Sony has confirmed that Playstation 4’s anticipated update, version 2.0, will be coming next Tuesday, October 27th.
Some of the major additions to the update, for those who aren’t up to date:
- USB Music Player: PS4 owners can listen to their own music in the background while playing a game, using USB Music Player. After inserting a USB stick loaded with music into the PS4, a new option for USB Music Player will appear. Supported filename extensions include MP3, MP4, M4A, and 3GP.
- Change colors: In addition to the ability to add a theme, PS4 owners will also be able to change the background of the home screen from light blue to one of seven new colors: gold, blue, red, green, purple, pink, and gray.
- Players You May Know: PS4 will now recommend gamers your friends frequently play with in the “What’s New” section.
- Enhancements to Live Broadcasting: Masamune brings a variety of improvements to live broadcasting on PS4. In the Live From PlayStation app, PS4 owners can now select a Featured channel, which includes official broadcasts from PlayStation, from people on a player’s friend list, and from any game channel that the player has followed. Additionally, Live From PlayStation now has filters to help find broadcasts on a specific game, as well as support for archived broadcasts.
- Content Area and Library: PS4’s Content Area, which shows the latest games and apps a PS4 owner has used, has been redesigned to make it easier to quickly find and access content. It now shows the player’s 15 most-used apps or games, and additional items will be added to the player’s Library. The Library on PS4 has improved filter and sort functions to help organize content by Type (game / app / TV & video), Name (a – z or z – a), Recently Used, or Install Date.
- Enhanced Voice Commands: The ability to control PS4 through voice has been improved. Players can now say “PlayStation” to begin commands, and “All Commands,” to see a list of all voice command options available. New voice commands were added for live broadcasting, including “Start broadcast,” “End broadcast,” and “Find face.”
- Add To Library: The monthly free PlayStation Plus games will have an “Add to Library” button in the PlayStation Store. This button will add a game to a PS4 owner’s library without downloading it, which will save space on their hard drive.
- Back Up Data: Data on PS4 can be backed up and restored using USB storage. This will back up all data for the console, including settings, save data, screenshots, video clips, download data, and more.
What features are you guys most excited about?
