Later today, the PlayStation application for smartphones on iOS and Android will receive a major overhaul that brings it up to speed with the feature set of the PlayStation 5. Introducing new features such as voice chat, native PlayStation Store integration, and a smoother all-round experience, this is all designed to enhance your time spent gaming across Sony's suite of home consoles.
The PlayStation Blog mentions that the first thing you'll see following the update is a sleek, new look. "The new home screen lets you quickly see what your friends are playing and access details about your recently played games, including your Trophy List." The originally separate PS Messages app has now been integrated into this application to create one cohesive experience, and you can even start a Party Chat and begin discussions with friends from your own phone. That's a pretty cool feature, right? As usual, you can also start downloading PlayStation 4 and PS5 games from your device.
And when the next-gen system launches next month, you'll be able to remotely launch games via your mobile device, manage the storage on your console, and sign in to your PS5 profile via the app. The Explore tab will also surface the latest news from PlayStation and developers, which sounds a lot like one of the new features making up the PS5 UI.
Do you like the sound of these changes? Anything you think is really cool? Update in the comments below.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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Very nice, can't wait for November 19th to fully dive into next gen!
Message and store integration are very welcome additions! Tons of great news today!!
Sounds amazing. Current app is slow and clunky. I like the thought of launching games and setting up partys from my phone
The new features are welcome additions.
Guys. My browser ps store still looks the same. USA store
Does anyone know what happened?
I just checked and it's not available in the UK yet.
@Revengercm Try clearing the cookies in your browser. I was seeing new version in Firefox which I use rarely and old version in Chrome which is my primary browser.
I like the new version of the app, can’t wait to try it.
I hope I can directly send my ps4 or ps5 screenshots from my console to my phone, that will be a super nice feature to have. Also this new app looks sleek and clean 😃
Edit: The native ps store on the app is really smooth, if sony add wishlish option, the app will be nearly perfect. The ps blog and user information tab still connect to the mobile website, I hope sony update it so it's native too like the ps store on the app. Also it will be great if sony can integrate face id/fingerprint on the app rather than just using password.
@Matej Still there.
Damn
Now we're talking, I wish the PS Store (web) design had followed the same design pattern as this app to have consistency across. As a UI/UX designer using dark in media/gaming is something more ad-hoc and stands up better in terms of eye catching.
Yes guys, the wishlist is back and working in the app.
@notdead The new PS App has wish list?
What will happen to all the games on my wishlist? Still waiting for sales on specific games...
@Revengercm Hmm, that is really strange :/
I wish it allowed you to send screenshots and videos direct to the app, so you can share via whatever you want to on your phone. Xbox has introduced that with the series x. I don't like sharing things across all my friend lists, but it'd be great to be able to easily WhatsApp mates who are actually into gaming.
The app is absolutely perfect right now. God I hope this redesign doesn't change much.
So when will they implement Communities on the app? Cause they shutdown the community app for no reason.
@notdead
Does the app retain what was previously in our wishlist, or do we need to add the games back (and which games were in my wishlist???). I'd look, but the update isn't live for me yet.
Thank god it’s not retina searing white anymore
it's out now , it look realy nice and smooth also no more external link to the store. It's how it was supposed to be.
Anyone know if its available for the U.S. now?
Mine app just updated, it’s really good, fast and responsive. But I can’t find the wishlist.
EDIT: Only noticed "Wishlist updates" in notification settings. So hopefully it is coming later?
... it's definitely a step back... no wishlists, no communities.. and the worst part? NO FILTERS!!! So you can't even filter out "add ons" or sort the store out A-Z, etc. really bad move...
... I would have hoped that they'd integrate PS Now too, so you can browse PS Now titles and download them to your PS... NOPE...
... still no text under titles (game title) - which would be nice as sometimes the artwork is illegible... it's just really badly thought out... it's as if they didn't even do a customer focus group or anything like that... "never mind what the customers use or need, we're just trimming it all back to the bare bones..." it's years behind XB's app now...
I love the look and feel of the app. But just like the new Xbox app, the newsfeed of friends' achievements and shares has been deleted. WHY?
The messaging experience still horrible. like drag down to refresh!. why it’s not simple like other instant messaging apps eg. WhatsApp or Messenger of FB.
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