Xbox Series X will continue this trend with big titles like Halo Infinite and Avowed. All first-party Xbox titles, from Gears 5 to Wasteland 3, are available as part of Xbox Game Pass from the day they launch. Xbox game pass on Android (Image credit: Microsoft)įurthermore, Microsoft has made Xbox Game Pass a big part of its marketing strategy. Save files carry over across platforms, and many games are available on all three systems. On an Xbox One or PC, you download games on an Android device, you stream them. You pay between $10 and $15 per month, depending on the options you want (PC games, streaming games on Android devices, etc.), then choose from a library of more than 100 titles that you can download to your Xbox One. In contrast, Xbox Game Pass is a much more comprehensible service. Likewise, there’s no word about PS5 titles coming to PS Now, either right away or down the road. We know that the functionality will be available on PS5, but it doesn’t seem as though PS Now will leverage the PS5’s more powerful hardware in any significant way. It hasn’t received any major upgrades since the ability to download PS4 games last year. There’s also the general sense, justified or not, that Sony simply doesn’t put that much effort into PlayStation Now. It’s a confusing, inconsistent system that doesn’t take full advantage of the available hardware. You can’t download anything to PC, and you still have the option of streaming all PS4 games. You can download games for enhanced performance - but only certain PS4 titles, and only on a PS4. Playstation 4 Slim and Playstation 4 Pro (Image credit: Mike Andronico/Tom's Guide)ĭownloading games through PS Now is also a confusing process. Likewise, there’s no PS Now app for smartphones or tablets, where it could be a natural fit alongside apps like Stadia and GeForce Now. While I don’t think many people are clamoring to play PS Now on PS3 or Vita these days, smart TV integration was a forward-thinking feature, and it’s disappointing that Sony (and consumers) didn’t take full advantage of it. Previously, the app was available on PC, PS3, PS Vita, PS4, Sony Blu-ray players and various smart TVs. Sony has also worked hard to limit the PlayStation Now’s availability, rather than expand it. The browsing experience is better in the PS Now app, but I wonder how many people have tuned out well before signing up for the seven-day free trial (which, as free trials go, is pretty stingy). When you click “See All Games,” all you get is a plain white-text-on-black-background list - no box art, no game descriptions, no links to individual game pages and no indication of how long a game might be available.
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