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GameStop closes its game-streaming division — will focus on PlayStation Now
Most consumers don’t really want Netflix-style game streaming, at least according to GameStop. The retailer announced today that it closed its Spawn Labs research division, which was building a...
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Sony starts closed beta for its game-streaming PlayStation Now service tomorrow
PlayStation 4’s game streaming experiment enters a key phase tomorrow. Sony said it will launch its long-awaited PlayStation Now as a closed beta test on the PS4 video game console starting tomorrow....
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PlayStation Now, PlayStation TV: Classic gaming without a console
LOS ANGELES — Looks like we don’t need one of those expensive systems to play games. The PlayStation Now game-streaming service’s open beta test is July 31 on PlayStation 4 home gaming console, Sony...
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PlayStation Now launches its PS3 open beta
Streaming old-gen games from the cloud isn’t just for the PlayStation 4 anymore. Sony is launching PlayStation Now for PlayStation 3 starting today. The service enables customers to rent PS3 games and...
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Cloud gaming could reach a turning point in 2015, analyst says
Streaming of high-end games could become available to nearly 150 million people, a five-fold increase, in 2015 thanks to the growth of so-called cloud-gaming services. Of course, a lot will depend on...
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Samsung TVs getting Sony’s PlayStation Now game-streaming service
Sony is soon gonna offer you a way to access PlayStation games without needing a PlayStation. Some new Samsung Smart TVs will come bundled with the PlayStation Now service that enables you to stream...
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The PlayStation Now subscription games you need to play
FEATURE: If you missed out on some of the PlayStation 3’s best games, you’re about to get an interesting way of rectifying that mistake. Your second chance comes via Sony’s PlayStation Now. It...
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Sony launches PlayStation Now game streaming in Japan
Cloud gaming is debuting in Japan on a game console. Sony said that it is launching its PlayStation Now cloud-gaming service in the Japanese market. Sony made the announcement at its press event at the...
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PlayStation Now on PC feels like an evolution for console gaming
I’m running around a mythical city as Kratos, the god of war, but I’m not using a PlayStation console. This is strange. You no longer need to purchase PlayStation hardware to play a number of...
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PlayStation Now game-streaming service requires DualShock controller on mobile
Sony is taking its huge library of PlayStation 3 games to the cloud, which means players can soon access those titles from their tablets and smartphones … but they’ll need a DualShock 3 controller...
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PlayStation Now, welcome to 2014: PS4 games coming to Sony’s streaming library
Sony’s streaming service isn’t just for older games anymore. PlayStation Now is adding PlayStation 4 games to its library, as Sony revealed today on its PlayStation Blog. PlayStation Now is a...
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PlayStation Now game-streaming service getting a subscription plan
Now, that’s more like it. Sony cloud-streaming PlayStation Now service enables you to play over 100 PlayStation 3 games on the PlayStation 4 and other devices via digital rentals. However, you had to...
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PlayStation Now cloud-streaming games come to Samsung smart TVs today
You can now access PlayStation games without owning a Sony device. Sony’s PlayStation Now game-streaming cloud service has just launched on certain Samsung television sets. If you’re in the United...
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PlayStation 3 games come to PC via PS Now streaming service and DualShock 4...
PlayStation 3 games are coming to PC. Sony Interactive Entertainment announced today that it is bringing its PlayStation Now game-streaming program to Windows PCs. This service broadcasts PlayStation 3...
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PlayStation Network is down again (1/26/2018)
Sony’s gaming service is having a rough week as PlayStation Network outages continue into Friday. PS4 and PS3 players around the world have taken to social media to complain about encountering errors...
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Netflix won’t stream real games, but EA, Google, and Microsoft will
ANALYSIS: The tech world was buzzing today with a report that Netflix will stream Telltale Games’ Minecraft: Story Mode — an initiative that looked like the video subscription giant was planning to dip...
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PlayStation Network is down, so does your Fortnite account even exist anymore?
Updated 10:45 a.m. Pacific time Friday, July 13 with continuing issues. PlayStation Network is having some connectivity problems, according to numerous complaints on social media. These issues began...
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Microsoft’s Walmart partnership isn’t about retail — it’s about streaming
GUEST: When Walmart and Microsoft announced they had entered into a strategic partnership for wider use of cloud and artificial intelligence technology, everyone stated the obvious: Two major rivals of...
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PlayStation Network is down — Sony engineers are working on a fix
PSN is down, and that is preventing people from booting up games or using video services. Sony says it is aware of the outage.Read More
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The good and the bad of PlayStation Now
Now is the best time. At least that’s what Sony is hoping. It’s the current king of console gaming, with the PlayStation 4 still outselling rivals Xbox One and Wii U. And Sony, of course, wants to...
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Sony and Microsoft, kissing in a tree, working on AI and cloud technology
The surprising announcement means that both companies will work together on improving their respective cloud and AI technologies.Read More
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IHS Markit: Cloud gaming earned $387 million in 2018, and could grow to $2.5...
The prediction highlights just how big cloud gaming might be. Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo all operate their own cloud-based services.Read More
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PlayStation Now gets price cut to $10 as xCloud looms
PlayStation Now gets a major price cut to put it more in line with Xbox Game Pass and other subscription services. It's also adding games like God of War.Read More
View ArticlePlayStation Now adds PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
PlayStation Now adds PUBG to its roster of games. This means you can play the game as part of the subscription or even stream it from the cloud.Read More
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PlayStation sales drop 20%, but PS Plus is smoothing the next-gen jump
PlayStation sales are down 20%, but that's not nearly as bad as it looks. PS Plus and other services are smoothing out the generational transition.Read More
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2020: Cloud gaming’s gathering storm
When 5G achieves global penetration, especially in developing nations, cloud gaming will revolutionize the industry while serving as an economic catalyst.Read More
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Sony isn’t just betting on the PlayStation 5
Sony CEO Kenichiro Yoshida spelled out the Japanese company's plans for investing in the PlayStation 5 as well as the larger gaming market.Read More
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PlayStation Now offers Mortal Kombat 11 and five more games in January
PlayStation announced its January additions to the PS Now service, and they include Mortal Kombat 11 and Final Fantasy XII among others.Read More
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Sony is pulling PS Now retail cards from U.K. retailers
PS Now is coming to an end ... at least at retailers in the United Kingdom. The company will not let you subscribe with gift cards.Read More
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PlayStation plans 3 Spartacus tiers for as much as $16 per month
PlayStation's Spartacus subscription upgrade will add Extra and Premium tiers for $13 and $16 per month, respectively.Read More
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