“After the core hardware, the CPU and GPU, had been decided the project shifted to designing and discussing what should be the user experience of people who be playing games on PS4,” Yoshida told Edge.

“So we formed the cross-functional groups of people from SCEI hardware and Worldwide Studios and Sony network services teams to meet every month, almost. And Mark Cerny was heavily involved and leading some discussions. And the idea of sharing and seamless integration with social networks, that was heavily discussed.”

“I think it was Nathan Gary in Santa Monica studios who suggested it: how about adding a dedicated button on the controller so that everybody can just press that button to share? He was helping out the external development, heavily involved in helping the development of Journey and Unfinished Swan at Santa Monica Studios.”

“So Nathan put together a Powerpoint and pitched in this Share button idea,” Yoshida added. “And we all went, that’s a brilliant idea! So it was a pretty quick decision after he suggested it and I’m sure he’s pretty proud of his contribution. That was after many months of discussion of how people should be using the PS4 system and sharing was one of the central experiences we wanted to include in the system’s development.”

How do you feel about the Share Button, and will it change the way you look at play games and make your social experience more enjoyable? Let us know in the comments down below and stay tuned on GamingBolt for more PlayStation 4 news.

With a totally new form factor, redesigned triggers, analogue sticks, a touchpad and full Move style motion controls, this is a huge step for Sony. What has been of most interest though is the “share” button, a totally new addition that hasn’t been totally outlined yet. When something isn’t entirely set in stone, it gives us the leverage to speculate the crap out of it, so hear I come with ten cool ways Sony may try and use this share button. Just remember that sharing isn’t always caring.

Facebook Sharing

Facebook gets a bad rep, but its use as a communication tool has dominated the modern generation. That said, for all the good it does as an all purpose email client and event planner, it’s almost impossible to escape the endless notifications your friends post as they waste their days on casual games of questionable quality. This isn’t a casual bashing session, more a complaint about how Facebook sharing is now attached to everything. Twitter, Amazon purchases and now PS4-related adventures will be cluttering your timeline soon. Let’s just hope people don’t get too trigger happy when it comes to sharing trophies.

Instant Tweets

Similar to the double-edged sword that is Facebook sharing, instant tweets of your various gaming successes are likely with the DualShock 4’s Share button. It’s likely to be abused in the same way Facebook games have ruined my feed for year’s now but, as Twitter has always been more spam-centric anyway, it doesn’t seem too bad by comparison.

Live Streaming

Sony have already confirmed their partnership with Ustream to support streaming gameplay videos to others. You can supposedly stream to people on your friends list, but whether you can stream globally as you can on PC has yet to be seen. Though streaming might not seem like a big deal, it opens up room for making money from “let’s play”style videos and the all important…

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