Features included in the next major firmware update for the PS4 has been leaked online. And no, it won’t be an stability update. The firmware, version 2.50, will come with a ton of new useful features, if the information provided by an alleged PS4 beta testers found on Twitter turn out to be true. According to the testers, the PS4 will have the following features in its upcoming 2.50 update:
- Suspend/Resume (system will not close any apps when put in rest mode)
- 60 FPS for Remote Play game streaming
- Background trophy syncing
- Ability to delete or hide trophies from player cards
- Google trophy guide directly from the trophy
- Ability to remap buttons on your controller
- Back up data to external HDD
As leaked by Twitter user @IsAParrot, the PS4 will finally have external hard drive support – allowing its users to back up all their data into an external hard drive.
You can now backup games to external. Firmware 2.50 beta. pic.twitter.com/hGntLEDmpm
— Is A Parrot (@isaparrot) March 7, 2015
Same user (IsAParrot) also leaked some trophies information:
"If you highlight a trophy and hit the option button,there is a
"search Internet" option, does a Google search and leads to trophy guides."
— Is A Parrot (@isaparrot) March 7, 2015
More changes in the PS4 firmware 2.5. These include minor things: "Trophies seem to auto sync in the BG now. You don't get a loading bar."
— Is A Parrot (@isaparrot) March 7, 2015
This is the DualShock 4 button reconfiguration for the system:
Still not sign of PSN name changing. The update is rumored to be released on April.
(via InsideEddieShow.com)