On October 27, Sony releases its first Firmware update for the PlayStation 4 in almost a year. It's news that PS4 platform holders have been eagerly awaiting
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First up, players can hand control to other players on their PS4 via the Internet. This is useful if you happen to be stuck on a particularly hard section of a game and your friend's prowess is superior to your own. This won't be of much interest to hardcore players – after all, why would you want to farm out the difficult parts of your game when you're into a challenge – but it may make an upcoming rock hard title like Bloodborne more accessible.
The most interesting feature on Share Play is the fact that it allows two players to play the same game – both co-operatively or (if the game allows it) competitively – with only one player needing to own a copy of the game. For example, if you own a copy of FIFA 15, you can invite a friend who doesn't own it to a Share Play session and they'll be able to either play on your team or play against you online
The sound of musicPlayers can listen to their own music off a USB stick while playing a game. They can't load their music onto the PS4's hard drive, but if they fancy listening to Oasis while playing a game of FIFA, they now have that option. It's worth pointing out that listening to music while playing doesn't stop the music on the soundtrack in any game the player is playing, unless that game offers the option of disabling that. So if you fancy playing OutLast while listening to "My Patch" by Jim Noir – however funny that may be – you'll need to check that the game allows it, otherwise you might end up with a rather head scrambling cacophony blaring from your TV's speakers
