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

[Mr Puggsly]

0D0 said:

Mr Puggsly said:

Wow, what a dumb response.

PS Now is technically a great a service, it takes time and money to create that.

Sony putting more old 1st party PS4 could probably happen instantly. The problem is no desire to do that.

Hence, time isn't the issue. I think their strategy of holding back 1st party content is bad strategy in regard to growing the service. I'm reluctant to recommend the service for that very reason.

Wow, what an idiotic reply, Mr Puggly.

Desire doesn't drive business decisions. Even if it was just about desiring to do so, they would still have to wait some time before all other profit options dry. Adding any PS4 1st party game to PS Now would be a mistake. They would have lost those sales for no reason other than desire.

Hence, desire isn't the issue. It's business. It's profit. PS Now is a way to streaming a good collection of games that, after reasonable time though those years, have grown. There might be a time in the future where Sony will be profiting from PS5 games and PS Now might get those PS4 titles. PS Now so far is a sort of a "virtual console" and I believe it's one of its purposes. GamePass is a different thing. GamesPass is not only about streaming, it's more a kinda glorified sales deal from a console that hasn't been benefiting very well from its regular game sales.

Good, you gave up on the time argument because it was objectively ignorant. Time is clearly not the issue, the issue is Sony.

Now we agree.

A lot of the titles I am suggesting have been dirt cheap from discounts or given away on PS+. I am not necessarily suggesting PS Now get titles that still sell well or are relatively new. Although, content like that would bring in subscribers.

PS Now is not a free service. Therefore if people subscribe to play 1st party content then 1st party software is still generating revenue.

I think the your Gamepass and Xbox One comments at the end are irrelevant but I will entertain it. Gamepass in theory can fund games with millions of subscribers so its not just a "sales deal." Gamepass with enough subscribers can be a great source of revenue meanwhile games still sell on their own.

Lastly, Xbox One software sales have appeared to be doing well and I imagine the added PC support has helped greatly. So MS games can be profitable even if competitors are having more success.

Not everything Sony has done succeeded either. They had flops, studios have been closed or sold. Yet even their failures aren't found on PS Now.