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PlayStation Now open beta in July

PS4 users in US and Canada can try the streaming service

Posted on Jun 11, 2014 - 1:21am EST

Sony Computer Entertainment has announced that the open beta for PlayStation Now, the company's streaming game service that leverages cloud-based technology, will become available to PlayStation 4 users in the mainland United States and parts of Canada on July 31, 2014.

The service will then expand to PlayStation 3 systems from September, followed by PlayStation Vita, and also PlayStation TV by the end of this year in the US and Canada.

SCE has been conducting a private beta on PS3 systems with select participants since this January and more recently with PS4, and has been working towards the delivery of the open beta while receiving constructive feedback from users. By expanding the beta to the general public, SCE will give more gamers the opportunity to experience the benefits of game streaming and also continue to collect important user feedback to further evolve the service.

At the start of the open beta, over a 100 titles covering a wide range of genres will be available. SCE will work with its publishing partners to test various rental periods and prices, depending on how and when players would like to game. For example, there will be shorter rental periods priced at US$2.99, and most titles will be between US$2.99 and US$19.99. As with all content published on PlayStation platforms, publishers and developers will ultimately decide their game price points. Furthermore, SCE plans to offer subscription options in the future.

The accessibility of the service will continue to expand, and SCE will begin a private pilot service to people who own a PS Now compatible 2014 Sony TV in the US.