Why Shadow Warrior 3 Wasn't The Best Choice For PlayStation Now to Test Day One Games

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For March's PlayStation Now announcement, Sony decided to shake things up and add Shadow Warrior 3 to its subscription-based service the same day that it officially launched across all other consoles. For most gamers, the biggest factor of their excitement was not necessarily tied to the release of Shadow Warrior 3, but the implication that Sony may be setting a tone for future first-day releases on its PlayStation Now service.

Unfortunately for Sony, what could have been the perfect way to announce a massive change in its PlayStation Now service was largely overlooked due to the tepid reception that Shadow Warrior 3 received from fans and critics alike. In light of the performance of Shadow Warrior 3, it's probably safe to say that Sony would have been better off to delay this experiment with its PlayStation Now service it had a suitable title—one that could generate the excitement worthy of such a potentially game-changing announcement.

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Shadow Warrior 3 was lambasted by fans for a myriad of different reasons: the series' quirky dialogue felt off despite a well-intentioned voice actor change, the story was ineffectual at best, and the gameplay was slammed for being time-intensive and boring. If these weren't bad enough on their own, Shadow Warrior 3 is also saddled with a handful of performance issues. While most launches are expected to have a fair share of issues, the fact that Shadow Warrior 3 is only available for a few months of PlayStation Now means that Flying Wild Hog is now on an extremely tight schedule to get its performance up to par.

With Shadow Warrior 3 representing PlayStation Now's first-ever day one release, the title's poor