Unveiled at CES 2014, PlayStation Now is a streaming services that can bring PlayStation 3 titles to the PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4. Think Netflix for gaming. At the time of its unveiling, we were able to get our hands on the PS Vita and stream God of War: Ascension to the powerful handheld without a hitch. It’s expected that Sony will officially release the cloud-based service at E3 2014. While at the time, Sony was only talking about PlayStation Now for the PS4 and PS Vita, the company made it clear that the service would expand beyond gaming consoles and onto televisions, smartphones, and tablets. Today, Sony takes the first big step to bring PS3 titles to a entirely new market and reach beyond the core gaming enthusiast.

Alongside the official price unveiling of the 2014 Sony 4K televisions, which include the X850B (good), X900B (better), and the X950B (best), Sony also announced that PlayStation Now would be included on each and every set. That means that gamers can simply fire up their 4K television, select the PlayStation Now app, and begin to stream and play select PS3 titles with a Dualshock 3 controller.

Even more impressive is the video engine in each of Sony’s 4K televisions, which is capable of upconverting HD footage to 4K resolutions, bringing a clarity not possible before with PS3 titles. It’s expected that the 2014 Sony 4K televisions will arrive in late Spring or early Summer, just in time for E3 and the official release of PlayStation Now.

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