PS Now could be an awesome service if it wasn't for Sony.

[Mr Puggsly]

twintail said:

sales2099 said:

Still, I am blown away how little their 1st party games are on it (PS4). I mean GOW, Spider-Man, GT Sport, and others aren’t on Game Pass....but they aren’t on PS Now either. 

I get it. Sony is very traditional and is being extremely cautious that their service doesn’t impact full game purchases. But surely you must admit that they are perhaps being a little too careful? I mean any game that’s 3 years old won’t hurt the brand if it comes on the service.

And is pugsly right that HZD isn’t permanent and is leaving? It’s 1st party....everything is bizarro over here lol. Guess I’m spoiled. 

I'm not really sure what Sony titles not being on Game pass has to do anything. Like obviously they aren't right?

Sure, it does seem overly cautious. I'm not sure how well these are still selling. And i don't think PSNow has the reach it needs for them to do it more consistently. When PS now has wider reach, I'm sure they'll do more with their older titles. Just a guess.

When games are announced to be coming to the service, their period of availability is also stated. Horizon not being permanent has been known for nearly 3 months now.

The reasoning is most likely to not meddle with their more traditional model. But like Horizon on PC, it gives them the feedback they need to make these games permanent when the time comes to lean into the service more strongly.

Sony doesn't need to do that now whereas MS does. MS also can most likely not go back from their full push into the game pass service, whereas Sony can easily pivot into that model if needs be.

I am not sure what you mean by PS Now having, "reach." Do you mean audience? It's available to most PS4 users in regard to regions. US, Western Europe, Japan and probably others.

When you see news that a game is being added or Sony advertises a game on it, you don't necessarily see the length it will be there. Furthermore, there is an expectation 3rd party content comes and goes. But 1st party content leaving? That's pretty lame.

I think the idea of creating a cloud streaming service is non-traditional and its gone well beyond a PS3 BC solution. They give PC users access to hundreds of PS4 games, its just not much 1st party PS4 games they give access to. Frankly, next gen is months away at this point. I think its okay to give PS Now more 1st party PS4 games. Unless they want that same PS4 content to help sell PS5? Maybe like patched versions of those games. Maybe...

Now I didn't create this thread to say Sony should do exactly what MS does. BUT when I saw Horizon:ZD is on PS Now, that gave me the impression it has better 1st party PS4 support than it actually does.

Sony has been very generous with PS4 content on PS Now and that's awesome. But holy fuck, I'd like to see more Sony PS4 games on a this Sony service.