The topic of this week's Friday poll is an obvious one. Earlier this week, Sony dropped the news that PS4 and PS2 game downloads had been added to its subscription service PlayStation Now. Previously, subscribers could only stream PS Now's library of games, but with the option to download them and play them whenever you want, the service has become a much more enticing prospect. Based on what we've seen around the 'net, the reception has been overwhelmingly positive.
If you're reading this wondering what the heck PS Now even is, be sure to take a look at our guide, which covers how the service works and pricing.
Obviously it's going to be interesting to see how Sony handles PS Now going forward. Will it become a more central service on PS4? Will it be integrated with PlayStation Plus in some way? It's difficult to say right now, but there's potential for something big.
And so, we're here to ask you about PS Now. Has the option to download games directly to your PS4 sealed the deal? Are you thinking about buying a subscription? Perhaps you're already subscribed? Vote in our polls, and then let us know how you feel about the new PS Now model in the comments section below
How much does the addition of game downloads improve PS Now? (172 votes)
- Massively, the service is fantastic value now
- A lot, PS Now is much better with downloads
- Somewhat, it's definitely better overall
- Not much, it's still not a very good service
- Not at all
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How likely are you to subscribe to PS Now, now that it has game downloads? (172 votes)
- I've already subscribed after hearing about the game downloads
- I'm definitely going to subscribe
- Very likely, I'm seriously considering it
- Likely, I'm tempted
- I'm honestly not sure, I'll have to think about it
- Not likely, I'm just not interested
- Not at all likely, I couldn't care less
- Actually, I was already subscribed to PS Now before game downloads were added
- PS Now isn't available in my country
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Comments 49
You should add the option "it is not available where I live". I personally wouldn't but I know people who would.
Personally speaking, I like to own my games and don't feel comfortable with some automated technical service deciding what I can and can't play if my internet drops out, whether it's on my HDD or not. It's why I very rarely grab the free PS Plus games and, when I do, it's things I'll likely never want to replay once I've finished them within a week or two.
That being said, I'm really pleased that Sony are working towards making their services more accessible to some, and it's great news for those who would find this helpful. This has been a good week for PlayStation news!
@belmont It's already in there at the bottom!
@ShogunRok It was not when I posted!!
Anyway some small and some not so small European areas at at this time excluded from the service and tbh PSNow may not come at all or arrive late since other services like the Video one never came. I know that they may think is not worth it but the PS brand is popular in the North and South counties missing.
Still too expensive and ps4 games catalog isn't impressive. The next step should be to lower the price.
I took advantage of the £1 deal for PSNow last week! However our game selection isnt as good as other regions.
Still I'm sure i'll find something.
It's not for me. I wouldn't make enough use of the service to justify the monthly price. Very happy to focus on the games I own/buy in combination with the surprise of the monthly Plus games.
I was tempted, spent part of yesterday and today looking into it, but as I posted earlier today in the Guide article, the game list is unimpressive and the price is too expensive. That's not a winning combination.
To be fair there are some decent PS3 games on the list, and a lot of them, but since those can't be downloaded it just puts yesterday's announcement in a bad light.
"PS Now, now with downloads! Only you can't download the games you want to play, only the ones you don't."
That's right up there with Nintneo's new online announcement of "Pay to play Splatoon 2 online and back up your saves, but you can't back up your Splatoon 2 save b/c cheaters."
I subscribed for a year when it was £59.99 recently. I like it, and have never had a problem with lag or anything. In fact, because I game pretty much exclusively offline, I'm more likely to cancel Plus going forward seeing as most of the Plus offerings seem to end up on NOW shortly after.
Still need to log in now and again ..........nah
Being able to actually download is HUUUUGE imo. I always thought that streaming say a fighting game or fps would cause lag which when trying to play online matches makes it unplayable. So this is huge.
I myself couldnt care less about playing old games because ive already been there and played them.
THere needs to be more options.
1. Psplus/now membership would be a sell. Old games should be simply backwards compatible with a ps+ acct. im willing to pay a little bit more for that dual option but not much.
2. Psnow, the annual cost is too high for the slim pickings if games. There isnt much currently available that screams put your ps4 games on hold for this
The service is more appealing but needs to be really improved in order to be mass marketed. Right now it appeals to ppl on a budget who cant buy new games, hc games playing wayyy to much as it is, and the rare casual game exploring back catalogue titles.
This is an improvement but what with backlog and a decent supply of PS+ games every month I just don't need any more games.
It's too expensive for what it offers; a lot of that value is still dependant on whether or not you are able to stream the game.
I would like to see a discount for people who also have Plus, or different packages, something like that. I think it's just the start though, so I'll wait and see what else they will offer. I'm thinking about it though.
It's too expensive for what it is. Even if it was a free part of being a PS+ subscriber, I doubt that I would use it that much.
Already subbed to plus so I don't want another subscription.
No, subscribing would take gaming in a bad direction, simple as that. I also don’t see a good deal regardless.
If there’s a crazy Black Friday deal for a twelve month plan I’ll snatch it, otherwise I’m fine with the ridiculously lengthy backlog I already have.
Even if it was available in South America, I probably wouldn't subscribe to it yet. It's a matter of math really, I mostly take more than a month to play a game, so it wouldn't offer value to me, unless it was way cheaper than buying games. I also want to have my own digital collection of games, so the service takes that away too.
Until they improve PS3 streaming performance (since we can't download), I just can't pay/recommend it.
I found far too many games unplayable due to the unreasonable latency (server side latency, not client)
It should also include PS3 games that you actually bought digitally (I miss you Ni No Kuni) and not just the predetermined PS3 selection. If they rolled this together with PS+ for £8 or £9 per month then boom!!
Seriously considering the £85 offer on the dashboard at the moment!!
It's the price that puts me off, too high for my idea of a good deal.
@Hengist
My thoughts exactly
It’s a crap service akin to Playstation plus. Paying more and more for the right to own nothing.
Price is still to high for me for a limited number of games that are downloadable
One thing that would seal the deal for me is the option to download the PS3 titles on my PS3. I didn't get my PS3 until very late in the gen so I'd love to be able to use this to catch up on some of the games I didn't get a chance to play.
Unfortunately, seeing as the console is pretty much dead now, I very much doubt Sony would be willing to go back to the PS3 firmware and enable that option.
I was interested until I looked at the games that were available. Nothing I want to play on there.
@NathanUC Yeah! That's what I want too...better PS3 streaming quality! Soooo frustrating that this seems to be the last priority for them. Isn't that the whole point of this service?!? Gah, guess I'll have to go re-buy a PS3 and find space for it somewhere.
Also, the PS4 part of the deal is completely pointless to me. I'd rather buy the PS4 games I want to play for $10 or $15 on sale than drop $45 for a 3-month subscription.
If I had more game time I'd be more interested in subscribing but it just wouldn't be worth it for me.
Definitely an improvement though imo...
I'll need to look at the PS2 games list, and I might be tempted to get a 1 month subscription if there's a really good PS2 game I want to play that's not available anywhere else.
For me, it's not worth getting this to play PS4 games. There's various issues from not owning the game. On top of that, I'm very slow at playing through games. By the time I've reached the end of a game, it may well have been cheaper for me to buy the game in a sale.
Nah, it's like Netflix. Too much choice and I end up watching nothing.
Not likely, as I’ve still got my PS3 hooked up. So I can’t really think of a benefit I’d get out of it.
I prefer to own what I purchase, so for the same reason I care nothing for PS+ "free" games coughtheyarenotfreecough, though the discounts are nice, I am not interested in PS Now. Also I own a PS3, so I can play virtually everything on offer already.
If I was still in Japan without all my hardware, that'd be a different story...
@JJ-Firl Same here.
Maybe if you could download ps3 games as there were a few I missed out in being a 360 owner.
I think the ability to download PS3 games would be the clincher. Sony are still haunted by the cell.
I think it should be baked into PS+
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@RogerRoger Uh...you can play your PS+ games without internet being active, but you'll be locked out on the date your subscription expires. I know this because I could still play the games when my internet was down for several days last year.
I don't like the idea of subscription-based access, this doesn't change that, despite being an improvement.
I know it's something a contradiction since I subscribe to PS-Plus, but I don't subscribe to Plus in order play/access games; I do it in order to get the extra discounts, which amounts to a considerable amount for me over the year.
The lack of a PS3 emulator on PS4 is what kills this feature stone dead. The amount of games available to download isn't huge because the main library, being the PS3 games isn't available. It's a step in the right direction, but without that PS3 emulator I just don't see the point in subscribing.
If it offered a service like microsoft I would be tempted but in its current state no. Sony need to up their game
@ReanSchwarzer7 You're quite right, and my apologies for any confusion I may have caused to yourself and / or others.
What I should've said was something along the lines of "it's a similar reason as to why I don't grab many PS Plus games, as I don't like the idea of some automated system shutting me out someday because I've let my subscription lapse; I never feel like I own those games, rather that I'm just borrowing them from Sony for a bit".
Tempting offer but as long as we're still getting PS1/PS2 games for purchase on PS4 I'll pass.
Also wish we could download PS3 games but I do understand why that's currently impossible.
650+games on PS Now with titles that switch out and people here think that $99(US) a year is to much??? That's less then the cost of 2 new games. It's a fantastic deal.
But I have to say it not for me. I don't care for "BC" or old games. I like to purchase the hot new titles not retro stuff. My PS1,2, and 3 are packed away still in working order. I am sure I already own every PS4 title that's been or is on PS Now. If I did like retro I would jump on this offer ASAP.
@RogerRoger No worries!
I'm not one to play old games. If I have new games, why would I want to play classics?
Perhaps if I wasn't already subscribed to ps+ and the games on offer were newer I would be tempted.
Not being able to download PS3 games still makes this look unappealing. Though, it's a bit better now. As someone earlier said, yes. Gamepass still destroys this.
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