Sony’s PlayStation Now may soon stream PS4 games to the PC
From Extreme Tech
Sony’s PS4 and PS4 Pro have an enormous sales advantage over the Xbox One, and typically offers better performance, but Microsoft’s console has had one feature Sony hasn’t matched — the ability to stream games from the Xbox One to a local PC. Now, Sony may challenge that position with an update to PlayStation Now.https://www.extremetech.com/gaming/245838-sonys-playstation-now-may-soon-stream-ps4-games-pcThe company’s latest blog post is light on details but states that PlayStation Now, which to-date has only offered PS3 titles, will begin offering PlayStation 4 games in the near future. These games won’t be limited to the PS4 — they’ll also be available for streaming to compatible PCs.
Sony says PS4 games as well as existing PS3 games will be available via one subscription and promises to share more details as the service moves closer to launch. The service will include cloud saved games, allowing you to begin a game on one device and pick it up on either a different PS4 or a PC — meaning you could conceivably play a game on a living room PS4, retire to your PC if the TV was needed for something else, then pick it up again on the big-screen later, without interruption or problems.
The 2017 console push: Gaming where you are
The console market has been evolving in a number of ways these past five years, in its attempt to both respond to the changing way we play games and to introduce new trends of its own. I’d argue that the Wii U actually led this push, with the idea of a tablet that could play a game independent of its platform or a big-screen TV. While the Wii U ended its life as the lowest-selling console ever, the Switch actually doubles down on what the Wii U offered by giving customers a handheld tablet they could carry with them no matter what.
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