Sony reportedly planned to offer PlayStation Now on smartphones

PlayStation Now is listed as a "mobile" subscription in a document labelled: "HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL — ATTORNEY'S EYES ONLY." (Apple; Screenshot by Sean Hollister / The Verge)

Sony might have been another console maker looking to bring the experience to smartphones. In a document obtained from Epic Games' lawsuit against Apple, the iPhone maker reportedly learned about Sony's plans to have a "mobile extension" of PlayStation Now back in 2017. It intended to stream over 450 PS3 games first, followed by PS4 titles.

Apple mentioned this rumour/report in the middle of explaining its plans to launch its game subscription service. It didn't launch Apple Arcade until a couple of years after that, but the company saw it as a shift in the industry towards gaming subscriptions. 

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Sony PlayStation Now's annual subscription is 25% off for new Canadian subscribers

If you have never tried Sony's PlayStation Now game streaming service, now is the best time to do so. New subscribers in Canada get the annual subscription at 25% off. The service will cost you $59.99 instead of $79.99 if you sign up before April 29 at 10 am PT or 1 pm ET. The service allows you to stream over 800 PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation 2 games on your PS4 or PC, with a streaming cap at 720p. New titles are added to the catalogue each month. One of the recent additions was Marvel's Spider-Man. If the annual commitment is too much, the monthly and tri-monthly prices are still at $12.99 and $34.99, respectively.

Sony cuts as much as $20 off PlayStation Now, introduces new games to service

Sony's game streaming service PlayStation Now gets a price cut across the different subscription options. It's now $12.99 per month instead of $19.99; $34.99 per quarter instead of $44.99; and $79.99 per year instead of $99.99. The company wants to offer "a more compelling price that is comparable to other entertainment streaming services on the market." Sony boasts that with over 800 games, it provides the most extensive library of any console game subscription service.

The company is also offering new games that are available starting today, October 1, 2019, until January 2, 2020. These include God of War, Grand Theft Auto V, inFAMOUS Second Son, and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End. Sony had an additional note for GTAV. It said, "Grand Theft Auto V is available to download and stream via PS Now at launch; Grand Theft Auto Online and Rockstar Games Social Club will be available for users that download GTAV at launch. Online features, including Grand Theft Auto Online and Rockstar Games Social Club, are currently only available in the downloaded version."

Samsung to offer PlayStation Now on 2015 Smart TVs

Samsung and Sony don’t usually play nice. Unless, it’ll benefit both of them. At the upcoming CES 2015, we will be seeing Samsung’s new range of Smart TVs to have support for PlayStation Now. It was announced before Christmas but the actual products will be on showcase at the tech show.

PlayStation Now on Samsung should work like an app as well that connect’s to Sony’s Gakai-powered games service. North American consumers are expected to be part of the rollout of these new TVs this year.

Source: Kotaku