DanielVT Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 (edited) PlayStation 4 Takes Sharing, Downloads Seriously by Adam Biessener http://www.gameinfor...-seriously.aspx Sony's Mark Cerny laid out some of the PlayStation 4's powerful sharing and game-downloading capabilities at Sony's New York even this afternoon. Simple video capture and sharing, a download system that lets you play while the system is still pulling down files, and predictive software that aims to show you games you might be interested in make PS4 a clear step forward for Sony. Using the "share" button on the DualShock 4 controller, players can scroll back through recent gameplay -- captured via the PS4's hard-wired video encoding capabilities -- and select sections to tag and upload to the Internet. Presumably you'll be able to set them as private, public, or friends-only for viewing, but Cerny didn't go into that level of detail in his presentation. Similarly to Blizzard's existing launchers for World of Warcraft and Diablo III, the PS4 will allow you to fire up games before you're done downloading them. You'll still have to grab a certain amount of your digitally purchased title or demo before playing, but the experience should be much smoother than on PS3. Sony's goal is to use its prediction software to study your gaming habits and seed your console with downloads it thinks you might like for a truly instant play experience. In addition, the company should be able to use its predictive data to serve players personalized news and content. As rumored, PS4 owners will also be able to access chat and other services via their smartphones, tablets, and Web browsers as well. Cerny didn't provide any further details, but coming up with more ways to integrate those devices into the next-gen PlayStation experience isn't difficult. Edited February 21, 2013 by DanielVT 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chambers35 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Some really interesting and cool stuff mentioned about downloading and sharing, it sounds good too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielVT Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 Some really interesting and cool stuff mentioned about downloading and sharing, it sounds good too Indeed, friends are always asking how I got certain trophies. Now I can show them easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis001 Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 This is turning out to be a cool feature! Sharing is big in video games in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipsqweek Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 This is turning out to be a cool feature! Sharing is big in video games in my book! I concur! I can see the quality of trophy tips getting so much better with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielVT Posted February 21, 2013 Author Share Posted February 21, 2013 I concur! I can see the quality of trophy tips getting so much better with this. So true....now we may have to no longer be desperate for trophy videos on relatively unplayed games. Too many times have I played a title that did not have a trophy guide vid. I doubt this is an issue any longer! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimydawg___ Posted February 21, 2013 Share Posted February 21, 2013 Now I can share vids of me trolling folks and throwing C4 all over the place and going kamikaze, killing 6 people Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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