<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
is	O
the	O
updatable	O
firmware	B-Application
and	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
is	O
Orbis	B-Device
OS	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
9	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
native	O
operating	B-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
is	O
Orbis	B-Device
OS	I-Device
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
fork	B-Application
of	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
version	O
9.0	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
12	O
,	O
2012	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
features	O
two	O
graphics	O
APIs	B-Application
,	O
a	O
low-level	O
API	B-Application
named	O
Gnm	B-Application
and	O
a	O
high-level	O
API	B-Application
named	O
Gnmx	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
developers	O
start	O
with	O
Gnmx	B-Application
,	O
which	O
wraps	O
around	O
Gnm	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
turn	O
manages	O
the	O
more	O
esoteric	O
GPU	B-Architecture
details	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
be	O
a	O
familiar	O
way	O
to	O
work	O
if	O
the	O
developers	O
are	O
used	O
to	O
platforms	O
like	O
Direct3D	B-Application
12	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sony	O
's	O
own	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Shader	O
Language	O
(	O
PSSL	O
)	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
suggested	O
that	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Shader	O
Language	O
is	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
HLSL	B-Language
standard	O
in	O
DirectX	O
12	O
,	O
with	O
just	O
subtle	O
differences	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
eliminated	O
mostly	O
through	O
preprocessor	B-General_Concept
macros	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
the	O
kernel	O
and	O
related	O
components	O
,	O
other	O
components	O
included	O
and	O
worth	O
mentioning	O
are	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
jQuery	B-Language
,	O
Lua	B-Language
,	O
Mono	B-Application
,	O
OpenSSL	B-Language
,	O
WebKit	B-Language
,	O
and	O
the	O
Pixman	B-Application
rendering	O
library	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
of	O
these	O
are	O
open-source	B-Application
software	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
is	O
not	O
an	O
open	O
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Software	B-Application
Development	I-Application
Kit	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
LLVM	B-Application
and	O
Clang	B-Application
,	O
which	O
Sony	O
has	O
chosen	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
conformant	O
C	B-Language
and	O
C++	B-Language
front-ends	O
,	O
C++11	B-Language
support	O
,	O
compiler	O
optimization	O
and	O
diagnostics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Dynamic	O
Menu	O
as	O
its	O
graphical	O
shell	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
XrossMediaBar	B-Device
(	O
XMB	B-Device
)	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
LiveArea	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
TV	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
named	O
"	O
Dynamic	O
Menu	O
"	O
because	O
the	O
options	O
it	O
offers	O
to	O
players	O
are	O
context-sensitive	O
,	O
changing	O
based	O
on	O
what	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
actually	O
doing	O
with	O
their	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
at	O
any	O
given	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
user	O
interface	O
attempts	O
simplicity	O
as	O
a	O
priority	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
scroll	O
through	O
this	O
gamer	O
newsfeed	O
in	O
an	O
alternating	O
,	O
brick-like	O
formation	O
reminiscent	O
of	O
the	O
social	O
media	O
site	O
Pinterest	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
played	O
games	O
receive	O
tiles	O
along	O
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
mandatory	O
items	O
like	O
the	O
Live	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
the	O
Internet	B-Application
Browser	I-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
application	O
,	O
the	O
Playroom	O
comes	O
pre-installed	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
demonstrated	O
at	O
E3	O
2013	O
and	O
utilizes	O
the	O
Sony	B-Device
PlayStation	I-Device
Camera	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
fantastically	O
fresh	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
entertainment	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
by	O
combining	O
the	O
light	O
bar	O
located	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
of	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
with	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
identifies	O
the	O
player	O
with	O
the	O
help	O
of	O
the	O
light	O
bar	O
on	O
the	O
front	O
,	O
a	O
flick	O
on	O
the	O
touchpad	O
of	O
the	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
brings	O
up	O
the	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
Bots	O
function	O
of	O
the	O
PlayRoom	O
,	O
which	O
creates	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
there	O
are	O
hundreds	O
of	O
little	O
bots	O
inside	O
the	O
controller	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
released	O
simply	O
with	O
a	O
tap	O
on	O
the	O
track	O
pad	O
that	O
functions	O
like	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Operating_System
owners	O
can	O
view	O
their	O
smartphone	B-Application
or	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
for	O
drawing	O
the	O
object	O
and	O
flick	O
it	O
anywhere	O
for	O
the	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
Bots	O
to	O
play	O
with	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
Remote	O
Play	O
users	O
can	O
operate	O
their	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
through	O
the	O
uses	O
of	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
handheld	B-Application
game	O
console	O
,	O
allowing	O
for	O
the	O
play	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
games	O
and	O
other	O
media	O
on	O
the	O
small	O
device	O
via	O
streaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
games	O
that	O
do	O
not	O
require	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Move	O
or	O
PlayStation	B-Algorithm
Camera	I-Algorithm
are	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
,	O
other	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
such	O
as	O
iPads	B-Device
or	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	B-Device
can	O
also	O
be	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
second	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
comes	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
both	O
the	O
official	O
PlayStation	B-Device
App	O
and	O
game	O
companion	O
apps	O
such	O
as	O
Knack	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
heavy	O
emphasis	O
on	O
social	O
features	O
has	O
been	O
placed	O
on	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
,	O
loading	O
up	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
share-centric	O
apps	O
and	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
's	O
sharing	O
capabilities	O
adds	O
another	O
layer	O
to	O
console	O
gaming	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS4	B-Operating_System
owners	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
capture	O
or	O
livestream	O
the	O
gameplay	O
with	O
a	O
simple	O
button	O
touch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Footage	O
can	O
be	O
shared	O
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
and	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
have	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
broadcast	O
their	O
gameplay	O
in	O
real-time	O
to	O
Twitch	O
and	O
Ustream	B-Application
in	O
addition	O
to	O
recording	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
also	O
exist	O
other	O
smaller	O
social	O
features	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
message	O
a	O
friend	O
with	O
a	O
request	O
to	O
watch	O
their	O
gameplay	O
live	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
can	O
function	O
without	O
an	O
Internet	O
connection	O
,	O
it	O
provides	O
more	O
functionality	O
when	O
it	O
is	O
connected	O
to	O
the	O
Internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
updates	O
to	O
the	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
may	O
be	O
downloaded	O
from	O
the	O
Internet	O
,	O
and	O
users	O
may	O
play	O
online	O
when	O
the	O
Internet	O
is	O
properly	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	B-Application
play	I-Application
is	O
the	O
main	O
pillar	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscription	O
is	O
required	O
to	O
play	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
titles	O
online	O
,	O
unlike	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
titles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sony	O
,	O
they	O
are	O
developing	O
many	O
new	O
ways	O
to	O
play	O
and	O
connect	O
for	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
which	O
requires	O
a	O
large	O
investment	O
of	O
resources	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
included	O
in	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
is	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
WebKit	B-Language
layout	O
engine	O
,	O
unlike	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
which	O
uses	O
the	O
NetFront	B-Operating_System
browser	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
same	O
modern	O
Webkit	B-Language
core	O
as	O
Safari	B-Application
from	O
Apple	O
,	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
receives	O
a	O
very	O
high	O
score	O
in	O
HTML5	B-Application
compliance	O
testing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
just	O
like	O
other	O
major	O
browsers	B-Application
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
deprecated	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
means	O
that	O
websites	O
which	O
still	O
require	O
Flash	O
might	O
not	O
display	O
properly	O
or	O
function	O
as	O
intended	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
the	O
PDF	B-Application
format	I-Application
is	O
not	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
one	O
clear	O
advantage	O
for	O
gamers	O
is	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
cut	O
between	O
gaming	O
and	O
browsing	O
and	O
back	O
again	O
with	O
no	O
loss	O
of	O
gameplay	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
multitasking	B-Operating_System
feature	O
of	O
the	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
has	O
limited	O
support	O
for	O
USB	B-Protocol
keyboards	O
,	O
it	O
does	O
not	O
seem	O
to	O
support	O
USB	B-Protocol
mice	O
at	O
all	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
with	O
Internet	O
connection	O
enabled	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
allows	O
users	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
(	O
PSN	B-Device
)	O
services	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
subscription	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
gamers	O
are	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
a	O
selection	O
of	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
titles	O
via	O
the	O
Internet-based	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
gaming	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PS	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
cloud-based	O
gaming	O
subscription	O
service	O
from	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
supports	O
playing	O
standard	O
12-centimeter	O
DVD-Video	O
discs	O
;	O
DVD	O
recordable	O
and	O
rewritable	O
discs	O
except	O
those	O
that	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
finalized	B-Application
;	O
and	O
standard	O
Blu-ray	O
discs	O
with	O
the	O
exception	O
of	O
Blu-ray	B-Operating_System
Recordable	I-Operating_System
Erasable	I-Operating_System
version	O
1.0	O
discs	O
and	O
Blu-ray	O
XL	O
format	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
all	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
the	O
system	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
the	O
Compact	O
Disc	O
format	O
at	O
all	O
,	O
including	O
Compact	O
Disc	O
Digital	O
Audio	O
and	O
Video	O
CD	O
format	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blu-ray	O
3D	O
support	O
was	O
added	O
in	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
version	O
1.75	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
partnered	O
with	O
Spotify	B-Application
to	O
bring	O
the	O
music	O
streaming	O
service	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
allowing	O
music	O
to	O
be	O
streamed	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
of	O
any	O
game	O
or	O
application	O
for	O
both	O
free	O
and	O
premium	O
members	O
of	O
Spotify	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Media	O
Player	O
application	O
included	O
with	O
the	O
system	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
play	O
media	O
files	O
on	O
USB	B-Protocol
storage	O
devices	O
or	O
media	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
user	O
guide	O
,	O
media	O
formats	O
supported	O
include	O
videos	O
contained	O
in	O
the	O
MP4	O
,	O
MKV	O
and	O
AVI	O
formats	O
and	O
encoded	O
in	O
H.264	O
AVC	O
High	O
Profile	O
4.2	O
,	O
MPEG4	O
ASP	O
,	O
MPEG2	O
Visual	O
,	O
AVCHD	O
,	O
and	O
XAVC	O
S	O
;	O
audio	O
encoded	O
in	O
MP3	O
,	O
FLAC	O
,	O
or	O
AAC	O
;	O
or	O
AC-3	O
(	O
Dolby	O
Digital	O
)	O
and	O
photos	O
encoded	O
in	O
JPEG	O
,	O
BMP	O
,	O
or	O
PNG	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
also	O
supports	O
videos	O
encoded	O
in	O
H.264	O
AVC	O
High	O
Profile	O
5.2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
users	O
have	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	O
headset	B-Device
connected	O
,	O
they	O
can	O
view	O
360-degree	B-General_Concept
videos	I-General_Concept
inside	O
the	O
headset	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
was	O
not	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatible	I-General_Concept
with	O
any	O
games	O
from	O
previous	O
PlayStation	B-Device
consoles	I-Device
at	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
users	O
cannot	O
play	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
games	O
directly	O
,	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-General_Concept
Now	I-General_Concept
cloud-based	O
streaming	O
service	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
streaming	O
of	O
selected	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Sony	O
added	O
PlayStation	B-Device
2	O
backward	B-General_Concept
compatibility	I-General_Concept
and	O
republished	O
some	O
PS2	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Dark	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
Vice	I-Application
City	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Grand	B-Application
Theft	I-Application
Auto	I-Application
:	I-Application
San	I-Application
Andreas	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
via	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
in	O
the	O
Americas	O
and	O
Europe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
PS2	O
games	O
run	O
via	O
software	O
emulation	O
(	O
upscaled	O
to	O
high	O
definition	O
)	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
systems	O
instead	O
of	O
having	O
been	O
remastered	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
one	O
has	O
been	O
updated	O
to	O
access	O
various	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
features	O
,	O
including	O
Trophies	O
,	O
Share	O
Play	O
,	O
Broadcasting	O
,	O
Remote	O
Play	O
and	O
second-screen	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
PS2	O
game	O
discs	O
,	O
and	O
PS2	B-Device
Classics	I-Device
re-released	I-Device
for	I-Device
the	I-Device
PS3	I-Device
are	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
is	O
1.01	O
as	O
pre-installed	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
consoles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Support	O
for	O
the	O
Remote	O
Play	O
and	O
second	O
screen	O
experiences	O
were	O
added	O
in	O
version	O
1.50	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
console	O
itself	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
November	O
15	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Both	O
features	O
are	O
accessible	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	O
console	O
by	O
using	O
its	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Link	O
application	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
screen	O
functionality	O
is	O
also	O
accessible	O
from	O
smartphones	B-Application
and	O
tablets	B-Device
through	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Mobile	O
app	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
also	O
able	O
to	O
record	O
or	O
share	O
video	O
clips	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
broadcasting	O
gameplay	O
to	O
Twitch	O
or	O
Ustream	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.60	O
also	O
adds	O
support	O
for	O
Pulse	O
Elite	O
wireless	O
headsets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
adds	O
the	O
abilities	O
to	O
share	O
video	O
clips	O
and	O
screenshots	O
while	O
streaming	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
copy	O
video	O
clips	O
and	O
screenshots	O
to	O
USB	B-Protocol
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
28	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
update	O
2.00	O
as	O
a	O
major	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
system	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
features	O
introduced	O
is	O
Share	O
Play	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
users	O
to	O
invite	O
an	O
online	O
friend	O
to	O
join	O
their	O
play	O
session	O
via	O
streaming	O
,	O
even	O
if	O
they	O
do	O
not	O
own	O
a	O
copy	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
app	I-General_Concept
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
video	O
clips	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
users	O
can	O
now	O
play	O
music	O
stored	O
on	O
USB	B-Protocol
storage	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
also	O
allows	O
the	O
console	O
's	O
hard	B-Device
drive	I-Device
to	O
be	O
backed	O
up	O
or	O
restored	O
to	O
a	O
USB	B-Protocol
flash	O
drive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
share	O
videos	O
directly	O
to	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
a	O
dedicated	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
section	O
,	O
tweaks	O
to	O
the	O
interface	O
for	O
streaming	O
on	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
social	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
messages	O
and	O
group	O
creation	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
save	O
screenshots	O
as	O
PNGs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
increase	O
in	O
online	O
storage	O
capacity	O
from	O
1	O
GB	O
to	O
10	O
GB	O
was	O
also	O
introduced	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Plus	O
Members	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
6	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
update	O
3.50	O
,	O
that	O
would	O
enable	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
to	O
use	O
Remote	O
Play	O
functionality	O
on	O
Windows	O
and	O
macOS	B-Application
(	O
formerly	O
named	O
OS	O
X	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
VG247	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
update	O
will	O
allow	O
Remote	O
Play	O
functionality	O
on	O
computers	O
running	O
Windows	B-Device
8.1	I-Device
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
OS	B-Device
X	I-Device
Yosemite	I-Device
,	O
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
El	I-Operating_System
Capitan	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
article	O
explains	O
that	O
Remote	O
Play	O
will	O
support	O
resolution	B-General_Concept
options	O
of	O
360p	O
,	O
540p	O
,	O
and	O
720p	O
,	O
frame	O
rate	O
options	O
of	O
30	O
FPS	O
and	O
60	O
FPS	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
one	O
DualShock	O
4	O
controller	O
can	O
be	O
connected	O
via	O
the	O
computer	O
's	O
USB	B-Protocol
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
take	O
advantage	O
of	O
pre	O
loading	O
game	O
patches	O
is	O
LittleBigPlanet	B-Algorithm
3	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
groups	O
system	O
is	O
replaced	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
friends	O
management	O
system	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
5.1	O
and	O
7.1	O
surround	O
sound	O
configurations	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
playtime	O
restrictions	O
for	O
child	O
accounts	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
hide	O
applications	O
from	O
the	O
library	O
,	O
custom	O
wallpapers	O
via	O
USB	B-Protocol
,	O
a	O
supersampling	B-Algorithm
mode	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
delete	O
notifications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
7	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
Update	O
6.50	O
that	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
use	O
Remote	O
Play	O
on	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
through	O
the	O
Remote	O
Play	O
app	O
from	O
the	O
App	O
Store	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
minor	O
improvements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
10	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
added	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
remove	O
purchased	O
games	O
from	O
the	O
Download	O
List	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Store	O
and	O
delete	O
games	O
from	O
My	O
Profile	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
major	O
feature	O
that	O
was	O
added	O
was	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
use	O
Remote	O
Play	O
on	O
select	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
running	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
Lollipop	I-Application
version	O
and	O
above	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
14	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
update	O
8.50	O
,	O
which	O
enabled	O
cross-play	O
between	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Sony	O
released	O
update	O
9.00	O
allowing	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
users	O
to	O
access	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
trophies	O
,	O
improvements	O
to	O
parental	O
controls	O
and	O
messages	O
feature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
update	O
also	O
fixed	O
the	O
eventual	O
cbomb	O
issue	O
discovered	O
by	O
Destruction	O
Games	O
that	O
would	O
cause	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
's	O
to	O
no	O
longer	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
play	O
physical	O
or	O
digital	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
and	O
fixed	O
issues	O
with	O
the	O
game	O
Cyberpunk	B-Application
2077	I-Application
.	O
</s>
