PS Plus Premium members are getting a neat extra perk for their subscription. Sony announced on PlayStation Blog that cloud streaming is coming forselect PS5 titleslater this month.
These titles range from ones available on the PlayStation Plus catalog to digital purchases already in users’ libraries and Game Trials. Supported titles range from theResident Evil 4remake to free-to-play games likeGenshin Impact.In-game purchases are also available for streaming, which Sony compares to purchases from downloaded games.
Some PS5 cloud streaming features include playing at up to 4K with HDR and access to the console’s audio capabilities. Video capture is also available for up to 3 minutes along with screenshots.
PS5 cloud streaming will launch worldwide in phases based on the region. Japan will receive the feature first on October 17 before reaching Europe on October 23. North America has the latest launch on October 30. The feature will only be available on PS5 consoles at launch.
Cloud streaming their games is a neat perk to the service for anyone with PS Plus Premium and is low on storage. Even with thePS5 Slim’s 1TB of storage, many modern games are exorbitantly big, so being able to stream them could potentially mitigate storage issues at least a bit.
Whether PS5 cloud streaming adds substantial value toPS Plus Premiumis up to the individual player. Game Trials potentially benefit from this since they are more or less extended demos, meaning far less time investment. Even so, PS cloud streaming can be spotty even with great internet.
