Sony’s latest PlayStation update came with a bunch of new features and abilities, one of which was the ability to turn your angular console in to a very expensive paperweight. It’s not the only hidden or unannounced improvement. It seems that Sony’s snuck in a wealth of other little additions and updates to make the PlayStation 4 a better system. When it wasn’t breaking them.
Here’s a list of new things users have discovered, as collated by Gamepur:
- When you get a trophy there’s a PS button notification, and if you press it, it takes you to the trophy you just earned.
- You can set how long to charge your controller or devices when the console is in standby so it won’t be always on or always off.
- Massive Audio Improvement To Party Chat
- In Game Sessions section in the Friend List
- If you watch a Twitch stream on the PS4 you can use emotes such as Kappa.
- Now you can “force” to look for update on games. If you click “Options”-button their now is a choice that says “Look for updates”
- When watching Live Streams, now you can browse through the list without stopping the broadcast you were currently watching. It will minimize it to a thumbnail while you are on the list.
- You can use chroma key for camera when streaming, stream party chat, move the camera on the overlay, and sub from live from PlayStation
- If you hover over the party icon (on the home screen), existing parties will cycle through the members so you can see who is in it without having to even click the icon.
- When downloading an application/game, if you press on the app tile, instead of showing a progress bar with the percentage completed, it now shows the amount downloaded/total amount to load game with an estimated time for completion.
- Mouse can be used now
- Twitch Icons are now compatible with Live From PlayStation
- You can edit your overlay and move the face cam position during streaming
The only thing I’d really noticed is the vastly improved voice chat, while Darryn and I chatted trying (fruitlessly) to get SharePlay to work. that and the fact that you can finally, finally pause downloads. Unfortunately changes to gameplay streaming and the inclusion of SharePlay mean absolutely nothing to those of us in SA.
Last Updated: October 30, 2014
Pieter Kruger
October 30, 2014 at 09:37
It now gives you an estimation of “possibility to brick”, shown as a percentage in big blue font in the top right corner……..
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 09:40
http://img-9gag-lol.9cache.com/photo/av03brW_460sa_v1.gif
OVG
October 30, 2014 at 10:13
Bwahahaha, That was his response when the writers for COD gave him his script.
MakeItLegal
October 30, 2014 at 13:01
waha
Xcalibersa
October 30, 2014 at 10:10
Dont you have a job?
Pieter Kruger
October 30, 2014 at 12:07
Yes I do, otherwise you’d see a lot of funny Peeeeasfawr memes…….
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 12:15
LOL humour me with one.
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 09:37
One thing that needs work is when you get a message you press the PS button, but it still takes a while for the message to come through. I also changed my background from blue to red. So next gen. Also like Geoff said the party voice chat improved quite a bit.
Admiral Chief 0
October 30, 2014 at 09:44
Background changes?
http://whatyearisit.info/img/what_year_is_it.jpg
Sageville
October 30, 2014 at 09:47
Like 8 or so different colors too, I was sooo spoilt for choice, instead of Light blue default I rebelled and went with dark blue… crazy I know.
At least the Pause Download is finally here! YAAA!
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 09:49
Those 8 colours blew my mind, so many choices 😛
Admiral Chief 0
October 30, 2014 at 09:59
8 COLOURS?????
SURELY YOU JEST????
What is next? Custom backgrounds? WOW SUCH TECH!
OVG
October 30, 2014 at 10:19
Do they have pink?
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 10:32
no, but they have three shades of blue and two of brown if I recall.
Sageville
October 30, 2014 at 10:49
No green though!
I thought everything was going green? WTF does the internet know…..
Hammersteyn
October 30, 2014 at 11:08
You do love your green.
Sageville
October 30, 2014 at 11:12
It keeps me young.
OVG
October 30, 2014 at 10:56
🙁
OVG
October 30, 2014 at 10:15
SO SICK 🙂 The future is here baby. 😛
Sageville
October 30, 2014 at 10:52
Excuse me, WhereTF is my Jet-pack?
OVG
October 30, 2014 at 10:14
Still use the XBOX 360 to watch my VLC films.
Nikola
October 30, 2014 at 13:13
Yeah now I can hear Sageville horrible mic even louder:| Yeah I agree dude the message thing is very very irritating takes forever to see the message. Also put my backround to red absolutely amazing huge difference what a awesome feature to have.( only have one theme to choose from as well what a joke, I want to customize my owen backround and put my owen fucken wallpaper Sony. Oh You Tube is a nice touch:)
Admiral Chief 0
October 30, 2014 at 09:43
MOUSE CAN BE USED NOW!!!
Hahaha, finally, the consolers will be able to aim properly!
konfab aka derp
October 30, 2014 at 09:48
PS3 had keyboard and mouse support FYI
http://www.engadget.com/2007/08/04/unreal-tournament-3-for-ps3-to-bring-keyboard-and-mouse-support/
Admiral Chief 0
October 30, 2014 at 09:58
Yes, but this is for the Fawr
house_hero
October 30, 2014 at 10:46
Party Chat is much better.
Sageville
October 30, 2014 at 10:47
Party Chat still hates @KTMJedi for some reason…
Nikola
October 30, 2014 at 13:14
So do dark caves in which he needs to find a hole in the wall;)