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Kyle Orland - Jul 31, 2014 4:00 pm UTC
"We’ve heard you loud and clear for an update on a PS Now subscription option and want to reassure you that we are working on it," PlayStation Now Senior Director Jack Buser wrote in an announcement of the service's public beta. "We think PS Now represents the next step toward the future of gaming and we’re excited to have the PlayStation Nation come along with us on the beginning of this journey."
Sony originally mentioned a subscription option for PS Now when announcing the service back in January. For now, though, streaming games are available for individual rental periods of four hours, seven days, 30 days, or 90 days. Buser also notes that users will soon "start seeing reduced pricing on some 4-hour rentals which will appear at $1.99."
While the PlayStation Now beta is launching with over 100 PS3 titles, Sony is remaining mum regarding previously promised availability of legacy PlayStation and PlayStation 2 titles on the service. When asked directly about streaming for older titles by Kotaku, Buser quickly dodged the question, saying only, "We don't have anything specific to announce at this time." With Sony's historical console backward compatibility a thing of the past with the PS4, this is a question that deserves an answer sooner than later.
Buser stressed in his announcement and interview that the PS Now service is still in beta, and he urged users to provide feedback to help Sony "shape the service" going forward. So if you want your voice to be heard regarding these pricing and game access issues, let a live chat representative know.
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