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You can now use Sony's game streaming service PlayStation Now on your PC.

The PlayStation Now service launched in the UK last summer, serving as an alternative to PS3 backwards compatibility on PS4. Although the newer console can't read the discs of its predecessor, the subscription-based PS Now model offers a library of 400+ PS3 titles to stream for £12.99/month.


Every month, Sony will add new games to PS Now so players will "always have something new and exciting to play" and its more recent additions included Mafia II, Tomb Raider, and Ni No Kuni. Castlevania will be coming to PS Now in time for Halloween.

More information on how PS Now itself will work on PC was been given via the American blog.

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You can download the app and explore the full list of games at PSNow.com.

When Sony made the announcement about PS Now, it also revealed plans for a USB adaptor that would allow gamers to use a standard PS4 controller on their computers.


The DualShock 4 USB wireless adaptor appears to be mainly targeted as a way to more authentically play PS4 games streamed from console to PC using the Remote Access feature. However, it will also render the standard controller the best way to play Sony's library of streaming PlayStation 3 titles.

The adaptor will be available from early September.

You'll need to be running Windows 7 (SP1), 8.1 or 10; have either a 3.5GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.8GHz AMD A10 as a minimum processor spec; 2GB RAM; and a mercifully tiny 300MB space to install the client. You'll also need at least 5Mbps broadband, although Sony recommends a wired connection for a stable experience. Current PS Now subscribers will be able to access their accounts on PC too, allowing them to continue progress on games across platforms.

Sadly - and perhaps confusingly - for Apple users, while the USB adaptor can be used to control PS4 games streamed over a local network via Remote Access, there doesn't seem to be any sign of PlayStation Now coming to Mac.


Elsewhere though Sony is spiking the price of its other subscription service, PlayStation Plus. Sony's answer to Xbox Live, the package allows online multiplayer on PlayStation 4, while gifting players several free games each month. As spotted by Ars Technica, the US price will increase in September, rising from $50 to $60 (or $60 to $70 for our Canadian friends).

Monthly subscriptions to PS Plus remain $10, but quarterly subs will increase to $25 USD. Sony says this is to reflect "current market conditions", and is the first increase in price since the service was introduced in 2010.

At present, there have been no announcements regarding a UK price rise for PlayStation Plus, but with the Pound at historic lows against the American Dollar following the Brexit vote, the "market conditions" Sony cites could lead to an increase here.