GribbleGrunger said:
vivster said:
I really don't get your point. If FTP devs would put their games on PSNow for free, all their proceeds would go directly to Sony for server fees. Why would any company do this?
People with just a Blu-ray player or a TV will not play these games. Why? Because if they had any interest in gaming they'd already have some kind of device that plays games.
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Then why are Sony putting PSNow on Bravia TVs?
Yep, it does seem to me that most people still think PSNow is just a workaround for backward compatibility. PSNow is designed to spread the PS brand beyond the normal restraints of 'gaming' hardware.
FTP games exist ... no? Then clearly the model works from a financial standpoint and at the end of the day, that's all that matters to people who could potentially support the service. As another poster pointed out, perhaps there IS a problem because of all these FTP games being online only, and perhaps the extra lag these could potentially introduce would make it almost impossible to make them work on PSNow properly, but if they can get them working well the model would work in exactly the same way it works now.
We are going to be getting RPG so clearly there is a way for PSNow to store your progress and everything else required to make your own playthrough unique from others, so it follows they will also be able to store/monitor what content you have bought for a FTP game.
And what better way to get people interested in PSNow than to offer them a way of testing it without paying any money up front?
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Because they're delusional. They're about as much naive about the furthering of their base as they are thinking that PSNow will properly work through the Internet.
FTP works because they are not losing money on it because publishing costs are minimal. Putting it on PSNow will make either Sony or the developer lose money because now there's another not unsignificant money drain tacked on to the game. As Pachter already said it a hundred times, Sony will have a very hard time making money with PSNow. Seeing how the community reacted to even almost reasonable prices, there is just no chance for them to find a good middle ground. Sony needs to not only maintain the servers but also pay the game companies to put their games on the service. Sadly no one wants to pay a reasonable price for it as they are spoiled by other streaming services.
And about furthering their base. About what people are we talking about? People without gaming devices won't be enticed by FTP. Why? because it is not free for them. Even with FTP games there is an entry fee for buying a controller that works with their TV. Even if that's just $10 that's a big difference to being free. People would never play FTP if they had to pay $10 dollar up front.
What about people with mobile only? Even if we ignore that a lot of PSNow games will never work with tablet controls it still wouldn't make sense(if you insist on mobile gamers getting a controller, see previous point). Why subscribe to a streaming service if you already have thousands of options through an app store? Also again with the added benefit of no input lag and gameplay without internet.
People with only PC have even more options. Most if not all FTP games are already on PC, even without the need of getting a controller.
Which leaves only gamers who alredy own a Playstation device. There is where it shines. The only option where FTP really is FTP because they already got the equipment. But why stream FTP games if you can play them locally on your device?
That leaves me with only 2 uses for PSNow. Trying out games for less than the buying price and benefitting from the instant access everywhere without downloading times and having PS3 games on PS4 and Vita.
PSNow might work with Playstation exclusive games on other devices for people who are ready to spend some money on it anyway. But FTP games are utterly useless to popularize PSNow. Sony will lose money by appealing to a base that doesn't exist.
