Sony’s newest foray into streaming would not be the first time the PlayStation developer has attempted to move into the games streaming market. Sony’s former PlayStation Now streaming service allowed subscribers to stream a variety of older games through their PlayStation consoles. Sony’s streaming capability was carried over with the overhaul of PlayStation Plus earlier this year, with Premium subscribers able to stream both modern and classic games through the service. Sony’s newest patent would see the company looking to branch PlayStation streaming out to other devices.
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The return of PlayStation Now as a cloud gaming platform would come after Sony had previously discontinued the service earlier this year. Sony had sunsetted the PlayStation streaming service with the launch of the overhauled PlayStation Plus, with PS Plus Premium including game streaming. PS Now had previously been one of the first game streaming services following its launch in 2012. The platform’s lineup of classic titles from the PS1, PS2, and PS3 were viewed as compensating for later PS3 models and all PS4 consoles lacking backwards compatibility.
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