Earlier this week, we got
word of an unofficial app to stream PlayStation 4 games to the PC. The
grey market tech follows a feature that’s been an Xbox One exclusive,
unless you count the ability to stream from the PS4 to Sony’s portable
PlayStation Vita. But now it’s been revealed that there’s an official
app in development for the PS4. Word came down from Shuhei Yoshida, the
President of Worldwide Studios at Sony Computer Entertainment: Some
people asked if we plan to provide Remote Play function to PC, and yes,
we are indeed working on an official application for PC/Mac. :D — Shuhei
Yoshida (@yosp) November 27, 2015 Everyone started getting hot and
heavy over streaming back when Microsoft launched the feature to stream
from your Xbox One to your PC in June this summer.
Since then, there
have been rumors regarding the possible launch of a PlayStation
equivalent. Streaming provides the ability to play your favorite games
when the television is otherwise occupied, a common problem for the
average family. Last week, Twisted announced an unofficial standalone
app to be sold for ten dollars.
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It seems unlikely that Sony would allow the continued development of
Twisted’s unofficial app. With the reveal that they’re working on an
in-house app, it’s likely that theirs will be released at no cost, but
this is yet to be confirmed. Even if Sony allows the continued sale of
the app, it is dubious that the average consumer would favor a
third-party alternative over an in-house developed app. But with the
Twisted app only available on PC and Mac, there are still platforms such
as iOS and Linux (at least initially) where the streaming app won’t be
available. If Sony would allow it, there might still be room to develop
third-party apps for those platforms.
No official pricing or launch date
has been disclosed yet, but considering that it’s okay to talk about on
Twitter we might hear more details in the near future.
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Earlier this week, we got word of an unofficial app to stream PlayStation 4 games
to the PC. The grey market tech follows a feature that’s been an Xbox
One exclusive, unless you count the ability to stream from the PS4 to
Sony’s portable PlayStation Vita. But now it’s been revealed that
there’s an official app in development for the PS4.
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Word came down from
Shuhei Yoshida, the President of Worldwide Studios at Sony Computer
Entertainment:
Some
people asked if we plan to provide Remote Play function to PC, and yes,
we are indeed working on an official application for PC/Mac. :D
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) November 27, 2015
Everyone
started getting hot and heavy over streaming back when Microsoft
launched the feature to stream from your Xbox One to your PC in June
this summer. Since then, there have been rumors regarding the possible
launch of a PlayStation equivalent. Streaming provides the ability to
play your favorite games when the television is otherwise occupied, a
common problem for the average family. Last week, Twisted announced an unofficial standalone app to be sold for ten dollars.
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It
seems unlikely that Sony would allow the continued development of
Twisted’s unofficial app. With the reveal that they’re working on an
in-house app, it’s likely that theirs will be released at no cost, but
this is yet to be confirmed. Even if Sony allows the continued sale of
the app, it is dubious that the average consumer would favor a
third-party alternative over an in-house developed app. But with the
Twisted app only available on PC and Mac, there are still platforms such
as iOS and Linux (at least initially) where the streaming app won’t be
available. If Sony would allow it, there might still be room to develop
third-party apps for those platforms.
No
official pricing or launch date has been disclosed yet, but considering
that it’s okay to talk about on Twitter we might hear more details in
the near future.
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