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PS5 game streaming in 4K comes to PS Plus Premium this month
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Sony has revealed more details regarding PS5 game streaming forPlayStation Plus Premiummembers – and it could be available sooner than we thought.
Depending on the roll-out speeds, this month you could be streamingPS5 gamesfrom within the PlayStation Plus game catalogue rather than having to download the game in full.
Sony is allowing multiple resolution options, including 4K 60fps HDR game streaming. That outstrips Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is capped at 1080p/60fps currently.
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PS Plus Premium members will also be able to streamgame trialsand compatible games from the library, which they have purchased from the digital store. However, PS5 game streaming will only be available onPS5 consoles, so PS4 gamers are out of luck for now.
In ablog poston Thursday, Sony says it plans to support hundreds of PS5 titles, which include: Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Horizon Forbidden West, Ghost of Tsushima, Mortal Kombat 11, and Saints Row IV.
As far as the streamed game trials are concerned, you’ll be able to have a go at Hogwarts Legacy, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and The Calisto Protocol by streaming rather than having to download.
Sony says this is but a few of the titles supported by the cloud initiative, but as it is a large undertaking Sony is planning on scaling the rollout region by region
It currently lists the target launch dates as:
Sony says DLC and in-game purchases will be available for streamed games, while gamers will still be able to capture screenshots and up to three minutes of video. Beyond 4K, the other resolution options are 1440p, 1080p, and 720p, with 60 FPS and SDR or HDR output.
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