I know there aren’t many fans of cloud streaming among enthusiasts, but I always like to remind everyone how good Sony’s solution actually is.
That’s because I think it’s a little bit underrated – there’s substantially more chatter about Xbox’s Cloud Gaming and NVidia’s Geforce Now than PS Plus Premium, despite the latter usurping its competitors in some areas.
And I feel it’s worth pointing out, in light of recent announcements from Microsoft this week, that Sony’s service remains unlimited.
Xbox has confirmed moving forwards that members of its most expensive Game Pass Ultimate tier will only be able to stream for a maximum of 15 hours per month. That number dwindles to just five hours per month for Game Pass Essential members.
(Although it should be noted, for fairness, that neither PS Plus Essential nor PS Plus Extra provide any form of cloud streaming at all.)
I think this announcement is perhaps a reflection that cloud streaming is not the future of gaming that it’s often been touted as; it’s an expensive service for manufacturers to provide, and I think they’d much rather you be using your own hardware and electricity to play your games.
But I think this does make PS Plus Premium, which is unlimited in its current guise, suddenly look a lot better in comparison.
My question is: how long will Sony continue to provide this service in its current format?
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