A few more? There is a long list they could add to PLAYSTATION Now. I'm not just talking about content from the last couple years either, there is many games they could add that's 3+ years old.

In regard to GTAV, you've missed the point genius. It came and went surprisingly fast. Horizon Zero Dawn will also be removed next month even though that's a 1st party game.

Gamepass has a great selection of MS games. EA Access has a great selection of EA games. Disney+ has an impressive and growing selection of Disney content.

PS Now though... you like 1st party PS3 games? Great. You like Horizon:ZD? Good, but don't get attached because its leaving.

Yeah I know, I am asking for too much. Ya know... thinking PLAYSTATION Now should offer a good selection of old PS4 content is a crazy request. Sony may not even have access to that stuff.

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 meant in terms of regions they support. PS Now seems to cover 19 countries, which isn't even half of which the PS brands operates. Notably, the Middle East and Asia is missing from the PS Now service, and these represent areas that Sony have gained a lot of traction during this gen. Of course, it seems more countries are coming and I do feel this expansion is probably more of a focus for the time being. 

Sure, I agree that one might not see the expiry period, but it is mentioned per game. 

https://blog.us.playstation.com/2019/12/17/horizon-zero-dawn-uncharted-the-lost-legacy-and-more-join-ps-now-in-january/

This blogspot mentions the date in the opening picture, and in the description for each game in the article. Additionally, they even provide the expiry dates for the games are still available. As for 1st party content leaving? Sure, it is lame. But they are dipping their toes for whatever their strategy is going forward. 

I wouldn't be surprised if PS5 patches are coming. Horizon, I feel, is most definitely getting one now that a PC version is coming, and I suspect the PC specs will be what we can expect from the PS5 patch. Since we will not effectively have a digital ecosystem that seems to be future-proof, Sony could be looking at their games slightly different than before. 

I do think that PSNow is currently in an experimentation phase and PS5 will kick off whatever the 'new' PS Now will represent. It's just a hunch of course. The service can be better and hopefully Sony continues making efforts to that aim. I don't think it is currently an ideal service (I don't subscribe to it even though I think cloud gaming/ service model is apt) but it holds promise. I myself expect their content to still not arrive Day 1 on the service, but perhaps the competitive MP segments of their games will?

Again, I am not suggesting PS Now needs to be Gamepass. I don't get the impression you read the OP.

Also, you ignore games that launch on subscription services can get more attention/players. MS tends to announce user numbers because of that very fact. So your theory games get ignored in subscription services is not reality. There are also indie games that get more attention from subscription services, not just AAA releases.

Content on Gamepass needs to be notable to keep people on the service. Content isn't just produced for Gamepass either. The content is sold outside of Gamepass and notable content is needed to hype the console.

The same applies to Netflix, HBO Go and other subscription services like that. They need to produce notable content to keep people. They don't thrive from a quantity of content, it needs to be good or atleast have an audience.

For $60 a year, I think PS Now is a good service for older games. In fact, I am saying it needs more old 1st party games from PS4.

Essentially everything you said is irrelevant because you seemingly didn't read my OP. Also, your assumptions seem inaccurate thus far.

Actually, I'd pay more if they made a better effort.

I'm confused by what the goal is though. Do they want to turn PS Now into a Netflix/Gamepass type of service? If so, I think the PC support becomes an issue. Given Sony clearly doesn't want PC users accessing much 1st party content.

If anything PS Now should just be for PS1/PS2/PS3 games and focus on making that library as robust as possible. And again, let people access PS1/PS2/PS3 games they own digitally if publishers approve. Much like how BC on Xbox works.

While PS4 and PS5 should get a Gamepass service for maybe $60 a year and maybe it would have 100-200 games, but without day one launch games.

Instead Sony is lumping this together and its a mess.

Time isn't the issue, the service is like 6 years old.

I agree the service has improved over the years, but its not because time passed. Its because Sony has allowed it be better.

I'm not sure if the price cut was done to stimulate subscriptions or an admission the service was too expensive for what it is.

My ideal is Sony would copy Gamepass, but that's unlikely nor what this thread is about. I clarified the service should at least have most 1st party content that's several years old. I feel Uncharted 4 and Infamous:SS are reasonable requests, and so should God of War in the near future.

If not giving PS Now fairly recent content was best, it shouldn't have Horizon:ZD or Uncharted:LL. You see Sony as an infallible company due to their success, I don't.

Horizon is coming to PC now because the console version's sales have mostly dried up and perhaps they want to hype the sequel. Sony has already allowed a bunch of games on PC and they have data from that. This is just a rare exception where it will be a true 1st party game coming to PC.

We all knew (or should have known) that PS+ was a stepping stone to copying Xbox Live. Sony knew there was money to be made charging for MP because MS proved it. Although, I do credit Sony for making free games part of the service.

Adding more 1st party content to PS Now could actually increase revenue. We have to assume games like Horizon and Uncharted:LL came to PS Now to boost subscriptions.

Again, I just pointed out Gravity Rush 2 is on PS Now, but exclusive to PS4 users. That means I can't access it on the PC. Frankly, that's bullshit. But maybe Sony should do more of that if they're truly concerned what PC users can access. Let PS4 users have access to more exclusives and tell PC users to suck a dick.

Games need to make a profit. In theory, yes they could make money from a pool resource like PS Now, or GamePass, but that’s assuming the money they get from that pool is based on how many people actually play their game. Game saturation will always be a concern in this instance. Could Sony do it better be releasing AAA PS4 titles on it more often, sure, but why do it if a game already sells extremely well?

Have time passed when you were writing your post? Time passes when Sony improve things. Time has passed during this 6 years while Sony has improved PS Now a lot and it'll pass while Sony keeps improving it. They know they've got to compete with Google, MS and all of them on streaming services.

Now i've got to give you some time for you to reply.

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.