Game publisher Sony has created a new companion app for PS4. The PlayStation messaging app has been created for iOS and Android mobile operating systems. The PS4 messaging app will allow gamers to chat and view profiles, receive game alerts and browse the PlayStation Store.The company said that the messaging app has similar functions to WhatsApp, according to iDigital Times.
"We know that Messages is the most used feature of the PlayStation App, so we created the standalone PlayStation Messages app with a more streamlined design in order to get you into your Messages and communicating with your friends faster than ever before. The app will display your full friends list, sorted by online status or alphabetically. It will also show any Favorite Groups you've added to message several people at once. You can send text or voice messages, as well as stickers and attachments. Making PS4 a socially connected experience has always been one of our core goals, and we think this app will help enhance that connectivity even further," PlayStation Blog said, announcing the new messaging app for PS4.
According to the report, PlayStation users will also be able to get an update using the messaging app. The app will allow users to download and manage games and control their PS4 remotely. It can also function as a secondary screen to selected games.Using the PS4 messaging app, players can search for their friends, exchange messages and swap PS4-themed stickers, among others.
"It's a simple PSN messaging app, and it's optimized for the iPhone 6S Plus. Also it has stickers. In a move reminiscent of when Facebook forcibly broke out Messenger, tapping 'Messages' in the regular PlayStation app prompts you to open the new one. In this case, it's almost certainly for the best. Sony has also updated the main PlayStation app today. It has a new, fashionably gradient-free icon, and it is still not optimized for the iPhone 6S Plus," The Verge said.
