Many have been wondering when the upcoming 1.7 PlayStation 4 update will be launched by Sony, and today Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia added an interesting piece to the puzzle.
In a post on the Play Community about the upcoming Nico Nico Chokaigi 3 (that will be held between April 26th and April 27th in Japan) show Sony mentions a date for an update:
At the booth there will be corners for you to experience the new features that allows to broadcast to the popular Nico Nico service from PS4, that will be implemented in the update coming on Wednesday, April 30th.
There are two interesting elements here: Sony also sent a press release with exactly the same text, but on that one no date is mentioned. All it says is “coming in a future update.” This could mean that either the Play Community blog includes a mistake (unlikely, since the post has been up since the morning and hasn’t been changed), or the date wasn’t meant to be disclosed yet. It’s also possible that the Nico Nico livestreaming service will be pushed in a secondary update to come after 1.7.
It’s also worth mentioning that due to the time zones an update happening on April 30th in Japan could be dated April 29th in the west.
Another interesting element we learn is that during Nico Nico Chokaigi event Sony will demonstrated a new technology developed by the team at Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia. While the post on the PlayCommunity doesn’t offer further detail, the press release does mention that the tech is related to Augmented Reality.
Looks like April 26th and 27th will be two interesting days for PlayStation fans.
As we mentioned last month during GDC, we’ll be releasing a major system software update for PlayStation 4 that will add some exciting new features that many of you have been asking for. Today, I’m pleased to announce a few of those features from PS4 system software update (v1.70) available soon, which includes features that were incorporated as a result of your great feedback. This will be a significant update, and today we’re excited to bring you a sneak peek of just a few things you can look forward to.
Introducing: SHAREfactory
The 1.70 update will enable “SHAREfactory,” our new rich video editor app for PS4 that makes it easy for you to customize your gameplay videos.
With SHAREfactory, you can now easily combine your captured video clips for editing, personalize them with special effects using filters, transitions and themes and share them with your friends and social networks. SHAREfactory also allows you to personalize your videos by adding text, stickers and a set of included audio tracks, as well as video commentary with picture-in-picture capability with PlayStation Camera. It also allows you to import original music to add to the custom soundtrack for your video.
Take Your Share Anywhere
Once you’re done with your masterpiece, you can easily share your SHAREfactory videos to Facebook, or export them to an external USB storage device to upload them anywhere, another new feature coming as part of the 1.70 system software update. Other PS4 SHARE enhancements include the ability to change the recording time of your gameplay to shorter increments, the ability to change who you share your clips with on the SHARE screen, and the removal of default saves for screenshots and video clips. In addition to these SHARE enhancements, the 1.70 update will allow you switch off HDCP, enabling you to capture video directly from your HDMI output so you can record and share longer clips of your gameplay sessions – a feature I know many of you have been waiting for. We are excited to see what the PlayStation Nation does with these new social features and cannot wait to get them into your hands!
Play the Minute a Game is Released
Providing you with immediate access to your games is a priority designed into the PS4, and something we will always strive to make better. We’ve had a great response from PS4 fans about the “Play as You Download” feature, the snappy load times when launching and playing games, and the general speed and responsiveness of the UI. The 1.70 update adds features to build on this idea and make it faster to play the games you preorder with an auto pre-download capability, which allows you to pre-download your select pre-ordered game up to 4 days prior to release. If your auto-download feature is set up correctly, it will automatically pre-download your pre-ordered game so you can play the second the game is unlocked on release day.
As I mentioned earlier, some of these features were a direct result of the great feedback we’ve been getting from you, our dedicated gamer community. We enjoy listening to your comments, and encourage you to continue sharing your thoughts with us. And this is just the beginning. We’ve got a lot more coming in PS4 system software update v1.70 and beyond. The PS4 experience will constantly evolve and new innovative ideas can come from anywhere to ensure the platform continues to deliver the best in gaming and entertainment every time you turn it on.
We’ll have more information to share about new upcoming features for this major system software update as the release approaches, so stay tuned!
I hope share factory will have all the OST from every game on the PS4, so that you can then use it on your video clip. That would be sooooo awesome!
Wasn't there a rumour going around that Sony Vegas Pro people made this? It certainly looks very well made for a video editing program on a console. Job well done Sony.
EB1994 said: I hope share factory will have all the OST from every game on the PS4, so that you can then use it on your video clip. That would be sooooo awesome!
Wasn't there a rumour going around that Sony Vegas Pro people made this? It certainly looks very well made for a video editing program on a console. Job well done Sony.
The fact that it's allowing us to use custom music at all tells me that we're probably not far away from being able to upload media files.
