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Forums - Sony Discussion - SONY step up their games on PS Now, They are preparing to compete with Xbox Game Pass on next gen

https://www.vgchartz.com/article/442656/playstation-now-adds-shadow-of-the-tomb-raider-control-wolfenstein-ii-and-more-in-march/

Here is the list of games coming to the service in March:

  • Control (available until Monday, August 31)
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round
  • Nascar Heat 3
  • Nights of Azure
  • Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon
  • Romance of the Three Kingdoms 13
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider (available until September 7)
  • Toukiden 2
  • Toukiden Kiwami
  • Warriors All-Stars
  • Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus

It seems SONy are not sleeping , we might see a good choices in next few month when PS5 announced. I can see Sony will evolving their service to another level especially preparing for PS5. 



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There definitely are some good games in there. But, to make it comparable to Gamepass, they're gonna have to get the big games on there at launch. In the long run, that's really what it's all about. If you want most people to stay subscribed to your service, you have to give them the good stuff, and you have to give it to them right away.

It does seem that Sony is moving their service in the right direction though.  I hope they keep making it better.  



No matter how good the games added:

Game streaming? I'll pass.



EricHiggin said:
No matter how good the games added:

Game streaming? I'll pass.

You can download PS4 games from PS Now.



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Will never understand why MS is calling Gamepass the dna of their next gen strategy, when Sony can just copy paste the whole thing. I just hope they aren't going to put their ps5 exclusives on there from day one and make them cross gen with ps4, though.



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twintail said:
goopy20 said:
Will never understand why MS is calling Gamepass the dna of their next gen strategy, when Sony can just copy paste the whole thing. I just hope they aren't going to put their ps5 exclusives on there from day one and make them cross gen with ps4, though.

MS has a lot more reach with GamePass than Sony has with PS Now. While there is no doubt that Sony could easily pivot into the same direction without much worry (hence the limited offers of their 1st party software on the service), the idea is for GamePass to become ubiquitous with the subscription model for gaming.

I'm not sure I follow your last statement though, you are concerned that Sony puts their PS5 games on the service because you don't want them to be 'cross-gen' at launch, as opposed to a year later? Why does it matter? They will only be streamable on PS4 which won't be the ideal way to experience the games. 

I also doubt Sony follows MS in this regard because their current model does indeed work for them (and Nintendo).

That said, I can see Sony playing around with the idea of PS5 demos/ betas also appearing on PS Now (for streaming elsewhere), as well as the competitive MP (not cooperative) of their games being there to aid with the MP side of some of their titles. 

If they are streamable, I wouldn't mind. But aren't the games on Gamepass and the ps4 games on Psnow downloadable?

In order to tap into a broader audience, MS is launching all their 1st party games on GP from day one and making them cross-gen for the first 2 years. I would much rather have seen Series X exclusives that were designed specifically for that platform. I just hope Sony doesn't do the same thing :)



Well they have been rolling PSNow for quite some time, so yes it can be improved and increased scope.



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The only benefit I’ve seen to game pass is day and date launches for Xbox console exclusives, but given their overall quality as of late, that’s not saying too much. Personally, I much prefer PS Now because of the significantly larger library, which has given me the chance to play so many older games I didn’t before. I kind of prefer new Sony exclusives wait to release on PS Now because the higher sales will help maintain their quality.



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twintail said:
goopy20 said:

If they are streamable, I wouldn't mind. But aren't the games on Gamepass and the ps4 games on Psnow downloadable?

In order to tap into a broader audience, MS is launching all their 1st party games on GP from day one and making them cross-gen for the first 2 years. I would much rather have seen Series X exclusives that were designed specifically for that platform. I just hope Sony doesn't do the same thing :)

I would say their plan is for ps5 only titles from day 1 (maybe not 100% of their titles) but those would not be downloadable for PS4 users of course.

So no worries!

Yeah who knows. Personally I don't care much for subscription services like that. There's no sense of ownership and they can just pull games at random. But it's probably a good way for developers to get their older games discovered, in the hope people buy their new game or DLC. For example, Borderlands 1 & 2 are on GP but not part 3. But I don't see the major developers putting their latest AAA games on it from day one, unless Sony or MS pays them a shit ton of money up front, that is.  



goopy20 said:
Will never understand why MS is calling Gamepass the dna of their next gen strategy, when Sony can just copy paste the whole thing. I just hope they aren't going to put their ps5 exclusives on there from day one and make them cross gen with ps4, though.

Seems a lot of companies want to get into the pay us monthly business. Microsoft seems to be at the forefront of this. It wont be long until everything you buy from them will require a monthly cost. They are almost there when it comes to office.