Playstation Sony ending PlayStation Now support on PS3, Vita and more

[manigamer]

[h=2]No country for old hardware[/h]

PlayStation Now, Sony’s full-game streaming service, will soon be discontinued on every platform outside of PlayStation 4 and Windows PC, the company announced today.


“After thoughtful consideration, we decided to shift our focus and resources to PS4 and Windows PC to further develop and improve the user experience on these two devices,” said Brian Dunn, senior marketing manager for PlayStation Now. “This move puts us in the best position to grow the service even further.”


Sony officially launched PlayStation Now in January 2015 on PS4, and brought the service to PlayStation 3 in May 2015. The company added support for PC, where you can use a PS4 controller with a USB dongle, last summer.


PlayStation Now is also available on PlayStation Vita, PlayStation TV, Sony Blu-ray players and a variety of smart TVs. But after Aug. 15, 2017, owners of the following devices will no longer be able to use PlayStation Now:

• PlayStation 3
• PlayStation Vita and PlayStation TV
• All 2013, 2014, 2015 Sony Bravia TV models
• All Sony Blu-ray player models

• All Samsung TV models

Oddly, the deadline is much sooner for 2016 Sony Bravia TVs: Those devices will lose access to PlayStation Now on April 1.


“If you use any of the above devices, we want to give our heartfelt thanks for your support, and we hope you’ll continue with us,” said Dunn, noting that PlayStation Now customers can access their cloud-based save files on any platform. Dunn also pointed out that users who have enabled auto-renewal on their PlayStation Now subscriptions should adjust those settings to avoid getting charged shortly before the service expires.


As you might expect, the comments on the PlayStation Blog post announcing this news are full of angry PlayStation Now users on these deprecated devices. It’s particularly galling for Vita owners, a passionate but relatively small group of people who are coming around to the realization that, with moves like this, Sony is all but killing off the handheld.




Update: Speaking of killing off the Vita, Sony happens to have made this announcement on the fifth anniversary of the device’s debut in North America — Feb. 15, 2012. Ouch.

 

[GloriousChicken]

That was fast.

 

[Mephisto]

So the prophecy is coming true....



First Xbox with their Xbox streaming service and PlayAnyWhere titles. Now, Playstation with Playstation Now service....
Soon.... Nintendo will curb in too... and the prophecy will be complete!

@manigamer - might want to change the title. It sounds like the service is ending, rather they are opening it for PS4 and PC while closing for the rest.

 

[manigamer]

[MENTION=4160]Mephisto[/MENTION] what do u mean by playanywheretitles ? they won't or new titles wont have playanywhere xboxone and pc etc ?

 

[Mephisto]

@Mephisto what do u mean by playanywheretitles ? they won't or new titles wont have playanywhere xboxone and pc etc ?

I meant that xbox has playanywhere titles that you can also play on the PC without the console. This is a step in the direction to unify xbox and PC under one umbrella.

Microsoft has 2 items running for their xbox and PC unification, Xbox game streaming through XBOX PC App (though you still need to own an xbox and the game) and Play Anywhere titles that work independent of the xbox whether you own the console or not.

With Sony adding PlayStation Now service to the PC, they are also jumping on the PC band wagon.

If you own just a PC and not the consoles, you can subscribe to the PS Now and play all the games in their library which were exclusive to PlayStation, additionally you can purchase Xbox Play Anywhere titles to play on the PC. Basically, you get the best of both worlds. Actually, best of all 3 worlds since you'll obviously have PC games to play too.

 

[manigamer]

I meant that xbox has playanywhere titles that you can also play on the PC without the console. This is a step in the direction to unify xbox and PC under one umbrella.

Microsoft has 2 items running for their xbox and PC unification, Xbox game streaming through XBOX PC App (though you still need to own an xbox and the game) and Play Anywhere titles that work independent of the xbox whether you own the console or not.

With Sony adding PlayStation Now service to the PC, they are also jumping on the PC band wagon.

If you own just a PC and not the consoles, you can subscribe to the PS Now and play all the games in their library which were exclusive to PlayStation, additionally you can purchase Xbox Play Anywhere titles to play on the PC. Basically, you get the best of both worlds. Actually, best of all 3 worlds since you'll obviously have PC games to play too.

in other words playstation titles won't be as exclusive as they were in the past...