Only 0.4 percent of PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers used the PlayStation Plus PC app before Sony announced its closure for December 10, kotaku.com reported.
The software served as a legacy cloud-streaming tool originating from the PlayStation Now era, enabling subscribers to stream PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 games directly to a computer.
Following the integration of PlayStation Now into PlayStation Plus, access to the streaming feature was restricted exclusively to the highest-cost tier, PlayStation Plus Premium.
Sony stated in its closure announcement, As a result, the PlayStation Plus cloud streaming app on PC will no longer be available
and added, This change does not affect PlayStation Plus memberships or benefits available on PS5 and PS4 consoles. We appreciate everyone who used the app on PC and will be notifying affected users directly.
Sony’s announcement surprised many users, prompting a mixture of confusion and realizations that the software even existed.
One player commented on the PlayStation Blog, Brother, nobody knew the PS PC App existed…
Another user shared insight into the platform’s poor adoption rates, writing, I have used the PS Plus app on PC. The primary reason that it did not become a regular thing for me, though, is the requirement for a wired controller. Add in that it was generally janky, and there’s the problem. It isn’t a matter of demand. It has low usage due to functionality, not demand. And there is absolutely demand for PS Plus streaming on Android devices.
The shutdown effectively removes a way for players to access titles such as Resistance: Fall of Man, a PlayStation 3 game that was never ported to modern consoles or PC, for users paying $160 a year.
The discontinuation arrives as Sony appears to be pulling back from the PC ecosystem in other ways. Major first-party titles, including Ghost of Yotei
and Marvel’s Wolverine,
lack scheduled PC ports. Additionally, hardware accessories like the Pulse Elevate wireless speakers
have faced indefinite delays attributed to manufacturing issues, with the company showing little immediate urgency to resolve the problem.
