Er zijn details verschenen van de aankomende PlayStation 4 firmware 3.00. Het gaat om een pre-release beta test die in Japan is uitgebracht voor testers. Wanneer we de Japanse website van Sony bekijken lezen we dat onder andere events toegevoegd worden aan het hoofdmenu. Het gaat om een evenementenlijst gerelateerd aan PlayStation die getoond zullen worden. Daarnaast is er een feature toegevoegd om vrienden te zoeken die dezelfde interesses delen als jou. Je kunt nu een community opzetten of er een joinen.
Verder kun je broadcasten via YouTube, is het versturen van berichten verder verbeterd en kun je video’s uploaden naar Twitter. De gehele lijst met toevoegingen is als volgt:
Main Points
•[Events] has been added to the main menu. From a PlayStation-related events list, you can now discover, participate, and view events.
•[Community] has been added to the [Friends] menu. [Community] is a feature that lets you find close players with similar preferences and interests. You can create a new community or join a previously established community. Through the community, you can get into games and parties, and discuss common interests.
•In [Now Playing], users will see a list of what users are playing, and from that list can easily start a game or form a party. You can also request to view a user’s gameplay. [Now Playing] has been added to What’s New, [Friends], [Community], and [Messages].
•[Messages] have been improved. You can view the [Now Playing] of other users, as well as easily start a party. Additionally, you can also add favorite groups to your favorites list.
•It is now possible to broadcast using YouTube.
•It is now possible to upload video clips to Twitter. (10 seconds maximum.)
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•[Live from PlayStation] has been improved. Not only does it support broadcasts, it now supports video clips and screenshots.
Settings
•In [Settings] > [Accessibility] > [Automatic Scroll Speed] it is now possible to change the speed of automatic scrolling.
•In [Settings] > [Notifications], “Community Items,” “Gameplay Viewing Requests,” “Events,” and “Current Song” have been added.
Miscellaneous
•You can now comment on What’s New activity feed items.
•[Stamps] have been added to [Messages], allowing for more enjoyable communication with friends.
•[PlayStation Plus] has been added to the main menu. Here, you can get the latest information on the Instant Game Collection and member discounts.
•The Blu-ray Disc/DVD player now supports accessibility features. The scope of other accessibility features have been improved.
•You can now set game start-up restrictions while viewing its age information and rating icon.
•You can now create a child’s use sub-account from the user selection screen by selecting [New User].
•From [Settings] > [Parental Controls], you can now set a service to block harmful websites from being displayed. (There is a separate fee to use this service.)
