PS4’s Update 3.5 arrives today, includes Appear Offline and PC remote play
If you registered for the system software update beta for PS4, you might be able to download version 3.50 today, just keep a lookout for an email from Sony. The 3.50 update will bring some much overdue features, such as being able to make yourself appear offline, when in fact you’re online. So that should put an end to those annoying invites when its clearly visible on your profile that you’re watching Netfix.
The update will also allow you to have notifications when friends appear online and schedule a timed event, perfect for those Destiny and The Division sessions. At a later date, you will also be able to use Remote Play from your PS4 to a Windows PC and Mac, however this feature won’t be available during the beta. There will also be several more additions with the update, as detailed below. Now all we need is the ability to change our PSN ID’s, even if it’s just a onetime thing.
- Friend Online Notification – Want to know the moment your friends come online? With this update, you can, as we’ve added an option to be notified when members of your friends list sign on the network.
- Appear Offline – Sometimes you want to play a game or watch a movie without being bothered by friends. Now it’s easier to go incognito as we’ve added the option to appear offline. You can designate if you would like to appear offline when you log-in or at any time from your Profile or the Quick Menu.
- User Scheduled Event – Time for a play date! We’ve added the ability to schedule a future gameplay session with your friends on the system. When your event starts, users who registered for the event will automatically be added to a party so you can start playing right away.
- Play Together – This features allows all members of a Party to see what each person is playing so that you can easily join a friend’s game, or start a new game together.
- Other New System Features
- Remote Play (PC/Mac) – We’re bringing PS4 Remote Play to Windows PC and Mac. This feature won’t be available to test in the beta, but you can look forward to it soon.
- Dailymotion – With this update, you’ll be able to live stream directly to Dailymotion on PS4. We’ll also support archiving live broadcasts, like we do for other streaming services.