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PlayStation 4 Update Leaked – What Novelties Would It Bring?

According to various leaks that surfaced recently, we are close to a new major update for the PlayStation 4. As expected, this comes together with an array of fascinating features to be implemented for this console.

What Do We Have So Far?

The most recent update we got for the PlayStation was back on March 30th. Back then, we enjoyed the introduction of the feature that offered remote play for iOS devices. This allowed people to connect to the gaming console just by installing the PS4 Remote Play app.

A couple of weeks later, Sony also released the much-awaited PSN Online ID update. Finally, players could change how they appeared during the online games they played. Needless to say, fans have been waiting for years for this update and it had arrived at last.

What’s Expecting Us in the Next PlayStation 4 Update?

Tidux is one of the most famous Sony leakers, and they didn’t miss the chance to bring us some news about the future update. As such, the 7.00 update will come together will plenty of new features when it’s going to be released to the big public. Gifting games on the PlayStation Store may not be such a faraway possibility, from what it seems. This means that players will be able in the future to add various games to their wish list, and a third party can buy them as a gift.

Besides this, we may also witness some changes to the user interface. Among this, we can count trophy progression, as well as some stats and timelog for all the games you played until now. This translates to the fact that users will gain an insight into how much time they spend playing and how much they enjoy the games. Finally, PlayStation 4 update players will have the chance to pin games to the dashboard, thus accessing them faster and easier. Keep in mind that these are not official announcements, so take it all with a grain of salt.

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Former The Last of Us Part II Game Designer Joins Microsoft’s Game Studio The Initiative

When the Studio Head of Game Studio The Initiative announced that developers like Brian Westergaard, Annie Lohr, Blake Fischer, Drew Murray (Insomniac), Christian Cantamessa (Red Dead Redemption designer), Tom Shephard (GTA V developer), and Lindsey McQueeney were joining their ranks, we could only think of one fact: a great game will come to Xbox sooner or later.

Last year, Microsoft founded The Initiative to build quality games that will be exclusive – think of Uncharted and God of War. Now looking at the lineup above, these developers have the resources to make it possible, considering they worked on triple-A games before.

Robert Ryan Joins The Initiative Team

Now another leader has been added to The Initiative, and it’s none other than Robert Ryan, former Naughty Dog, and The Motive Game Designer.

The news surfaced thanks to a post by Twitter user “Klobrille,” who wrote:

Another great talent for XGS. Former Naughty Dog and The Motive Game Designer Robert Ryan joined The Initiative as a Senior Systems Designer.

He added a screenshot of Ryan’s LinkedIn profile which shows that he is now the Senior Systems Designer at The Initiative.

Why is everyone hyped about Robert Ryan joining Microsoft’s first-party game studio? Well, he was behind games like The Last of Us: Part II, Uncharted 4, Uncharted 3, and The Last of Us.

It seems that The Initiative is looking for experienced people and we really hope to see what they’ve been working on so far. Maybe we will see some of it at E3 2019, although it would be a little too soon.

Nonetheless, Gallagher recently added that The Initiative would experiment with different games, so they’re “staying small” and “staying agile.”

One thing is true: The Initiative has a team that could easily compete with Rockstar Games or other devs like CD Projekt Red. Whatever The Initiative team is working on, we expect to see it in the next few years, and it better be breathtaking!

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Sony’s “State Of Play” Revealed New PlayStation and PlayStation VR Game Projects

This week, a lot of news about the PS4 was heard over the internet, one of them being that Sony is getting ready to reveal some new secret PlayStation game projects after we have heard about the Xbox One from Microsoft. Sony unveiled a new lineup of PS4 and PlayStation VR games during the “State of Play,” and with no doubt, their popularity will grow as the console owners are waiting for more games.

If you are a PlayStation fan, it means that you have already learned that several projects were unveiled by the tech giant this week, those being in development at the moment for the PS4 pro and PS VR. A new title has been confirmed by SEGA that will be launched in the Yakuza franchise, Ichiban Kasuga being the main focus right now.

The new “State of Play” conference of Sony explored the PS4 and PlayStation VR software and games. The event took place yesterday, on the 25th of March. The new PlayStation VR games and PS4 were the focus of the first episode of this showcase series which means that several new projects have been announced.

New PS4 and PlayStation VR games announced at Sony’s “State of Play” yesterday

The event began with Iron Man VR and continued Crash Team Racing. Other titles presented during Sony’s “State of Play” were No Man’s Sky Beyond update which would bring VR to the game, ReadySet Heroes, Blood & Truth (another VR title), and Days Gone, as expected.

The full list of PlayStation VR games that would be launched this year include:

  • 9 April: Falcon Age
  • 16 April: Table of Tales
  • 22 April: Jupiter & Mars
  • 21 May: Everybody’s Golf VR
  • 31 May: Trover Saves the Universe
  • 18 June: Mini-Mech Mayhem
  • 18 June: Vacation Simulator

Besides, Observation from Devolver Digital, Five Nights at Freddy’s: Help Wanted, and Concrete Genie from Pixel Opus have also been presented during Sony’s first “State of Play” episode which took place yesterday.

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PlayStation 4 6.50 Firmware Update Comes With Remote Play For iOS And More

There is a new PlayStation 4 system update that has just rolled out. PlayStation 4 6.50 firmware update gave the owners of the console the possibility to control the system directly from their iPads or iPhones, with the help of Remote Play for iOS. There is also a new app, PS4 Remote Play, that’s available right now to download from the App Store – and it’s for free.

PS4 Remote Play is going to let all of its iOS device users to control their PS4, to join voice chats just by using the microphone, or enter text on their console by using their keyboards from their smartphones.

What you need to use the Remote Play for iOS

For you to use the app, you’ll need iOS 12.1, or later, a PlayStation Network account, of course, and a WiFi network from home. You cannot use PS4 Remote Play with a mobile network, and it’s not compatible with a DualShock 4 controller either. We know this for sure from the app’s release notes.

Sony recommended iPhone 7, or iPad sixth generation, or iPad Pro second generation, or newer iOS devices for this app. However, you need to keep in mind that not all the titles are supported, according to Sony. Previously, we’ve seen PS4 Remote Play supported on Mac, and Windows PC, and also Android and PlayStation Vita.

Change the button assignments with PlayStation 4 6.50 firmware update

The PlayStation 4 6.50 firmware update also comes with an option that will come in handy for import game enthusiasts. As a PS4 owner, you need to go to Settings and change the button assignment in order to perform “Enter” operations from the circle button (which comes as default in Japanese titles) to the cross button.

The PlayStation 4 6.50 firmware update which brings Remote Play for iOS is already available to download, and it’s quite big – 400 Mb.

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Anthem Patch Is Coming Out Next Week To Fix PlayStation 4 Crashes

PlayStation 4 owners experienced a significant issue when it came to BioWare’s Anthem. The game made their PlayStation 4 systems crash. Fortunately, an Anthem patch will be releas]ed in an update that is supposed to come out on March 12. That should fix the frustrating issue.
Ben Irving, the lead producer of Anthem, explained in a Twitch stream that they discovered why these crashes occur.

More than that, both Sony and BioWare investigated the problem, and they discovered that there were no bricked consoles.

“After a thorough review, we have not encountered an instance where Anthem has ‘bricked’ a PS4 console. If you are experiencing anything different, please reach out to @EAHelp so we can track the incident and investigate. In all the instances we’re aware of that we’ve investigated in partnership with first-party, they can be powered back up if you know how just to turn the power back on, and cycle it properly,” Irving explained.

An Anthem would come out next week to fix PlayStation 4 crashes and more

Chad Robertson, head of live service at BioWare, also shared the news on Twitter. He explained that the patch that will come next week should fix this issue.

“We’ve identified several causes for the temp power-down crash some PlayStation 4 users experienced,” Robertson said. “Fixes for the top issues are in the Anthem patch next week. If you encounter a game crash where your PS4 console won’t respond, you can manually power down and restart it – no risk of damage.

That isn’t the only Anthem problem that will be fixed by the upcoming Anthem patch. For instance, BioWare is planning to fix some issues related to damage scaling. This problem made certain high-level weapons become less powerful than the primary weapon that you unlock when you first start playing the game. Nonetheless, we do not know whether this issue will be fixed in the next update as well.

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