PS4 News: PlayStation Now Already Has 19 Games, 'Backgammon Blitz' and 'There Came an Echo' Coming to PS4
The PS4's PlayStation Now has been a wait-and-see feature, as it had basically cloud-gaming service to come with it.
For now, PlayStation Now is on a limited closed beta, with not a lot of details as to how the streaming of games will really happen. Previous reports have pointed that the Gaikai-powered service may not be the PS4's solution to streaming PSOne and PS2 games onto the PS4, but rather with emulators, but this doesn't mean that the PlayStation Now won't have a similar feature.
DualShockers has spotted an anonymous tipster who had outed the fact that a 2.0 update for beta testers has allowed for the addition of 19 games to the list accessible via the PlayStation Now.
The complete list is in the link above, but some of the games include "PAYDAY: The Heist," "Dead Nation," "Guacamelee!," "Dead or Alive 5," "Zeno Clash 2," "Dead Island," "Rise of the Guardians: The Video Game," "Order Up!!," "Critter Crunch" and "PixelJunk Monsters."
PlayStation Now is obviously still in that testing phase, so the list of games will surely change once the feature becomes available in the U.S.
'Backgammon Blitz' Now Out for PlayStation Consoles
The board game-inspired title "Backgammon Blitz" is already out for the PS4, PS3 and PS Vita, but there are two more reasons to opt for the title.
The first is that it's offered at a bargain price for $7.99 even at launch. The second is that developer VooFoo Studios ensured that the title extends its board game mechanics and has included a Blitz arcade mode for more depth and another challenge to players' strategic skills.
According to the PlayStation Blog, "Backgammon Blitz" is a game coming from a developer that has made itself known with other games like "Hustle Kings" and "Pure Chess."
Best of all, those who don't yet understand the overall essence of the game or those who just want to see if "Backgammon Blitz" is their cup of tea, VooFoo Studios will be offering a trial version of the game. This will hopefully give gamers a glimpse of the rules to prep them for the full version and the real world of "Backgammon Blitz."
'There Came an Echo' Coming to PS4
Iridium Studios is coming out with a unique take on strategy games—it makes use of commands. These are not just your average commands. In fact, instead of playing in the game as a soldier, what gamers will be doing is ordering their squad via voice control.
As the commander of their battalion, players will be making use of unique voice recognition commands, ones which they can even tailor to fit what they would like to say. This means that there would be no more "Fire," "Halt" or "Retreat" alerts—unless players want to stick to the generic.
According to PlayStation Blog Europe, the developers have confirmed that gamers can customise their commands, so much so that if they want to use quotes from their favorite movie for a command, they can do so. And for those who still don't want to play the game via voice recognition, the DualShock 4 can still be used.
Basically, the game will be more focused on narrative and character development in order to progress in the game, so it will be very interesting to see how players' tactics and voice commands will be weaved into the game.
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