PS4 update gives fans handy TV and Film boost as PlayStation Plus July wait continues

SONY PlayStation have released a sneaky new update that gives Amazon Prime, Netflix and more TV and Film services a huge new look, as fans continue to wait for the PlayStation Plus July reveal.



 PS4 update gives fans handy TV and Film boost as PlayStation Plus July wait continues

The PlayStation 4 has stealth launched a new update this morning, improving on the consoles existing
TV & video interface before officially announcing the new update on the official PlayStation blog earlier today.
Sony says that this update is intended to help users "find your favourites and discover new and exciting content" in a more seamless fashion in one place.
"Whatever your favourite video content - movies or TV, live sports or gaming clips - now you can easily find it on your PlayStation 4," Sony wrote.
"Today we're introducing a refresh to the TV & Video entertainment experience."
As part of this change, the update has bundled all video and streaming services into one folder and although it's still called TV & Video, it has got a distinctive new layout.
Essentially this now allows PS4 users to quickly cycle through Amazon, Netflix, CrunchyRoll, WWE Network, the PlayStation Store, and other popular apps all in one location to stop you having to switch between one another.

For the time being this update is only available in the following markets: Australia, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.

 

 

One user who's already had a look at the new update took to the official PlayStation blog to comment with a more comprehensive explanation of how this is broken down on the single page.
See below for more details courtesy of 'Frosted16'
a. There is a Row created for Netflix [maybe your Favourites List]
b1. There is a Row created for Amazon
b2. There is a Row created for Amazon purchases [both TV and Film]
c. There is a Row created for Youtube – specifically your subscriptions
d. There is a Row created for Twitch – specifically your subscriptions
e. Finally – there is a Row created for my Sony Video / TV purchases

 PlayStation 4’s newly updated TV & video experience
 

For most Sony PlayStation fans this probably isn't the update they've been waiting on, with most users looking forward to learning the next selection of free PS Plus Games for July 2017, which is expected to drop any day now.
Typically Sony has made a thing of revealing their new batch of monthly PlayStation Plus games on the last Wednesday of the month and we suspect they will do the same this week, with an announcement expected on June 28 (today), before the games eventually release on July 4.
At the weekend, the PlayStation Plus July 2017 lineup in Japan was confirmed and contains some stonking free games, including:
Killzone: ShadowFall
Child of Light
Gravity Daze (known in the west as Gravity Rush Remastered)
It's highly unlikely that PlayStation Plus subscribers in the west will receive the same lineup, but we can always hope.
For the time being though, the PS Plus June 2017 free games lineup is still live and includes an excellent selection of games for PS4, PS3 and PS Vita owners to download and play provided they have a PlayStation Plus subscription.
In June fans can pick up the following games:

• Killing Floor 2, PS4
• Life is Strange, PS4
• Abyss Odyssey, PS3
• WRC 5: World Rally Championship, PS3
• Neon Chrome, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4)
• Spy Chameleon, PS Vita (crossbuy on PS4)

These games will be available to download on all platforms until July 4, 2017, at which point the new PlayStation Plus lineup becomes available.