Sony has announced that the PS4’s highly-anticipated 2.50 update, codenamed ‘Yukimura’, will tomorrow (26/02/15) for all PS4 users.
The headline feature in this update? One I’m assured you’ve all been waiting for as long as the console’s been out: suspend/resume. This will let you put the console in rest mode mid-game and later pick up from exactly where you left off by waking the system. Sony adds, however, that this feature will only be available for titles that support it. Can’t you just open a menu and pause it?
Yukimura also adds the ability to back up the PS4 hard disc to an external USB drive, including all your saved data, settings, video clips, screenshots and download data. Perfect for when it inevitable crashes and you have to initialise the console. Although most save will be on the cloud so as long as you have a subscription you won’t need to worry.
As for social features, you’ll now be able to search for Facebook friends with linked accounts. A new “Friends Who Play This” section will pop up on each game page, showing who of your Facebook friends are online and in the game.
Also 60fps support is coming for Remote Play and Share Play for supported devices, including the PS Vita, which will also be getting an update to coincide with Yukimura.
Finally, Sony’s throwing in a wide range of accessibility features for gamers with impaired vision and limited manual dexterity, including a zoom feature, inverted colours, enlarged text and customised button assignments for the DualShock 4 controller. Full customisability and something every console should be doing.