The PlayStation App brings all of the features of a PlayStation gaming console into an easy mobile application, enabling users to communicate with friends, track gaming achievements and shop from PlayStation Store for games or add-ons.
Users can create party groups and voice chat with fellow gamers via mobile phones, as well as customize their PS4 profile using the PlayStation App.
Social Gaming
PlayStation App allows gamers to stay in touch with their gaming friends using Sony mobile apps, and keeps players up-to-date on when their friends are online, share videos from smartphones, and text or voice chat with each other. Players can also monitor each other’s gaming activities and compare trophies and achievements; finally, this application allows remote console storage management.
In addition to messaging with friends, the PlayStation App enables gamers to use their smartphones as second screen companions while playing PS4 games and initiating downloads from PlayStation Store.
The PlayStation App can be found on both iOS and Android devices, joining Sony’s other PlayStation-specific applications such as PlayStation Messages and the simply named PlayStation App. Some users have expressed disappointment that Sony doesn’t consolidate all these applications into one single application.
Users receiving game invitations through the PlayStation App from their PlayStation friends can choose to “launch on console” to play immediately on their linked PS5 consoles. They can also use the “party” icon to form parties and invite members using this same application, using text, stickers and voice recordings for communication between members of said parties. Furthermore, this app also enables players to conceal their gaming activities so that they won’t appear in other users’ profiles, Now Playing lists or trophy collections.
Purchasing and Downloading Games
The PlayStation App is an incredibly useful tool, allowing you to download games remotely to your console from wherever you are – perfect for saving you the hassle of going home to play them! Furthermore, the PlayStation App enables you to monitor game downloads and update their progress; additionally you can pause or cancel downloads as needed and even use it as a second screen for certain compatible titles!
The PlayStation App comes equipped with several additional features, including the ability to chat with friends, view notifications and trophies, search the PS Store directly and display extra content like radars and maps in certain compatible games. Furthermore, its user interface makes the PlayStation App easy and intuitive for navigation.
Before downloading titles to your console, first make sure that the PlayStation App is linked with your PlayStation account. Next, access the Game Library tab of the PlayStation App and browse for titles you would like installed onto it; tap them once they appear and select Download to Console to complete the process; the timeframe may depend on their size as well as speed of your internet connection.
Tracking Achievements
With PlayStation App, gamers can stay in the gaming community while downloading games and add-ons on mobile devices. It features major and additional features, including PS store events trophies plus PS Plus membership support for certain PlayStation games; plus second screen experience support on certain PS games – it even resembles Sony’s previous messaging app (PS Messages).
Players can use this mobile app to track their achievements and milestones, compare them against friends’ accomplishments and push themselves further in gaming. Furthermore, this app enables users to customize privacy settings so that only certain achievements are shared publicly with others or not at all.
The PlayStation App also helps users manage their consoles remotely, enabling them to launch games, manage console storage space and organize gaming sessions even while away from home. In addition, users can gain access to their profiles, trophies, the latest PlayStation news as well as chat with fellow gaming buddies and receive notifications, game alerts or invitations via this application.
Parental Control
As much as PlayStation App may provide safe and fun mobile gaming experiences for kids, parents should still monitor its use closely in order to avoid potential dangers. As such, the app offers several parental control features for added peace of mind; one such feature allows parents to limit how long children play video games at one time.
By selecting “Restrict a user’s Play Time”, you can set a daily Play Time limit and an on-screen message will notify them when their time has expired. You can also specify how many hours per week your child can play for, as well as whether or not their account should automatically log off once Play Time has ended.
Parental controls on the PlayStation App include restricting access to ESRB-rated content, player-created media (video clips, images, broadcasts and text shared by other players) as well as online features of games. Preset age-appropriate settings allow for customization as per individual needs.
PlayStation4 system restrictions can be set for new users who haven’t joined PlayStation Network and guests who don’t sign in to PlayStation Network. When setting parental controls for new users, individual children can have their restrictions individually set and assigned to a family manager.