PS Plus Premium users are expressing frustration as a major tier perk — PS3 game streaming — has been down for several days at least. It appears that players can only stream games that are already in their library. If you want to try a PS3 game you haven’t already played before, it won’t launch.
PS Plus Premium members trying various workarounds for PS3 game streaming
PS3 games are only available to stream, and are thus only available to players in countries where Sony offers cloud streaming support. The equivalent of PS Plus Premium in non-streaming countries is PS Plus Deluxe.
Sometime over the last week, players began reporting that a large number of PS3 games in the catalog (and there aren’t that many to begin with) don’t launch when they press the Stream button. Only those they’ve tried before and are in their library boot up.
The problem persists at the time of this writing, and there’s been no acknowledgement from Sony. Those who have contacted PS Support have been told that the company is aware of the problem but there’s no ETA for a fix.
In the meantime, some players have discovered a workaround. Apparently, adding a game you want to stream to your PS Store wishlist is the solution. You can then access the game page from your wishlist, click the Stream button, and the game should launch.
Another workaround is using PS Plus app on PC to add PS3 games to your library. Attempting to play games via the PC app will automatically add them to your console’s library, bypassing the aforementioned bug.
While these solutions have worked for many, they haven’t worked for everyone. If this doesn’t help, unfortunately, you’ll have to wait for Sony to address the problem.
