Sony has just announced and released a brand-new update for the PlayStation Portal hardware. This new update adds few new features to improve the gaming experience while using Cloud Game Streaming Beta, and some UX enhancements.
See below on a list of what’s changed in this update:
- Sort: You can now sort games in the Cloud Streaming (Beta) catalog screen. There will be a new sort icon added to the top left corner, allowing you to sort games by: Recently added to PS Plus, Name, and Release date. The foremost option is the default.
- Capture gameplay: The Create button on your PS Portal will now be enabled during a Cloud Streaming (Beta) session. Images and videos captured during a streaming session will be automatically uploaded to the cloud server, which can be accessed from the PlayStation App by selecting [Library] > [Captures]. Your captures will be stored for 14 days after they were created.
- Queue: You can now wait for your turn to play when the streaming server is full. The estimated wait time will be displayed on screen, and the game session will automatically start as soon as it’s your turn.
- Pause: During a Cloud Streaming (Beta) game session, gameplay will now pause during certain situations, such as when you open the PS Portal quick menu, when the device is placed into sleep mode by pressing the power button once, or when a system error message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. Note that this feature is unavailable during online multiplayer matches in certain titles.
- Inactivity Warning Message: You will now receive a system notification when your streaming session is about to close due to inactivity of over 10 minutes.
