I did some searching for you. There's no effective way to do this through the app or the website... but when someone asked the same question a year ago, it was indicated there was a phone app.
I think this is the one for Android, Apple probably has their own. Check it out and let us know!
that's a bit hard to say since PS Now is a relatively new service. I'd say sometime in Aug and definitely in Dec based on past sales. With the new competition with MS, it could be even sooner.
Amazon used to sell the service on their site, but it's been taken down for now.
https://www.amazon.com/Playstation-Now-12-Month-Subscription-Digital/dp/B019CYYSFC
PS Now is less dependant on bandwidth and more on latency. You need a low and stable ping (ms number) to the PSN servers. A random speedtest.net or fast.com reading from a random server is irrelevant as that just shows you how well you communicate with the server they choose. The PS Now server IPs are understandably unavailable to the public so there's no way to be sure that you'll get a decent service, but Sony will refund you if you contact them within 14 days of purchasing a subscription and it will be in full if you haven't been able to use the service due to a poor connection. They can however see any and all use of the service, so if you just decide it isn't for you, you'll have to absorb the cost of the sub or at the very least face a pro rata reduction of the refund.
You can play on virtually any computer, including laptops. There is no iOS or Android support. Your computer's specs don't matter at all, as long as you can run the software itself. You can download the app and browse the library without a subscription to check this if you're unsure. There's also a full list of available games on the official PS Now website.
Games stream at 720p. FPS is generally 30 but only because the games were made that way, I've seen people say that if they were released in 60 then you'll get 60, at least on their end. What you see on your end depends on your latency. PS5 streaming is supposed to be getting a 1080p upgrade but whether that's happened is unclear.
Someone in this post said:
DS4windows makes the bluetooth adapter redundant anyway https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases and was updated as of 11 days ago.
There are prepaid subscription cards: PlayStation Now: 1 Month Subscription [Digital Code] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGG1HZA/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glc_fabc_4ARYW1D083VKMZHPV0J3?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
So guys I tried ProtonVPN like the folks said above. You have to connect to NL for free version then restart ps Now, then select start and while the game you want to play is loading, d/c the VPN and let it load. It worked for me.
I fixed it! I'm not sure it will work for everyone but its worth a try.
I used ProtonVPN to get through the sign in page, and after buying a subscription and it only showing "get started," everything seemed to work completely fine and I opened bloodborne and got it to load and turned the vpn off and now I can play it on my fast connection.
Hopefully this works out for yall!
I cannot speak to whether or not it works, but...This is an, albeit expensive, 3rd party controller option for the PS3/PS4, but it works with PC normally as well.
I've not ever found anyone who owned it to determine whether or not it worked with PSNOW. I never took the expensive plunge myself.
The Amazon link is + Tax, but Walmart is without tax. Both $149.99 otherwise.
https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Assault-Commander-Controller-Officially-Licensed/dp/B01JTOWU0K
this is what I use to test my signal strength along with the PS4 network status in settings. Need better than 80% signal to stream smoothly. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en
Only the recent PS4 Slims and Pro's have 5Ghz, though. You can try the 2.4 Ghz but it sucks for me even with a strong signal. Just too spotty to stream well. Granted, it works fine for netflix, so my guess is PS Now uses a lot more data handling than Netflix does.
If anyone else in the house is streaming vids at the same time, it can slow it down too.
My PS4 Slim uses 5Ghz. It's all I use, the 2.4 Ghz won't give me a good enough signal on it. Maybe you can check on your PS4?
5Ghz has a small distance, though, so it's not as wide an area as 2.4 Ghz. My guess is the 5 Ghz signal it too weak to make it down there. Concrete offers a lot of interference to wifi, so it can make a good connection spotty because the signal has to travel through all that rock.
I use this app to test my signals around the house.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.farproc.wifi.analyzer&hl=en
Like my garage gets a bad connection and even the front of the house, the back of the house is fine for 5 Ghz. 2.4 Ghz is stronger, but I get about half the throughput on that frequency.
Good luck!
Why take it to the shop when you could replace the HD yourself with a replacement you pick up from a local shop at cost? ~$70 for a 1TB SSD and you can get all the instructions and bootloader off of the Sony website. I've done it before on a PS4 Pro and it was super-easy. Games load so much faster after and dashboard completely stops feeling laggy.
Thank you for this news.
I just updated "Playstation Now" Lutris script installer:
https://lutris.net/games/playstation-now/
Firstly you will have to install Proton-6.21-GE-2 for Lutris and then launch "Playstation Now" Lutris script installer:.
If you get on Slickdeals you can usually find a yearly card. I pay around 40-45$ for the year for PS+, and $99 for a yearly psNow.
https://slickdeals.net/f/9061415-ps-now-12-month-99-99?src=SiteSearchV2_SearchBarV2Algo is currently available.
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download DS4 Windows, http://ds4windows.com/
Extract the ZIP folder to anywhere on your computer, ie desktop or downloads
Open the "DS4 Windows" application, not the one labeled "DS4 downloads"
It should auto detect the controller you have connected to your device via Bluetooth
Make sure you keep it open while playing
Have you connected the controller with by usb?
I have the same problem, I just have to disconnect my controller and reconnect it to be able to press any buttons, only works via usb for me.
If you wan't to play wireless, I found one alternative, but that leaves me unable to use the touchpad.
Download Ds4, it registers your controller as a xbox 360 controller, and somehow makes it work via bluetooth.
Download link: http://ds4windows.com/
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7480-wusf-3601
Even steam admits that CD keys come from the Dev. They are only referred to as steam keys, because they are activated in steam. They are actually CD keys that come from the dev.
I ask you this. If Steam creates the CD keys, where does
https://www.greenmangaming.com/
get their keys from? Do you really believe that steam sells discounted keys to greenmangaming?
Trying doing a Fast.com or SpeedTest.net test and seeing what the latency/ping is in milliseconds (ms). But in all honestly, if everything else works, you've narrowed down the issue to Sony's servers. PS Now isn't exactly on par with XCloud, from what I've seen.
Congratulations. ~$250 is a lot for a used PS4 Pro, but it's certainly better than ~$170 for a used Slim. With an ~$80 SSD, it's still a very capable machine. You're going to have a great time and it's going to be a huuuuugee upgrade over your current setup (though again, won't really help you for PS3 games).
I have the exact same issue, which led me to DS4Windows as described here.
Which led me to this github issue. I replicated the same issue as OP has, which is the "Press X to continue/Start" style of menu's don't recognize a press for some reason. Apparently the author doesn't have access to PSNow, meaning they can't debug it much, so I offered to send em $20 for a 3 month subscription if it helps while also confirming the issue is still present. I am curious if you would see the same issue as we saw. Regardless, it seems to work fine for PS3 games.
DS4windows makes the bluetooth adapter redundant anyway https://github.com/Ryochan7/DS4Windows/releases and was updated as of 11 days ago.
I'm still a bit surprised that people are pissing all over Sony. The Ps now experience is incredible on both the PC and the PS4. If it is network related then I understand the hate, but a lot of people are on Sony's nuts based off of the games they added.
The PS now catalog is huge and multi-platform. If they didn't add anything worthwhile for three months I would still have plenty to play. That is a ridiculous deal for $10 a month.
All of this complaining makes no sense to people like me that grew up with game rentals being $7 for 2-3 nights. And that is assuming it was even in stock. Driving there, then back again. Paying a late fee.
Thank Christ those days are over. I can now combine PS Now, Gamepass, free Epic Games, and Steam sales and spend less in a year on games than I spend in a month to fill up my gas tank.
Ok, so because I have genuine interest in this subject I went and actually checked the ToS. Here's the link: https://www.playstation.com/en-us/network/legal/terms-of-service/
And here's what's written under USING PSN SERVICES AND ACCOUNT REGISTRATION:
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"All information provided during Account registration must be truthful and accurate. We reserve the right to cancel any Account that uses, or that was created using, untruthful or inaccurate information or that was created for a primary purpose that violates this agreement's terms."
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When you register a psn account, the first thing you do is fill in your email and password. After that, your country, language and date of birth. Now this is where you're breaking these terms by selecting a country you do not live in. If that's not enough (which it absolutely should be), the next thing you fill in is your address. In a country you do not live in. Yeah. So uh... feel free to downvote me again for being right I guess?
Definitely the best option. Best I could find right now is here for $45 using SNG5 code (and free shipping). Alternatively he can get an Xbox controller they are cheaper but lose the touchpad functionality.
Guess depends who you ask? I am in the Western United States. Games have a noticeable input delay. It's usually not a problem. But it can be.. I have a 115mb download speed reported from here: https://www.speedtest.net/
No other devices using my network at the time.
If the games that you want to play online are available on PSNow, you would be able to.
However, there are not a lot of PS4 titles available (it's mostly PS3). It's a streaming service, so you kinda take what they give you.
If you'd like, you can go to this page and click on the "View All Games" button (it's the second one on the page, next to the picture of Nathan Drake). Then you can CTRL+F to search for a game title you're thinking about.
You purchase Playstation cards from Amazon. You don't need a credit or debit card on Playstation. I've never used a credit card on Playstation. Just purchase the card you need and redeem the code in the Playstation store. Here's a link. Amazon Playstation Plus
So guys. I tried the free version of ProtonVPN. Choosed between USA, Japan and Netherlands. Netherlands worked for me!
I logged off in PSN and logged in again. It worked. But after several attempts.
Maybe it will work for u guys
Not sure if redeeming these will have some sort of agreement where it says you are now subscribed and will turn automatic renewal on, but it is technically another option.
https://smile.amazon.com/PlayStation-Now-Month-Subscription-Digital/dp/B00ZGG1HZA
I play PlayStation Now on PC whenever I'm at school, don't have access to my PS4, or just when I feel like playing some old PS3 or PS2 classics. My school blocks PlayStation though, so I use ExpressVPN to connect to PS Now, and as long as I have a moderate connection to the school Wifi, it plays as smooth as it does at my house--buttery smooth (probably wasn't the best description)! If PlayStation Now was ported to Android and iOS, that would make the platform even more accessible, especially when I don't have access to my laptop, then I have to rely on remote play which doesn't work most of the time for me. With that being said, expanding PS Now across more devices could get even more people on board with the service, and I feel like Sony is missing out on some MAJOR opportunities! Something to think about, Sony! 😉😁
TBH, I've had issues connecting it wirelessly. I don't have the patience to try and fix it right now, so I'm just using it in wired mode.
Actually here you go.. buy only if you are 100% sure they have a US PSN account and you think PS Now is a good value for them. Streaming doesn't seem to work well for everybody. Download and play on a PS4/5 however is great of course.
The best fix that I've found for this issue on PC is a DS4 and the official DS4 dongle.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-DualShock-Wireless-Adaptor/dp/B01KHFIO82
It's quite an expensive solution however as they no longer make them and they can be £50+ on eBay.
Does anyone know if the cheap controllers you can get on Amazon that work on PC and PS4 fix this issue on PC?
I dont see why you wouldnt be able to just get a normal bluetooth adapter like this. I can connect a ps4 controller straight to my laptop that has bluetooth and it works.
Edit: Ahh I see you also want Touchpad support, I know http://ds4windows.com lets you use the touchpad but I'm not sure if it works on PSnow, wouldn't hurt to try though.
I've been using the DroidJoy app with reWASD to play games on PS Now and it works perfectly. There's a free version, which is a bit limited and with ads, and a paid version which is like 2€ I think (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.grill.droidjoy). Note: I'm not sure but you probably need reWASD for it to work.
Did you select the digital or physical code?
If you use this one: https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Store-Gift-Card-Digital/dp/B07C438TMN/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=psn+digital&qid=1601957903&sr=8-1
Even though it says it needs a US address, it will just send it to your email. You can use any random US address and you'll be fine.
No it wasn't an US account, but if i want to buy 1 month with wallet money i need credit card. Thats why i buy a ps now 1 month subscription code online so that i can redeem the code in the ps store. Like this one: https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Now-Month-Subscription-Digital/dp/B00ZGG1HZA
Just google for a 1 month code i don't know if those are region based.
I had to buy a specific code for PSNow from Amazon.
You can choose 1, 3, or 12 months.
https://www.amazon.com/PlayStation-Now-Month-Subscription-Digital/dp/B00ZGG1HZA?th=1&psc=1
Use your amazon card to buy PSNow code? Shouldn't need a card that way.
You can buy a PS Now subscription on Amazon. Buy an Amazon gift card in cash at a local shop, then go here to choose a 1, 3 or 12 month subscription:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019CYYSFC/ref=cm\_sw\_r\_tw\_dp\_x\_1eiBFb1K3B6SB
No debit/credit card used in the transaction.
Windows? Mac? If Windows I think you are required to have the DS4 adapter https://www.amazon.com/Sony-DualShock-4-Wireless-Adaptor-playstation/dp/B01KWLKKQU
That's another 75$ in Sonys pocket.
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I use my macbook pro and my PS Remote Play works perfectly using bluetooth.
Do you have Steam or another game that you can test the controller on? Maybe fortnite or fortnite mobile and use bluetooth on your phone
Yeah I have GP for PC too and you're right it is incredible.
I'm really looking forwards to MS Flightsim 2020. It looks amazing.
PS Now is supposed to be going onto MS Azure at some point.
At that point they may get it to work at 1080P with little to no input lag across to board for most/many users.
It would be a great service for PC users at that point.
One of these will make your DS4 work perfectly with PS Now via PC:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-PlayStation-DualShock-Wireless-Adaptor/dp/B01KHFIO82
I bought one before I got the PS4.
We're probably a year or so away from PS Now being a perfect product for PC streaming with the USB dongle above. Or however long it takes for PS Now to get setup to run with MS Azure.
amazon still has rhe $99/yr plan https://www.amazon.com/dp/B019CYYSFC/?coliid=I13UWZA82T1U23&colid=1GEVOVGXYT9JW&psc=0&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
You get a Netflix like queue as well, that maxes out pretty fast. If you haven't played any if the PS3 and the new PS4 addons, it's a really good deal imo as long as you don't have a giant stack of games on your dresser that still need to be played like I do.