| Intrinsic said: I don't think this feature can be praised enough. I suspect the video output stream quality to drop to Youtube 360p/480p resolutions for the stream. Latency can be a problem for some but not all but in time the service should also improve. I am stoked for this feature as its the most deceptive pro consumer feature ever conceived and really is an epitome of their social console policy. Funny enough, this would have been easier if they just made every game have a demo lol, but to be able to play what your friends have as a way of trying games out, or if you are desperate enough to finish them... is completely unheard of. On a side note, I think they will also finally let us use the touchpad in the browser. |
It's definitely intriguing for sure. It will be nice to share with just anyone. I do miss the policy of having your digital games on 2 consoles and being able to play them both simultaneously like with the PS3 though! I feel like a lot of people just think they're going to be able to play a game like Destiny for free without having to buy it, but I'm not sure how realistic that will be.
I'm mainly interested to hear more about how it works. If you can hop onto a single player game to help a friend on a hard part, that would imply you're just steaming directly from their console and are basically controlling it, right? But, if you are going to play a multiplayer game with them, everything will need to be separate so that you can each control your own character. Each scenario seems very different to me, the latter feeling like a free 60-minute PlayStation Now trial with unlimited sessions. Regardless, I hope it comes out soon so we can all see it in its practical application :). Glad to see Sony is finally adding new features with their updates, that's for sure.
Edit: I wonder if this will make it easy to boost trophies? It seems like if a friend was nearing the completion of a difficult trophy that they could just invite you in when they earn it so that you both get it.
