true or false: PS Now will be a flop for Sony

It's not something with a physical presence. I doubt it can be too much of a flop.

The hype for this has been fairly good and as long as it's priced reasonably I can see it taking off.

Let's all remember how awesome was Onlive

I think the better poll would be "how much jelly will psnow cause in non-ps4 owners."

PS Now won't even be exclusive to PS4

lol as usual

The beginning of physical media going the way of the dinosaur. its ok because its Sony.

@MonsieurX:

And we have our first casuality. Lets give him a round of applause, folks. B-)

Owned so hard,it's fine for you to cry a little bit and not believe it.

I guess that renders the PS3 obsolete

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/game/3497234/what-is-playstation-now/

For starters, PlayStation Now will launch on the PS4 and will be followed by the PS Vita handheld system. Most of Sony's US 2014 Bravia TV models will also support PS Now and the firm has said it will also bring the service to non-PlayStation and Sony devices.

Read more: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/features/game/3497234/what-is-playstation-now/#ixzz2v1LNnNwY

way to early to tell.

I wonder if he ever gets tired of being wrong

And he's going to avoid my post as usual and come later later claiming something about PC and the begging

I don't know how well it will do, but I have absolutely no interest in it and I really hope that it flops.

The idea of streaming video games disgusts me and I would hate to see gaming go further down that path. I don't think streaming video games is going to work flawlessly any time soon and it is also very important to me that I own my games and not just rent them.

As of now, Sony's cloud seems to be much better than Microsoft's.

But admitley Microsofts cloud is a joke.

Too early to tell.

Pretty excited for it, we'll see how they position it. I don't think it will be a hit or a miss, but somewhere in between.

All the gamers who went with Wii or 360 only last gen will get this service to catch up on the great games they missed. Keep in mind this is not a PS4 exclusive service... it will be available on computers, tablets, possibly smart TVs, phones, etc. The potential user base is MASSIVE. It'd be virtually impossible for this to flop especially with the solid first party software that will drive it.

I don't think it will fail, but I personally have no interest in it at all. I have a PS2 to play my PS1 and PS2 games and my PS3 plays PS1 and PS3 games, so I am good. Still got all my old games that I cared to keep.

It could be a flop or not, I don't know I have no interest in PSNow.

If it brings them money or not, it doesn't matter. It's not like I get paid either way. It's just another option. The games on the service will be games I already own. I can see the value for others, but not for me.

i will sub to it if it has good games

It all depends on latency and a price model... I personally would only consider it as a once a year purchase... Not a monthly Netflix subscription type. That said, if they can find a way to get the games to run without drag and not bloat the service price I could be interested....

If they do go monthly subscription, I'd actually love to see a tiered pricing model. 3.99 for 4 games a month or something.

Isn't the beta going on in only two cities? Ask these people how its working. My guess is they are picked to be local to avoid how broken this service really is.

Hype is up, real world performance is down.

One more piece of crap for Sony to step in.

I'd need to see the pricing model and library first. But I won't be getting it no matter what it's got or how much it costs.

With SONY behind it and riding the success of the juggernaut PS$, anything is possible.

False, whatever happens to SONY the Ps4 will be a resounding success, it's the first SONY console that is so developer friendly it's not even funny and for the first time the Playsation has a solid lead in hardware over the other consoles.

true or not I just know that I will not be supporting that scam.

If price is right it'll be fine. I just hope they get through all the PS3 games so that they can get pressure to somehow release PS1 and PS2 games through Now or other means.

If the service is good it will be fine. and if it's a scam only a small amount of peple will support PSNow.

its a 50/50 for me right now. it could go either way. depends on price and what is actually offered. im drooling over all the backlogged rpgs that ever released on the sony platforms

amen brother

@MonsieurX: ssshhh my son. it will be ok. Dry those eyes....embrace your Sony master....and get back to begging for those console games. B-)

It depends on how much it'll cost and all that. I can't wait to try it on the Vita but who knows how much it could suck. OnLive was pretty bad so.

Well seeing how it will be the only way for you to play The Last of Us or any PS3 game on your PS4 I can't see it failing.

This was just too good of an ownage that i had to sign in while in the middle of breakfast before work just so i can congratulate you.

That was so quick of an ownage, and done so well; i really wish i could give you a cookie!

There's too many unknown factors to determine whether or not it will be successful. In theory, it makes a lot of sense. Streaming TV and film has become a dominant force in the industry, and launching something similar in the video game world has a ton of potential. However, we don't know how that's going to work.

Streaming an entire game that could be up to 12 or 15 GB for ps3 titles could be disastrous to bandwidth and overall performance. With internet companies trying to figure out how to charge more for internet, I don't think any of them are going to be terribly happy about streaming services increasing exponentially in data size.

The other thing is the library. Running a game off a disk or a hard drive is a hell of a lot different than streaming it off the internet, and the truth is, we have no idea how that's going to work. We've seen bits and pieces of this in the failed OnLive console, and reports were fairly mixed in terms of performance. Also, in regards to saved games, we don't know if saves will be relegated to the Cloud or if we'll be able to save our files on our own ps4's.

If I had to make an educated guess based on the launches of other new products and features for consoles, I think Playstation Now's going to have a horribly disastrous launch in the vein of SimCity, but after working through the bugs, it will be a great service. I think it'll probably be a nightmare for at least the first three months.

To be honest................. I dont see that many people getting in to it.

Im not really dying to replay old games , and I still have my PS3 with all the games I have wanted to buy through out the time I've own it.

And I never really care for PS1 games and there arent really any PS2 games that I wanna replay, cuz I wasnt all that in to gaming durring the PS2 era if it wasnt a DBZ game. We already have the GOW games and the MGS games as well as all those other HD collections.

Long term I don't see the point. And I personally would rather have built in BC support.

I'd just prefer all of PS3's biggest hits being released on a physical disc.

It's petty much a win/win situation for me as a collector.... as it will allow the price of physical media fluctuate on a more consistent basis allowing me to purchase games I don't already own for rock bottom prices.

I probably wont sub (unless they re-activate online servers for certain games... however, I'm not even sure if that is possible) simply for the fact I probably already own most of what will be offered, but it is a GREAT idea, and I am sure it will be successful if executed properly.

I think it will kind of................exist........like HOME.

The fact that it needs a constant 5 Mbs connection puts it in the category of Onlive. The image quality is what is going to make or break this. I dont want to play The Last of Us through a video stream in which the quality fluctuates depending on time of day or usage of the people around me.

That directly affects my enjoyment of the game. They shouldve invested in an emulator that allows you to run games on the console. Charge for the app if you want, i dont care. Charge a subscription for the app, fine. Just let me play from my console, not an internet or cloud stream.

I think it will have the same level of success and market penetration as Onlive. Sure, i could stream on PC, but it is still dependent on my connection.

Simcity, Diablo 3, and a ton of other online-only games prove that connections arent stable and being dependent on the internet isnt good.

If it works well and is priced right, day one.

Thanks for proving my point,once again

I would much rather have software emulation make the console backwards compatible. What its like 8 times more powerful than a PS3, surely they can make it play the games without making me subscribe to another PS+ priced service.

I have no plans on paying for this. Have they even stated how they are going to deal with latency issues, especially when it comes to online multiplayer. Latency makes or breaks the gameplay when your are playing online.

I just don't see how it is going to succeed unless they can get some good games. I don't see how they will get good games unless they charge a substantial subscription fee to pay the big publishers for the rights to use their games. I don't see why gamers will pay a substantial subscription fee to play games that will be older games that they probably already own on their other systems. Etc, ad naseum.

It's all going to depend on the price and the selection and variety. I won't be getting it until it has a decent selection of PS1,2,3 games.

Companies don't run betas as part of their marketing push. They are conducted for practical reasons.

i think it will fail at first but catch on abit later. how many people, exclude hardcore gamers because we are in the minority, want to play old games? the only shot they have at making it successful is tapping into the tablet market by advertising the sh%t out of it

True because Sony won't support it as much.

Yeah, no shit. Where did i say it was marketing?

I just receive the Beta key from Sony. I'll try it out and see if it is worth it.

They can't even get music unlimited to work right.