PlayStation Now Open Beta kicks off today for PlayStation 4

<p>PlayStation Now is the first-time a gaming console manufacturer has delivered a streaming service to a console&period; The service allows PlayStation gamers to access an expanding library of PS3 games via their PlayStation 4 system&period; Up until today&comma; PlayStation Now was in a private beta for select customers&period; Starting later today&comma; the service will now be in Open Beta for all customers in the United States and Canada&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>PlayStation Now titles will be part of the PlayStation Store&period; Gamers will be able to stream over 100 titles at various prices and time durations&period; Times currently are 7 days&comma; 30 days&comma; 90 days or a 4 hour rental&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In order to use the PlayStation Now service&comma; you must have a reliable broadband connection as it will be necessary for visual and gameplay quality&period; Games accessed through PlayStation Now will come with cloud saves&comma; trophies&comma; friend lists&comma; and leaderboards&period; If the game has a multiplayer aspect&comma; you can play online with other PlayStation gamers regardless if they are using the PS Now service or own the disc&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>PlayStation is soliciting feedback for the service&comma; especially in the early days&comma; as there is still work to be done with the service&period; Look for deals  around 4-hour rentals to emerge soon&period; These deals will be in the range of &dollar;1&period;99 for four hours&period; Also&comma; the team at PlayStation is strongly considering a subscription model but they are not ready to release any further details around this topic&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>For further information on how the PlayStation Now service works&comma; please watch the above video&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Source&colon; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;blog&period;us&period;playstation&period;com&sol;2014&sol;07&sol;30&sol;playstation-now-open-beta-our-journey-begins&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">PlayStation Blog<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;