Today’s big announcement from Sony was the reveal of PlayStation’s restructuredPlayStation Plussubscription, which adds multiple new features and three pricing tiers. While much of the focus in today’s announcement revolved aroundPlayStation Pluson PS4 and PS5, PC gamers have not been left out, with the new PlayStation Plus Premium tier bringing PlayStation games to PC via streaming.
In recent years Sony has gradually warmed up to the PC platform, bringing hitPlayStation exclusives to PC. Sony’s latest PC release wasGod of Warin January, andUncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collectionis arriving later this year. However, before Sony ever took on a larger initiative to port PlayStation games to PC, it provided PC gamers with the option to stream PS exclusive games to its machines via PlayStation Now.
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Many PC gamers will be quick to notice that PlayStation Plus Premium is very much the same service that PlayStation Now previously was for them. PC gamers still have no option to download the games natively, and at $17.99 a month, it is quite the price increase from the previous $9.99 a month for PlayStation Now. Additionally, Sony’s restructuredPlayStation Nowservice is not available in all territories, making the service inaccessible for many gamers, PC or otherwise.
For PC gamers, PlayStation Plus Premium may be a hard sell. The PC gaming market is flooded with many streaming services, from Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming toNvidia’s Geforce Nowand Google’s Stadia. PlayStation Plus Premium is another competitor in a busy market, with its main selling point being classic PlayStation titles accessible only on the service but at a premium price.
However, some fans with great internet speeds and a craving for classic PlayStation titles may find this service very attractive. Additionally, players that own both a PS5 and a PC may reap the benefits of PlayStation Plus Premium on their PS5, with the PC streaming as a bonus. Players will have to watch how Sony continues to expand its services to the PC platform.
