Exclusive games are undoubtedly one of the great values ​​of the PlayStation 5, and therefore the main responsibility for its enormous sales success. However, the Japanese technology continues to follow the movements of Microsoft with the Xbox, even though those from Redmond have not managed to stand up to Sony in the console market, they have made other very interesting moves. and that sooner or later they got a reply from the Japanese.

Definitely, Microsoft’s biggest success in the gaming world is Xbox Game Passits video game subscription service that, for a modest monthly fee, allows users to access a curated and diverse selection of titles, either via console or PC with two primary modalities, or both platforms, as well as Xbox Cloud, Microsoft’s cloud. a gaming service in which we will have access to a portion of the games included in Game Pass.

At the time, given the success of Xbox Game Pass, Sony responded that the PlayStation 5 market was very different and that it was therefore not considering offering a similar service. However, this approach was short-lived, if it was still valid when such an announcement was made (in mid-2021), as rumors to the contrary began to emerge shortly afterwards and Finally, Sony has confirmed that it is launching a game subscription market with PlayStation Plus, reshaping the PlayStation 5 subscription service.

I mentioned earlier that Xbox Game Pass in its Ultimate mode also includes access to Xbox Cloud, Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform. Sony has been following in Sony’s footsteps in this regard for a long time. And as we can read on the official blog, it seems that the wait will not be long Sony has already started testing cloud gaming with PlayStation 5 games. Here’s what it says about its business model:

«We are currently testing cloud streaming for supported PlayStation 5 games; this includes PS5 titles from the PlayStation Plus game catalog and playtests, as well as compatible digital PS5 titles owned by playerssaid Nick Maguire, vice president of global services, global sales and business operations at Sony Interactive Entertainment. “When this feature launches, cloud game streaming for supported PS5 titles will be available to use directly on your PS5 console“.

So it seems that his proposal will allow, in addition to cloud play access to the titles included in the PlayStation Plus subscription, to enjoy in this way the games that have been purchased in the digital store without having to install them on the console, which personally seems to me a big success. However, yes, at least it is being talked about for now Access will only be allowed from the PlayStation 5, nothing from the previous generation or PC, something Microsoft is doing with the Xbox Cloud.