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PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) vs Shadow PC

A sourced, side-by-side comparison for cloud gaming. PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.

PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) has the lower entry price — PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) starts at $10.99/mo, Shadow PC at $37.99/mo. Free tier: PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) No, Shadow PC No. HIPAA: PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier) —, Shadow PC —.

As of 2026-09-02 · figures link to their source below

Side by side

PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier)

$10.99/mo entry
Entry price$10.99/mo (Essential — Monthly)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forPS5 owners wanting to play PS3-era classics (only streaming option)

Shadow PC

$37.99/mo entry
Entry price$37.99/mo (Neo)
Free tierNo
HIPAA (BAA)—
SOC 2—
GDPR—
Best forPC gamers wanting a full persistent cloud Windows PC (not just game streaming)

Sources — PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier): playstation.com (verified 2026-09-02) · Shadow PC: shadow.tech (verified 2026-09-02)

Key features

PlayStation Plus (Premium cloud streaming tier): Cloud streaming of PS3 titles (no other way to play PS3 games on PS5); Cloud streaming of select PS4/PS5 titles without downloading; Classics Catalog: PS1, PS2, PSP, and PS3 titles (Premium); Game trials: try full games before buying (Premium); Sony Pictures Catalog: stream Sony movies and shows (Premium); Ubisoft+ Classics included on Extra and Premium tiers; 100 GB cloud saves (all tiers); 2–3 free games monthly (all tiers); 33% annual discount vs monthly on Premium tier

Shadow PC: Full persistent Windows 11 PC in the cloud — not a streaming library, install any compatible software; No session time limits — use as a full PC, not just for gaming; Admin rights on the cloud PC (install mods, dev tools, any app); Supports Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, Android TV, iOS, and Chrome-based browsers as clients; Controller support: Xbox, PlayStation, and third-party controllers; NVIDIA DLSS and RTX ray tracing support (Neo and Power); Introductory rate: Neo $30.39 for first 3 months (~20% off); 1 Gbps bandwidth included — suitable for content creation and streaming

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