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AntStream Arcade is expanding to PS4 and PS5, offering retro gaming fans access to 1,300 classic video games through cloud streaming.
The subscription service, priced at $39.99 yearly or $99.99 lifetime, includes titles from NES, Sega Genesis, Atari, and more, with new games added weekly.
AntStream emphasizes video game preservation, community engagement, and mini game challenges in addition to offering retro gaming experiences.
AntStream Arcade, a third-party retro game streaming service, will soon be making its way to PS4 and PS5 consoles. AntStream Arcade is a subscription gaming service that, for $39.99 per year or $99.99 for lifetime access, offers cloud access to more than 1,300 classic video games. Its imminent addition to the PlayStation Store will instantly provide retro gaming fans with a plethora of new titles to enjoy, without the hassle of dealing with adapters, emulators, or ROMs.
AntStream Arcade became available on Xbox consoles a little over a year ago and has been well received on that platform. This actually made several classic PlayStation 1 titles — including Hogs of War and Worms — playable on Xbox. AntStream also offers games originally released on the NES, Sega Genesis, Atari Lynx, and even Amiga, among many others. The cloud gaming service adds two new titles to its catalog every week, with the total offering currently hitting 1,357.
Despite their age and technological limitations, many arcade games from the golden age are still an absolute blast to play today.
During AntStream’s Arcade Connect Presentation on August 14, it was revealed that the streaming service will soon be available on PS4 and PS5 consoles. Though CEO Steve Cottam stated in the presentation that the service was “available now” on PlayStation platforms, as of the time of writing, it can only be wishlisted on the PlayStation Store. Nevertheless, the addition of AntStream Arcade will mark the first time a third-party cloud streaming service has joined the PlayStation ecosystem and will surely be welcomed by retro gaming fans.
What Does AntStream Arcade Have on Offer?
Also during the presentation, AntStream gave a preview of the retro games that subscribers can expect to see added to the service now or in the near future, including Gun Force 2, Tiger Shark, and Doodle World. But AntStream also now offers new retro indie games, such as ones created with PICO-8 Fantasy Console. In August, the platform is adding two PICO-8-developed titles: Puzzles of the Paladin and Mad Bomber. These games retain the classic 8-bit aesthetic that retro gamers appreciate, but also have the potential to integrate modern-day quality-of-life considerations that are sometimes noticeably missing from games created decades ago.
Now that it’s coming to PlayStation, AntStream Arcade is available for retro fans on Xbox, PC, Epic Games Store, iOS, Android, and even Samsung TVs and Amazon Fire TV. But the cloud gaming service isn’t just for playing games. AntStream has an active Discord community and offers mini game challenges and world tournaments as well. The company also places an emphasis on video game preservation, which is increasingly important as the number of classic games available for purchase out in the wild is now incredibly low.