Offline Play | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:26:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png Offline Play | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 Sony adds downloads and offline play options to PSNow https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/sony-adds-downloads-and-offline-play-options-to-psnow/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/sony-adds-downloads-and-offline-play-options-to-psnow/#respond Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:26:00 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=387495 PlayStation Now has been around for years now but the cloud gaming trend has still yet to catch on. Instead, PSNow has been usurped by services like EA Access and Xbox Game Pass, which allow users to download games from a library to run them natively. Sony seems to have taken note of this and …

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PlayStation Now has been around for years now but the cloud gaming trend has still yet to catch on. Instead, PSNow has been usurped by services like EA Access and Xbox Game Pass, which allow users to download games from a library to run them natively. Sony seems to have taken note of this and has begun rolling out a ‘download' option for PSNow subscribers.

Sony began testing out the download option back in June. Now that it has officially rolled out to all PSNow subscribers, the download option will appear on “almost all” PS4 games on the service, in addition to some of the older PS2 games in the library. Unfortunately, PS3 games will continue to be streaming only, which is likely due to how hard it would be to emulate the PS3's cell architecture.

Games downloaded through PSNow will run natively on a PS4. In addition, if a PSNow game contains multiplayer, then you can access it without paying for a PlayStation Plus subscription. Downloaded games will support DLC and expansions too. Games downloaded via PSNow will be playable offline but in order to ensure that no funny business is going on, an online check-in will be required every few days.

For those wondering, the number of PS4 games available on PSNow is actually pretty solid. This includes the likes of Bloodborne, Darksiders, Disgaea 5, God of War 3 Remastered, Heavy Rain, XCOM 2 and more.

KitGuru Says: I don't have a fast enough internet connection for game streaming. However, I have heavily appreciated being able to download games through EA Access and Xbox Game Pass. Sony might need to work on beefing up its PSNow library a bit, but the option to download and play offline is certainly welcome.

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Sonic Mania PC patched to allow offline play, Denuvo DRM now clearly labelled https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/sonic-mania-pc-patched-to-allow-offline-play-denuvo-drm-now-clearly-labelled/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/matthew-wilson/sonic-mania-pc-patched-to-allow-offline-play-denuvo-drm-now-clearly-labelled/#respond Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:14:36 +0000 https://www.kitguru.net/?p=345728 Yesterday, we learned that Sega and the development team behind Sonic Mania were butting heads a bit, as the publisher snuck some additional DRM into the PC version of the game. One particular member of the development team made it clear that this was not their decision and asked fans to direct complaints to Sega …

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Yesterday, we learned that Sega and the development team behind Sonic Mania were butting heads a bit, as the publisher snuck some additional DRM into the PC version of the game. One particular member of the development team made it clear that this was not their decision and asked fans to direct complaints to Sega directly. Sure enough, Sega paid attention and now, the publisher has patched the game, allowing for offline play.

In a tweet yesterday, Sega confirmed on Twitter that the Sonic Mania offline play bug had been patched. The game still has Denuvo DRM active but there is now clear mention of it on the game's store page. Prior to the complaints, this information was hidden.

Unfortunately as a result of these early issues with the game, there is some ‘review bombing' going on. Sonic Mania's ‘most helpful' reviews on Steam are mostly negative, with the bulk of them complaining about Denuvo. Still, the game has a ‘mostly positive' rating with close to two thousand positive reviews and just under 800 negative ones.

KitGuru Says: Sonic Mania is a fun game, particularly if you are a fan of the classic Genesis games. Now that these few things have been patched, I imagine we'll be seeing more positive reviews on Steam than negative, despite Denuvo still being in place.

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