As always, before I get into the juicy details, keep in mind that all “leaked” information should be taken with a grain of salt until we hear directly from Sony. As is with such things, details are subject to change till the last minute so even if a feature exists in the beta today, it doesn’t mean it will be in the find build. With that out of the way, news come about a small private beta taking place in Japan for PlayStation 4 firmware 3.0.

The last major firmware update the PS4 received was earlier this year (firmware 2.5) and brought some great features to the console. However with firmware 3.0, Sony is looking to add a lot of social features like direct live broadcasts to YouTube.

Lets talk details after the jump.

According to the leak, PS4 firmware 3.0 will include

• “Event” menu is added that allows you to find events related to PlayStation, join them and watch them.
• “Community” is added to “friend” menu that allows you to make new community or join existing ones.
• “Now Playing” is added to “friend”, “community”, “message” and profile screen that allows you to display games members are currently playing. You can request to join their games or request to broadcast the game.
• “Message” function has been improved that it displays “now playing” and allows you to start party easily. You can add groups to your favorite list.
• You can broadcast via YouTube.
• You can upload short (10 sec) game clips to Twitter.

It’s clear that Sony wants to make PS4 more social in how gamers share their experience with others outside of the console and how gamers interact and join their friends on PS4. We’ll have more on this as it develops.

Discuss:

What do you think about those features?

[Via NeoGaff]