Sony’s unexpected and recent announcements continue in earnest today, with to be sure The previously announced PS5 cloud streaming is coming as well PS Plus Premium The feature is coming later this month. Depending on your region, you’ll be able to enjoy ‘supported’ titles from the platform holder’s upper streaming tier without having to download them as soon as next week – and the functionality will extend to Game Trials, so you’ll be able to: Experience limited-time demos effectively on-demand.
The Japanese giant says hundreds of games will be available at launch, and functionality will extend beyond PS Plus Premium to include digital PS5 titles that subscribers own, such as Resident Evil 4, Dead Island 2, Genshin Impact, Fall Guys, and Fortnite. In other words, you’ll be able to play all of this stuff via the cloud too, assuming it’s in your library. It’s perhaps worth noting that three of the titles listed are available to play for free.
You’ll be able to stream at up to 2160p resolution, depending on your internet connection, but you’ll also be able to reduce image quality as required in the interest of improving performance. What’s more, you’ll be able to take screenshots and up to three minutes of video, all of which will be available via the Media Gallery on the PS app. “We hope players enjoy the new streaming feature on PS5 which will be automatically added to their PS Plus Premium membership,” the manufacturer said.
Japan will be the first region to test the new feature starting October 17, followed by Europe on October 23. Then North America will be last, as of October 30th. Keep in mind that you’ll need to live in a country that supports cloud streaming for PS Plus Premium, and there’s a full list at PS Blog. Are you going to check this feature out at all, or do you think it’s a waste of Sony’s resources? Let us know in the comments section below.
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