PlayStation planning 'aggressive and interesting' expansion into cloud gaming

[Gamernyc78]

PlayStation planning 'aggressive and interesting' expansion into cloud gaming

Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan says that the division is planning an aggressive push into cloud gaming that could extend beyond PS Plus.

www.tweaktown.com

 

[Nhomnhom]

Q-lite.

 

[Bryank75]

Well, I hope they're ready for that to fail...just like all cloud gaming.

Why do they never learn?

 

[nongkris]

Well, I hope they're ready for that to fail...just like all cloud gaming.

Why do they never learn?

Just like music and tv streaming have failed right? It's not a question of if it succeeds but when. Geforce Now has all but solved the latency issue.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Just like music and tv streaming have failed right? It's not a question of if it succeeds but when. Geforce Now has all but solved the latency issue.

We don't need to look at Geoforce for that. For years I've had little to no percievable latency in campaign games. I literally play COD mp over cloud/remote play and still get top three. At this point I think many try to shit on PS cloud just being part of an echo chamber. Yes, I do know some may have low dl speeds and not be next to a data center and that affects cloud gaming negatively but for those in cities, with gd internet, etc this shit works good.

 

[nongkris]

We don't need to look at Geoforce for that. Fir tears I've had little to no percievable latency in campaign games. I literally play COD mp over cloud/remote play and still get top three. At this point I think many try to shit on PS cloud just being part of an echo chamber. Yes, I do know some may have low dl speeds and not be next to a data cebter and that affects cloud gaming negatively but for those in cities, with gd internet, etc this shit works good.

Yeah your mileage may vary depending on where you live. For me latency wise Geforce now is perfect, PS Now/Premium is still laggy for me and the resolution is choppy enough that I can tell it's streaming, and Xcloud was the worst and completely unplayable. I really just want sony to match the other two and make cloud streaming available in the browser so I can play from my laptop/phone.

 

[Bryank75]

Just like music and tv streaming have failed right? It's not a question of if it succeeds but when. Geforce Now has all but solved the latency issue.

They have failed, they are all living on borrowed time / money..... they all make much less money than their previous models.

Disney, Netflix, HBO etc are all struggling....even Apple, the behemoth with endless cash is putting its movies in the cinema now.

Maybe PC gamers would like streaming but I don't think console gamers are the ones to target with this shite TBH.

 

[Nhomnhom]

Just like music and tv streaming have failed right? It's not a question of if it succeeds but when. Geforce Now has all but solved the latency issue.

It's solved, so why isn't it popular?

People predicting that game streaming will be huge anytime soon just lack of understanding of how people play games. Smartphones just keep improving their render capabilities and what they have is more than enough for the type of games these people play.

 

[Satoru]

@Bryank75 in terms of movies releases, Disney is actually the only ones that nailed it. They release in the cinema, and then 45 days after the run is over, they release in their streaming service. it doesn't cannibalize movie ticket sales at the very least.

 

[Nhomnhom]

@Bryank75 in terms of movies releases, Disney is actually the only ones that nailed it. They release in the cinema, and then 45 days after the run is over, they release in their streaming service. it doesn't cannibalize movie ticket sales at the very least.

Remains to be seen, how these short windows are going to influence audiences in the long run.

It's a lot like services in game, you can easily condition you audience not to buy games or in these case not to ever go to the movies.

Non blockbuster movies also seem to suffer a lot more, same with games, the AAA hyped games still sell well everything else is screwed.

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

@Bryank75 in terms of movies releases, Disney is actually the only ones that nailed it. They release in the cinema, and then 45 days after the run is over, they release in their streaming service. it doesn't cannibalize movie ticket sales at the very least.

In theory it doesn't, but the actual quality of a good number of their movies the past few years have seemingly been leading to loss of ticket sales and revenue regardless. Just look at the trajectory of the MCU releases the past few years.

 

[Gods&Monsters]

45 days is too short. Blockbusters are still doing well on the second month. 3 months would be best but these companies are always in a hurry to lose money and then complain

 

[Kereke12]

Well, I hope they're ready for that to fail...just like all cloud gaming.

Why do they never learn?

It won't fail if they do it right and make it an option for players like Xbox is attempting to do. Makeup with the times, Cloud gaming is here to say, this has been predicted for 10 years now this would happen.

 

[Systemshock2023]

Meh, start by offering cloud streaming in more than a handful of countries. PS now was an absolute failure compared to xcloud and NVIDIA.

 

[Nhomnhom]

45 days is too short. Blockbusters are still doing well on the second month. 3 months would be best but these companies are always in a hurry to lose money and then complain

The other day I watched the DnD movie on theathers then 1 week later it released on Paramount+. I don't regret it but it is very lame.

 

[arvfab]

Maybe this means Sony wants to buy some big publisher to fight the current market leader in cloud?

 

[kyliethicc]

its something that any big corp like Sony has to invest in, just in case it blows up

might never really take off but imagine if it does and you’re the guy late to the cash party

 

[arvfab]

its something that any big corp like Sony has to invest in, just in case it blows up

might never really take off but imagine if it does and you’re the guy late to the cash party

Well seeing how Sony bought both Gaikai and OnLive very early, I think they actually wanted/hoped it to blow up early.

Fortunately they also saw early enough that the traditional model is the way to go.

 

[Nitro]

its something that any big corp like Sony has to invest in, just in case it blows up

might never really take off but imagine if it does and you’re the guy late to the cash party

Right. Microsoft are not going to abandon their plans because the CMA saw through them. They'll continue expanding their reach while being less boastful about it. Sony would be crazy to sit back and do nothing.

I'm still puzzled why Tom Henderson framed Q-Lite as some kind of traditional handheld before making unflattering comparisons. As Jeff Grubb said, it's more accurately described as remote play peripheral with the functionality of a DualSense. If you're not interested in that kind of thing, feel free to ignore it.

 

[Gamernyc78]

Right. Microsoft are not going to abandon their plans because the CMA saw through them. They'll continue expanding their reach while being less boastful about it. Sony would be crazy to sit back and do nothing.

I'm still puzzled why Tom Henderson framed Q-Lite as some kind of traditional handheld before making unflattering comparisons. As Jeff Grubb said, it's more accurately described as remote play peripheral with the functionality of a DualSense. If you're not interested in that kind of thing, feel free to ignore it.

I will be getting the qlite. I currently remote play using my laptop three times a week that I spend at my girls house but this will be perfect for me.