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PlayStation Now has Hit the 700,000 User Mark

PlayStation Now is the cloud gaming service launched in 2014 for the PlayStation 4. While the service hasn't reached as much popularity as rival Xbox Game Pass, the PlayStation service has slowly grown in numbers, hitting the 700,000 subscriber mark this year.

That number comes from Sony's latest investor report, via Variety.

From Variety:

PlayStation Now is Sony's cloud gaming service which launched in 2014. The service is a subscription-based model, in which consumers can purchase a monthly membership for $19.99 and get access to stream over 750 PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games. Anticipating the future interest in game streaming, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) purchase Gaikai in 2012. A smart move, as Gaikai would have likely been a competitor as it offered game streaming. SIE's purchase of the company meant that it acquired Gaikai's technology and intellectual property (IP) for itself.

In the five years since PlayStation Now launched, the membership has grown about 40% on average each year. Now, the service has about 700,000 subscribers.

The report also found that downloading PlayStation Now titles is increasingly popular. Though streaming is convenient, it also could provide a lag-filled play experience if users have a weak network connection.

Popularity for the streaming service is good news for those fond of the subscription-based future that gaming is inevitably leaning toward. While PlayStation Now is still not as popular as Game Pass, it has gotten much better than it was at launch. Eventually, the numbers will likely even out between the two services, but the shaky launch for PS Now certainly hurt the service a lot, considering it had a 3 year lead on Xbox Game Pass.

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