PlayStation Premium is required to do so.
Sony now allows for Cloud Streaming of PS5 games to the PlayStation Portal, but you’ll also need to be a PlayStation Plus Premium subscriber to do so. Which again means that Australians don’t get access to the functionality.
“PlayStation Plus Premium members can now stream select digital PS5 games from their own library,” Sony said on the PlayStation Blog. “At launch, thousands of PS5 games support Cloud Streaming, including blockbusters such as Astro Bot, Borderlands 4, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Fortnite, Ghost of Yōtei, Grand Theft Auto V, and Resident Evil 4.”
A full listing of Cloud Streaming titles can be found here.
With the changes, the Portal’s new home screen will now offer three tabs: Remote Play, Cloud Streaming, and search functionality. Remote Play will let users directly connect to their PS5 to stream a game, while Cloud Streaming bypasses a console and streams, naturally, from the cloud.
It’s great news, but still very pricey. Unlike Microsoft’s Cloud Streaming package, which requires Xbox Game Pass but allows you to stream onto PC or smart device, Sony’s offering requires the PlayStation Portal peripheral, priced at $320 AUD.
There’s also the little matter of Cloud Streaming not being available in Australia; PlayStation Plus Premium is only available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Cyprus, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and United States.
As I’ve stated in the past, I’ve done away with the need for a PlayStation Portal by paying two lots of €12.99 EUR for licenses for PXPlay, which allows me to stream games from my PS5 to my Android device and my two PC handhelds. I’d highly recommend that in Australia instead.
We’ll let you know when, or if, Australia will get access to Cloud Streaming.
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