PlayStation 4.0 firmware update 4 in detail

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As you know, at the beginning of August Sony announced the launch of a new version of the firmware of its console, with which it would add certain new features and functions at the software level that would welcome the well-known PlayStation Slim. It is expected that on September 7, at the same time that Apple presents the iPhone XNUMX, the guys from Sony will see fit announce the arrival of the PlayStation 4 Slim and will unleash the date for PlayStation 4.0 firmware. With it, we can create folders of games and applications, something extremely simple, but that Sony software engineers have seen fit not to include until two or three years later.

As you know, the firmware version has been in beta since last August XNUMX, since then users subscribed to the public beta are receiving questionnaires from Sony with which they want to know more in detail the possible errors and improvements of this firmware . The user interface will receive the first change, various improvements such as more stable pop-up notifications, new icons for the system (although these change with each theme) and even backgrounds. This will make the interface easier to use, more user-friendly, since those like me who prefer digital games end up having to navigate too much to switch between different games.

Faster share menu and mode

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If you press and hold the PS button on your DualShock 4, the pop-up menu will appear with which we can configure various parameters quickly and easily. Well, this menu sometimes took longer to appear than desired, something that Sony has wanted to improve. When we pressed it, we were forced to abandon the game we were using, this will not happen again, since will be displayed as a pop-up, occupying only part of the screen and not pausing the game completely. However, this is not all, now we can customize this menu with the functions that we want, not only those that Sony has planned for it, perhaps it shows more information than a menu like this should show. One of the novelties is that the section «Friends“Goodbye browsing the interface just to join a colleague's party.

The share menu or "Share" is the most important scourge of the system from my point of view. This section has also been restructured, like the quick menu, now it will only cover part of the screen, as a pop-up. It will become more intelligent, adapting to our habits, giving preference to the configuration that we usually use. The process of sharing videos and screenshots has thus become faster and easier. On the other hand, Now the limit on the size of the videos on Twitter will go from 10 seconds to 140 seconds.

Folders and library, the great novelty

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It is one of the functions most requested by users, folders. Those of us who love digital games find it almost impossible to navigate for so long between different games to find the one we were looking for. Maybe I spend weeks alternating between Resident Evil 4 and Battlefield 4, the result is that by the time I want to have a good time with Dark Souls 3 or Fallout 4, I find them light years off the menu. Now we can create different folders, so that between game and game we will not find the Yomvi or Spotify application, everything will depend on how ordered we are.

The Library also undergoes changes, now it will allow us to sort the content by purchase date or installation status, with the benefit that they have included a text search engine, that is, we will only have to enter a letter to find our multitude of digital games.

Trophies and user profile

Now we can also see our collection of offline trophies, in order to continue taking a look at which ones we have and which ones we are missing even though we have one of those days with the internet down. Finally, another relevant aspect, and that is that we will see the content of the hidden trophies if we wish.

The user profile has also been renewed in terms of design and utility. We hope the update doesn't take too long to arrive, September seems to be the chosen month.


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  1.   Adad grace said

    It would be wonderful news to come out this Wednesday, with the arrival of, at least, the Slim version. I was a beta tester in the last update, 3.50, and as I recall it took a month to launch after its beta started. I hope it doesn't take so long this time.