Momenteel is de PlayStation 4 firmware 4.50 beta aan de gang en deze brengt een aantal nieuwe interessante features met zich mee. Zo kun je een externe harde schijf op de console aansluiten alsook de Boost modus gebruiken als je beschikt over een PS4 Pro.
De belangrijkste veranderingen hebben we eerder al gemeld in een officieel overzicht, maar nu lijkt de gehele changelog ook gelekt te zijn. De website Gamepur heeft deze gepubliceerd zonder bron, waardoor de echtheid niet te controleren valt.
Desalniettemin ziet het er geloofwaardig uit en komt het merendeel overeen met wat er nu in de beta te vinden is. Opvallende afwezige in de onderstaande lijst is echter de Boost modus voor de PS4 Pro, wat er eventueel op kan wijzen dat Sony niet de intentie heeft die feature direct met firmware 4.50 uit te rollen straks, maar pas op een later tijdstip.
Hoofd features
- You can now use a USB storage device to install applications or move applications from your PS4’s system storage. The following USB storage devices can be used. Select (Settings) > [Devices] > [USB Storage Devices], select the connected USB storage device and then format it for use as extended storage. (External hard disk drive, USB 3.0 or later, and 250 GB minimum, 8 TB maximum capacity.
- The quick menu is now more user-friendly. Creating, joining and other party features are even easier to access.
- (Notifications) has been redesigned. All notifications now appear in a single list.
- You can now use screenshots to customize the background of your home screen and function screen. Select (Settings) > [Themes] > [Select Theme] > [Custom].
- You can now post screenshots directly to activities, such as those shown in [What’s New]. Press the SHARE button, select [Screenshots] and then select [Activities] as the upload destination. Also, you can now tag games and fellow players.
- You can now post animated GIFs to activities and social applications.
- You can now make a party public or private, even after the party has been created. Select (Party) > [Party Settings] > [Party Privacy].
- PlayStation VR now supports Blu-ray 3D content.
Overige features
- As a parent or guardian, you can now easily create sub a sub-accounts of your children when creating your master account.
- You can now upload or download saved data directly from the home screen. Press the OPTIONS button and then select [Upload/Download Saved Data].
- You now have the option to share screenshots on PlayStation Network. When sharing, you can also adjust privacy settings.
- You can now change the color of your profile screen to match the cover image. On your profile screen, select (Options) > [Change Cover Image] > [Change Background Color].
- When reporting inappropriate content, you can now preview your report before sending.
- Cinematic mode image quality on PlayStation VR has been improved.