Wat je nog niet wist van PS4 firmware 2.00

Op de Gamescom in augustus kondigde Sony firmware 2.00 aan voor de PlayStation 4. De feature brengt een hele lading nieuwigheden naar de console, zoals Share Play en het toevoegen van thema's. Vandaag heeft Sony op het PlayStation Blog nieuwe features uit de doeken gedaan, zoals het afspelen van muziek via USB.

Door de USB in je PS4 te stoppen kun je de USB Music Player gebruiken, die het mogelijk maakt om MP3, MP4, M4A en 3GP bestanden al dan niet op de achtergrond af te spelen. Verder kun je de achtergrondkleur van je thuisscherm nu in vele nieuwe kleuren veranderen. Daarnaast gaat PlayStation Live op de schop en zul je suggesties krijgen voor het al dan niet toevoegen van bepaalde gamers, gebaseerd op vriendenlijsten van bekenden. Hieronder is de letterlijke uitleg van Sony te bewonderen. Voor meer informatie over firmware 2.00, klik hier.

• USB Music Player: PS4 owners will be able to play their own music in the background while playing a game using USB Music Player*. After inserting a USB stick loaded with music into the system, a new option for USB Music Player will appear. Supported filename extensions include MP3, MP4, M4A, and 3GP.
• Change colours: PS4 owners can change the background of the home screen from light blue to one of seven new colors: gold, blue, red, green, purple, pink, and grey.
• 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, broadcasts from people on a players friend list, and any game channel that the player has followed. Additionally, Live From PlayStation now has filters for searching broadcasts on a specific game, as well as support for archived broadcasts.
• Friend finder: PS4 will now suggest players you may know, recommending close friends of your close friends.
• Content Area and Library: PS4′s Content Area, which shows the latest games and apps a PS4 owner has used, has been redesigned to help make it easier to quickly find and access content. It now shows 15 of a player’s most used apps or games, and additional items will be added to a player’s Library. The Library on PS4 has improved filter and sort functions to help organise contented 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 using 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 – saving space on their hard drive.