Sony is taking the necessary steps to ensure that social playing is not just confined in the online world of sharing and sociability, but also in the actual real-life gaming, where you can play your games with your friends anywhere else.

So long as you have your account and can log on it, you can play your digital games in any PS4 console.

What's more, VG 24/7 reports that you don't have to spend too much time pre-gaming, as the PS4's Play As You Download feature, you only have to install the first section of the game and start playing while the download continues.

"You can visit your friend's house, you can log into your account, and play any game from your digital library, which is good. But how useful is that if it takes half a day to download the game you want to play?" said Neil Brown, senor team leader, in a statement quoted by VG 24/7.

"With Play Ass You Download, you get much quicker access to at least the first section of the game so you can start playing quicker. So this makes a digital library a practical option in the real world."

Academe in Europe can get their hands on PS4 developer kits

The academe can now have faster access to Sony's next-gen console, PS4.

Available through the PlayStation First Academic Programme, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe is making it possible for educators to get their hands on PS4 development kits starting this month, reports Develop.

The program's last offer had put the PS Vita on the front seat, and this time, SCEE is actively seeking interested parties who want to be part of the program, in order to further pursue its aim of finding and fostering new talents of PlayStation developers.

Those who are interested to get their hands on PS4 developer kits can send an email to applications@ps-edu.scedev.net.

SuperGiant Games' Transistor to take full advantage of PS4

Transistor, the up and coming PS4 and Steam exclusive game, seems to be gearing up for a maximized development in terms of what it can do with the PS4.

Developer SuperGiant Games has received praises for the game's ingenuity and make, and this may be seen in the way that they plan to use the PS4 technology to its full potential.

"The extra power of the PS4 is actually super-useful for us, especially the added memory capacity," said Greg Kasavin of SuperGiant Games to The Sixth Axis. "This game is much more animation-intensive than Bastion already. The fidelity of the animation--I'm not sure we could achieve that on the current gen without significantly scaling back."

Aside from the capacity for the animation, Kasavin also sees the potential of Sony's reinvigorated focus on the indie gaming scene.

"For me, as a game player, I was like, 'I'm sold. I'm in. I'm getting that system so I can play The Witness if nothing else,'" he said to The Sixth Axis.

Judging by the way Kasavin gushed about the PS4, it seems that Sony has won another fan in terms of developers, which is a big deal considering the number of exclusive games that it has at launch. Hopefully, this would mean more content and add-ons for the console, during the entire lifespan of the PS4.

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