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Sony to shut down PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app on PC
Sony will shut down its PlayStation Plus app for PC on December 10.
The app let Premium subscribers stream selected PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games to a computer.
It was a holdover from PlayStation Now, which was folded into PlayStation Plus, and access became part of the service’s most expensive tier.
Fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium members used the app, Sony said, and the company plans to focus on experiences more members value.
The closure affects PC cloud streaming only; PlayStation Plus memberships and benefits on PS5 and PS4 will continue.
After December 10, PC users will no longer be able to stream games through the app.
Sony will discontinue the PlayStation Plus cloud-streaming app for PC on December 10.
The company said fewer than 0.4% of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers used the app.
The app let Premium subscribers stream games from the PlayStation Plus catalogue to a computer.
Sony said the change will not affect memberships or benefits on PS5 and PS4 consoles.
One user argued that low usage reflected the app’s limitations, including its wired-controller requirement, rather than a lack of demand.
- Who
- Sony is discontinuing the app. It was used by a small share of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers.
- What
- The PlayStation Plus cloud-streaming app for PC will be retired.
- When
- December 10. The articles do not state the year.
- Where
- On PC.
- Why
- Sony said fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium subscribers used it, allowing the company to focus on experiences more members value.
Sony
PlayStation Blog commenter
Usage
Sony
Sony said fewer than 0.4% of eligible Premium subscribers used the PC app.
PlayStation Blog commenter
The commenter said low use was due to the app’s functionality, not a lack of demand.
Service limitations
Sony
Sony said it was ending the app to focus on experiences more members want to use.
PlayStation Blog commenter
The commenter cited the wired-controller requirement and described the app as generally janky.
Sony announced that the PlayStation Plus PC app would be retired.
The app is scheduled to stop being available.
- Usage
- Fewer than 0.4% of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers used the app.
- End date
- December 10
- Affected platforms
- PC app
- Unaffected consoles
- PS5 and PS4 memberships and benefits
4 sources
Sony Kills PlayStation PC App Most People Never Heard Of And Only 0.4 Percent Of Players Used
PS Plus Pulls Plug on PC Streaming After Fewer Than 1% Used It
PlayStation Plus PC app is being shut down in December because less than 0.4% of eligible subscribers are using it
PlayStation announces end of PC streaming in December
What people are saying
With a very small number of eligible PlayStation Plus Premium members (less than 0.4%) using the PlayStation Plus app on PC, making this change allows us to focus on enhancing high-quality experiences that more of our members want to use.
This change does not affect PlayStation Plus memberships or benefits available on PS5 and PS4 consoles.
It isn’t a matter of demand. It has low usage due to functionality, not demand.
Brother, nobody knew the PS PC App existed…