<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
(	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
)	O
was	O
a	O
standalone	O
video	O
game	O
subscription	O
service	O
the	O
first	O
on	O
consoles	O
developed	O
by	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
offered	O
cloud	B-Application
gaming	I-Application
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
played	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
could	O
be	O
downloaded	O
to	O
play	O
locally	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
expansion	O
of	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
service	O
to	O
offer	O
additional	O
tiers	O
in	O
May-June	O
2022	O
,	O
the	O
standalone	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
subscription	O
was	O
shut	O
down	O
,	O
but	O
its	O
services	O
were	O
incorporated	O
into	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Plus	I-General_Concept
Premium	I-General_Concept
tier	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Non-PlayStation	O
devices	O
required	O
a	O
DualShock	B-Device
3	O
,	O
4	O
,	O
DualSense	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
XInput-compatible	O
controller	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
an	O
Xbox	B-Protocol
gamepad	O
,	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
members	O
intended	O
to	O
stream	O
their	O
games	O
,	O
Sony	O
recommended	O
that	O
players	O
have	O
a	O
minimum	O
of	O
5	O
Mbps	B-Application
internet	O
connection	O
to	O
achieve	O
good	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
7	O
,	O
2014	O
at	O
the	O
2014	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
powered	O
by	O
technology	O
from	O
Gaikai	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
CES	O
,	O
Sony	O
presented	O
demos	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Last	I-Application
of	I-Application
Us	I-Application
,	O
God	B-Application
of	I-Application
War	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ascension	I-Application
,	O
Puppeteer	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Beyond	B-Application
:	I-Application
Two	I-Application
Souls	I-Application
,	O
playable	O
through	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
on	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
closed	O
beta	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
January	O
28	O
with	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
May	O
19	O
was	O
extended	O
to	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
implement	O
the	O
service	O
,	O
Sony	O
created	O
a	O
single	O
motherboard	O
equivalent	O
to	O
8	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
console	O
units	O
into	O
a	O
server	O
rack	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
games	O
to	O
function	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
software	O
emulation	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
architectural	O
complexity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
launched	O
in	O
Open	O
Beta	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
on	O
July	O
31	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
on	O
PS	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
and	O
PS	B-Device
TV	I-Device
on	O
October	O
14	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
select	O
2014	O
Bravia	O
TVs	O
coming	O
later	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
Gamescom	O
2014	O
,	O
SCE	O
announced	O
that	O
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
would	O
arrive	O
in	O
Europe	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
first	O
European	O
country	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
24	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
would	O
expand	O
to	O
the	O
other	O
electronic	O
brands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
CES	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
confirmed	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
would	O
arrive	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
as	O
full	O
release	O
on	O
January	O
13	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
accessible	O
in	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
beta	O
invites	O
for	O
Europe	O
started	O
going	O
out	O
to	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
owners	O
on	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
17	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
it	O
would	O
discontinue	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
,	O
Sony	O
Bravia	O
televisions	O
(	O
modeled	O
between	O
2013	O
–	O
15	O
)	O
,	O
Sony	O
Blu-ray	O
players	O
and	O
all	O
Samsung	B-Application
televisions	O
by	O
August	O
15	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Sony	O
announced	O
that	O
users	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
would	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
download	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
offered	O
via	O
the	O
service	O
as	O
Sony	O
started	O
to	O
gradually	O
roll	O
out	O
the	O
new	O
feature	O
to	O
subscribers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
merger	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
’s	O
current	O
services	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
,	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
reportedly	O
set	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
Plus	O
branding	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
would	O
include	O
three	O
tiers	O
:	O
the	O
first	O
would	O
include	O
all	O
the	O
benefits	O
that	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
would	O
include	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
would	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
by	O
including	O
a	O
catalog	O
of	O
titles	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
one	O
would	O
expand	O
upon	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
by	O
including	O
game	O
trials	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
a	O
catalog	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
games	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
could	O
be	O
streamed	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
PC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
2020	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
over	O
800	O
games	O
available	O
,	O
with	O
over	O
300	O
of	O
them	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
to	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
separate	O
subscription	O
fee	O
for	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
was	O
not	O
required	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
was	O
available	O
in	O
Europe	O
(	O
including	O
Austria	O
,	O
Belgium	O
,	O
Denmark	O
,	O
Finland	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Italy	O
,	O
Luxembourg	O
,	O
the	O
Netherlands	O
,	O
Norway	O
,	O
Portugal	O
,	O
Spain	O
,	O
Sweden	O
,	O
Switzerland	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
)	O
,	O
North	O
America	O
(	O
Canada	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
