Tag: Playstation Now
News PS Now March 2021 Update Adds inFAMOUS, World War Z, and More
Ace Combat 7 and SUPERHOT too
The start of a new month means another load of PlayStation 4 titles are heading to Sony's download and streaming service PlayStation Now. For the month of March 2021, Sony adds inFAMOUS: Second Son, World War Z, Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, and SUPERHOT. Online zombie shooter World War Z will be part of th
Guide All PlayStation Now Games
A complete list of every PS Now game
What's the full list of all PlayStation Now games? Below you'll find the complete lineup of every PS Now game available to subscribers, spanning both PS4 and PS3 software. Remember that PlayStation 4 titles can be streamed or downloaded to the console, while PlayStation 3 titles can only be streamed. If you're...
Little Nightmares, WWE 2K Battlegrounds too
Update: Sony has now confirmed the list of PS4 titles heading to PlayStation Now for the month of February 2021, and it includes Call of Duty: Black Ops III, WWE 2K Battlegrounds, Detroit: Become Human, Darksiders Genesis, Little Nightmares, and
News PS Now January 2021 Update Adds BioShock Remasters, The Crew 2, Frostpunk, More
Surviving Mars too
Update: Sony has now confirmed January 2021's additions to the PS Now service via a PlayStation Blog post. As well as revealing those PS4 titles now part of your membership, it also states The Crew 2 will be available to download and play until 5th July 2021. The BioShock remasters, Frostpunk, and
News PS Plus, PS Now Members Frustrated by Duplicate PS4 Games
Why subscribe to both?
Over the past six or so months, we've been picking up on a mood change when it comes to the announcements of PlayStation 4 games included in the PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions. Essentially, the thought process goes that if you sign up to both, you'll actually start to lose out as Sony continually offers the...
News PS Now December 2020 Update Adds Horizon Zero Dawn, Darksiders 3, Wreckfest, More
The Surge 2, Stranded Deep too
Update #2: Sony has now confirmed this month's PS Now additions via the PlayStation Blog. They are Horizon Zero Dawn: Complete Edition, Wreckfest, Darksiders III, The Surge 2, Strand
Guide Can You Download PS Now Games on PS5?
Can you use PlayStation Now to download games to PS5?
Can you download PS Now games on PS5? Can you download from PlayStation Now as well as stream on PS5? Sony introduced the ability to download certain games direct to your PS4 in a significant update to PS Now. Will this functionality be present on PS5 as well? As part of our PS5 guide, we'll give...
News PS Now November 2020 Update Adds RAGE 2, Injustice 2, F1 2020, and More
Kingdom Come, Warhammer too
It's the best day of the week for PlayStation Now subscribers as Sony has just revealed the new PlayStation 4 games headed to the service for the month of November. There isn't a certain theme running through all of the titles this time around, but we're sure there's something for everyone in this line-up. We suppose RAGE...
News PS Now October 2020 Update Adds Days Gone, MediEvil, and Much More
Friday the 13th and Trine 4 too
Update: The PlayStation Blog has now confirmed the latest additions to the PS Now service for the month of October 2020, and they're slightly different to what was originally reported. You'll be getting Days Gone, MediEvil, Friday the 13th: The Game,
News PS Now September 2020 Update Adds Resident Evil 7, Final Fantasy XV, More
Japanese treats
Update: Sony has now confirmed these additions to PlayStation Now over on the PlayStation Blog. Resident Evil 7 will indeed be sticking around until 30th November 2020 while Final Fantasy XV leaves on 30th March 2021. The rest are permanent PS4 titles. Original story: The Japanese side of PlayStation Now has just detailed its...
Guide PS Now vs Xbox Game Pass: What Are the Differences and Which One Is Better?
Is PS Now better than Game Pass?
What are the differences between PlayStation Now and Xbox Game Pass? Is PS Now better than Game Pass? If you happen to be weighing up the two gaming services offered by Sony and Microsoft, potentially to help you decide which console to purchase, you might be wondering which is the better deal. As part of our PS5...
Is PlayStation Now coming to PS5?
Will PlayStation Now be coming to PS5? How will PS Now work on PS5? Sony's on-demand gaming service has been growing steadily on PS4, but the question remains how it will expand to PS5 in the future. As part of our PS5 guide, we're going to take a look at what we know about PS Now on PS5 so far. For more...
News Sony's Finally Resolved the PS Store's Biggest Flaw
Now you can buy games that are part of subscriptions
One of the most embarrassing oversights on the PlayStation Store is that, up until very recently, you couldn’t purchase a game if you’d previously claimed it courtesy of a PlayStation Plus or PlayStation Now subscription. This meant that, if you’d added a title to your library but let your...
News Big PS Now Update Brings Hitman 2, Greedfall, Dead Cells, More
A lot more, actually
Update: Sony's now officially confirmed the new PlayStation Now lineup. Hitman 2 and Dead Cells will be available until 1st February, 2021. The other titles will remain part of the PS Now library for the foreseeable future. Interestingly, it seems The Sinking City has also entered the catalogue, despite no official comment from...
Guide PlayStation Now FAQ: Everything You Need to Know
All you need to know about PS Now
What is PlayStation Now? How much does PS Now cost? What games are available on PS Now? In this guide, we aim to answer all your questions regarding PlayStation Now, the service that allows you to stream and download a wide variety of games for a monthly fee. Sony has been constantly updating and improving the...
News PS Now July 2020 Update Adds Watch Dogs 2, Street Fighter 5, and More
The Turing Test, Infinite Minigolf
Update: The additions of Watch Dogs 2, Street Fighter V, and Hello Neighbor have now been confirmed for both the EU and US PlayStation Now alternatives via the PlayStation Blog. However, that's not all. The Turing Test and Infinite Minigolf have also been added to the service, but Sony has decided not to highlight...
News PS Now June 2020 Update Adds Dishonored 2, Metro: Exodus, More
NASCAR! Pacman! Tales of Zestiria!
Update: Sony has confirmed this month's additions to the PlayStation Now service, and the line-up differs slightly from what Japanese users will receive. EU and US subscribers can look forward to Dishonored 2, Metro: Exodus, and NASCAR Heat 4. As pointed out by the fine folks in our comments section, European...
Deal PS Plus and PS Now Memberships Going Cheap in Days of Play UK Offers
That's a plus
Days of Play kicks off in the UK and Europe starting today, and we're seeing some amazing deals on PlayStation Plus and PS Now memberships. A few UK stores are competing for your cash with heavy discounts on PS4's subscription services, and we've gathered them all up for you here. There's a clear winner, though; while Amazon and GAME...
News PlayStation Now Records Highest Subscriber Count Ever at 2.2 Million
Library boost to thank
Update: Well, it looks like Sony has mucked up with its very own corporate strategy meeting slides. PlayStation Now actually already had one million subscribers just eight months ago, meaning that today's total of 2.2 million is better growth than the Japanese giant has recorded. Original Story: The days of Sony's...
News Sony Brings Rainbow Six: Siege, The Evil Within 2 to PlayStation Now with May 2020 Update
And there's Get Even
Update: Sony has now confirmed that Rainbow Six: Siege, The Evil Within 2, and Get Even will be coming to PlayStation Now this month. They're playable right now on the streaming service, with the latter two being permanent additions. Rainbow Six: Siege, however, will be a part of PlayStation Now until 2nd November 2020...
News Grab a PlayStation Now Subscription with This 25% Discount
A year of games
As the PlayStation 4 release schedule begins to slow down due to the Coronavirus pandemic, a lot of you will be turning to your backlogs for some video game entertainment. However, what if you've got so much time on your hands that you don't actually have one in the first place? That's where a PlayStation Now subscription comes into...
News PS Now in Swing with Major PS4 Exclusive Addition Confirmed
Just Cause 4 and The Golf Club 2019 also included
Update: Marvel’s Spider-Man is official joining the roster of PlayStation Now games until 7th July, where it’ll be available to both stream and download. It’ll be joined by Just Cause 4 until 6th October and The Golf Club 2019. There’s no time limit on the latter, so no rush to hit the links...
News Sony Confirms Massive PS Now Update with Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Wolfenstein 2
And many more
Update: Sony has now officially confirmed March 2020's awesome PlayStation Now update, which includes Control and Shadow of the Tomb Raider. Both titles will be available to stream and download until 31st August, while Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus will be available for the
News PS Now's February Update Adds The Evil Within, LEGO Worlds, and Cities: Skylines
Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy still available
We're already a few days into February 2020, and that means it's time for the latest PlayStation Now update. Sony has just announced which PS4 games will be joining the enormous roster of titles available on the on-demand service, and it's a trio that will appeal to very different...
News Xbox Game Pass Adds GTA5 the Day After It Leaves PS Now
Daylight robbery
Grand Theft Auto V is no longer available to stream and download on PlayStation Now, having left the service yesterday alongside God of War, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, and inFAMOUS: Second Son. This wouldn’t be newsworthy alone, but interestingly Microsoft has announced that th
Soapbox How PS Now Saved Me When I Didn't Have a TV
Stream dream
There’s a reason the Nintendo Switch is so popular: it’s bleedin’ convenient. Being able to take the console out of its dock so that you can enjoy your games anywhere is a killer feature, and it’s why the device is lighting up the hardware charts. See, I’ve been in the unfortunate position of moving to a new house, and...
News Horizon Zero Dawn, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, and More Coming to PlayStation Now in January
New year, new games
Sony has announced its plans for PlayStation Now over the next few months. In case you'd forgotten, the platform holder added a bunch of high-end PS4 games to the cloud-based service, including God of War, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, and Grand Theft Auto V. The bad news is these games will be removed from PS Now from 2nd January...
News PlayStation Now Subscribers Are Losing PS Store Purchases Due to a Licenses Bug
PS Plus also causing problems
There’s no doubt about it: the PlayStation Store is a complicated beast. Unfortunately, as Sony adds more layers to its digital shopping plaza, it’s becoming even more complex. Case in point: PlayStation Now subscribers are beginning to report license-related issues which means that they will lose access to titles...
News PlayStation Now December Update Adds PUBG, F1 2019, and More
Battle Royale madness
Sony's streaming service PlayStation Now is back with another slew of games arriving on the service for the month of December 2019, and it looks like subscribers will be able to test their whits in one of the world's most popular Battle Royales. PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is joining the streaming service today, available to...
News Sony: Our Exclusives Are Too Special and Valuable to Giveaway Day One with PS Now
On another level to Xbox
No one is going to argue against the value of Xbox’s Game Pass service, but Sony and Microsoft are in different places with their first-party games. While the former has been breaking long-standing records all generation long with releases like Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, God of War, and Marvel’s Spider-Man, the Team...
News PlayStation Now November Update Adds Persona 5 and More to Streaming Service
A trio of PS4 games join the lineup
PS Now is a more tempting proposition than ever before thanks to its new, lower price tag, and what's more, every month sees a handful of new games thrown into the mix. November's update is here, and while there are only three PlayStation 4 titles being added this time, it's a trio of great games that you'll be...
News PlayStation Now Pushes Past 1 Million Subscribers
Sony's service is on the up
Sony's seen a sizeable boost in PlayStation Now subscribers since it overhauled the service last year, allowing for downloads of PlayStation 4 games. Back in May, the company revealed that PS Now had hit 700,000 users, and now, it's smashed through 1 million subs. It's not a huge number when you take total PS4 sales into...
News This Is How Hard Sony's Pushing PS Now At the Moment
The Keita success
Sony’s always been very humble when it comes to PlayStation Now, keeping it out of the game streaming conversation when it’s still currently the only company on the market with a working solution. That’s changed since the Japanese giant dropped the price, as it’s been promoting the heck out of the subscription, running...
News PS Plus and Subscription Services Have Indie Publisher Devolver Digital Worried
"The world of subscription is a worry"
PS Plus and PlayStation Now subscriptions are great deals when it comes to video game acquisition. PlayStation Plus serves up two free PlayStation 4 games a month as long as you stay subscribed to the service, while PS Now has come on leaps and bounds since it launched a few years back. Being able to download...
News Fighting Games Need to Be Built from the Ground Up for Streaming, Says Street Fighter Producer
Stream fighter
Most video game genres can translate well to a streaming service if you've got a good enough connection, but there's one type of experience that is always going to suffer no matter what. Fighting games, especially when played competitively, rely on frame-perfect combo moves and intricate playstyles the further up you go, and any...
News Unsurprisingly, PlayStation Now Will Be Available on PS5
The future is now
Sony has really started pushing PlayStation Now recently, dropping the price of the service and adding blockbuster PlayStation 4 games to its lineup. It comes as no real surprise, then, to hear that the company will be bringing PS Now to the PlayStation 5, which is launching late next year. In an interview with Japanese...
News Google Stadia Brings PS Now's First Real Competitor on 19th November
The streaming wars start now
PlayStation Now may have been discarded from the conversation, but it’s still the only game streaming service currently on the market. That changes on 19th November, as Google gears up the release of its Stadia initiative. The launch will be limited to begin with, as the search engine giant sells off its Founder’s...
News PS Now Annual Subscription Under £40 in UK
What are you waiting for?
PlayStation Now is awesome again – even Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida’s gone and signed up. You’re probably considering grabbing a monthly subscription at the service’s new low price, but before you do, may we recommend you check out this deal in the UK: a whopping 12 months for just £39.85. That works...
News PS Now's Price Drop Even Convinced Sony's Shuhei Yoshida to Sign Up
He didn't have it already...?
PlayStation Now slashed its asking price in half earlier this week, and it appears to have been enough of an incentive to make Sony's own President of Worldwide Studios, Shuhei Yoshida, sign up and check the service out for himself. We're sort of surprised that one of PlayStation's most recognisable faces wasn't already...
News PS Now Ads Begin Appearing on PS4's Dashboard
Fuming
Sony really wants to remind you that PlayStation Now is a service that exists since it’s halved the price. The company – which has allowed Google and Microsoft to dominate the cloud gaming conversation over the past few months, despite neither offering a real-world product yet – has added a new advertisement to the PlayStation 4’s...
News PlayStation Boss: The Thrust of My Executive Energy Is to Avoid Complacency
Not-so arrogant Sony
Despite dominating the PlayStation 4 generation, Sony still hasn’t quite shaken off the shackles of the devastating PlayStation 3 era. Dare to enter any forum thread about the future of gaming, and you’ll find at least one post referring to the organisation’s “arrogance” or “hubris”. It seems that brand boss Jim...
Poll Is PS Now's Price Drop Tempting You to Subscribe?
Right here, right now
PlayStation Now has received a permanent price drop, making the subscription service a much more tempting proposition -- at least as far as we're concerned. What started out as Sony's first foray into game streaming, PS Now has never truly taken off even though it's always been decent value, especially when taking full...
Guide How to Use PlayStation Now on PC
How do you get PS Now on your computer?
Can you use PlayStation Now on PC? How do you get PS Now to work on your computer? Despite the name, PlayStation Now is a service that isn't locked to your PS4. If you subscribe to Sony's game streaming service, you can access all the games right on your PC. In this guide, we're going to take you step by step...
News PS Now Prices Permanently Dropped Worldwide, Game Rotation to Add New Blockbusters Every Month
Now's the time
PlayStation Now just became a much more tempting proposition. Sony's oft overlooked subscription service started out as a streaming platform for PlayStation 3 games, but last year, it added full PlayStation 4 title downloads to its arsenal, with new games being added monthly. It's a pretty solid service, but for many, the pricing...
News Bethesda Boosts PS Now with DOOM, Wolfenstein, and Fallout
Coming on 6th August
There’s good news for PlayStation Now subscribers: Bethesda is bringing DOOM, Wolfenstein: The New Order, and Fallout 4 to the service from 6th August. The publisher announced the all-star selection of software during a panel at QuakeCon. As these are all native PlayStation 4 games, you’ll have the option to either download...
Guide What Devices Does PlayStation Now Support?
Where can you use PS Now?
Which devices can run PlayStation Now? Sony's game streaming service can obviously be used on its own console, but where else can you access the service? In this quick guide, we'll be answering that question for you. What devices support PS Now?: Below are all the places you can access PlayStation Now. We'll be keeping...
Reaction Sony Won't Be Scared of Google Stadia in the Slightest
A wet fart
The punchline of today’s Stadia Connect stream is that Google tried to sell us on its vision of a game streaming future with a pre-recorded YouTube broadcast that had more macroblocking than a Minecraft map. The broadcast – fronted by former PlayStation executive Phil Harrison in a shirt and sneakers – failed to cash in on
News Sony Doesn't Think It Talked About PS Now Enough
"We've actually achieved a lot"
The streaming wars have officially arrived: except Sony’s been the sole competitor for eons now. While tech giants like Google and Microsoft make lots of noise about their impending cloud gaming services, it’s always struck us as odd how PlayStation Now has been treated like some kind o
News PS5 Game Streaming Will Be Just as Important as Physical Discs and Digital Downloads
Stream a game from its launch?
Off the back of its recent partnership with Microsoft that will see the two companies come together on future cloud streaming solutions, Sony has revealed in an investor relation meeting that streaming a PS5 game will be just as important as its physical disc and digital download counterparts. It's something everyone...
Differences between EU and US line-up
PlayStation Now is back with another batch of games for the month of May, bringing with it the likes of Batman: Arkham Knight and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. The EU and US line-ups are once again slightly different, meaning that one territory may be making up for a missing title that the other already has...
