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

[COKTOE]

Mr Puggsly said:

COKTOE said:

I missed the point? You're not serious, right? To reiterate, GTA V is still topping physical and digital sales charts almost 7 years after it's release. There's nothing to be curious about. It undoubtedly makes more sense to continue selling it separately.

I have no use for it personally, but the PS4 content on Now IS good. It's a good value proposition. Feel free to complile and post the list of games missing from Now. I could be wrong, but I have a feeling any such list will look inconsequential when weighted against the overall available library. 

There is no mystery as to why Sony is taking the stance they are with Now. Of COURSE they're taking a slightly different approach. PS to Xbox is not a 1:1 comparison. The point of entry has been different for a long time. With Xbox....Just nonstop console sales, and free game bundles. Almost all gen. I can't recall anything like it in the history of gaming, aside from short spells with companies that have given up, and are having "going out of business" liquidations. Now Gamepass. I mean, for sure, if you're in the market for Xbox, it's been pretty swell to buy into it for the past 5 or so years.

As for Horizon: Zero Dawn.... A game that is already one of the biggest selling exclusives, also given away with PS+ subs, available for dirt cheap at retail and the PS Store, and coming to PC next summer. Don't get attached! If you don't already have it, you might not get to play it after it disappears from Now and a comet wipes out civilization. I'll take your word for it that it's leaving Now next month. I would hazard a guess that it's absence will have little-to-no negative impact.

And doesn't Xbox cap the Gamepass library and rotate games in and out every month or so? I swear I see articles about games entering and disappearing from Gamepass. Better fucking buckle down and finish MGS V and Forza 5 before they're gone, and you have to choose between buying them for the price of a happy meal, or never playing them again, just like PS Now subscribers with Horizon, right?

I'm gonna keep this simple. I said PS Now is an impressive service for the price. But I think everybody in this thread would also agree it should have more 1st party PS4 content given it does push PS4 games and its run by Sony. Nobody expects day one stuff, but games that are 3+ years old won't have a negative impact on PS4, especially with the successor around the corner.

In the near future we're probably gonna see many PS5 games on PS Now, perhaps that's when Uncharted 4 will finally be added.

You've just made a compelling argument why Horizon:ZD really should stay on PS Now. It's notable title for the service and many already own it. Also, if Sony is allowing it on PC, what's the benefit of removing it from PS Now? People might subscribe to PS Now instead? God forbid!

Again, I said there is an expectation for 3rd party content to come and go. Something like Forza leaving would be a licensing issue. We won't have to see any Gran Turismo or MLB The Show games leave PS Now because they aren't there. Your examples are ignorant when compared to a 1st party game like Horizon:ZD being removed.

Your response is a bunch of nonsense. Your wit doesn't hide your lack of valid arguments.

It's not a bunch of nonsense. I've outlined why the inclusion of HZD in the PS Now lineup is not only relatively inconsequential to the service, but is likely still seen as a title that can generate solid revenue outside of a subscription model as a valid reason for it's exclusion. Also, do you get why GTA V isn't on PS Now, or are you still curious? Because I can put on a completely witless puppet show if you still need an explanation.

Last edited by COKTOE - on 31 March 2020