Playstation Now

Potential-Monke · 05-04-2021 7:22pm

Boom. I knew holding out on Avengers would pay off.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 05-04-2021 9:15pm

Was Days Gone on PlayStation Now or did I imagine it? Went to grab it and it's not there.

0ph0rce0 · 05-04-2021 9:17pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Was Days Gone on PlayStation Now or did I imagine it? Went to grab it and it's not there.

It's Gone Days now.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 05-04-2021 9:20pm

0ph0rce0 wrote: »

It's Gone Days now.

Don't bring my hangover back. :pac:

Penn · 05-04-2021 9:49pm

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

Was Days Gone on PlayStation Now or did I imagine it? Went to grab it and it's not there.

Some games are only on it for a few months, then leave.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 06-04-2021 8:04am

Penn wrote: »

Some games are only on it for a few months, then leave.

I know but I thought Sony-published games would've been safe. I'm probably getting it mixed up with Xbox Game Pass.

Penn · 06-04-2021 8:30am

Gamer Bhoy 89 wrote: »

I know but I thought Sony-published games would've been safe. I'm probably getting it mixed up with Xbox Game Pass.

No, it seems to be entirely by design. Maybe to entice people to leave their subscriptions rolling rather than just reactivating it for one or two months and blitz through every top game that was added, then cancelling it again. Space out good games and remove them in a rotating fashion so if people want to play them they need their sub to be active most of the time.

Gamer Bhoy 89 · 06-04-2021 8:37am

Penn wrote: »

No, it seems to be entirely by design. Maybe to entice people to leave their subscriptions rolling rather than just reactivating it for one or two months and blitz through every top game that was added, then cancelling it again. Space out good games and remove them in a rotating fashion so if people want to play them they need their sub to be active most of the time.

That makes sense.

CastorTroy · 06-04-2021 12:59pm

Maybe it was asked, but if playing PS4 games through PSNow, do you get any PS5 upgrades or the free PS5 version, if available?

splashthecash · 07-04-2021 1:13pm

Jeez, the Avengers game came pretty quick to their streaming service - just shows how badly it was received. I remember there being a lot of buzz about this before release - it all died away quickly after people realised it was a pretty standard enough game.

On a separate note - Does anyone else experience a freezing of their PS4 when using PS Now...? Seems to be a relatively new thing for me...I played Mafia last night from disc for an hour and that was fine, but as soon as I try PS Now, about 5 minutes into a game, the whole thing just freezes, my controller turns off and I need to completely reboot the console

Penn · 07-04-2021 1:15pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Maybe it was asked, but if playing PS4 games through PSNow, do you get any PS5 upgrades or the free PS5 version, if available?

Actually just saw something on this last night. The answer is no. Games like Borderlands 3 and Avengers, you get the PS4 version with no way to upgrade to the PS5 version.

JimmyVik · 07-04-2021 1:26pm

splashthecash wrote: »

Jeez, the Avengers game came pretty quick to their streaming service - just shows how badly it was received. I remember there being a lot of buzz about this before release - it all died away quickly after people realised it was a pretty standard enough game.

On a separate note - Does anyone else experience a freezing of their PS4 when using PS Now...? Seems to be a relatively new thing for me...I played Mafia last night from disc for an hour and that was fine, but as soon as I try PS Now, about 5 minutes into a game, the whole thing just freezes, my controller turns off and I need to completely reboot the console

I noticed a lot of freezing yesterday playing The Avengers.
Never had that freezing before when streaming.

Avengers isnt a very good game either. Glad I never bought it.

CastorTroy · 15-04-2021 5:02pm

Was trying to download and install avengers last night, but it gave me an error saying it failed to install. I'm using Now on my US account. Anyone have this? Haven't tried another PS4 game

JimBurnley · 03-05-2021 4:47pm

May games announced: Jump Force, Nioh, Streets of Rage 4

https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/03/playstation-now-games-for-may-jump-force-nioh-and-streets-of-rage-4/amp/?__twitter_impression=true

Potential-Monke · 03-05-2021 7:19pm

Noice, have been wanting to try Jump Force for ages, but never thought it would be worth the money. Happy enough with that. Will give SoR4 a go too, haven't played any since back on the SNES. And Nioh... not for me.

Taltos · 03-05-2021 10:33pm

And I’ve been hoping for Nioh - very nice

Potential-Monke · 25-05-2021 9:36pm

I look at PS Now as just a collection of old games I never played or played once. To me, it's akin to having a collection of physical games, most of which would never be played again anyway. It gets the odd game or two I haven't already played/bought, but I don't expect much from it tbh. For €60 I think it's great value for what I expect!

Potential-Monke · 26-05-2021 12:10am

Well you can't keep everyone happy! I'd also imagine that you're one of a few* looking for that. Sony knows that people like me, ie: people who don't play older games often if at all, are the majority I reckon. There's only a handful of older games I've played since, and that's only because I know the story is excellent and the gameplay, at the time, was excellent. But modern games make some of the older ones nearly unplayable, due to a more modern control scheme or QOL improvements in general.

* Yes, I genuinely believe the gamers who still want to play older games are in the minority.

Niska · 31-05-2021 4:31pm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFUPK6gkIE

June's Games revealed:

Witcher 3 :Game of the Year
Team SOnic Racing
Sonic Mania
Sonic Forces
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showtown (first time we had a PS Plus double dip on the same month)
Car Mechanic
Slay the Spire (until 6th December)

JimBurnley · 01-06-2021 1:05am

Niska wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svFUPK6gkIE

June's Games revealed:

Witcher 3 :Game of the Year
Team SOnic Racing
Sonic Mania
Sonic Forces
Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showtown (first time we had a PS Plus double dip on the same month)
Car Mechanic
Slay the Spire (until 6th December)

Full blog
https://blog.playstation.com/2021/05/31/playstation-now-games-for-june-the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-virtua-fighter-5-slay-the-spire/

Worth noting W3 is timed as well, only 3 months, is that long enough for this beast of a game?

CastorTroy · 01-06-2021 1:28am

Seeing Virtua Fighter there, I'd be curious about how many PS Now subscribers don't have Plus? I'd imagine very few, if any

bmorrissey · 01-06-2021 8:49am

Just bought witcher 3 so that sucks. But team sonic racing could be some fun.

Potential-Monke · 04-06-2021 7:34pm

CastorTroy wrote: »

Seeing Virtua Fighter there, I'd be curious about how many PS Now subscribers don't have Plus? I'd imagine very few, if any

Well, as of March 2021 there were 109 million active monthly PS accounts, 47.6 million PS+ users, and only 3.2 million PS Now subs. And the PS+ sub below half of active accounts. I would also be of the opinion that anyone who has Now also has Plus.

Sirsok · 04-06-2021 11:26pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Well, as of March 2021 there were 109 million active monthly PS accounts, 47.6 million PS+ users, and only 3.2 million PS Now subs. And the PS+ sub below half of active accounts. I would also be of the opinion that anyone who has Now also has Plus.

I don't have plus but I have Now....never had an interest in gaming online at all, PS Now provides me with a few nice games every now and then so is worth the subscription I feel.

Potential-Monke · 05-06-2021 2:04am

This is where I think people (unintentionally) give PS+ a disservice by saying it's for playing online. Yeah, it is, but you also get 3 free games every month too. I'm waiting for the day they bundle them into one PS product. But I'm of the opinion that they both pay for themselves within no time. It's why I don't mind paying full whack on auto-renew, at least until a week after when the deals happen. Should buy myself a month of Plus and Now just to extend them to auto renew in June instead of May, might actually make me buy them cheaper.

JimBurnley · 02-07-2021 12:08pm

Rumours of strong month for July, including Nioh 2, GoW, RDR2, Judgement and Moving Out

EoinMcLovin · 05-07-2021 4:10pm

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1412064162725965825?s=19

Full list
Red Dead Redemption 2 until November 2nd
Nioh 2
Moving Out
God of War
Judgement until October 4th
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
Nascar Heat 5

Kingp35 · 05-07-2021 4:51pm

Brilliant. A Great month as the only one I've played is God of War.

Potential-Monke · 05-07-2021 7:45pm

Noice, have been holding off on Judgement, delighted that is on it. Might even give RDR2 another go. Is it timed?

Penn · 05-07-2021 10:09pm

Potential-Monke wrote: »

Noice, have been holding off on Judgement, delighted that is on it. Might even give RDR2 another go. Is it timed?

Yeah. Think it leaves again start of November.

JimBurnley · 06-07-2021 10:31am

Games now live. Brilliant selection this month. Looking forward to both Judgement and RDR2. Also have an inclin to give the Olympic game a bash with the real event upcoming, not a game I would pay for so perfect it's on Now

dulpit · 06-07-2021 10:38am

Penn wrote: »

Yeah. Think it leaves again start of November.

That'll let you get about half way through the game so

bmorrissey · 06-07-2021 10:42am

Just cancelled PS Now only 2 weeks ago....may redeem the subscription again

titan18 · 06-07-2021 10:28pm

Much better than the Plus selection this month anyway.

EoinMcLovin · 02-08-2021 5:15pm

https://twitter.com/PlayStation/status/1422210739138351118?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1422210739138351118%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=

---

Mr.Saturn · 03-08-2021 1:12am

PSNow really seems to have gotten its act together the last couple months.

JimBurnley · 06-08-2021 3:49pm

Posted this on another thread but thought might be handy for people in here to see it too...

On games leaving PSNow, the link below is really useful

https://www.countdownplusevents.com/users/playstationnow

Zero-Cool · 06-08-2021 6:25pm

I got the 7 day trial today and will renew for 1 month. Lots of games that i want to get from September on so just need something for a month and tbh, for a tenner, i already have a few games downloaded that will be completely worth it.

Gonna tip away at Judgment, finally get to try world war z, OlliOlli for when i have a quick 10 minutes to play and a list of other games on my first browse through.

I saw a video of Car Simulator 21 yesterday and noticed CS 18 is part of Now so gave it a go. Love the idea of it but you'd really want a few hours to sit down and go through every part of the car and garage to get your head around it so uninstalled it and onto the next. Insert meme *can't hold all these games*

WWE 2K19

Xcom Enemy Unknown

Deadlight

Everybody's Golf/Golf Club 2019

Spec ops: The Line

Potential-Monke · 07-08-2021 8:01am

I got a good many hours from CS2018. Still have it installed. You need to keep doing jobs to build up the garage and the panel repair and paint booth are nearly the last 2 to unlock. I think I've close to 40 hours and still about 6-7 away from unlocking them. Annoying thing is that you get jobs requesting repairs on panels, which you can only replace and you send back a car in half coloured, half matte new panels. Doesn't affect payment, just annoying. Interesting game though, gave me a better understanding and appreciation of mechanics work! Also built a beast of a yoke, without slick tyres she spins into 4th. I'd like if they teamed up with a decent racing IP to crossover, would be mad to properly drive/race the cars you built.

Penn · 09-08-2021 6:46pm

Decided to finally give PS Now a shot, as I had a hankering to play MGS4 again.

My Internet is pretty good (40mb+), but it was stuttery, with sound cuts and terrible fps.

Is it usually like this?

Zero-Cool · 09-08-2021 7:02pm

That's your PlayStation doing you a favour and trying to make you play something else :)

Yeah, i found that with PS3 games alright, been only playing ps4 games (downloading them) for the last few days. Last ps3 game i played, Arkham Origins was stuttery as well, really annoying with freeflow combat.

Penn · 09-08-2021 8:50pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117729853#Comment_117729853

Hey! I mean.... it's true, but you don't have to say it!

Nah been watching some of the guys on Kinda Funny play MGS1, it's got me all nostalgic. But I've probably played 1-3 enough, and Phantom Pain is so different to the rest that I said I might give 4 another playthrough. Doesn't seem worth it if it's going to play like that though.

Was going to play the story of Mortal Kombat 9 too, but also doesn't seem worth it. Might just stick to whatever PS4 games are on it and download them directly.

Zero-Cool · 09-08-2021 9:24pm

I was actually tempted to try the mgs hd collection to play Peace Walker as i never got the chance before and the mother base management sounds good but apparently it's much better in TPP. PW looks fairly aged as well.

Zero-Cool · 10-08-2021 10:12pm

Not feeling Judgment, just like the first time i played it and WWZ is great but currently 7.50 on sale so gonna get that. Other than that, out of a bunch of games i played over the last few days, the only one that's sticking with me is wwe 2k19 which is weird as I'm not a wrestling fan. Saying that, there isn't enough to interest me for the next month, nevermind longer.

Absolutely agree PS Now should be bundled with Plus.

JimmyVik · 12-08-2021 2:25pm

Played Judgement for about 4 hours. Im not getting into it.

Controls are a bit chunky and its not grabbing my attention.

Tried Nier Automata and had enough after about an hour.

RDR2 i am really enjoying though.

Also Detroit become human was very good.

EoinMcLovin · 20-08-2021 12:16pm

1 month of ps now for a euro on the PlayStation Store. Offer available for the weekend only

Niska · 20-08-2021 2:04pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117780001#Comment_117780001

Just to add the small print

Offer ends August 22. Limit one per user. Not available to existing subscribers. Full terms apply: https://playstation.com/legal/now1

CastorTroy · 20-08-2021 2:05pm

In time for the Black Panther mission for Avengers. Played the rest of the game last time I got Now on offer. Though think that was on my US account.

JimBurnley · 20-08-2021 2:11pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117780542#Comment_117780542

I'm fairly sure Avengers is no longer on Now, was a time limited game for the service

bmorrissey · 20-08-2021 2:31pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117780001#Comment_117780001

Great, gives me an opportunity to play undertale for a euro

Playstation Now

Comments