PS4 System Update 2.0 Details Released by PlayStation Blog

Written by Brandon Hofer on October 16, 2014

News: Sony has revealed some new details about what PS4 gamers can expect to receive when the 2.0 system update hits later this year.

Sony has just released a “preview” of what is to come for PS4 owners once they download system update 2.0 later this fall. There is a good list of improvements and additions that are being worked on to make your overall experience better with things such as:

USB Music - PS4 owners can 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 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 can also 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 suggest players you may know in the ‘What’s New’ section, recommending gamers your friends frequently play with.

Enhancements to Live Broadcasting - Update 2.0 (codenamed: 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.

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 organize 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.

Back Up Data - Data on PS4 can be backed up and resorted using USB storage. This will back up all data for the console, including settings, save data, screenshots, video clips, download data, and more.

In addition to the PS4 getting this huge update there will be other PlayStation products receiving updates as well. Both the PS Vita and PS TV will receive the 3.35 update at the same time as update 2.0 hits the PS4. This new update for the PS Vita and PS TV adds four-player Remote Play support to PS TV. Additionally, the Live from PlayStation app, which allows users to watch live gameplay streams from PS4 systems, will be available on both PS Vita and PS TV alongside this update.

The PlayStation App on iOS and Android devices will also be receiving an update at around this same time. This new update will provide a new layout for tablets and will hopefully be more in line with what Sony was advertising before the PS4 was released.

What do you think of all of these improvements? Personally speak I love the organizational options for my games but I still want to be able to create folders. What would you like to see?

source: PlayStation Blog