Sony wanted to bring ‘PlayStation Now’ to iPhones, confidential papers reveal

PlayStation Now includes PS4, PS3, PS2 games.

Last year, Apple updated its App Store policies, causing massive disruption for cloud gaming service providers.

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Sony was planning to launch its cloud gaming service PlayStation Now on the Apple iPhone, a “confidential” document from an Epic vs. Apple trial reveals. As investigated by The Verge, the Japanese tech giant was considering launching a gaming service in 2017, two years before Apple formally launched its gaming service. apple arcade, The report highlights that the document highlights that Apple was aware of Sony’s plans, further indicating that the Cupertino-based tech giant rolled out the facelift app Store Rules to make it harder for third-party cloud service providers to enter the iOS ecosystem. Another report published earlier this month suggested that Microsoft tried to negotiate Apple To roll out Xbox-exclusive games on the App Store but failed due to strict regulations.

The report added that if Sony had been able to launch PlayStation Now on iOS, it would have been its biggest expansion at the time. Apple had heard of one”[not-yet-announced] Mobile extension of an existing streaming service for PlayStation users to launch, streaming access to over 450+ PS3 games, PS4 games to follow,” the report reads. In 2017, Sony’s gaming service was only available for PlayStation 3 and was available on PS Vita, but later landed on PlayStation 4 and Windows PC.

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But it looks like Sony is still looking to expand operations and is said to be working on a “Project Spartacus” that will bundle its cloud gaming service with a PlayStation Plus subscription. It will roll out to the original PlayStation 1 title and “eventually” PlayStation 5 games. with service. However, it is not clear whether the service will reach the smartphone or not.

Last year, Apple updated its App Store policies, causing massive disruption for cloud gaming service providers. The company said that service providers must submit each game on the service in person for inspection before it becomes available to the public. At the time, Microsoft had said that the new rules would bring an immersive experience for game lovers on iOS devices.

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