How to Use PlayStation Now on Your Desktop?

PlayStation Now is a cloud gaming subscription service that allows the members to stream PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 games on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and PC. The company charges $9.99 per month for letting you stream and download their library full of classic and indie PlayStation games. You can use your DUALSHOCK controller for playing the games and get the best experience on PC, but there are some basic requirements that your PC has to fulfill. PC Requirements You must update your desktop to ensure that it is eligible for fetching the games on it. This will also help you check the latest details on your PC and check if it can run the app and games. It would be best to have a Windows 7 (SP1 32/64 bit) or Windows 10 (32/64 bit) on your Windows PC. Your PC must also have at least 3.5 GHz Intel Core i3 or 3.8 GHz AMD A10 (or faster) processor and a sound card. It should also have at least 300MB storage and 1 GB RAM. Apart from these, ensure that you have a stable internet connection with at least 5Mbps download speed. Then, subscribe to PlayStation Now, and create a PSN account. Which Controllers Should You Use? You will need an original PlayStation controller for playing games on PS Now. You cannot use any third-party joypads or a PC controller as the application does not support it. Use the PlayStation 4 DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controller and connect it to the PC via Bluetooth or a micro-USB to USB-A cable. If you use the DUALSHOCK 4, note that the controls have been remapped. Thus, if you want to establish a connection, press the right side of the touchpad (for Start command) and with the left side, use the Select command. Doing so will let you play PlayStation 3 games. Note that you have to use a PlayStation 4 controller for playing PS4 games. Installing PS Now on PC Start this procedure by visiting PlayStation’s official website and get the ‘.exe’ file of the application to install it on your PC. After downloading the file, click on Download the PC App and save it in the system. Now, go to the saving location and give a double-click on the PS Now icon. It will add the PS Now app on the start menu of your PC. After the app installs, sign in to PS Now using your PSN credentials and start playing. Using Appropriate Settings After installing the app, you can start connecting your PS controller to the PC via Bluetooth or USB cable. In the procedure, you will also need your mouse to use the controller mode, located on the top-right side of the screenshot. After toggling the ‘monitor & joypad’ icon, your DUALSHOCK controller will start working on the PC. It would be best if you also learned to use the saving game option. You can also choose to share the saves between your PS and PC by accessing the PlayStation Now Cloud. Using this feature, you can switch between devices easily and play from where you left. Accessing Games on PS Now PS Now does not offer a search bar for locating the game titles quickly. You can check the top of your screen to find different gaming categories and then scroll down the page to find the list of games arranged in alphabetical order. Every time you want to play a play, you will have to cycle through the whole list to find the one you want to play. You cannot even search the games by their genre. And PS Now offers more than 800 games on its platform, so if you want to play anything, you have to set your mind to it so that you don’t get confused looking for the game. This is all you need to know about the PS Now online gaming subscription service. It is easy to access, but finding the perfect game to play might take some time. But you can rely on it for letting you play games smoothly without any interruptions. Mia Watson is an avid technical blogger, a magazine contributor, a publisher of guides at Blogs Book, and a professional cyber security analyst. Through her writing, she aims to educate people about the dangers and threats lurking in the digital world. Visit My Site, yextpages.uk.com Source: PlayStation