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Title    Sony Bringing PS3 Game Streaming to Windows 7+... For a Monthly Fee
Date    Wednesday August 24 2016, @12:31AM
Author    cmn32480
Topic   
from the rootkits-included-for-free dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/08/23/2321225

takyon writes:

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.


Original Submission

Links

  1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
  2. "PlayStation Now game streaming service is coming to Windows PCs" - http://www.cnet.com/news/playstation-games-are-coming-to-windows-pc/
  3. "already been around" - http://www.cnet.com/news/hands-on-with-playstation-now-everything-we-know-so-far/
  4. "PS4" - http://www.cnet.com/products/sony-playstation-4/
  5. "long list of over 400 PlayStation 3 games" - https://www.playstation.com/en-us/explore/psnow/games/
  6. "OnLive" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OnLive
  7. "a $25 USB dongle to add DualShock 4 support" - http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/8/23/12613394/sony-dualshock-4-adapter-pc-mac-announced
  8. "PlayStation Now's upcoming release on Windows" - http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/23/12608318/playstation-now-streaming-pc
  9. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=15468

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