According to foreign media The Verge, through a confidential document from Apple, Sony was ready to launch its PlayStation Now cloud gaming service on mobile phones before Apple Cloud Games launched the iPhone through huge restrictions.
The documents show that Sony plans to bring PlayStation Now cloud gaming to mobile in 2017. Both Android and iOS can use this service for cloud gaming. The document from Apple shows that although Sony planned to provide the service as early as 2017, it has not yet officially announced.
This is probably the biggest expansion of Sony's PlayStation Now gaming service in years. Initially, the cloud gaming service only allowed PS2 and PS3 game streaming to smart TVs, Blu-ray players, and PS3 and PSV. But at the end of 2017, it switched to focusing on PS4 and PC platforms.
The current PlayStation Now service allows players to experience games on PS3/4 consoles on PC or PS4/PS5. But never logged in to Android, iOS, or Mac.
The Verge found this confidential document from the Epic-Apple case, which indicates that Apple has inside information about Sony's upcoming product. The documents indicate that if the service lands on mobile, players can play more than 450 PS3 games on their phones, and PS4 games will be supported thereafter. In fact, the PS4 game didn't launch on PlayStation Now until July 2017.
In Apple's filing, PlayStation Now and numerous other subscription services are mentioned. Apple's own Apple Arcade game subscription was originally scheduled to launch in fiscal 2019, with the first release of more than 100 games with more than 30 studios, and 10 new games will be added every month. Although the service is currently online, it is not a cloud game form and still needs to be downloaded.
However, Sony is currently switching to another form of cloud gaming. If the player has his own PS4/PS5 host, he can play remotely on Windows, Mac, iOS, Android and other terminals by installing the PS Remote Play application. This feature is not only compatible with home LOCAL area networks, but also supports remote transmission, as does Apple and Android devices.