PS4 Update 3.0 Details Leak

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  • [Events] has been added to the main menu. From a PlayStation-related events list, you can now discover, participate, and view events.
  • [Community] has been added to the [Friends] menu. [Community] is a feature that lets you find close players with similar preferences and interests. You can create a new community or join a previously established community. Through the community, you can get into games and parties, and discuss common interests.
  • In [Now Playing], users will see a list of what users are playing, and from that list can easily start a game or form a party. You can also request to view a user’s gameplay. [Now Playing] has been added to What’s New, [Friends], [Community], and [Messages].
  • [Messages] have been improved. You can view the [Now Playing] of other users, as well as easily start a party. Additionally, you can also add favorite groups to your favorites list.
  • It is now possible to broadcast using YouTube.
  • It is now possible to upload video clips to Twitter. (10 seconds maximum.) Share
  • [Live from PlayStation] has been improved. Not only does it support broadcasts, it now supports video clips and screenshots.

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  • In [Settings] > [Accessibility] > [Automatic Scroll Speed] it is now possible to change the speed of automatic scrolling.
  • In [Settings] > [Notifications], “Community Items,” “Gameplay Viewing Requests,” “Events,” and “Current Song” have been added.

Miscellaneous

  • You can now comment on What’s New activity feed items.
  • [Stamps] have been added to [Messages], allowing for more enjoyable communication with friends.
  • [PlayStation Plus] has been added to the main menu. Here, you can get the latest information on the Instant Game Collection and member discounts.
  • The Blu-ray Disc/DVD player now supports accessibility features. The scope of other accessibility features have been improved.
  • You can now set game start-up restrictions while viewing its age information and rating icon.
  • You can now create a child’s use sub-account from the user selection screen by selecting [New User].
  • From [Settings] > [Parental Control], you can now set a service to block harmful websites from being displayed. (There is a separate fee to use this service.)

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Personally I think this looks way more like a 2.6 release than a 3.0.  I'm not really waiting for anything in particular at this point but I feel like a jump from 2.5 to 3.0 should offer more than just this.  There is some hope that this isn't all though:

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  • Online storage capacity increase — PS4 online storage capacity has increased from 1GB to 10GB for all PS Plus members. In 3.00 system software, you’ll see that we added a handy usage meter to monitor your available storage capacity, and a new Auto-Upload menu has been added to Application Saved Data Management.
  • YouTube live — PS4 owners will be able to livestream gameplay to YouTube. Livestreams will be viewable across YouTube, including on the new YouTube Gaming mobile app and website.
  • Events — A new hub for events has been added, giving an overview of activities taking place in the games you play most, as well as official broadcasts. For instance, you may see an update for a Double XP weekend, a special enemy appearing at a scheduled time, or seasonal events like in-game towns being decorated for the winter. You’ll also receive notifications when the event starts, or if the timing changes.
  • Favorite Groups — Favorite Groups has been added to the Friends app, letting you quickly access groups of people you like to play games with frequently. This will make the process of getting a game session up and running even easier.
  • Communities — PS4 users will have the ability to create communities based around shared interests, like games, genres, and more. Communities include a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players, and the ability to join parties / games. If you want to tackle a big multiplayer raid, but don’t have enough friends available, this could be a great way to connect with other players who are looking for the same thing.
  • Sharing video clips to Twitter — Users will have the ability to share video clips directly to Twitter. Maximum video length is 10 seconds, though you’ll have the ability to trim longer clips.
  • Stickers — Tired of typing out messages? With this update, you’ll be able to send stickers to friends through your messages.
  • Now Playing / What’s New — The Now Playing screen will display even more information about what your friends are doing, and you’ll be able to quickly jump into a game, party, request a screen share, or get sent to the PS Store to buy the game your friend is playing – further enhancing the social relationship with your friends online.
  • Live from PlayStation — We’ve improved the Live From PlayStation app, making it easier to view popular trending broadcasts in real time.
  • Request to watch gameplay — Want to view a friend’s gameplay session? Now you can send a ‘Request to Watch’ notification to a player, which will start a live broadcast or Share Play invitation to the person playing.

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I honestly still don't see anything there that merits a 3.0 though.  We're on what now, 2.57 I think... This seems like a 2.6 or even 2.7 release to me not a 3.0 (but not a 2.58 either).

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I honestly still don't see anything there that merits a 3.0 though.  We're on what now, 2.57 I think... This seems like a 2.6 or even 2.7 release to me not a 3.0 (but not a 2.58 either).

This could be pretty big:

 

  • Communities — PS4 users will have the ability to create communities based around shared interests, like games, genres, and more. Communities include a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players, and the ability to join parties / games. If you want to tackle a big multiplayer raid, but don’t have enough friends available, this could be a great way to connect with other players who are looking for the same thing.
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This could be pretty big:

 

  • Communities — PS4 users will have the ability to create communities based around shared interests, like games, genres, and more. Communities include a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players, and the ability to join parties / games. If you want to tackle a big multiplayer raid, but don’t have enough friends available, this could be a great way to connect with other players who are looking for the same thing.

Really?  Maybe I'm reading that wrong but it basically sounds like their just setting up something like these NeoWin forums ... you know "a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players," etc.   You could just come to this forum with the PS4 browser and do the same thing other than "the ability to join parties / games".  I guess that's the big feature here but I don't see that as more than a +0.1 version release as opposed to a +1.0 release. (but again, not a +0.01 either).  It really doesn't seem that major to me, like Share Play was.

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Really?  Maybe I'm reading that wrong but it basically sounds like their just setting up something like these NeoWin forums ... you know "a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players," etc.   You could just come to this forum with the PS4 browser and do the same thing other than "the ability to join parties / games".  I guess that's the big feature here but I don't see that as more than a +0.1 version release as opposed to a +1.0 release. (but again, not a +0.01 either).  It really doesn't seem that major to me, like Share Play was.

I thought that is pretty big IMO. Bigger than a .1 release.

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I thought that is pretty big IMO. Bigger than a .1 release.

Ok, I'll just chalk that up to being an older gamer who doesn't care one bit about social gaming (I never play games with people I don't know in real life) and take your word that this is actually something special to those who do.

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