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Unusual PS Plus Bug Causes Players to Experience Multiple Games Simultaneously

Players using Sony's PS Plus service encounter a peculiar bug that leads to playing multiple games concurrently.
Unusual PS Plus Bug Causes Players to Experience Multiple Games Simultaneously

Highlights

  • Players on PS4 and PS5 are affected by a bug launching multiple games simultaneously, disrupting their gaming experience.
  • A glitch in the PS Plus streaming service results in a flickering title screen, potentially posing issues for users with epilepsy.
  • While some players find humor in Sony's subliminal messaging joke, others face streaming problems and turn to tech support for assistance.

An unusual glitch has surfaced within Sony's PlayStation Plus subscription service, affecting players trying to enjoy games through the platform. This bug impacts users on both PS4 and PS5 who are utilizing PS Plus, causing two games to launch on the same console simultaneously, a feature not natively supported by the consoles.

The landscape of game subscription services has evolved significantly since the days of the PS3 and Xbox 360 era. Nowadays, platform services offer a plethora of features like free game libraries, online multiplayer, and cloud services to entice players into regular subscription payments. Recently, Sony has delved into online game streaming to enhance the value proposition for players, especially in light of recent price increases for PS Plus subscriptions in certain regions. The Premium tier of the PS Plus subscription provides access to a variety of classic games for online streaming on PS4 and PS5 consoles.

PS Plus Bug Leads to Concurrent Gameplay of Two Games

Within the realm of PS Plus online streaming, a peculiar bug was encountered by Reddit user TheLeftBoy. While trying to play the action-packed Jedi game Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 through the service, instead of embarking on Starkiller's journey, one of the most powerful Jedi in the Star Wars universe, TheLeftBoy was greeted with an unexpected flickering title screen from a completely different game: Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, originally released in 2013 on PS3.

This unusual PS Plus glitch caused disruptive flickering of the Sly Cooper title screen overlaying TheLeftBoy's gameplay of The Force Unleashed 2, significantly hindering the gaming experience. Although TheLeftBoy managed to resolve the issue by restarting the game, the anomaly captured the attention of users on the PlayStation subreddit. Concerns were raised about the persistent flickering potentially posing a risk to individuals with photosensitive conditions like epilepsy, as rapid flashes and bright lights can trigger seizures in susceptible individuals. Notably, even popular franchises such as Call of Duty have encountered glitches that can affect users with epilepsy.

While some users found amusement in the glitch, jesting that Sony was employing subliminal messaging to 'brainwash' PS Plus subscribers into playing Sly Cooper, others faced actual streaming issues and had to resort to seeking assistance from Sony's tech support. One player encountered this bug while attempting to stream the classic version of God of War on PS5, and the severity of the glitch prevented them from streaming any PS Plus game, necessitating intervention from Sony's technical support team for a resolution. Despite significant advancements in game streaming technology, occasional glitches and bugs like the one experienced by TheLeftBoy and other users present challenges to the seamless cloud-based gaming future envisioned by companies, where local hardware reliance is minimized.

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