Playstation Now for PC could be a game changer for Sony

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jnemesh said:

binary solo said:

jnemesh said:

binary solo said:
Actually thinking about it PS Now only really makes sense on non-PS devices. People will be far more willing to pay for games they never owned in the past and have no hope of every playing except for the existence of PS Now. OTOH PS owners will always be able to bitch about the fact that PS Now is a shitty and expensive alternative to backwards compatibility.

Not sure what your overall point is...I admit that their pricing needs work, and one of the things I am hoping to see once it exits BETA TESTING is the ability to play the games I have already purchased on PSN without being charged again.  However, MY point is that, TECHNICALLY, the service is incredibly great...the pricing is still being "worked on", but there is nothing at all wrong with the service itself.  If they give me access to my library of games, I have no issue with putting my PS3 in a box in the closet and using PS Now instead.

Well that's a very limited nd exclusive sort of B/C If they link PS Now, b/c would be if you put a PS1/2/3 game disc in your PS4 the PS4 recognises the game and allows you to play the game streaming off PS Now at no cost. And if you have a PSN+ account then all PSN games are playable too. My point is people who have never owned a PS home console have no basis to bitch about having to pay for B/C. But long time PS console owners are being forced to pay a second time for games they already own, unless Sony implements a method for recognising possesssion of games other than digitally owned games.

Actually, what would really be super awesome for PS owners would be the ability to play PC only games through PS Now. If MS has no exclusive hold over a PC game there is no reason at all that Sony can't licence PC games for PS Now. PS4 has KB+M support so there is no hardware barrier to supporting any/all PC games through the service.