PS5 game streaming coming soon to PlayStation Plus
The revamped PlayStation Plus is one year old as of June, and Sony Interactive Entertainment is observing the milestone with a 10-day stretch of activities and giveaways. More importantly, it’s begun testing cloud streaming of PlayStation 5 games, a big step for PlayStation Plus premium members.
Writing on PlayStation Blog, Nick Maguire, the company’s head of subscription services, said the test will only stream the games to PlayStation 5 consoles, but that it will still deliver access to top-of-the-line games without waiting on a chunky download. Currently, only PS3 and PS4 titles are streamable, and they may be streamed to a PlayStation 4, PS5, or PC.
“Our goal is to add this as an additional benefit to PlayStation Plus Premium as part of our ongoing efforts to enhance the value of PlayStation Plus,” Maguire said. “As more games continue to launch on the PS5 console, we look forward to adding cloud streaming capability for PS5 titles, in addition to the PS3, PS4, and classic titles that are already available for Premium members to stream.”
Maguire said the test is in its early stages, and SIE will have more to share soon. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, published Wednesday, Maguire expanded on PlayStation Plus’ performance since the relaunch, and said that users are spending seven times as much time on the new PS Plus as they did with its subscription-library predecessor, PlayStation Now.
He also noted that PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers — the top tier of service — “ended up being a bigger share of the base than Extra. [...] That’s a pleasant surprise.”
However, SIE will stick to its plan of not offering first-party day-and-date launches through its subscription service, unlike its counterpart in Xbox
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