16 Mind-Blowing Things You Didn't Know About PlayStation

16. The PS4's Messaging Features Were Influenced By The Souls Series

Truly a phenomenal game series that seems to gain wider recognition every day, Hidetaki Miyazaki's Souls series pioneered the idea of dynamic multiplayer.

Letting you invade peoples' games (or be invaded) at will, as well as creating an interconnected web of messages viewable across campaigns, players left warnings for others or hints where treasures could be found, how to beat bosses, etc. This idea of "asynchronously" leaving messages for people to discover later on was a major influence on the design of the PS4 according to Sony Worldwide Studios' President Shuhei Yoshida, noting he loved the aspect of constant connection to other players, without it being too intrusive in the overall design.