Sony has at CES, PlayStation Now was announced, a streaming-gamingdienst which should enable for many new and older titles over the internet directly playable. The service would after a pilot phase this summer, wide.
The PlayStation Now service games of the PlayStation 2 and PS3 not streaming only playable on Sony’s own gaminghardware, such as the PS4, PS3, and PlayStation Vita, but in the long run on many other devices. Sony called, among other tablets, tvs and smartphones of various brands as platforms on which PlayStation Now needs to go to work. The Japanese electronics company hopes so as much as possible market to be able to access.
Sony wants the PlayStation Now service before the end of this month in the US for testing. This is probably the streaming gaming technology from Gaikai. In the summer, would the doors of PlayStation Now need to be opened. At CES would be the title, The Last of US is already playable on Bravia tvs and Vita handhelds.
During the keynote outlined Sony’s plans for the supply of online entertainment through the Sony Entertainment Network. The manufacturer promises with a service to which not only on-demand content available, but also live tv. In addition, it would functionality given that in, for example, Netflix is available, such as recommendations and a resume function to quickly move to another device to look any further. Sony says the service later this year to start testing in the US and in the course of 2014 with more details to come.