The official PS4 Firmware v3.00 beta changelog was leaked online by an unnamed beta tester, revealing the new features and changes to the next major PS4 software update. It’s worth noting that features may change before the final version is released, and not everything in this changelog will make it into the final public release.
Sony has unveiled the Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection Special Edition, which will be releasing in October 2015 alongside the standard edition of the game. The Special Edition includes a 48-page The Art of Uncharted Trilogy artbook, a steelbook cover for the game and a handful of stickers. Purchasing the collection will also give you exclusive access to the Uncharted 4 multiplayer beta.
Treyarch has announced that the PS4 beta for Call of Duty: Black Ops III will begin on August 19th 2015. PS4 owners will get exclusive timed access to the beta, although it’s not clear how long the beta will last and what playable modes will be available. To get access to the PS4 beta, you’ll need to pre-order the game to receive your code.
The first Rocket League beta for the PS4 is coming to an end tomorrow, after just over a week of testing it’s multiplayer modes. The beta will end this Sunday, May 3rd at 10pm Pacific. If you didn’t get a change to take part in the first beta, you’ll be happy to know that there will be a second beta in coming weeks.
If you’ve applied for the European PlayStation Now beta, it’s time to check your inbox. Invites for the closed beta are now being sent out to lucky PS4 owners, with a PSN code to download the beta client. Once the client has been downloaded, you’ll be able to rent over 50 PlayStation Now titles for free.
We’ve recorded a new video showing inFamous 2 running on the European beta of PlayStation Now. We follow the same process as our Uncharted 3 video, renting the game for a period of 30-days and playing the first few minutes of the game. This time we’ve included over 12 minutes of footage, with a mix of gameplay and cutscenes.
Following our recent discovery about PlayStation Now in Europe, we’ve recorded a video showing the beta in action. We go thorough the process of renting Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception for 30-day (for free) and proceed to playing the the first few minutes of the game – all within 8 minutes.
It looks like the PlayStation Now beta is already underway in Europe, as I’ve discovered today. I was able to access the PlayStation Now beta app, and found sixteen games available to rent – all available for free. Based in the UK, I was able to access a number of games including BEYOND: Two Souls, Uncharted 3 and inFamous 2.
Sony Computer Entertainment America’s President and CEO Shawn Layden has defended the DRIVECLUB launch issues by giving a poor excuse on how it’s hard to test concurrent users hitting servers. According to Layden, it’s hard to beta test “50,000, 100,000, 200,000 users hit your service”. But we already know that the Destiny beta managed to test over 850,000 concurrent users.
Sony has announced a new TV service called PlayStation Vue, which will be cloud based and allows people to watch catch-up and on-demand programmes. The TV service will will store episodes of most popular shows for three days after first airing, with your favourite shows available for up to 28 days.
