Sony has announced that PS4 users will be able to capture gameplay on the system directly using a HDMI cable.
The news was announced at Sony's Tokyo Game Show press conference yesterday and confirmed later by Sony's head of third party relations Brad Dougles on Twitter:
I think we just announced that we're going to allow video capture of games over HDMI! "Details will follow soon."
— Brad Douglas (@kazamatsuri) September 19, 2013
Douglas promised that there will be more information "soon".
This means Sony will not enforce High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) limitations on PS4 so users can capture game footage directly using a HDMI in one of the console's ports.
Game capture was originally limited to the DualShock 4's 'Share' button but this has now been expanded due to popular demand.
The PlayStation 4 is set to be released in North America on November 15th, Europe on November 29th, Asia in December, and Japan in February, 2014.
