Update (1/6/2015): PlayStation Now will be officially launching on January 13th for PS3, PS4, PS Vita and PlayStation TV. Users can choose to rent individual titles or pay a flat subscription fee. The subscription fee is only available on PS4 at launch though will eventually be offered on other devices.
Your choice of games varies based on what payment option you decide on. Here's a break-down of what you can individually rent or access through your subscription:
Subscription
- Alpha Protocol
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Batman Arkham City
- Ben 10 Omniverse
- Ben 10 Omniverse 2
- BioShock Infinite
- BIT.TRIP Presents… Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
- Bound by Flame
- Chime Super Deluxe
- Contrast
- Crazy Taxi
- Critter Crunch
- Cuboid Ultimate Bundle
- Darksiders
- Darksiders 2
- de Blob 2
- Dead Island
- Dead Island Riptide
- Dead or Alive 5
- Dirt 3
- Dirt Showdown
- Dynasty Warriors 7
- Earth Defense Force 2025
- echochrome
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Enslaved: Odyseey to the West
- F1 2013
- Final Fantasy XIII
- God of War: Ascension
- Grid 2
- Grid Autosport
- Guacamelee!
- Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi
- Hot Shots Golf: World Invitational
- ICO
- inFamous
- Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Killzone 3
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
- LocoRoco Cocoreccho!
- Lumines Supernova
- Madagascar 3: The Video Game
- Metal Slug
- Metal Slug 2
- MotorStorm Apocalypse
- MX vs ATV: Reflex
- Nascar 14
- NBA 2K14
- Nights Into Dreams
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Overlord: Raising Hell
- Overlord 2
- Pac-Man Championship Edition DX
- Papo & Yo
- Piyotama
- Planet Minigolf
- Port Royale 3: Gold
- Pure Chess
- Rainbow Moon
- Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time
- Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
- Record of Agarest War
- Red Faction: Guerilla
- Renegade Ops
- Resident Evil 5 Gold
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
- Saints Row 2
- Saints Row The Third: The Full Package
- Saints Row IV
- Shadow of the Colossus
- Shatter
- Siren: Blood Curse Episodes 1 – 12
- Skullgirls Encore
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Sniper Elite V2
- Soldner – X: Final Prototype
- Sonic CD
- Sonic Generations
- Sonic the Hedgehog Episode 1
- Sonic the Hedgehog Episode 2
- Spelunky
- Super Street Fighter IV
- Tales From Space: About a Blob
- The King of Fighters XIII
- The Last of Us
- The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief
- The Sly Collection
- The Walking Dead: The Complete First Season
- Tokyo Jungle
- Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune
- Vessel
- Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown
- Warmhammer 40,000: Space Marine
- Warhawk
- XCOM: Enemy Within
- Zen Pinball 2: Zen Pinball Classics
Individual rentals
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon because I don't know
- Air Conflicts: Pacific Carriers
- Air Conflicts: Secret Wars
- Air Conflicts: Vietnam
- Alien Rage
- Alien Spidy
- All Zombies Must Die
- Alone in the Dark: Inferno
- Alpha Protocol
- Anomaly: Warzone Earth
- Back to the Future™: Episode 1 - It's About Time
- Back to the Future™: Episode 2 - Get Tannen!
- Back to the Future™: Episode 3 - Citizen Brown
- Back to the Future™: Episode 4 - Double Visions
- Back to the Future™: Episode 5 - OUTATIME
- Baseball Stars 2
- Battle Fantasia
- Bejeweled 3
- Ben 10: Omniverse
- Ben 10: Omniverse 2
- Big Sky: Infinity
- Bionic Commando™: Rearmed
- Bionic Commando™: Rearmed 2
- BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift
- BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend
- Bloodrayne: Betrayal
- Bodycount
- Bound By Flame
- Capcom Arcade Cabinet: All-In-One Pack
- Catherine
- Cel Damage HD
- Chime Super Deluxe
- Choplifter HD
- Contrast
- Crazy Taxi
- Critter Crunch
- Cuboid Ultimate Bundle
- Damnation
- Darksiders
- Darksiders 2
- Dead Island
- Dead Island Riptide
- Dead or Alive® 5
- Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
- DEAD RISING® 2
- Dead Space 3
- Deadliest Warrior Legends
- Deadliest Warriors: The Game (No DLC)
- Death Track: Resurrection
- Deus Ex: The Human Revolution
- DiRT 3
- Dirt Showdown
- Dogfight 1942
- Dragon's Lair II: Time Warp
- Dragon's Lair®
- Dynasty Warriors 7
- Dynasty Warriors: Strikeforce
- Earth Defense Force 2025
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armaggedon
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the West
- Everyday Shooter
- F1 2013
- Farming Simulator
- Fighting Vipers
- Final Exam
- Final Fantasy XIII
- Final Fantasy XIII-2
- Galaga Legions DX
- God of War: Ascension
- Greg Hastings Paintball 2
- GRiD 2
- Gripshift v2.0
- Guacamelee
- Hakuoki Stories of the Shinsengumi
- Hamilton's Great Adventure
- Heavy Fire: Afghanistan
- Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear
- House of the Dead 3
- House of the Dead 4
- House of the Dead Overkill: Extended Cut
- Hunter’s Trophy 2 : America
- Infamous
- Infamous 1
- Infamous 2
- Interpol: The Trail of Dr. Chaos
- Jimmie Johnson’s Anything with an Engine
- Judge Dee
- Just Cause 2
- Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
- Killzone 3
- Knytt Underground
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
- Lone Survivor
- Lost Planet 2
- Lumines Supernova
- Madagascar 3: The Video Game
- Magician Lord
- Magus
- Mahjong: Ancient Wisdom
- Mass Effect 2
- Matt Hazard: Blood Bath & Beyond
- Megaman 10
- Megaman 9
- Mercury HG
- Metal Slug 2
- Mirror's Edge
- Moto GP 13
- MouseCraft
- MX vs ATV: Alive
- NASCAR '14
- NBA Jam on Fire
- Nights Into Dreams
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge with Online Pass
- Ninja Gaiden Sigma II
- Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee HD
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
- Of Orcs and Men
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Operation Flashpoint: Red River
- Order Up
- Overlord 2
- Overlord: Raising Hell
- Painkiller: Hell & damnation
- Papo & Yo
- Payday: The Heist
- PixelJunk Eden
- PixelJunk Monsters
- PixelJunk Racers: 2nd Lap
- PixelJunk Shooter
- PixelJunk Shooter 2
- Planet Minigolf
- Port Royale 3: Gold
- Proteus
- Pure Chess
- Rainbow Moon
- Ratchet & Clank: Full Frontal Assault
- Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
- Realms of Ancient War
- Record of Agarest War
- Record of Agarest War 2
- Record of Agarest War Zero
- Red Faction®: Armageddon™
- Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
- Resident Evil Code: Veronica X
- Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles HD
- Retro/Grade
- Ricochet HD
- Rise of the Argonauts
- Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game
- Rochard
- Rocket Knight
- Rocketbirds: Hardboiled Chicken
- Saints Row 2
- Saints Row 3
- Saints Row 4
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Ep 1
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Ep 2
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Ep 3
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Ep 4
- Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space - Ep 5
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- Eps 1: The Penal Zone
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- Eps 2
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- Eps 3
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- Eps 4
- Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse- Eps 5
- Samurai Shodown
- Sega Bass Fishing
- Shatter
- Skullgirls Encore
- Sky Fighter
- Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
- Sniper Elite V2
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior
- Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2
- Soldner-X: Himmelsstrumer
- Soldner-X2: Final Prototype
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
- Sonic CD
- Sonic Generations
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1
- Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2
- Space Ace
- Stealth Inc: Deluxe
- Stick it to The Man
- Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix
- Swarm
- Tales from Space: About a Blob
- The Cave
- The King of Fighters XIII
- The Sly Collection
- Thomas Was Alone
- Titan Attacks
- Truck Racer
- Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
- Twisted Metal
- Ultra Street Fighter 4
- Urban Trial Freestyle
- Velocity Ultra
- Virtua Fighter 5 Final Showdown
- Wakeboarding HD
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
- Way of the Samurai 3
- WRC 4
- Zen Pinball 2: Classics
- Zeno Clash 2
- Zombie Tycoon 2: Brainhov's Revenge
As usual, you can find PS Now titles through the PlayStation Store.
Update (7/30/2014): The PS4 beta is now open to all. Here's the full list of games available at the open beta's launch:
- Adventure Time: Explore the Dungeon Because I Don't Know!
- All Zombies Must Die
- Alone in the Dark: Inferno
- Alpha Protocol
- Anomaly Warzone Earth
- Back to the Future
- Baseball Stars 2
- Ben 10 Omniverse
- Ben 10: Omniverse 2
- Big Sky Infinity
- Bionic Commando Rearmed
- Bionic Commando Rearmed 2
- Blazblue: Calamity Trigger
- Blazblue: Continuum Shift
- Blazblue: Continuum Shift EXTEND
- Bloodrayne: Betrayl
- Capcom Arcade Collection
- Catherine
- Chime Super Deluxe
- Choplifter HD
- Contrast
- Crazy Taxi
- Critter Crunch
- Darksiders
- Darksiders 2
- Dead Island: Riptide
- Dead or Alive 5
- Dead Rising 2
- Dead Rising 2: Off the record
- Deadliest Warrior
- Deus Ex: Human revolution
- DiRT 3
- Dragon's Lair
- Dynasty Warrior: Strikeforce
- Dynasty Warriors 7
- Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon
- Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
- El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
- Enslaved: Odyssey to the west
- F1 2013
- Farming Simulator
- Final Fantasy 13
- Final Fantasy 13-2
- Galaga Legions DX
- Greg Hastings: Paintball 2
- Grid 2
- GripShift v2
- Guacamelee
- Hamiltons great adventure
- Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear
- Hunters Trophy 2 America
- Jimmie Johnson's Anything with an Engine
- Just Cause 2
- Kayne and Lynch 2
- Killzone 3
- Knytt: Underground
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
- Legasita
- Lost Planet 2
- Lumines: Supernova
- Madagascar 3
- Magician lord
- Megaman 10
- Megaman 9
- Mercury Hg
- Metal Gear Solid 4
- Metal Slug 2
- MGS Collection
- MTX vs ATV: Alive
- Nascar 14
- Ninja Gaiden 2 Sigma
- Ninja Gaiden 3: Razors Edge
- Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath
- Of Orcs and Men
- Order Up!!
- Overlord: Raising Hell
- Painkiller: Hell and Damnation
- Papa and Yo
- Pixeljunk Racers: Second Lap
- Pixeljunk: Monsters
- Pixeljunk: Shooter
- Pixeljunk: Shooter 2
- PixelJunk:Eden
- Port Royale 3 Pirates: Gold Edition
- Rainbow Moon
- Red Faction: Armageddon
- Resident Evil 5: Gold Edition
- Resident Evil: Code Veronica HD
- Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
- Resident Evil: Umbrella chronicles
- Ricochet HD
- Rise of the Guardians
- Rocket Knight
- Rocketbird: Harboiled Chicken
- Saints row 2
- Saints row the third
- Sam And Max- All Episodes
- Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse
- Samurai Showdown
- Shatter
- Skyfighter
- Sniper Elite V2
- Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
- Sonic CD
- Space Ace
- Stick it to the man
- Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo
- Swarm
- Tales from Space: About a Blob
- Telltales Poker Night 2
- Turbo: Super Stunt Squad
- Twisted Metal (2012)
- Urban Trial Freestyle
- Way of the Samurai 3
- Zeno Clash 2
- Zone of the Enders Collection
Original article: At the moment, the PlayStation Now beta is currently taking place. Select gamers within the PS4 fanboy camp have been selected to play-test Sony's new use of the Gaikai cloud service to allow users to stream games to their PS4 as quasi-emulation for games from the PS3's library.
DualShockers rolled out an updated list of supported games for the PS4's PS Now library, which you can check out below.
· Heavy Fire: Shattered Spear
· LUMINES: Supernova
· NIGHTS Into Dreams…
· Retro/Grade
· Sacred Citadel
· Saints Row: The Third
· Skullgirls Encore
· Sniper Elite V2
· Puppeteer
· Eat Them!
· PixelJump Racers 2nd Lap
· PixelJunk Shooter 2
· BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
· Ben 10 Omniverse 2
· Contrast
· Disgaea D2: A Brighter Darkness
· Catherine
· El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron
· FUEL
· GRID
Those are some pretty slick games and a huge upgrade over the nine games that were originally available during the early days of beta testing. As you can see, it's not just the AAA titles from the PlayStation 3's library get the cloud treatment. Titles like Ben 10 and El Shaddai show that Sony is also aiming to introduce the mainstream crowd to some titles that may have flown (or rather, did fly) heavy under the radar for most audiences.
For some titles, Sony is bypassing the need for PlayStation Now and simply re-releasing them as remastered versions, such as The Last of Us, which is due for release this summer on the PS4.
For other games that either didn't sell well enough to warrant a “remastered” version or weren't popular enough to get an HD collection re-release, they'll likely only be available in the form of backwards compatibility for the PS4 via PS Now.
An interesting note in the article on DualShockers is that some of these games may be available for brief renting periods...
“Basically when you decide to play a game in the beta you can select to do so for 30 days, 14 days or 7 days. It pretty much works like a rental.”
Pricing has yet to be unveiled for the service, but Sony is treading on thin ice, as a lot of gamers would be pretty peeved to have to pay a hefty price to replay some of the PS3 games they already own on the PS4.
Allegedly, local backwards compatibility is inbound for PSX and PS2 games via brute-force emulation. So those of you with the original console discs will be able to play them on the PS4 via a firmware update. Of course, there's no official word on if or when this feature will roll out, but if I followed the knot in my gut that wasn't a bad burrito sandwich, I would say that we'll get more details come E3.
