We have a rumor on the possible launch games and price of Playstation Now.
The leak apparently comes directly from one of the people given access to the beta, and one wonders if this is legit and Sony is out looking for the leaker now. In any case, we can take this with a grain of salt, but it may also give us hints on the direction of the service at the onset.
The leak seems to have revealed the subscription price of $ 49.99. Here are the alleged launch titles, and their original launch dates (you'll see why below):
Beyond: Two Souls – released October 2013 on Playstation 3
Darksiders 2 – released August 2012 on Playstation 3
Disgaea 4 – released September 2011 on Playstation 3, January 30 on Vita
God of War: Ascension – released March 2013 on Playstation 3
Infamous 2 – released June 2011 on Playstation 3
Killzone 3 – released February 2011 on Playstation 3
The Last Of Us – released June 2013 on Playstation 3
Little Big Planet 2 – released January 2011 on Playstation 3
MX vs. ATV Alive – released May 2011 on Playstation 3
Ninja Gaiden 3 – released March 2012 on Playstation 3
Papo & Yo – released August 2012 on Playstation 3
Payday 2 – released August 2013 on Playstation 3
Puppeteer – released September 2013 on Playstation 3
Shadow of the Colossus – released October 2005 on Plastation 2, September 2011 on Playstation 3
Shatter – released July 2009 on Playstation 3 via PSN
Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time – released February 2013 on Playstation 3 and Vita
So, I took pains to demonstrate that these games came out to Playstation 3 in the last three years. Of the two exceptions, one is a PSN game, and the other was remade for the PS3.
Sony talked about PS1 and PS2 emulation coming to Playstation Now, but for the moment, we should probably expect games literally only in the now, ie, not even older PS3 games aren’t showing up anytime soon. Considering the console has been around since 2006, that is a considerable number of games.
This is not to make any value judgements on PS Now’s prospective library, but more to set expectations. It is reasonable to expect that Sony will be able to expand the library even further given time, and assuming the service is a success. And, of course, that all of this is true.
