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[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (2 children)

This update will also include a beta version of a new feature that many fans have been asking for – support for cloud streaming on PS Portal. When the update is live, PlayStation Plus Premium members will be able to participate in a beta for cloud streaming on PS Portal, allowing select PS5 games in the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog* to be streamed directly from our servers, even without a PS5 console.

[–] NuXCOM_90Percent@lemmy.zip 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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Wait. It didn't support the PSN cloud from the start?

Like, I thought it was questionable that it couldn't play ANY games locally (PS1 games run on a potato at this point) but sure. But I assumed it at least supported the cloud streaming Sony occasionally remembers they try to sell.

This thing was SOLELY for playing people's own PS5s? What the fuck?

[–] JackDark@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

Yep! That's why everyone was wondering WTF before it came out.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

From an outside perspective it's so strange that this thing doesn't work with Xbox live and other cloud providers. Or does it?

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 6 points 4 days ago

It does not. Currently, all it does is replace the "PS Remote Play" app you can put on your phone, which is basically just remote desktop for your PS5. Without a PS5, all you have with the Portal is a screen that doesn't do anything.

This update will allow it to stream games from Sony's servers, instead of from your own PS5. But it is still limited just to Sony's platform.

[–] Blackmist 3 points 4 days ago

It does seem like a very obvious thing to add, and the mind boggles at how it wasn't there to start with.