PlayStation Now is Sony’s appropriation of the Gaikai Cloud-streaming service it acquired from David Perry in 2012. It will, eventually, allow users to stream PlayStation 1, 2 and 3 games from any supported device, without the need for intermediate console hardware. It promises to revolutionise how games are delivered. It’s in closed Beta right now..and here’s some leaked, terrible footage of it in action.
Looking very much like the PlayStation Network Store’s UI, the PlayStation Now allows those in the beta to launch and play any of the available games. Here’s YouTuber Matthew Jones.running Killzone 3 from the magical cloud.
For those of you without video access, it takes quite a while for it to get going, and it’s two minutes before the game is playable. Here;’s the breakdown, via Dualshockers.
- Authorizing: 8 Seconds
- Testing Connection: 15 seconds
- Loading Game: 21 seconds
- Further Loading on Black Screen: 32 seconds
- Warning Splash Screen: 4 seconds
- Setting up Trophy Data: 12 seconds
- Sony Splash Screen and Loading Animation: 25 seconds
Honestly? That’s not too bad – but it has to be said that this is under pretty favourable conditions. Mr jones presumably has a fast enough line (higher than 5.5Mb/s), and certainly lives within proximity to the PlayStation Now datacentres. As the service is also still in beta, the number of users and pressure on the network is about as low as its ever going to be. Sony could yet end up speeding the whole process up.
I’m not convinced, however, that PlayStation Now will ever be functional in South Africa. Without a server really close by, we’d be looking at 300ms of latency in one direction. Games that require any sort of reaction-time will be entirely unplayable,
Last Updated: July 7, 2017
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2014 at 12:47
Um…….Video Link? The Matthew link just shows his Youtube page. Or am I that much of a noob…
Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim
February 4, 2014 at 12:57
it’s right there, in the middle of the page. No link necessary.
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2014 at 12:58
Time for Chrome methinks Firefox is busted.
TiMsTeR1033
February 4, 2014 at 12:58
works fine for me on firefox
Rikus
February 4, 2014 at 12:50
I find it ironic that the video is lagging, even on my “super” internet
TiMsTeR1033
February 4, 2014 at 12:53
super?
Rikus
February 4, 2014 at 12:54
Yeah, company internet
TiMsTeR1033
February 4, 2014 at 12:55
how fast we talking?
Rikus
February 4, 2014 at 13:11
It is a complex system, but runs mostly on 10 Gbps networks
guest
February 4, 2014 at 15:19
It’s not your internet, it’s the shitty video player they used.
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2014 at 13:04
They should call it PlayStation Now Now or Two Minute PlayStation
Alien Emperor Trevor
February 4, 2014 at 14:00
Uplaystation tee hee.
Hammersteyn
February 4, 2014 at 14:17
LOL
Thebudds
February 4, 2014 at 19:32
5 down and 1 up, that was the connection being used…also, stupid router is running on nat3 which goes to show you just how impressive the tech is. Being able to run off a network like that goes to show you the power of the tech behind it.
Thebudds
February 4, 2014 at 19:34
the testing connection part is different on all connections and even someone with a proper 5 down and 1 up doesn’t have to worry at all.