Sony has announced one of the news that many users have been waiting to hear since PS5 came into the world. The platform’s games will arrive soon on its cloud, so we will be able to play streaming titles of the new generation, so users will only need a PlayStation Plus Premium account to play certain games, without the need for a console. But why are they taking so long to do it?
PS5 games from the cloud (and from PS5)
Until now, the PlayStation cloud gaming service offered PS3 and PS4 titles, and it won’t be until now when PS5 titles finally arrive on the service. Although, as they point out in a publication on the official PlayStation blog, at the moment they are testing the compatible games, so we will have to continue waiting a little longer until the catalog is updated. But until when?
The most interesting thing about the ad is that they specify that for remotely play ps5 games a PS5 will be needed as they see the feature as a way to be able to play games without installing them. This is quite nice, as it will help not eat up your SSD space with sporadic gaming, but what’s the point of streaming PS5 games if you still need a PS5 to play them? Doesn’t it limit your availability too much?
the missing piece
The key could be in the next release of Sony, which is none other than Project Q. Let’s remember that this hybrid of DualSense and portable console will be a fundamental piece in everything related to game streaming, since from there you can remotely play games played from your PS5.
But Project Q must offer something more, it cannot remain a simple streaming device in local mode, so we imagine that the announcement that remains to be confirmed is the possibility of playing PS5 games in the cloud from this device. Thus, Sony could offer the possibility of playing PS5 games without buying a PS5, but forcing you to buy a Project Q, and the reason for this move would be none other than to protect your most precious asset: the exclusive.
Protect exclusives at all costs
If Sony allowed you to play PS5 games from the cloud and from any other device (iPad, PC, Smart TV or any other smart device), it would lose one of the main sales avenues for consoles: the exclusivity of its games. With the launch of Project Q, the possibilities would open up a little more, but always forcing the user to buy their own hardware.
Fountain: PlayStation Blog
