PlayStation Now
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PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming subscription service that lets users stream and download a library of PlayStation games on compatible devices.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PlayStation Now canonical | 11 |
| PlayStation Now (until its merger into PlayStation Plus tiers) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2561708 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PlayStation Now Context triple: [PlayStation, hasCloudGamingService, PlayStation Now]
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A.
PlayStation Network
PlayStation Network is Sony’s online gaming and digital media service that supports multiplayer gameplay, digital purchases, and social features across PlayStation consoles and devices.
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B.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 is a popular eighth-generation home video game console known for its powerful hardware, extensive game library, and online services.
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C.
PlayStation Plus
PlayStation Plus is Sony’s paid membership service that offers online multiplayer access, monthly games, cloud saves, and other benefits for PlayStation console users.
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D.
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming is Sony’s game streaming service that lets subscribers play a library of PlayStation titles on demand over the internet without needing to download them.
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E.
PlayStation
PlayStation is a popular line of video game consoles and gaming platforms developed by Sony, known for its extensive library of exclusive titles and global influence on the gaming industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: PlayStation Now Target entity description: PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming subscription service that lets users stream and download a library of PlayStation games on compatible devices.
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A.
PlayStation Network
PlayStation Network is Sony’s online gaming and digital media service that supports multiplayer gameplay, digital purchases, and social features across PlayStation consoles and devices.
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B.
PlayStation 4
PlayStation 4 is a popular eighth-generation home video game console known for its powerful hardware, extensive game library, and online services.
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C.
PlayStation Plus
PlayStation Plus is Sony’s paid membership service that offers online multiplayer access, monthly games, cloud saves, and other benefits for PlayStation console users.
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D.
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming is Sony’s game streaming service that lets subscribers play a library of PlayStation titles on demand over the internet without needing to download them.
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E.
PlayStation
PlayStation is a popular line of video game consoles and gaming platforms developed by Sony, known for its extensive library of exclusive titles and global influence on the gaming industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cloud gaming service
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subscription service ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
PC client on Windows
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dedicated app on PlayStation consoles ⓘ |
| announcedBy | Sony Computer Entertainment ⓘ |
| announcementEvent |
Consumer Electronics Show 2014
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linked to:
Consumer Electronics Show
|
| businessModel |
annual subscription
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monthly subscription ⓘ |
| content |
PlayStation 2 games
ⓘ
PlayStation 3 games ⓘ PlayStation 4 games ⓘ |
| developer |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Computer Entertainment
|
| feature |
access to a rotating catalog of games
ⓘ
game downloads for select titles ⓘ game streaming from cloud servers ⓘ |
| genre | video game service ⓘ |
| inputMethod |
DualSense controller
ⓘ
linked to:
DualSense wireless controller
DualShock 4 controller ⓘ
linked to:
DualShock 4
|
| integratedInto |
PlayStation Store interface
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linked to:
PlayStation Store
|
| launchYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| mergedInto | PlayStation Plus ⓘ |
| networkInfrastructure | Sony cloud servers ⓘ |
| operatingSystem |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 4 system software ⓘ PlayStation 5 system software ⓘ |
| owner |
Sony Interactive Entertainment
ⓘ
linked to:
Sony Computer Entertainment
|
| platform |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
PlayStation 4 ⓘ PlayStation 5 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Gaikai ⓘ |
| provider | Sony ⓘ |
| region |
Europe
ⓘ
Japan ⓘ North America ⓘ select other territories ⓘ |
| requires |
PlayStation Network account
ⓘ
broadband internet connection for streaming ⓘ |
| saveData |
stored in cloud for streamed titles
ⓘ
stored locally for downloaded titles ⓘ |
| serviceType |
game download
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game streaming ⓘ |
| status | discontinued as a standalone service ⓘ |
| subscriptionIncludes | unlimited access to included games while subscribed ⓘ |
| successor |
PlayStation Plus Premium tier
ⓘ
linked to:
PlayStation Plus cloud streaming
|
| supports |
cloud saves
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online multiplayer (for supported titles) ⓘ trophies ⓘ |
| usesTechnologyFrom | Gaikai ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: PlayStation Now Description of subject: PlayStation Now is Sony’s cloud gaming subscription service that lets users stream and download a library of PlayStation games on compatible devices.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Sony Interactive Entertainment (on request in many regions)
PlayStation 5 system software
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supportsOnlineService
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PlayStation Now (until its merger into PlayStation Plus tiers)
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linked to: PlayStation Now