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Premium adds cloud streaming of PS5 games
PS Plus Premium members can stream supported PS5 games, including ones they own, to a PS5 console
What changed
- Premium cloud streaming
- Was Before: PS4 games from the Game Catalog and PS3, PS2 and older classics
- After: Also supported PS5 games from the Game Catalog, Game Trials and your own digital library, on PS5 consoles, up to 4K
What this means for you
Premium members can play supported PS5 games without downloading them, including digital PS5 games they bought, at no extra cost. It works on PS5 consoles only.
How we know
PlayStation.Blog announced on Oct 11, 2023 that PS5 cloud streaming was coming to Premium members.
An archived copy of the plans page from Oct 2, 2023 doesn't mention it yet.
By Oct 31, 2023, an archived copy offers Premium members streaming of PS5 titles.
Push Square reported on Oct 31, 2023 that it was available in North America.
Sources
- PlayStation.Blog: PS5 cloud streaming launches this month for PlayStation Plus Premium members (Oct 11, 2023) · archived copy
- PlayStation.Blog: PS5 Streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members launches starting today in Japan; Europe and North America to follow (Oct 16, 2023) · archived copy
- PlayStation Plus plans page (before, Oct 2 2023) · archived copy
- PlayStation Plus plans page: “Stream the power of PS5” (after, Oct 31 2023) · archived copy
- Push Square: PS5 Cloud Streaming Is Now Available for PS Plus Premium Members in North America (Oct 31, 2023) (secondary)
Full research notes
In June 2022 the US plans page described Premium cloud streaming as 'streaming access to a wide range of PS4 games from the Game Catalog, and hundreds of PS3, PS2 games and more from the Classics Catalog'. PlayStation.Blog (October 11, 2023) announced cloud streaming for 'supported PS5 digital titles within the PlayStation Plus Game Catalog and Game Trials, as well as supported titles in the PS5 game library that PlayStation Plus Premium members own', 'exclusively available on the PS5 console at launch', in 4K, 1440p, 1080p and 720p, with North America 'targeting October 30'. The US plans page did not mention it on October 2, 2023; on October 31, 2023 it read 'New to PlayStation Plus Premium memberships, enjoy instant streaming access to a huge range of PS5 titles'.
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