10 Changes PS4 Needs To Keep Ahead In The Console War

9. Quality And Variety Of Social Media

Social media, access to film and television, and recording footage, these are all the bonus features thrown about in the promotional campaigns leading up each modern console€™s release. Whether or not you agree with them, these are what manufacturers are aiming for in addition to great games. Yet despite this they seem to be stopping just short of including the big names which could allow the best use of a console's full potential. While sending screenshots of games in progress and events is a viable option through Facebook, the likes of Twitter and Instagram are preferable when it comes to image spam and brief updates. The same problem can be found in the video service on the machine. Twitch and Ustream both have excellent user interfaces, yet the Playstation 4 only offers the ability to upload videos to Facebook at this time, as opposed to the video-sharing titan of Youtube. While owners can access certain videos through browsers, uploading one from the Playstation 4 requires a workaround involving sending it to Facebook first. Actually having an app allowing players to upload footage directly would both help to promote the machine online and present the Playstation 4 as a desirable option for more public gamers.