ThisGenGaming says "Share Play and Backwards Compatibility, both are pretty revolutionary advancements for consoles and they’re definitely not becoming old news. Share Play is one – if not the biggest – of Sony’s most popular features allowing users to seamlessly interact with friends and family meanwhile Backwards Compatibility a is feature most people would’ve expected from both Sony and Microsoft pre-release, however not only is this feature another fine addition to the Xbox One, it is potentially one of the greatest selling points, giving fans of the console more to talk about and play with. Both features were however post-release, which begs the question ‘Why weren’t these features implemented from the beginning?’."
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Share Play on the PS4 was a great idea that never took off thanks to technical limitations. With PSVR, Sony has a unique opportunity to do something amazing with Share Play 2.0.
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Share Play didn't die, just needs a lot of work. Biggest issue is telling everyone they have either a poor or limited connection when a lot of the users are running 50+ Mbps Internet (I'm running 120 Down/ 30~ Up and it even says I'm on the poor end). I can download a 30 GB game off Steam in about an hour; yet PSN takes 90ish minutes minimum ,and that's with no one else online at the time, or even having a game running at all.
I use Share Play when it works, and it's a Godsend when it comes to seeing how certain games are, or to play something with local co-op (Double Dragon 4). The idea is there, and yes when it works it is a good feature; however it needs a ton of work to be effective.
It's another one of those blogs that use their opinion as fact. Shareplay is far from dead.
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Do all PSVR games support it? Would be cool if all developers supported it.
some do, and to be honest it isn't the best feature for Share play with Vr, i have become sick as i watched a friend play through share play, i did experience some internet connection issues which may be part of the reason, but without the actual headset on, if the person showing off the Vr game doesn't remind himself that hes showcasing it, the jerky movements can cause some nauseating side effects
Leaks about the PS4 Firmware 2.50 beta apparently include Share Play working at 60FPS, the ability to search/share trophies details and more.
It would be really amazing to do SharePlay at 60FPS. Luckily I have the bandwidth
great news and improved features, Foehammer be like "ARRGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!NOPE I AINT MAD!"
Battlefield games
Call of Dutys games
Killzone shadowfall multiplayer
all freaking sport games
All freaking indie games are full HD at 60 fps
Resogun
Ultra Superstardust
like 80 % or more of all damn games on the PS4 are 60 fps, so don't know that the hell are you talking about with the some games comment ?
Or.. maybe... you are from the other side that are bunch of haters in denial ? .... nah I don't think so, haters, fanboys is such a minority :D right.. right... ? ooooh wait....
Because some high-profile games are 30fps, some people believe that most PS4 games struggle to hit 60 and 1080p I guess.
They're putting a lot of work to try and catch up with Microsoft on this regard.
This is why competition is good.
More like MS was catching up to SonY and that's why the XBO has received way more updates than the PS4. The XBO has been an incomplete mess since launch!
Sony are far and away leaders in terms of updates and new features. Microsoft are certainly playing catch up here.
Sony isn't trying g to catch up. That's just coming from people complaining about a lack of features. Yes, I do believe that the OS is lacking a bit, but the system itself is awesome! I'm sure it's MS that's trying to catch up. That's why they scrapped Kinect (pretty much), keep slashing their prices, and are pushing AR now (which ironically will make Kinect useless) I do like that share play is getting upgraded. Have yet to use it. Also would like offline support for trophies
@Alexious,
when Microsoft is ever considered "competition" in games/sales...let us know.
Microsoft just made a bunch of noise about a new screenshot feature.
Screenshots!
And you say Sony is playing catch up :)
Coming from the console that missed out on an entire 8 year generation of cross game chat? My 360 has more features than my PS4...
What XBLSkull means is that he has a PS4 taped to his wall with a knife in it. Lmao!
The best part of this .........Suspend and Resume PLAY!!
ITS FINALLY HAPPENING!!!
That is the highlight of this update for me as I think 7t is gonna be so useful to many gamers
I like that as well, can't wait!! It's going to spoil me I just know it
Edit: I'm thinking it only works in single player games? There's no way you'd pause online :) either way, I welcome this!!
Shareplay is pretty neat and one of the best features the ps4 has but the downside is that you really need good internet to use it. BC is pretty neat if your'e into playing your old games. Even though I'm not into playing my old games I would give it to BC simply because it's easier to obtain.
Backwards Compatibility is easier and Microsoft have done a really good job at bringing big games to BC so I'll give BC the edge, though I enjoy share play from time to time!
Both. Or neither if you don't care about features.
I think Share Play is definitely more innovative for obvious reasons but BC is awesome too.
Don't really understand why there's a comparison. It'd be great if both had both features.
Easily shareplay. I have a 100 mbps connection and am hard pressed to find streamers that say BC would be better. I've tried many ps4 games online multiplayer before I bought them. It's also fun to use with games like jamestown, helldivers, broforce, etc. Sony sent a survey a while back mentioning the possibility of allowing more users to connect to shareplay and that would be great. BC is eh, I still own my old consoles and games, so unless it's a remaster with achievements/trophies, it's not something I am really interested in. Especially with all of the games releasing this year, there really is no point in BC to people like me who bought a new console for new games.