the program, there's still no option for a monthly subscription fee. But given the speed at which both of those things came to the States, we reckon that it won't be too long before more options are available. What do you make of these prices? Are you a fan of Sony's cloud-based streaming service, or have you been skipping out? Let us know in the comments.
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[source eurogamer.net]
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I've said it before and I'll say it again: unless you're desperate, there is absolutely no point in renting a game from Now. The monthly subscription is a great deal for some people, but renting is just not worth it.
I love my ps4 but sony are so out of touch with pricing!!! Digital entertainment should b far cheaper than hard copy. If it was I would convert but as 4 renting ps3 game 4 £10 4 30 days they have no chnace. I'm very gutted as I was really looking forward 2 ps now! Wake up sony plz
@ryanorly I re downloaded the beta app just to have a gander, pretty poor but I understand why. The monthly pass is better for everyone, I don't see them getting much feedback with poor prices and crumby selection, a fair few were already available during the free beta period. Are they planning on adding any other non PS3 games do we know, at some point?
lol renting games. just wait until they are cheap on amazon/ebay or local stores.
I switched from Xbox to PS this generation & was initially looking forward to PS Now as a way of playing the PS3 games I missed out on. Instead of waiting & paying ridiculous fees I just bought a second hand PS3 & the games I wanted.
It's still in beta so maybe they will address the pricing issue or introduce a decently priced monthly sub here in UK and hopefully the UK version will be looking like the USA ps now which has 350 games available .. Beta has been pretty good, always streamed very smoothly for me, selection of games wasn't amazing but I enjoyed playing a few I missed on ps3...if ps now makes its way onto smart TVs and other devices and providing Sony can give it a big marketing push I can see it becoming popular
I think the future of this is for people who don't have a console, who'll just stream this on their tv and a change to a monthly subscription fee is a must. Also why is their no ps1 or 2 games, I still own a ps3 as many ps4 owners probably do so have easy access to these titles already and possibly either own or have played quite recently anyway.
I can sort of see where the ultimate goal is but it's current format and pricing on ps4 is a long way off that.
"we'll continue to listen to gamer feedback"
Read: "if it doesn't sell, we'll make it cheaper..."
North America here, will get better in the long run
This is so stupid.
Sony has never been know for good pricing in all theirs products...
Well I've been on the Beta (had to take two goes as the original download link they sent me was dead) and the only game that intereste'd me was Sam & May Devil's play house and one month they had eps 4 & 5 and the next eps 1 & 5!!! If the others dind't interest me for free I doubt i'd want to pay fer 'em.
@ryanorly I could be wrong but that may be their ultimate goal. Get the service up and running on PS4 then rollout to smart tvs and possibly other devices. Opening up new revenue streams and maybe even draw in new customers. At least that's what I'd do
Still got my ps3 ps2(which is backwards compatible with ps1) and most my old games on all systems.I did a boot sale recently tried to sell some ps2 and 1 games I no longer wanted couldn't get 50p so gave them away. Why rent just don't get it.maybe the Asian markets think and spend differently
The lower price point is only there to make the higher one look better and more appealing, but you can't fool a consumer who will still see what they're paying and what for. Which is too much.
Enjoyed the free beta, but i won't be paying those prices for 2 / 30 days rental of a game. Waiting to see what the monthly subscription is now - it's obviously something you would only use very occasionally.
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