PS4: When's the 'Big' Update?

When can we get custom backgrounds for the PS4 and use the device to manage the Vita? Beyond discusses.

[-Alpha]

I know there are a bunch of priorities they need to fix/update, but I really want to see how many hours I've sunk into my games. Steam, 3DS, and I think even Xbox One does this.

[JoGam]

On the PS3 the famous update was 2.0. Maybe we'll see big changes at Update 2.0

[combatcash]

Just let me play media from my pc and I'll be a happy camper, that's all I need everything else is gravy.

[Qdog]

I'm hoping for mouse support in the browser. My K400r keyboard works great, but because of no mouse support, the track pad doesn't work yet. The dualshock 4 has the Wii nunchuck mode for typing but its just not the same. I'm asking for something simple that is well within the capabilities of the console. The browser needs expansion and html5 support should be on the list for improvement. Other than that a YouTube native app with browser click out support would be awesome. The PS4 should it ever nail down multimedia function, online functionality, and aftermarket hardware support would make a great htpc for the living room. It can already play games and looking at the sum of all parts like x86-x64 support on out of order execution CPUs, and how they are trying so many new things an Arm CPU + 256mb ddr3 for OS tasks, GDDR5 system memory with a CPU/GPU attached directly to each other and both have access to the unified fast ram pool, which has gobs of bandwidth for system memory, not common unless you use servers with Rhambus XDR. It was a great decision putting a full desktop HD7870 in this beast with two CUs disabled as well as extra compute resources not found on the desktop version(ACE Cores) leads me to believe that amazing things are in store. Especially considering the amazing games they pulled off last gen with about 1/16 of what the PS4 has. Look how good the launch games are doing. I think it really shows that Sony went around and picked the brain of many a developer to make the PS4.

[DeadlyFire]

I am hoping touchpad support for browser and XMB navigation.

[nunley33]

And Fw 2.4 that added trophies and in-game xmb was huge and i'll say it's bigger.

[AliTheSnake1]

All of what people mentioned, plus:
-Themes, i got sick of the blue theme and music, you can't even change colors. And also profile themes, kinda like the Vita.

-Ingame transparent menu. When I'm in the middle of a game and want to check a message,or what a friend is playin, I want the menu to be transparent like ps3. (If you go to battlelog on BF4, go to any player list and press the appropriate button to check his profile, it will be a transparent background)

-Friends list? i would like to put my friends in lists, and have the ability to enable/disable seeing feeds from a certain list, and online/offline notifications. For example, if I have one thousand PSN friends, I only want to know the feeds for a number of them (close friends/people I always play with) and know when they go offline and online.
-Pause downloads.
These four features (3 of them were on PS3), would make my gaming life so much easier.

EDIT: I love the suggestion for Universal stats, to see how long you played a certain game or app and compare it.

[dantesparda]

MP3, DLNA and CD playback capabilities/support
Trophy and Friendlist sorting
Notification that friends are signing on or off line
3D Blu Ray
Uploading to Youtube (instead of just Facebook) or any site
Youtube App to watch Youtube
Allow Us to Import/Export Screens and Videos to USB
Fix the bugs with the "automatic recording of the last 15 minutes of gameplay"
Let us change the backgrounds/colour and themes, dynamic themes
Suspend/Resume
Easier/better faster access to controller settings like controller volume etc.
Ability to sort UI, like folders
External hard drives compatibility and ability to save games on it
Auto sync trophies
Share button bug fix

[AutoCad]

yes u can on xbox one

[Oh_Yeah]

You actually want to see how much life you have wasted playing a game? Lol. I really don't care, might actually make some of us feel bad, plus most games come with that in their menus, they did last gen anyway.

[Kivespussi]

If the number makes someone feel bad maybe it should be time for them to think about that.
But it would be good feature to have.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I'm not gonna feel bad about something I enjoy doing. It's not cocaine, it's just videogames. And yea, most games have stats in their respective menus, which means I have to load up every game individually to see them.

[dodgemoose]

gosh kwietstorm, how dare Sony make you load up every game individually to see how much time you've spent on them. i take it this is a regular occurrence?

[FamilyGuy]

Some Save game files on PS3 said the hours played, maybe some on PS4 do as well?

[badz149]

I just wanna see my trophies when I'm offline. is it NOT saving the trophy data in the console like the PS3 and Vita?

[Blaze929]

i been saying this for a long time and people keep striking me with disagrees. The PS4 and Xbox One are WAY too similar in what you CANNOT do offline. Achivements/Trophies being one of them.

I honestly think Sony was also planning to go the DRM route for games but as soon as MS got the hate, they changed that immediately. Doesn't make sense otherwise why some of the most basic features from PS3, we can't do offline on PS4 all a sudden.

[BoriboyShoGUN]

You can still get trophies off line. When you do reconnect your trophies will update!

[badz149]

@BoriboyShoGUN

I know THAT as I've always been playing my PS4 offline anyway because I'm using a tethered internet from my phone at home due to lack of phone line or fiber connection I can use so I can't have it tethered all the time.

I know I can earn them offline but I said "see" them while I'm playing offline.

@blaze

I can't see how the current PS4's trophies situation made you think that the PS4 was designed to be always online like the XbOne as it can easily be patched but I admit though that PS4's full features will only be available if you're online and I think Sony had said about it themselves before. but for them to not stopping me from playing my games while I'm offline, it's good enough already.

[parentoftheyear]

II want tobe able to have my vita game on there. Constantly deleting and downloading over WiFi. Don't feel like shelling out $200 for a good sized memory card

[Joey_Leone]

Mp3 and DLNA support is all I need.

[Omar91]

Im hoping for a major update before E3. I miss the video walkthroughs sony use to do when releasing a huge update.

Im interested for the next update:

Change color of background
Resume/pause feature
Mp3 support
Notification of friends signing on and off
Folder support
Share button bug fix
Option to turn off DS4
take control of friends "controller" feature
Auto sync trophies

[wsoutlaw87]

They will probably release one during e3

[Bennibop]

Sony we're never shy about releasing firmware updates earlier in the life of the ps3, in fact people used to complain they were too frequent, but they did add a lot of functionality in dribs and drabs. I am sure the ps4 will be no different and then we will see a bigger update around e3

[colonel179]

I want to be able to sort the tiles wherever I want instead of by "recent" use. And I want to be able to sort the way I want (by name, type, etc) everything in the library (and using folders too). With just that, I would be very happy.

[Azmatik]

@Omar91 "Option to turn off DS4" you can simply hold PS button down click adjust device - turn off device - dualshock4.

[XisThatKid]

Actually I found out from extensive remote play use without a TV screen for so long. you can just hold the PS button down for like 10 secs or so and it'll just turn off.

[Omar91]

I should of been a little more specific sorry, i meant when watching netflix you cant turn off automatically you need to waiting 10 mins to until the controller turns off. When you turn of the controller from the settings it pauses the show

[KwietStorm_BLM]

All a dat. And I also would REALLY love for them to give us the option to turn off the setting that asks who is using the device, every time it gets turned on, or at least set a default user. I'm the only user on my system, but if I turn off my headphones and turn them back on, it asks me in the middle of the damn game while I'm getting shot at, who's using it. C'mon.

[Back-to-Back]

A better way to organize games should be their #1 priority. I hate having to slide across the screen.

[JoGam]

Do you remember the guy who use to do the walkthroughs?

[RealtorMDandDC]

There is an option to turn of the DS4.

[iPad]

Hopefully they announce something at GDC. Sony can't let Microsoft get away with a huge update and not counter it.

It's basic Business 101

[WeAreLegion]

I hate that I have to sign into a profile every time I turn the controller on. Can we disable that for Netflix, Hulu, etc.?

[combatcash]

it only takes a second(literally) not a big deal really.

[Thehyph]

It can be pretty annoying. The only work around is to increase the time before the controller turns itself off. Then it's an issue of battery life.

[Omegasyde]

Profile "logins" should only happen when A) the console first turns on or B) if more than 1 controller is attached to the system.

[WeAreLegion]

It is when everyone you're watching movies with complains about it. I have to keep the controller plugged it, so it doesn't turn off or die. Using my Wii U for Netflix for the past few weeks. God knows it's not busy.

[ITPython]

What the PS4 desperately needs for watching movies, Netflix etc, is an official bluetooth remote like we have with the PS3. Then all the worries about using the controller and turning it off etc will be put to rest.

I don't even use my PS4 to watch movies because I got so used to my PS3 remote. Plus I find the systems menu UI for watching DVD's pretty unintuitive on the PS4 in comparison to the PS3. Not sure why they felt the need to change it so much, it was perfectly fine on the PS3.

[Kiwi66]

but people only a few days ago complained for microsoft bringing one out even though people like using them

[purp13m0nk3y]

I just use my TV remote to navigate around when not playing a game.

Works great while watching movies too as it has a pause, FF, RW, options buttons too.

Pretty sure any TV that supports control over HDMI will work like this.

[FrankieADZ]

another way could be to add a media remote feature within the Playstation App or something. since you can navigate your PS4 using the app.

[Miss_Vixen]

It's wishful thinking for Sony to roll all of these feature in one single update, but I really do hope future updates comes with or enables these features
Ability to play MP3 formats, customization themes & background pictures, external hard drive support, youtube app, Pause/Resume, DLNA Media Server, friends notification when they're signed online & when the last time they've signed on, folder sorting option, support plus 3D Blu-Ray and regular DVD Upscaling.

[Thehyph]

I think that's everything. Patch all of that up and then I only need GTA V for ps4 for when the girlfriend likes pretending to be a cab driver.

Also, I'm sure there are people who still don't know out there, but putting youtube.com/tv into the browser gives you the standard web app version of YouTube which looks just like the ps3 app. A native app is still very important to me though as I use YouTube daily.

[Omegasyde]

Thanks Steve for the youtube URL!

[Thehyph]

No problem. It even works with remote pairing for mobile devices as it's the same as the ps3 app. You can double tap the ps button to swap between it and games which would probably be useful to some. It also maintains some ability to run in the background if you wanted to hear audio only. I haven't tried it with a game, but it likes to keep playing while in system menus.

[Majin-vegeta]

I swear i could have read somewhere that SOny was gonna release a big update after the Japanese PS4 launch.

[R3ddBuddah]

i seirously forgot all about that! But yeah i read on here that Sony was just going to wait till the Japanese Launch to roll up a "big" update.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

The big update will come but I just don't think Sony has the urgency to get around to it at the moment but would wanna focus on the smaller things at the moment.

Imo I dunno if Sony has the immediate resources/ engineers to make things happen at a quicken pace.

That big update will happen nonetheless.

[IRetrouk]

They anounced and released a console in less than a year, im sure they have a fair idea of what needs to be done and they do have the right people there to get it done, I dont think we will be waiting to long for the update, I look forward to watching the ps4 grow.

[RedSoakedSponge]

they could atleast choose a different colour background on the homescreen couldnt they? or changing the special effect to something else (like maybe a bubble effect, lava etc)?

i do like what theyve done with the homescreen, but it just wouldnt hurt for slightly more graphical customisation.

[WickedLester]

Before they even worry about things like custom backgrounds they need to focus on more important things like media streaming, mp3 & CD support, blu ray 3D playback support, blue tooth head set support, etc. That's what I want the next big update to include.

[LoveForGames]

I would like some comment function under activities like on vita. If someone get's a trophy or unlocks something interesting i would like to congrat him or just small talk about like "nice mate, was it hard?" some interaction.

Vita does is quiet well.

[Thehyph]

This plus Toro's Friend Network was probably my biggest foray into "social gaming."

Toro's is great for adding people to your psn friends list. They're all vita owners, so they're pretty hardcore players to boot.

[ramiuk1]

i want a master chat volume,so when im not using headphones i dont have to hear other people.
takes too long to do it ingame so needs a master lvl.

also when i want to go to recent players to send them a message it takes over a minute at times.

sony needs to speed up there online speeds still.

apart from that DLNA/usb HD support with MKV and DTS/DD support

[SageShinigami]

Yeah let's get external hard drive and file playback together, along with mp3 playback. I know its all games all the time but damn.

[1nsomniac]

It can't come soon enough, they need to sort this as a priority & they know this!

Add media support, better vita intergration & ways to organise the dashboard, that's all we need!

[RandomDude655]

Summer with ps now

[Kribwalker]

It's coming with the ps3 cross game chat update

[SonyROXitoohya]

I hope it's soon as I get at least two errors a week not to mention random crashes on my ps4. They should fix all the errors and other problems before adding anything cosmetic IMO.

[GW212]

Everyone knows you don't actually own a PS4. You really need to reevaluate your life.

[04STIBluByU]

Here are my top 5 update needs:

1)3D Blu-ray movie update
2)Pause/resume game downloads (prioritize)
3)Youtube app
4)Connect to my pc (media wise)
5)Bluetooth b/c for old PS3 movie remote

[RankFTW]

DLNA please.

[Oagoz]

That video was shit. It's saying things we already knew..

[porkChop]

I think both next gen consoles should get quarterly updates with new features or tweaks. And Sony really needs to get Google working on a YouTube app. How that wasn't there from day 1 is ridiculous.

[seraphim_falconus]

YouTube.com/tv, set to bookmark. Because the PS4 is faster than the PS3, this is actually quicker.

Of course Google is working on a PS4 app -- it's a similar situation to Xbox One and the Twitch app; it will arrive later, but it will arrive better.

[AstroCyborg]

thats not the big update the big one is managing games maybe creating folders for them,resume/play you know gaming related stiff not crappy wallpapers or mp3 support

[ziggurcat]

this is pretty minor, but i'd like to be able to organize my trophy list alphabetically.

they had it for PS3, and i don't see why they would not make it the same for PS4.

[mr233]

I'm hoping for DNLA support and 3D Bluray. I want to use my Bluray player in another room and I'm holding out on buying a new one because I know that the day after I do, PS4 will have those features.

[TH3BR3W]

I'm hoping I can see devices plugged into the device like an external HD. I have a lot of my movies on there and I used to use ps3 to watch em but on my ps4 I can't at the moment.

One other thing..... Hopefully they stream the live feed via the ps4 using twitch or ustream. I would love them to set that up.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

The more important things are mp3/music ownership, DLNA and Youtube app.

Give me a reason to use it as my base console instead of PS3 or 360. It has been sitting unused a lot.

[seraphim_falconus]

YouTube.com/tv. Since the PS4 is quicker than the PS3, this is actually faster.

Of course Google is working on a PS4 app -- it's a similar situation to Xbox One and the Twitch app; it will arrive later, but it will arrive better.

[purp13m0nk3y]

DLNA server support. Everything else is a distant second in my list.

I'm more than happy with the UI otherwise. But it sucks that the PS4 does not have all the basic features that the PS3 has.

[Sly-Lupin]

PS4 doesn't have any of the basic features the PS3 does.

You can't even organize content into folders. It's a huge step backwards from the XMB.

[purp13m0nk3y]

Oh and second screen option like the vita, but on the android app.

So I can take this http://cdn.shopify.com/s/fi... into the shitta with me and still play BF4

Obviously we need a DS4 version of the GameKlip too.

[porkChop]

They won't do that. Remote Play and Second Screen is their big hook to get people to buy Vitas.

[Geekman]

The perfect console is getting better? Awesome.