PS5 Cloud Streaming Arrives This Month for PS Plus Premium Members: 4K Streaming, Save Syncing, More

It’s a staggered rollout, launching in Japan (October 17), Europe (October 23), and North America (October 30). No India release yet.

Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 12 October 2023 14:32 IST

PS5 Cloud Streaming Arrives This Month for PS Plus Premium Members: 4K Streaming, Save Syncing, More

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Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales is among the list of Game Catalog titles available for streaming

Highlights

PS Plus Premium members can stream select Game Catalog titles
Any digitally owned titles can be streamed without downloading them
Four resolutions will be available: 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p (4K)

Sony is launching cloud streaming for the PS5 console, later this month. The feature will be available to PS Plus Premium — highest-tier — members only, letting them stream select Game Catalog titles like Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, and more, without having to download or actually own them. Unfortunately, it's getting a staggered rollout, first launching in Japan, Europe, and North American regions, promising ‘hundreds' of PS5 games in the future. The company confirmed the addition and testing of cloud streaming in June, as part of its pivot towards the technology, further solidified by its PlayStation Portal handheld device.

PS5 cloud streaming is slated to launch October 17 in Japan, followed by Europe on October 23 and North America on October 30. Furthermore, players can stream any titles they own digitally — no download needed — such as the new God of War Ragnarök, Resident Evil 4, and Dead Island 2, to name just a few, including any additional DLCs. As for quality, it appears the report from August was right, with Playstation offering four high-quality resolutions to choose from — 720p, 1080p, 1440p, and 4K, all with 60fps and SDR or HDR output. While players can certainly choose their preferred resolution, the results will ultimately depend on the type of internet connection they have. Sony recommends at least 15mbps for 1080p streaming and above 38mbps for 4K.

PS5 cloud streaming launches this month for PlayStation Plus Premium members. Full details: https://t.co/qeFN6ixwa0 pic.twitter.com/H1Rprl4lvP
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 11, 2023

Technically, cloud streaming was made available when the refreshed PS Plus was launched last year, though it was limited to PS4, and the Classics Catalog containing PS2 and PS3 games. In addition to capturing screenshots, one can record up to three-minute-long clips of their gameplay, which will be downloaded locally onto PS5's Media Gallery — also accessible via the PlayStation phone app. It's also worth noting Sony's choice of words, which states that the features from above will be available ‘exclusively' on the PS5, ‘at launch' — suggesting we might be able to stream games to other devices in the future. All of this will be packaged with the existing benefits of a PS Plus Premium subscription, which includes Game Trials (timed demos) for new titles, an assortment of free games every month, exclusive discounts, and access to online multiplayer and cloud storage.

In August, Sony raised the prices for its 12-month-long PS Plus plans, despite not providing a good enough justification for the membership, thanks to a lacklustre set of free games recently. The hike caused a bunch of fans to express their dismay by cancelling their subscriptions, so hopefully, the addition of PS5 cloud streaming works well in PlayStation's favour. In fact, Sony claims the feature is already out in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US. As stated before, India is nowhere on that list and in Sony's upcoming staggered rollout plan.

PlayStation Plus Deluxe subscription starts in India from Rs. 849 per month.

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Spider-Man: Miles Morales

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Fight choreography, cinematography is wonderful
Upgraded stealth mechanics
Swinging is thrilling
Fun suits, Spider-Verse look
Relevance of story
Extensive photo mode

Bad
Not original enough
Repetitive gameplay
Game padding despite short length
Unconvincing stealth gameplay
Unrealistic in parts
Bugs, game freezing / crashes
India pricing is a joke

Read detailed Sony Spider-Man: Miles Morales review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

Series Marvel’s Spider-Man

PEGI Rating 16+

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Horizon Forbidden West

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks and runs great on PS5
Score is splendid
Machines intricately designed
?Machine strike? is fun
New navigational tools
Valor Surge is helpful
Eases you into the game

Bad
World feels artificial and manufactured
Poorly-designed padding
Pushes you to grind
Story undercut thematically
Thorny cultural appropriation with clothing
Not all stealth hits are one-hit KO
Deceitful PS5 pricing, given free upgrade

Read detailed Sony Horizon Forbidden West review

Genre RPG

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5)

Modes Single-player

Series Horizon

PEGI Rating 16+

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Ghost of Tsushima

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Cinematic flourishes
Gorgeous environment
Fantastic soundtrack
Strives for authenticity
Strategic, fun combat

Bad
Narrative, storytelling too classical
No guilt after ?dishonourable' kills
Too much padding

Read detailed Sony Ghost of Tsushima review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5)

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

PEGI Rating 18+

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