Features - Software - Services

     Features

• Friends list, allowing for 100 friends on PS3 and up to 2000 friends on PS4 and PS Vita
• Block list, for barring other users from contact
• Instant messaging
• Online gaming, including cooperative and competitive multiplayer, matchmaking and cross-platform play in supported titles
• Live from PlayStation: Browse live or archived game streams
• Parental controls, limiting access to age restricted content and shopping cart
• Portable ID: A small infographic, showcasing a user's Online ID and trophy level, intended for use as a forum signature
• Remote Play: Activate your PlayStation 4 from a distance away, and continue playing on a secondary screen, such as PS Vita or Sony smartphone
• Share Play: Invite an online friend to join your game session, even if they do not own a copy of the game
• Trophy achievement system

• Software

  PlayStation App: Allows iOS and Android mobile devices to access the PlayStation Network, display in-game maps, access live streams and interact with online friends
• ShareFactory: A video, screenshot and music editor that allows you to customize your most memorable gaming moments
• The Playroom: Play a collection of augmented reality mini-games, or turn your living room into a TV studio and broadcast live

• Services

  Live Events Viewer: Watch sport, music and entertainment events on-demand
• PlayStation Music: Streaming music service in partnership with Spotify
• PlayStation Now: Streaming video game service, offering members access to a library of 100+ PlayStation 3 games
• PlayStation Video: Streaming movie service
• PlayStation Vue: Streaming television service, providing live and catch-up TV