With PlayStation Plus Premium on the way for many users, it may seem that PlayStation Now will soon become a thing of the past. The game subscription service offered by Sony will beupgraded to PlayStation Plus Premiumnext month. Until then, however, PlayStation Now will still allow gamers to stream some of their favorite titles through its service, and has received some new additions for May 2022.
On PlayStation’s Blog, the company posts that players can win the day with “fists, weapons, or sheer cunning” with this month’s lineup of PlayStation Now games. The games are as follows:Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, SoulCalibur 6,andBlasphemous. The first in this short list of new PlayStation Now games,Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, is the last in the critically acclaimed and popularUltimate Ninja Stormseries focused around theNarutouniverse. It is an anime fighting game developed by CyberConnect2. According to Metacritic,Ultimate Ninja Storm 4is the best in the series andthe best game CyberConnect2 has put out.
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Moving on,Soulcalibur 6is the latest in the well-known series of fighting games. LikeNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4,Soulcalibur 6is also published by Bandai Namco. Alongside featuring a cast of memorable characters, including someguest fighters like Geralt of Rivia fromThe Witcheruniverse, the latestSoulcaliburhas a character creator that has seen fans make some ridiculous and impressive new additions to the game’s roster.
PlayStation Now New Games for May 2022
Last but not least isBlasphemous, a Metroidvania Soulslike title developed by The Game Kitchen. InitiallyBlasphemousstarted out as a Kickstarter campaign back in 2017. Two years later, in September 2019, it officially launched for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, and Switch. In 2021,Blasphemouswas also given a deluxe physical release, in partnership withWormspublisher Team17. The game has been enjoyed by plenty of gamers, reaching 1 million players soon after the release of its physical edition.
PlayStation’s Blog post around the new games coming to PS Now ends with a note regarding how the service will change next month. In June 2022, the service will merge with PlayStation Plus Premium, but fans are ensured they will still be able to stream games via PlayStation Now. This news follows the speculation aroundPlayStation Now losing over 50 gamesthis month, including some big titles like theMetal Gear Solidgames.
