PS5 cloud streaming comes to PS Plus Premium this month

thesixthaxis.com:

Sony has announced that PS5 cloud streaming will be launching for all PS Plus Premium subscribers later this month, giving remote access to full fat PlayStation 5 games from the PS Plus Game Catalog, support for Game Trials, as well as a selection of games that are owned by members.

PS5 cloud gaming will support resolutions up to 4K with 60FPS and both SDR and HDR output possible – streaming 4K requires at least 38 mbps download speeds. There will also be full support for Tempest 3D Audiotech and full DualSense controller capabilities.

There will be a staggered rollout over the next few weeks with Sony targeting launch on 17th October in Japan, 23rd October in Europe and 30th October in North America.

PlayStation Plus Premium members already have access to PS3 and PS4 game streaming, but gamers always lean towards newer games and more recent additions to the bundled in game catalogue. Now with PS5 games included, they will be able to play games from the last couple years that have dropped the last generation, and take advantage for PS5 versions of games like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West and Mortal Kombat 11.

There’s two neat bonuses to this, as PS Plus exclusive Game trials will also be included in the PS5 cloud gaming, so you won’t need to download Hogwarts Legacy or The Callisto Protocol to give them a go, and Sony are extending cloud gaming to include games that members own (or that are free to play), not just games from the PS Plus library. This will include Resident Evil 4, Dead Island 2, Genshin Impact, Fall Guys, and Fortnite.

It’s really a shame that this won’t be supported with streaming direct to that PlayStation Portal controller with a built-in screen – seriously, what the heck is that about?

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