Unlike most streaming services, PlayStation Now isn’t focused on your Steam library. Saves, for example, are automatically sent to the cloud, so you easily transition between PS4 and PC.įurthermore, there are multiplayer options, such as online and couch co-op, as well as voice, text and video chat. PlayStation Now has a lot of quality-of-life features that make the experience seamless between PC and PS4. Most likely, it has a few servers in each data center dedicated to the PlayStation Network with users streaming off of what is essentially a super PS4. The fact that you have to queue provides a glimpse into how Sony is offering PlayStation Now. That’s like saying you can’t watch the new season of Stranger Thingson Netflix until other users stop.
At $100 per year, or $20 per month, subscribers shouldn’t have to wait to use the service they’re paying for. In the FAQ, Sony says “it’s impossible to guess how long you will be waiting.” That’s unacceptable. As far as how long you’ll have to wait, there’s no saying. If there are too many players trying to play the same game - Sony doesn’t say what the specific number is - you’ll have to queue for that game. The top of PlayStation Now’s FAQ is dedicated to questions about queuing. There are other issues with the service outside of that. If playing on PC, you’ll need to either buy a DualShock 4 and use a micro-USB cable (which isn’t included) or spend an additional $65 or so to buy the DualShock 4 wireless adapter.Īdditionally, Windows 10 supports the Xbox One controller, not the PS4 one, which can cause some problems when configuring drivers. PlayStation Now has no keyboard and mouse support, which is a shame. A - the controller PS4 uses - can cost as much as $60. Although that’s not an issue for PlayStation Now subscribers who want to use the service on their PS4, it’s a problem for PC players. You’ll need a PS4 controller to do so, though. A long list of titles are included - we’ll mention some examples in the section below - and you can play these across your PS4 and PC without losing any save progress. Its draw is more along the lines of playing through PlayStation’s history rather than having your PC games on the go.
Instead of promising a library of games no matter where you are or what device you’re using, PlayStation Now is restricted to two platforms: PS4 and Windows PC. PlayStation Now isn’t the same as a service like Vortex (read our Vortex review).
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