Sony Interactive Entertainment has announced that it will roll out a new PS Portal system update later today that improves users’ experience with the Cloud Game Streaming Beta.
This feature is currently available to test drive for PlayStation Plus Premium members, allowing you to play games over the cloud using PS Portal. Among the improvements with this latest PS Portal firmware include the ability to sort games in the Cloud Streaming (Beta) catalog screen, including Recent added to PS Plus (default), Name, and Release Date.
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In addition, there’s now an option to capture gameplay thanks to the Create button on the PS Portal being enabled.
- Press once: Display the create menu
- Press and hold: Take a screenshot
- Press twice: Start/finish recording a video clip**
Another feature for PS Portal users is the Queue option, allowing you to wait your turn to play when the streaming server is full. You will see an estimated wait time displayed on screen, and once it’s your turn you will be able to jump right in and play.
Other highlights include gameplay pausing under specific conditions:
- Gameplay will pause when you open the PS Portal quick menu. You can open the quick menu by pressing the PS button, swiping left from the top right corner of your screen, or tapping the quick menu icon from the status bar.
- When you press the power button once, PS Portal will be put into rest mode and the game will be paused. You can un-pause and get back to your game play by pressing the power button again. If PS Portal remains in rest mode for more than 15 seconds, the cloud streaming session will be disconnected.
- Gameplay will also pause when a system error message is displayed at the bottom of the screen.
Finally, the PS Portal system update features a notification informing you that your session will close after 10 minute of inactivity, and you can now give feedback on your streaming experience after your session ends.
Back in March, Sony expanded the PS Portal’s cloud streaming functionality with the addition of various Classic Catalog games, with numerous PSOne and PSP titles available for users.
[Source – PlayStation Blog]