PS5 cloud streaming support is now being extended to shovelware, if PS Store’s own tags are anything to go by. Sony’s online storefront has been a mess for quite some time — from licensing issues to being clogged with asset-flip shovelware and incorrectly tagging games — but this one surprised even us, despite having written about these issues at length.
PS5 cloud streaming is exclusive to PS Plus Premium members
While browsing through the PS Store via the PS App, I noticed a bunch of new demo recommendations for me, one of which was … wait for it … The Jumping Ice Cube. It’s a $0.99/£0.79 game that rewards players with a Platinum trophy within a few minutes. Not really a game that needs a “demo,” but I digress.
The Jumping Ice Cube’s PS5 page proudly displays the message “PS5 game streaming supported only with Premium subscription.” I thought this was a mistake, so I checked the game’s store pages via the web browser for the U.S. and U.K. regions, and found that they both supported the PS5 streaming label.
Impressive that The Jumping Ice Cube received streaming support prior to some major games!
On a serious note, we sincerely hope that this is a mistake that’ll be rectified soon. We’re sure PS Plus Premium subscribers won’t be ecstatic to see shovelware beginning to clog their PS Store cloud game listings. These asset-flip games have already made browsing PS Store sales difficult enough. The last thing we need is for the problem to get worse.
