Playstation Now

keyboard_cat · 15-03-2018 9:02pm

bazzz wrote: »

€14.99 a month.Free seven day trial,for first time users.

15 euro a month?! was sorta looking forward to ps now as I saw it had oblivion and red dead redemption and a few other PS3 games that I have not got to play since my PS3 died but at that price I'd be better off getting a PS3 on eBay and replaying the games
Espically considering how long oblivion takes to finish could easily spend 2-3 months at it making the game cost 45euro hell nawh

[Deleted User] · 16-03-2018 12:49am

Yeah they can keep it. Coming from Xbox it's likely the one thing MS did right , they likely will do streaming too but game pass + backward compatibility on a tonne of games? PS2 games OK but PS3 ???? No not for the players Sony.

Edit: Not trying to start the usual console war here, but Oblivion / Fallout 3 / Assassin's creed all Xbox one enhanced and backward compatible that I've played myself = better than PS NOW and cheaper if you have a disc .

The difference in the games I've mentioned is unreal vs Xbox 360

Taltos · 16-03-2018 8:05am

Nah, 15 a month will pick me up a slew of 2nd hands. Maybe once the library is massively extended but the Nvidia deal seems better for the price right now.

Stylesclash07 · 16-03-2018 8:54am

Can it be used on the vita

nedd · 16-03-2018 8:55am

Taltos wrote: »

Nah, 15 a month will pick me up a slew of 2nd hands. Maybe once the library is massively extended but the Nvidia deal seems better for the price right now.

If you are talking about the nvidia streaming service for Shield then yes the price is better but the catalog is very poor. And you have to pay for some of the better games on top of the subscription.

Jerichoholic · 16-03-2018 9:36am

Tried 2 games so far, and none have worked.

What's the story with this? Do you need a PS3 for the PS3 games to work? I thought it was streaming?

Professey Chin · 16-03-2018 10:08am

Only game I had issues with was The Force Unleashed. Everything else worked straight away pretty much and was stable with no noticeable delay or drops (even Street Fighter which I was expecting to be a lag fest).
Dunno if I'll keep it since I've already got a huge backlog but there is a good few games there I never got around to playing. Probably pick it up again down the line for a month or 2

The Specialist · 16-03-2018 10:32am

Tried a few different titles last night (Soma, Fallout NV, Star Wars Force Unleashed, Red Dead) and had no issues with them - definitely playable. The set up is strange as it's almost like a remote connection to a PS3 system (I was even getting message alerts playing Fallout but didn't have any messages on my PS4

). The problem for me is the library - there is simply nothing there I would say justifies 15e a month (most of the other games seem to be the kind of indie crap you'd get free on ps plus).

I'll probably play a few titles over the weekend just for the nostalgia factor but will not be extending past the free trial. Would love to see EA Access eventually make it's way over as it is exceptionally good value compared to this rip off by Sony.

Jerichoholic · 16-03-2018 11:01am

I can't wire my PS4 since the router is another room. It's stalling a little bit every now and then. I doubt I'll keep it either.

Sephiroth_dude · 16-03-2018 11:16am

bazzz wrote: »

€14.99 a month.

Steep.

keyboard_cat · 16-03-2018 11:27am

Im not sure if its possible, or if it will cause serious lag but if you make a Canadian PSN account and sub for PS Now its 100cad for the year (63euro)
But im not sure if this will mean that PSNow will try play games off a Canadian server or if it will still pick the EU server (i am not even sure if there are multiple servers)
But if it could be got for 63 a year i might bite

Jerichoholic · 16-03-2018 12:46pm

I think the servers are localised. They'd have to be surely?

Nailz · 16-03-2018 12:49pm

Stylesclash07 wrote: »

Can it be used on the vita

The ability to used PS Now on the Vita, PS3, PSTV, and a bunch of Smart TV's had been discontinued back in August unfortunately.

keyboard_cat · 16-03-2018 1:08pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

I think the servers are localised. They'd have to be surely?

No idea I have a USA psn account set up already so I might try the 7 day trial and see how that goes
Hopefully it's like Netflix where you just connect to the closest server regardless of what country your account was set up in

Kimbot · 16-03-2018 1:09pm

Jerichoholic wrote: »

I can't wire my PS4 since the router is another room. It's stalling a little bit every now and then. I doubt I'll keep it either.

Homeplugs

Jerichoholic · 16-03-2018 4:21pm

jonnycivic wrote: »

Homeplugs

I might give them a shot. I was getting into Red Dead again, but it's unplayable really.

Varik · 16-03-2018 4:29pm

Home plugs can cause a ground loop.

After getting them if you notice any noise in any audio equipment try plugging them out and see if goes away.

brianregan09 · 18-03-2018 3:30pm

So like the PS3 Games do you have to play them on a ps3 or is everything through the ps4 ?

Zero-Cool · 18-03-2018 3:51pm

brianregan09 wrote: »

So like the PS3 Games do you have to play them on a ps3 or is everything through the ps4 ?

I think ps now only works through a PS4 and pc. It used to be usable on PS3 and vita. I'm waiting for the Easter weekend to start my trial but very tempted to get it going so I can play Mafia 2.

Zero-Cool · 18-03-2018 7:21pm

Signed up for free trial, Mafia 2 is as brilliant as a remember, maybe a bit clunkier. Ton of games I've added to my list. Will keep me going a while.

Arkham Origins
Bioshock 1, 2, infinite
Borderlands1 GOTY
Deadlight
Everybody's Golf
Fallout 3 & New Vegas
God of War's
Guacamelee
Heavy rain
Ico
journey
Mafia 2
Olli Olli 2
Telltale poker night 2
Pure holdem
Read dead redemption & undead nm
Silent hill collection
Sniper elite 2 & 3
Soma
Spec ops the line
The last of us & left behind
Vanishing of Ethan carter
Until dawn

Varik · 18-03-2018 7:36pm

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Signed up for free trial, Mafia 2 is as brilliant as a remember, maybe a bit clunkier. Ton of games I've added to my list. Will keep me going a while.

Arkham Origins
Bioshock 1, 2, infinite
Borderlands1 GOTY
Deadlight
Everybody's Golf
Fallout 3 & New Vegas
God of War's
Guacamelee
Heavy rain
Ico
journey
Mafia 2
Olli Olli 2
Telltale poker night 2
Pure holdem
Read dead redemption & undead nm
Silent hill collection
Sniper elite 2 & 3
Soma
Spec ops the line
The last of us & left behind
Vanishing of Ethan carter
Until dawn

Did you have any save on PS cloud, they're meant to work with NOW.

ziggyman17 · 18-03-2018 7:43pm

lots of great games to play on my ps4, I know you could buy them on a ps3 but that is too much bother for me having to switch computers under my tv, I will keep it once they keep on updating regularly, hope to see Crysis 2 and 3 in the near future as well as the Mass Effects will keep me happy.

Zero-Cool · 18-03-2018 7:48pm

Varik wrote: »

Did you have any save on PS cloud, they're meant to work with NOW.

I can't remember what saves I had on my cloud from my PS3 days but I'm so happy to have Mafia 2 and red dead playable again. No issues with Mafia 2 play wise, no lag or anything.

Mass effect trilogy would suit this perfectly.

Luckycharms_74 · 20-03-2018 4:14pm

Signed up for the free trial and terrible connection on wireless when playing most games. I'm on 240mb with virgin media but only getting about 7Mbps on wireless.

I connected via hardwire and getting about 30mb which plays the games fine.

I don't know why they say you only need a 5Mbps

Kimbot · 20-03-2018 5:18pm

Luckycharms_74 wrote: »

I don't know why they say you only need a 5Mbps

Generally when a company say that they will mean wired rather than wireless.

quinnd6 · 20-03-2018 7:10pm

Only game I'd be interested in playing on it is Metal Gear Solid 4 if it was available.
I think that was pulled off it a long time ago.

Zero-Cool · 20-03-2018 7:59pm

Loving my play through of red dead, and looking forward to going through Mafia 2 after it. With far cry out next week, gonna hold off on subscribing but will definitely go back to it, buying 1 month and taking it from there.

Kingp35 · 21-03-2018 10:35am

The only issue that I am having with it is that the games are not full screen for me. There are small black bars around the the sides of the TV. Not a major thing but a little annoying.

The Specialist · 21-03-2018 11:35am

Kingp35 wrote: »

The only issue that I am having with it is that the games are not full screen for me. There are small black bars around the the sides of the TV. Not a major thing but a little annoying.

Could be a display setting on your PS4? I haven't seen anything like that while playing on mine (40" Sony Bravia)

keyboard_cat · 21-03-2018 11:44am

After doing an it of googling it looks like ps now will always pick the closest server regardless of what country your psn account is registered in.
So you should be able to pay in Canadian dollars (65euro a year) with a prepaid psn voucher

Anyone know if i subscribe to ps now with the Canadian user on my PS4 will I be able to access the ps now games on my Irish PS4 account or can the games only be started from the Canadian user?

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