Sony PlayStation 4 to get external hard drive support

It’s been a long time coming but it’s finally here—well, at least for beta users. The Sony PlayStation 4 will be getting external HDD support in the next update. It’ll use USB 3.0 and support hard drives of up to 8TB. Aside from that, this update will also add custom wallpapers, a Quick Menu overhaul, and simplified notifications. The update will also let you post directly to your PSN “Activity Feed: and watch 3D Blu-rays on the PlayStation VR.

Source: Kotaku

‘Lego City Undercover’ to be re-released on new platforms

Lego City Undercover will be making its way to more consoles in the “Spring of 2017.” The game, which originally launched as a Wii U exclusive back in March 2013, is going to be re-released on the Nintendo Switch, PC, Microsoft Xbox One, and Sony PlayStation 4. Lego claims the game is both a “re-release” and a “remastered” version but it won’t say yet if it’s a direct port or if there will be improvements to be made. Lego City Undercover is unlike other Lego video games as it is based on an original story where you’re left to play as undercover police officer Chase McCain.

Source: GameSpot

The PS4 lets you make GIFs now

Want to keep a moment of a game in GIF form? Kotaku reports and outlines how it’s now possible to make GIFs on the PlayStation 4. Sony updated the ShareFactory PS4 app to let you turn gaming clips into animated GIFs. The GIFs have been tailored specifically for tweeting. They aren’t high-res and last around nine seconds or so but it is a start. Maybe higher res GIFs will be heading our way in the future.

The big Sony PlayStation 4 update to land on September 13

There are a lot of new things heading the way of the PlayStation 4. Sony has confirmed the significant update will be coming to users on September 13. In the company’s newest blog post, Sony has detailed more of what to expect with the latest update. As a refresher, these include high dynamic range video support, redesigned Quick Menu, and home screen folders. The new Quick Menu also allows you to control Spotify music without heading into the app. You’ll be able to select what music you want to have on while playing. The What’s New and content information screens both have simpler interfaces and show improved at-a-glance views of what’s happening.

If you get a PlayStation 4 Pro, you get things like 1080p Remote Play and Share Play streaming, 1080p Twitch live broadcasts, and 1080p YouTube live broadcasting up to 60 frames per second. Those who want to transfer data from one PS4 to another can do so via a wired LAN connection. This should make it easier and faster to transfer games, user info, and saved data. If you’d rather stay wireless, you also have that option, too.