PlayStation Now subscription service dropping January 13
PlayStation Now’s subscription service is coming, finally, on January 13. And it’s bringing a subscription service with it. One of the head-scratchers regarding Sony’s game-streaming service was the fact that initially you only had the option to rent the games. Will this shift in policy get me to sign-up? Fuck nah! But I imagine it will for some.
Sony announced this morning that PlayStation Now, its streaming game service, will be available January 13 in the US and Canada. The service will be offered in two varieties, one at $19.99/month and the other at $44.99 for three months, which would be about $15/month. Curiously, no yearly plan is offered. There will also be a seven-day trial period at launch granting access to all the games.
Renting games through the service has been available for a little while now, with prices structured around hourly and monthly options. For example, Vigil Games’ Darksiders, was $3 for 4 hours, $6 for a week, $8 for 30 days and $15 for 90 days.
Those who download the free PS4 PlayStation Now theme that will be available early this month will be entered into a drawing to win a “one-year subscription to PlayStation Now.” Well, that one year subscription is out there somewhere. Here’s a list of the games on the service.
I don’t really have need to fuck with PlayStation Now. I own a PS3, and instead of subscribing to a service I may not every month, I can just buy a fucking PS3 game used off of Amazon for like $7. Ship it for $3. Own it for $10. But if I didn’t have one, maybe the service would be appealing. How do you folks feel?