wraggster
July 14th, 2015, 20:37
Sony wants you to want PS Now (http://www.engadget.com/2014/01/07/playstation-now-hands-on/), its Netflix-like game-streaming service. The problem is, the company doesn't seem to know how to build that desire. Though the recent app relaunch (http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/07/playstation-now-subscription-app/) has seen the service's user interface improve considerably, the same can't be said for the user experience. I used PS Now on the PlayStation 4 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/14/sony-playstation-4-review/) almost exclusively for a week and by the time my seven-day trial was set to expire, I still couldn't find a compelling reason to pay for the service -- let alone recommend it to a friend. With Netflix, the value is apparent: $8 per month for on-demand access to thousands of movies and TV shows. Sure the visual and audio quality of that streaming library might not be on par with its Blu-ray counterparts, but the convenience outweighs any cons. For PS Now, that same trade-off isn't quite worth it.
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/14/playstation-now-interview/
http://www.engadget.com/2015/07/14/playstation-now-interview/