HANDHELD NEWS – Sony Interactive Entertainment has added new firmware to PlayStation Portal to improve the user experience.

You can now sort games on the Cloud Streaming (Beta) Catalog screen. A new sort icon has been added to the top left corner to allow you to sort games by: Recently Added to PS Plus (default), Name, and Release Date. The Create button on your PS Portal is now enabled during a Cloud Streaming (Beta) session. Press once to display the Create menu. Press and hold to capture a screenshot. Press twice to start/stop recording a video clip. Pictures and videos taken during a streaming session are automatically uploaded to the cloud server, which can be accessed from the PlayStation App by selecting [Library] > [Captures]. Your captures are saved for 14 days after they are created.

You can now wait for your turn to play if the streaming server is full. The estimated wait time will be displayed on the screen, and the game session will automatically start when it’s your turn. During a Cloud Streaming (Beta) game session, gameplay will now pause in the following situations. The game will pause when you open the PS Portal quick menu. You can open the quick menu by pressing the PS button, swiping left from the top right corner of your screen, or tapping the quick menu icon in the status bar. Pressing the power button once will put PS Portal to sleep and pause the game. You can un-pause and resume your game by pressing the power button again. If PS Portal remains in sleep mode for more than 15 seconds, the cloud streaming session will be disconnected. Gameplay will also be paused if a system error message is displayed at the bottom of the screen. The pause feature is not supported in some cases, such as during an online multiplayer session.

You will now receive a system notification if your streaming session is about to end due to inactivity for more than 10 minutes. They have added a user feedback screen at the end of streaming sessions to rate the quality of your streaming experience. This will help them identify what went well and what could be improved as they continue to improve the quality of their service.

At the very least, they’re improving the experience.

Source: Gematsu