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So how would the games run on even the crappiest PCs though? Is the quality the same as paying on the PS4? How long are the games available on PSNow? Do they remove certain games after a certain amount of time? Is there a guarantee that I will always be able to play any of the games that I want at anytime that I want? What happens if I pay $100 a year and all the OLDER games they come out with I don't want seeing as we have no control over what they release? And what games will be there and when?

Nah PSNow definitely doesn't make the PS4 look like a waste of money imo. There are far too many questions remaining for that to be said.



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Does anybody know how much bandwidth it takes to stream a big game?



hardware is much better then streaming.
PSNow decides which games are available instead of YOU deciding what you want to play.
Collections never go away if you take care of them but digital things can dissapear at any time.

That said I am sure some people will love to use PSNow and never have to buy a console again but most people on this forum will prefer to buy the new games they want to play instead of wait when sony decides to put them on a streaming service.

Gamepass also seems like a BETTER deal because you can download the games instead of stream them AND its cheaper, the only downside is you need to own an Xbox One or Scorpio instead of it being available on pc.




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Well games get added to ps now once they are old. It's like saying there is no point in going to the cinema because Netflix exists.



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Maybe thats the case for YOU, but for a lot of people thats not the case.
Why do like most multiplatform games sell a lot better on PS4/Xbox One than PC, when the PC Versions are FAR superior, cheaper, free online, "Shooting with Controller sucks, Mouse/Keyboard are waaay better!" right!?

Oh another example, why is the Xbox One still selling, the same or even higher now than before Xbox Games were still only on Xbox One !

Oh short awnser, a LOT to be exact like 85 Million People and way more to come like to play on Consoles. Maybe YOU see it as a waste and oh god "Why do people buy and play on such cheap inferior devices!?"
Same with PSNow, i mean what you wanted to say is "Why do consoles still exist, its useless now, everything can be played on PC!?"

Well thats what your statement sounds for me and is PSNow better than actually playing Games on PS4, when PSNow is a Streamingservice, you dont own the games, can you even play online (i dont know), can you add friends, send messages, partychat etc. ! Oh and PSNow is btw only available in the UK, Belgium, Netherlands, USA as of right now, so i cant even get it if i wanetd and even if its available everywhere, then no i still wont use it.

At the end of the day, its cool for YOU and other People that you can play Every Xbox/PS game on PC in a way now (or years later), but a lot of people as i said see it different. And also as of now you cant play PS4 Games on PSNow, also Sony never said what Games will come to PSNow, 3rd Party, Exclusives, what Exclusives like Killzone Shadow Fall, Knack and Games like UC4, Horizon, Bloodborne will be added years later so you have to wait a long time to play them!?



think-man said:
Well games get added to ps now once they are old. It's like saying there is no point in going to the cinema because Netflix exists.

That is a really good point as well.



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Just look at all the major PS4 exclusives coming to PC in this Japanese "PS4 on PSNow" commercial!

https://youtu.be/oBSYgS-bBpw

Oh...



Lol, no. PSNow is shit, I doubt anyone uses it at all. The only people that say the PS4 is useless are people who will use it for console wars.



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RolStoppable said:
think-man said:
Well games get added to ps now once they are old. It's like saying there is no point in going to the cinema because Netflix exists.

There's no point in Netflix because free-TV exists.

No, PSNow is a lot like Netflix. It is actually cheaper then Netflix, but you get to choose on demand their catologe of many options. Free TV consists of 4 or 5 channels that have good or bad reception. Free TV generally has either sports, News, or documentaries. The selection is low.

I also agree with that. I have Netflix and I get it for $9 a month. That is the same price as going to the theatre for one person. Why would I want to go to a theatre when my friends can come over where it is cheaper and opionally more fun?



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