When Sony announced sales of seven million PlayStation 4s earlier today it promised more details on its upcoming software update would follow soon, and here they are. We still don't have an exact timetable for when firmware 1.70 will arrive, but now we can add two new features to the list: pre-loading and SHAREfactory. Many people are familiar with pre-loading via Steam and other PC services, allowing gamers to download pre-ordered games ahead of their release, then simply unlock the digital copy on the day it's "released." All it takes is enabling the PS4's "auto download" feature, and you're done, no waiting while overloaded servers choke on release day.
The other big addition is SHAREfactory, a "rich video editor" app that will let gamers spice up their game recordings with filters and effects, music or picture-in-picture feeds from the PlayStation Camera. While the Xbox One's Upload Studio shares some of the same features, Sony is going a step further by letting users post SHAREfactory videos directly to Facebook, or offload them directly to an external USB storage device.
Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment, HD, Sony
Source: PlayStation Blog
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