14 DAY TRIAL // Sony Computer Entertainment of America President and Chief Executive Officer Shawn Layden announces that his team is aiming to launch a fast and simple way to share content via YouTube for the PlayStation 4 later this year.
Gamers will be able to simply push the dedicated Share button on their controller in order to send a video clip to the service and then get options about sharing it with their friends.
The executive says that his company is aiming to make it as simple as possible for gamers to interact with one another and to transform the PlayStation Network into a service that has an app or an option for every social need.
At the moment, gamers can use PlayStation 4 to share images taken from the titles they play via Twitter and the YouTube integration will probably make the console even more popular.
Sony says that it is also working on other ways to make its next-gen console a more social experience.
At the same time, Sony is aiming to make all titles that it has launched for its devices over the year accessible to as many players as possible and Layden announces that PlayStation Now, the streaming service, will be offered as an open beta in North America starting on July 31.
The future development of the entire solution will be influenced by the feedback that will be offered by gamers.
The official PS Twitter account states, “PS Now open beta launch lineup is pretty impressive: MGSV: Ground Zeroes, God of War Ascension, Ultra Street Fighter IV...”
It's unclear how many titles in total will be offered at launch and whether the team at Sony has long-term plans to expand the library at a significant pace.
The PlayStation Now service is created based on streaming tech that was acquired from Gaikai and those who were part of the closed beta are saying that the experience is solid, although it might need to be tweaked some more in the open testing process.
Sony has not mentioned a clear pricing structure for the PlayStation Now and it seems that problems with the network infrastructure are still hindering its development in Europe.
The PlayStation 4 has managed to move more than 7 million units to gamers since it was launched in November of last year, which is significantly more than the Xbox One from Microsoft has managed during the same period.