Three new high-definition videos have been released showing the various features of the PS4, with the first showing the PS4’s Dynamic Menu in great details. The second video takes a look at the PlayStation Store, screen recording, screenshots and sharing via the available Social Media sites, while the final video looks at Remote Play and how easy it is to pick up where you left off.
Sony America has revealed the exciting new features for the Video Unlimited and Music Unlimited services on the PS4, boasting redesigned interfaces, quicker navigation and access to lots of content. The Video Unlimited service will have over 200,000 movies and TV shows to enjoy, all of which will be stored and streamed from the cloud to elimitate hard drive clutter.
Housemarque have release yet more footage and information about their upcoming PS4 title, Resogun, which launches in North America tomorrow. The new trailer also includes a very short glimpse at the game’s co-op mode, which was also announced today. Gamers can use different combinations of ships in the co-op multiplayer mode, each having their own advantages and disadvantages.
Sony has officially released PS4 Firmware v1.50 via the PlayStation website for North American gamers to download in time for the PS4 launch this Friday. The 308 MB patch can be downloaded onto a USB drive before you get your hands on the console and installed to the system when you receive it, saving you some time on launch day.
The full online user guide is now available for the PS4, letting you read up on the features the PS4 has to offer before the console launches in North America this Friday and later this month in Europe. Oddly, we’ve noticed that the manual states that Blu-ray 3D is not supported on the console, despite Sony confirming the feature was available at launch.
The new PlayStation App for iOS and Android is now available to download, just in time for the PS4’s release in North America. The Android App can be downloaded from the Google Play Store here, while the iOS app is currently only available on iTunes in North America here, and expected to be available in Europe very soon.
Trophies on the PlayStation 4 will now include a “rarity” metric, letting you easily see how rare a trophy is. The trophy rarity level will let gamers easily identify which trophies are easy to obtain, while also giving an indication on how many people have played or completed each game. The small detail was revealed by Engadget, who also detail some of the other features of the PS4, including “guest” accounts.
The wait is almost over… Killzone: Shadow Fall comes out this week in North America, and on 29th November in Europe. To celebrate, Guerrilla Games have released the launch trailer for the game. In addition to the launch trailer, the studio has also released a 5-minute long Tech trailer to showcase the numerous ways in which the game leveraged the raw horsepower of the PS4 to push the tech in the game engine to jaw-dropping new heights.
Sony have updated the Terms of Service (ToS) for the PlayStation Network, with new clauses added to prohibit reselling of software and permission to monitor your online activities, should they deem fit. The software clause (section 7.1) states that users cannot resell their games without authorisation from Sony – effectively stopping you from selling games to others.
