Editor's Letter: The Road to E3 2015

While E3 2015 is still a few weeks away, we here at PlayStation LifeStyle decided to kick our excitement up a notch by starting our E3 coverage even before the show begins.

Yep, if you go to the sites front page, you’ll see a “Road to E3” banner that when clicked, directs you to all of our posts relating to E3. This includes news, features, videos and more. This influx of E3-related content will continue until we come to the day itself; by which point the banner will be replaced with a hub for all our E3 2015 coverage.

Same as before, PSLS will be in full force at this year’s big show. We’ll be covering the press conferences live on the site, and our team on the floor will going hands-on with some of the year’s (and beyond) biggest games. Not only that, but expect interviews with game studios on the show floor, as well as features connected to E3.

So, if you enjoyed our recent E3 features, get ready for more. While the actual event starts on June 16, press conferences and announcements are expected to happen starting on June 14, and even before then.

Same as always, don’t hesitate to email or tweet me for any suggestions, concerns about the site. We wouldn’t be where we are without you, our readers.

PS4 Features

10 PS4 Features We Want Announced at E3
Blu-ray Movie Recognition

While the PlayStation 4 recognizes what PS4 game you have in the disc drive, it fails to display what movie is queued up. Instead, it displays a generic image of a disc and just says "Blu-ray Disc™". There is no reason for the system to not show what movie is currently in the drive, especially when the PlayStation 3 was able to.
Ability to Group Friends

PlayStation 4 owners can have up to 2,000 friends on their friends list. Understandably, having this many friends makes it very difficult to sort through them. So why not implement a grouping functionality similar to Google+ or Facebook?

Being able to sort your friends by groups could make the friends list much easier to use.
DLNA Support

One of the great features of the PlayStation 3 was the ability to be a client to DLNA servers running on a PC. Sadly, it's one of the several features of the PS3 that's missing from Sony's latest system. Hopefully, DLNA support will be added so media streaming will be a breeze.
Upload Videos and Images to Dropbox

While videos and pictures you take on the PS4 can be shared to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, there's currently not an easy way to put them on a file sharing site. Dropbox support would fix this problem, and allow you to keep your social media accounts free of clutter while still getting to save your photos.
Create Folders

With the Instant Game Collection and the growing list of great PS4 titles rolling out, it's easy to have dozens of games in your library.

Having a ton of icons can make locating a certain game a bigger hassle than it should be. An easy way to fix this would be to give players the ability to create folders and organize their library how they want it.
Followers

One of the best features on the Xbox One is the ability to follow accounts. This allows you to keep tabs on your favorite Twitch streamer or YouTube celebrity without cluttering up their inbox with friend requests. The ability to follow friends would be a fantastic addition to the PS4.
Additional Media Support

With the introduction of USB media playback in Firmware 2.00, PS4 owners can now play several types of files including MP3, MP4, M4A, and 3GP. That isn't a ton though, and more file types (such as AVI, MKV, and FLAC) would make the system a much better media player and entertainment hub.
PS1 & PS2 Classics

The PS3 was powerful enough to emulate PS2 software, which allowed Sony to sell PS1 and PS2 classics in the PlayStation Store. Currently, these classic titles are all missing from the PS4 Store. The ability to play more classic PlayStation titles can only be a good thing, so let's hope it gets added soon!
Turn Off the Lightbar

If you're sick of your DualShock 4 controller running out of batteries so quickly, then you probably wish you could turn off the controller's lightbar. It may look cool in some games, but the lightbar should be optional. Let gamers save their battery, Sony!
Change PSN IDs

Are all of your PSN purchases tied to a silly username? PlayStation LifeStyle feels your pain and it is unbelievable that the ability to change PSN IDs hasn't been added. Many gamers would gladly pay a small fee to change their usernames.