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Sony Announces PlayStation Now, Beta Begins At End Of January

Sony Announces PlayStation Now, Beta Begins At End Of January

Posted by: Ernice Gilbert January 7, 2014 in News, PS4, Sony 4 Comments

Sony has announced PlayStation Now at CES, coming this summer, allowing you to access your PS2 and PS3 games from your PS4, tablets and cellphones. A beta will go live at the end of January.

The announcement was made by Andrew House,  president and Group CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment at Sony’s Keynote at CES currently ongoing.

Big news.

More details via EU PS Blog:

Today, at CES 2014 in Las Vegas, we announced that PlayStation Now (PS Now), our new streaming game service, will be available in the US this summer. With PlayStation Now, you will be able to stream popular hits and classic games from the PlayStation 3 library, first on PlayStation 4 and PS3 systems, followed by PlayStation Vita.

In addition to PlayStation platforms, most 2014 US models of Sony’s BRAVIA TV line-up will support PS Now. Eventually the service will expand beyond PlayStation platforms and Sony devices, allowing you to stream PlayStation games across a broad range of Internet-connected devices.

PS Now

Leveraging Gaikai’s advanced cloud-based technology, PlayStation Now will allow you to:

  • Play video games instantly across multiple devices, similar to the way you might stream TV, movies, and music.
  • Stream full games to all of your compatible PlayStation devices including PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita as well as non-PlayStation devices, beginning with 2014 BRAVIA TV models and expanding to numerous other internet-connected devices.
  • Always play the most updated version of your game. With games hosted in the cloud, you can take your game with you – just log in with your Sony Entertainment Network account on a compatible device and your games and saved progress will be easily available.

We want to offer you choice when it comes to how you want to access content on PS Now, so you will be able to rent by title for specific games you are interested in. We’ll also offer a subscription model that will enable you to explore a range of titles.

PS Now will begin a beta program in the US at the end of January with an expected full roll-out in the US this summer. Be sure to check the PlayStation.Blog regularly for more updates on the PS Now service.

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  • rpatricky

    But what speed will be necessary to use this service?

  • ernicegilbert

    5MBPs.

  • foxton

    so we will be able to access our PS3 games via PS4′s? Or is this going to just be a premium service that you will have to pay for each game you want to play?

  • ernicegilbert

    No, I don’t think we’ll be able to access the PS3 games we already own. This is indeed a premium service, where you’ll be able to rent games or pay a flat fee for the entire library.

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