Playstation Now: Why doesnt Sony promote it more?

[Macallik86]

Maybe they potentially cannabalize their console gamers with PS Now, so they don't push it too hard?

From anecdotal evidence, as someone who hadn't gamed on a PC since like 2000, once I started PC gaming again this year, a console seem like overkill for a casual gamer such as myself. PS Now is introducing console gamers to a PC gaming world where the games are cheaper and more varied, neither of which helps Sony.

Microsoft are perennial 2nd in the console wars and are primarily an OS company, so PC Gaming instead of console gaming likely doesn't hurt their overall bottom line a lot, but for Sony, the more people start gaming on PC, the less likely they will be console gaming and so that might play a part as to why they aren't pushing their service too hard.

 

[Rekkapryde]

if thats the case sony is marketing it really badly.

They last reported 2 million plus subs. They're going to be forced to push it more now.

And bundling with plus is staring them in the face.

 

[Rekkapryde]

I feel like they could easily bolster PS Now's library by leaning on older games from past generations.

Add more PS1~PS3 titles along with PSP and PS Vita titles. Think PS TV but through streaming for PC, Android and IOS. Add a 1080P streaming option and create an emulator for PS5 so PS1~PS3 games can be played locally and bundle all of this with PS+ for an additional 5~7 bucks a month. I don't know why PS Now is not on Android yet.

They can differentiate themselves from the competition because all of them are vying for the same games but Sony can use their older IP's and library to boost the game count.

Scrap the PS classic crap and just throw all of those games on PS Now. I think this way they can get more subscribers without committing to putting their AAA games on the service day 1.

Their first party titles alone since the PSX would sustain the service. I think a bundled option is coming

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

Their first party titles alone since the PSX would sustain the service. I think a bundled option is coming

PS2 titles would be the best route tho. More recent than PS1 and is proclaimed as the Golden Age, they sold more and I think there were even more games that gen.

 

[Rekkapryde]

PS2 titles would be the best route tho. More recent than PS1 and is proclaimed as the Golden Age, they sold more and I think there were even more games that gen.

Yeah. They'd double their current 2 million Now subs minimum by bundling both

 

[Black Magisterialness]

The cloud infrastructure isn't up to snuff yet. And I think alot of devs/publishers don't want to give the keys to their games over know they could make their own shyt.

 

[Animal House]

I'd appreciate if you actually listened to one of the hundred thousand post I've made on the subject.

Sony can't promote it because they did and it flopped.

Why it flop? Cuz they wanted to nickel and dime you on backwards compatibility. And when you thought the ps5 would be y'all jumped for joy but but but I'll change the subject.

If they wanted to do the same shyt Xbox doing, they'd have to upgrade Gaikai. Xbox cloud worth more than Sony but itself Really they'd have to acquire new tech because Gaikai is limited to 720p streams which is suicide to promote in the year 2020.

They not future proof...
https://www.thecoli.com/threads/courtdog-was-right-console-war-officially-over.709827/

I’m not gonna lie every time u were talking that gamepass shyt I didn’t see the big deal. But with over 200 games in ps4 and about 36 on Switch there’s this void missing. Gears of War

and the other Xbox only games that I missed like Sunset Overdrive. For me personally I’m looking forward to it

 

[Hey_zeus]

it needs a bigger library and needs to be bundled with ps plus.

Call it PS+ Gold

 

[Champion]

When you develop the quality of games sony does, this business model isnt sustainable. They arent funding 8-9 figure budgets just to give it away.

We need to stop this narrative.

There is no reason why games like Dreams, Concrete Geanie, Gravity Rush, Knack, Medievil, Tearaway, etc couldn't be put up on a streaming service.

If they want to hold back Uncharted, GOW, and GT then that's fine... but the rest of that shyt could be there Day 1. The games would probably get more exposure that way.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

PS Now low key has more games than Gamepass... a lot more actually.

 

[mannyrs13]

What good games does psnow have? I think Sony gets most of its players interest on newer exclusives or name brand multiplat games like COD, Madden, etc. How popular are the old school games still? I know they got the retro ps1 mini console but I find think it really sold like that. I waited for a sale to get one. Don't know if sony has the nostalgia effect like Nintendo so maybe the games on psnow just aren't interesting enough. I do agree with a ps+ bundle tho.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

PS Now low key has more games than Gamepass... a lot more actually.

Yeah, I mentioned this earlier in the thread and even compiled a spreadsheet with each game's most current line up of games.

 

[Dallas' 4 Eva]

Yeah, I mentioned this earlier in the thread and even compiled a spreadsheet with each game's most current line up of games.

When I tried out Gamepass to see if the hype was real or not, I went and looked through PS Now library and I was shocked at how many more games it had. Gamepass is an easier experience though since you can download the game, but there are a lot of indy games on there. Gamepass has real potential, but Microsoft needs to make sure they get some hits out of their 1st party developers next gen or they will lose any momentum they may gain very fast.

 

[TBdaGhost]

Probably having a hard time finding a proper way to market it amongst all the other acronymed services. PSN, PS Plus, PS Now and now PS Plus Collection. They need to dead all that shyt and offer everything in a single service like MS has.

Psn, ps plus, and Ps plus collection are all the same service.

They could bundle that with ps now though.

 

[Khalil's_Black_Excellence]

When I tried out Gamepass to see if the hype was real or not, I went and looked through PS Now library and I was shocked at how many more games it had. Gamepass is an easier experience though since you can download the game, but there are a lot of indy games on there. Gamepass has real potential, but Microsoft needs to make sure they get some hits out of their 1st party developers next gen or they will lose any momentum they may gain very fast.

You can download games on PSNow as well. It's actually the only way to play PS4 games above 720P resolution. I don't think every game has a download option, but plenty of them do.