PS Now Available in the UK, and the Subscription costs less than you think.......

Duffman

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I must admit I was very surprised by the final subscription price for PS Now in the UK, it allows access to the whole library of PS titles and only costs £13 a month (for now anyway):

Sony’s game-streaming service PlayStation Now has launched in the UK.

As of today, PS4 owners can purchase a monthly subscription for £13 that allows access to the entire library of PS Now titles. Furthermore, there’s a seven-day free trial available for anyone looking to try out the service. Do keep in mind, however, at the end of the seven-days you will be automatically charged the monthly fee. To cancel the subscription, go to Settings >> PlayStation Network >> Account Management >> Account Information.
What do you guys think, value for money?
 

ArnoldRimmer

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Better than I expected to be honest. I participated in the free beta and it seemed to work pretty well. Still not for me though but a more value for money deal than I first envisaged
 

GazzaGSi

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That's alot better than I expected.
Really wish there was a PS+/PS Now yearly bundle though that incorporated a discount for buying the 2.

Glad there's a 7 day trial as well because I want to try it out on the Vita. Have it downloaded on the vita but once I saw the rental prices I thought f... that!

Anyone know if an old COD could come to PS Now? Really want a blast on WaW or MW2 :)
 

PS4freak

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[QUOTE="GazzaGSi, post: 6480909]That's alot better than I expected.
Really wish there was a PS+/PS Now yearly bundle though that incorporated a discount for buying the 2.

Glad there's a 7 day trial as well because I want to try it out on the Vita. Have it downloaded on the vita but once I saw the rental prices I thought f... that!

Anyone know if an old COD could come to PS Now? Really want a blast on WaW or MW2 :)[/QUOTE]

That's a really good idea.
 

XperienZ

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[QUOTE="MacP, post: 6481093]Well I suppose if you spend more than £150 annually on games it could be a real bargain.[/QUOTE]

Trouble is that most of the games on the sub plan (at least currently) can be picked up second hand so cheaply that you could probably own 15-20 of them outright for that annual charge. The price itself isn't really the problem, they just need to make the size of the library more attractive. Not sure its a great idea to have so many games outside of that sub plan either, I know its probably up to the individual publishers as to whether they allow it to be one of the subscription games or to keep it as a one off rental, but I'd be pretty annoyed if I was paying £13 a month and not get to play a game I'd like just because it got added to PS Now with yet another price on it.

I do like the idea, I still play PS1/2 games and have my PS3 set up right under its younger brother, but I'll be waiting until they put more choice into PS Now - give it some real value for money.
 
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I used to play on a device that offers over 90% backwards compatibilitywith games over 20 years old and doesnt charge a monthyly fee. I supose the slogan "For the players" is the slang meaning.
 
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Do we know if there is any plan to keep updating the library with new games?

I'm going to give the trial ago as it seems much more convenient to have the games accessible on the PS4 and the £12 price doesn't seem that high.
 

Shingo

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[QUOTE="Tomthehitman, post: 6481230]Do we know if there is any plan to keep updating the library with new games?

I'm going to give the trial ago as it seems much more convenient to have the games accessible on the PS4 and the £12 price doesn't seem that high.[/QUOTE]
They add a few games every month but no chance to know what is coming next. I am not %100 sure tho.