The Playstation Blog revealed today the features that will be a part of the new 3.00 system software beta test. There is no guarantee that the features will remain for the final version, but it is clear this will be a major revision to the PS4’s current functionality. Here are the highlights:

• Online storage capacity increase from 1GB to 10GB for Plus members with a usage meter to track available space.
• YouTube Live connectivity for streaming gameplay to the new YouTube Gaming site.
• Events hub which features activities going down in the games you play most often. Official broadcasts, double XP events, seasonal changes and any other special events.
• Favorite Groups, which will allow you to further organize your Friend lists into groups for easier multiplayer game launching.
• Communities based around shared interests. This one is pretty interesting, players can create a community that features a message board with general discussion, screenshots shared by players, and the ability to join parties / games.
• Sharing video clips to Twitter in 10 second snips.
• Stickers to send during chats. When “u wot m8” isn’t enough for brevity.
• Now Playing / What’s New will be tweaked to let you peek more on what your friends are doing, jump right into parties and groups or launch right into the PS store.
• Live from Playstation has been tweaked to show what’s popular and trending in real time. So when that broadcasted backyard barbecue really pops off you can be in on the ground floor.
• Request to watch gameplay feature will send a message to a friend playing a game asking if you can watch. No word on whether Tinder swipe right functionality will be integrated with the messages.

A ton of new features for a software update, very much geared towards increasing the social infrastructure both within the PSN and with social media. It will be interesting to see what makes the final cut. The beta starts today, if you’re one of the brave testers please share your experiences with us in the comments.

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