14 DAY TRIAL // The team at Sony in charge of the PlayStation 4 is announcing that it plans to soon deliver a new firmware update for the home console, labeled 2.57, which will apparently only increase the stability of some of the core features.
The information comes from the official Twitter account for the platform, but no clear details are offered on when the tweaks will be deployed and exactly what platform mechanics they will target.
The 2.57 firmware update for the PlayStation 4 will probably be a mandatory one and might prepare the home console for future improvements.
Some fans are speculating that Sony is trying to improve the resilience of the console and to make sure that problems with the PlayStation Network connection have less of an impact on the community.
The community has long accused the company of not offering enough information about the changes that it is making to the PlayStation 4 or the PS3 with the firmware updates that it creates and launches.
If the hardware team delivered more details, it would make sure that it avoids questions about their necessity.
The PlayStation 4 needs to improve its feature list in the coming months
At the moment, the Sony home console is selling better than the Xbox One, managing to once again lead the current-gen sales competition for the month of June in the United States, according to the NPD Group.
The long-term problem for the PlayStation 4 is that it has a limited lineup of exclusives that it can rely on to generate sales before the end of 2015.
Its biggest title, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, is now set to arrive in the first half of next year.
In the meantime, Sony is relying on partnerships with third parties, mostly Activision, to draw gamers in with extra content or timed exclusivities for Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 and Destiny.
Microsoft is preparing to launch Forza Motorsport 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider and Halo 5: Guardians, which will only be offered on the Xbox One.
Firmware updates for the PlayStation 4, especially ones that introduce new features to the home console, are a good way for Sony to add value to its device without implementing a price cut.
UPDATE: The PS4 firmware update is now live and the download is a little over 240 MB.
PS4 system software update 2.57 coming soon, it's a minor update that improves stability of some features.
— PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 22, 2015