PS Now + Game Pass = PS Soon?

This would be a step in the right direction and a decent answer to Game Pass for the time being.

wait... but if you were to download the ps3 game onto the ps4, then disconnect the ps4 from the net, you see that it wouldn't make much difference having the files which the system cannot natively play on it, this if true would mean there would be capabilities in the ps4 to natively play ps3 games, which then raises the question of why it just wouldn't do that for disk based games like the xbox1 does for select X360 titles.

Unless they've built a competent emulator, I don't see how they're doing this. The whole point of the stream initially was so hardware-based emulation could take place at a server and streamed to the player.

The game subscription "battle" has barely begun. The ship has hardly sailed, both services are in their infancy.

If its true and you can buy the games and download them and own them
Then i will be very interested to use psnow

I don't think so. I mean, there's what? Almost 600 games on PSNow, and they don't go away. Plus, you have the option to stream or download, rather than having to wait/have the space to download any game you wanted to play on Game Pass.

I think if they can find a way to make the $100 a year deal (of something close to it, $150 a year maybe) permanent than it could overshadow Games Pass.

yeah... no.

I had PSNow for 100$ for an entire year. The only reason why I didn't resub was exactly the tiny amount of input lat that is especially noticeable in games where careful timed input are key to play. Racing games, fighting games, FPS (even though I always play fps on pc) were pretty much unplayable.

Now if this becomes a reality and I'm actually able to download an play some games locally, I'm signing in again in a heartbeat.

Fair points, both. Perhaps I was a little theatrical in my post. Fortunes can indeed change suddenly in this industry. Look at PS3 to PS4, or, in the other direction, X360 to XOne.

Still not interested as I've too much to play already. Would be a huge addition though.

Still dont understand why they are not just doing a all in one service, music, films and games... just like PS+... just merge it all into one and give more value for money...