PlayStation Camera

Unlike a certain other console manufacturer, Sony hasn’t made a big song and dance out of the PlayStation 4’s voice controls. That’s partly because the functionality is quite limited compared to the Xbox One – but it still works really well. In order to initiate a command, all you need to do is say ‘PlayStation’. From there you can browse through your games, switch users, take screenshots, and even turn off the console if you like.

However, as already alluded, while it offers a surprisingly swift way to browse the console, the voice commands are limited to the most basic of system functions at the time of writing. You can’t turn on the device with your voice, for example, or scroll through the machine's chunky settings screen. Still, this is something that we expect to improve over time – and the best part is that you don’t even need to buy the PlayStation Camera to take advantage of the feature, as it will work with the bundled headset. As it should, really.

[source youtube.com, via eurogamer.net]