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posted by cmn32480 on Wednesday August 24 2016, @12:31AM   Printer-friendly
from the rootkits-included-for-free dept.

Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service is coming to Windows PCs:

PlayStation Now has already been around for a couple of years on the PS4, PS3, PS Vita handheld, plus a handful of Blu-ray players and smart TVs. For $20 a month or $45 for three (£13 monthly in the UK, but alas, not available in Australia), the service gives players unlimited access to a long list of over 400 PlayStation 3 games. (The service is available only in those countries as well as in Canada and Japan, with Belgium and the Netherlands currently in beta.)

Remember OnLive? Sony acquired that company's patents in 2015.

Also involved, a $25 USB dongle to add DualShock 4 support to systems:

Sony is bringing official DualShock 4 support to Windows PCs and OS X. Today, alongside the announcement of PlayStation Now's upcoming release on Windows, the company revealed a new $24.99 USB adapter that will enable "every feature" of the PlayStation 4 gamepad. It will begin shipping in September. Specifically, Sony says the dongle opens up full access to "buttons, analog sticks, touch pad, light bar, motion sensors, vibration, and stereo headset jack" — so long as those features are all supported by whatever game application you're using. You can already use the DualShock 4 for the basics by pairing over Bluetooth or plugging it in directly with a USB cable, but now the controller's full capabilities will be unlocked.


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  • (Score: 2) by julian on Wednesday August 24 2016, @02:13AM

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 24 2016, @02:13AM (#392417)

    When was the last time Sony did something "good"?

    They made very good CRT monitors and TVs in the 90s and early 2000s. PS2 was great. If they had followed through with their support for Linux on their hardware I'd probably still be a fan; until it became clear that was just a ploy to get around EU import duties by disguising the PS2/PS3 as a general purpose computer instead of a game console so that they could benefit from lower tariffs for the former class of products. They burned through a lot of good-will by promising their online service, PSN, would be free and then later implemented a monthly fee for the exact same services. Turning the FF7 HD remake into an action RPG and splitting it into multiple full priced "episodes". Oh and the rootkit fiasco.

    ...wait I was supposed to be listing the good things they've done.

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  • (Score: 2) by julian on Wednesday August 24 2016, @02:24AM

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Wednesday August 24 2016, @02:24AM (#392426)

    I suppose Square has to take the blame for FF7 though.