PS4 Update 3.55 Live Now With Minor Changes

PS4 update 3.55 is officially live, but there’s not a whole lot changing this time around. The update, which comes in at 300 MB, allegedly “improves the quality of the system performance”. How the performance is improved specifically isn’t revealed.

Unlike the last update, which added a number of notable features such as Remote Play support for the PC and offline mode back in April, PS4 update 3.55 seems to be rather minor.

Have you noticed any performance improvements with the latest update? If so, let us know in the comments.

PS4 Update 3.55 Live Now With Minor Changes

Gran Turismo Sport Trailer Shows Off Social Features, Livery Editor, Photo Mode

We’re just a few days off from E3, and Sony is showing off Gran Turismo Sport, the latest entry in their flagship racing franchise with a new trailer. The new trailer shows off some of the social features, as well as the livery editor and what looks to be a robust photo mode.

You can bet on finding out more about the game at E3, as the blog post says that Yamauchi will be at PlayStation LiveCast to demonstrate gameplay. The game will also be playable at Sony’s booth this year.

What did you think of the trailer? Let us know in the comments, and be sure to stay tuned to SGO for more news on Gran Turismo Sport.

Gran Turismo Sport Trailer Shows Off Social Features, Livery Editor, Photo Mode

PlayStation 4.5 Codenamed NEO, Offers Improved Specs

For a while now there have been rumors circulating that Sony is working on an upgraded PlayStation, which some are calling PlayStation 4.5 or PlayStation 4K. Yesterday, Giant Bomb posted an article allegedly offering details about the system’s specifications, along with a new codename: NEO.

According to the article, the console will feature an improved CPU, GPU, and memory. Also of note is the fact that starting in October, PS4 games will be required to ship with a mode for the original PS4, and a mode for NEO consoles. In NEO mode, games will be able to take advantage of the upgraded hardware for better performance.

It will also feature support for 4K as previously speculated. However, games are not required to run natively in 4K, which means games that do make use of 4K will probably do so through upscaling until 4K becomes more widespread.

Outside of the new hardware upgrades, NEO will supposedly run alongside the PlayStation 4, making the upgrade entirely optional — at least for launch. No games will be exclusive to NEO, and PS4 gamers will be able to play together as they would on a launch PS4. That also means that NEO players won’t have access to any exclusive perks that you wouldn’t have access to on a launch PS4. Virtual reality functionality will also remain the same, to further ensure parity between consoles.

Giant Bomb also offers the following specifications, with a comparison between NEO and the PS4.

	Original PS4	NEO
CPU	8 Jaguar Cores at 1.6 GHz	8 Jaguar Cores at 2.1 GHz
GPU	AMD GCN, 18 CUs at 800 MHz	Improved AMD GCN, 36 CUs at 911 MHz
Memory	8 GB GDDR5, 176 GB/s	8 GB GDDR5, 218 GB/s

 

What do you think about the upgrade? Are you interested in picking one up? Let us know in the comments below.

PlayStation 4.5 Codenamed NEO, Offers Improved Specs

Sony Reveals Most Downloaded PlayStation Games of 2015

Sony has revealed a list of the most downloaded games from the PlayStation Store for Europe and North America. The lists include PS3, PS4, Vita and PS1 games as well as add-ons for the PS3 and PS4. Most of the titles are probably what you’d expect, but most notably, FIFA 16, Madden 16 and Rocket League managed to crack the top 15.

As for the top? Call of Duty: Black Ops III dominated the charts for both the PlayStation 3 and the PlayStation 4, though while it managed to achieve the number one spot for the PS4, it came in second after Minecraft on the PS3.

Minecraft is still doing well on every single console it sees release on, even years later. Interestingly though. the PlayStation 3 edition of Minecraft has been out since 2013, with a physical edition released in 2014. That’s staying power! The PlayStation 4 version of the game did well too, nabbing a spot at number 3 on the PS4 list. That version is a bit more recent, but still released in 2014. Wow.

The rest of the results probably won’t come as much of a surprise. Your favorite AAA games are on the board, from Grand Theft Auto V to Bloodborne, which only surprisingly sits at number 10.

Pretty interesting when you consider just how much hype there was around the game’s release and the DLC released in November. Maybe people just prefer the physical edition of that one! Although, tellingly, the game’s first, last, and only DLC The Old Hunters didn’t even crack the top 10 for DLC in 2015. Ouch! Maybe that has something to do with the fact that it was only released in late November.

The top DLC was Destiny with The Taken King, pulling in at number one. Sword Art Online -Hollow Fragment-, meanwhile, was able to take the number one slot for the Vita. Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas proved its staying power by earning number one in the PS Classics category. That’s the rundown. You can check out the full PlayStation 4 list below, and if you’re curious about the other platforms, click over to the PlayStation blog.

1	Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2	Grand Theft Auto V
3	Minecraft: PlayStation 4 Edition
4	Star Wars Battlefront
5	Fallout 4
6	Destiny
7	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
8	Mortal Kombat X
9	The Elder Scrolls Online: Tamriel Unlimited
10	Bloodborne
11	Dying Light
12	EA SPORTS FIFA 16
13	Battlefield Hardline
14	Madden NFL 16
15	Rocket League
16	Battlefield 4
17	Batman: Arkham Knight
18	Dragon Ball Xenoverse
19	Resident Evil
20	Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

 

The blog post also details the top sellers of December 2015, but that seems a little less momentous by comparison. Did your favorite game make the list of top sellers in the PlayStation store last year? Let us know in the comments below.

Sony Reveals Most Downloaded PlayStation Games of 2015