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PS4 Firmware 3.0 Features
- Thread starter dex3108
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For anybody still having trouble seeing the differences between jpg and png, look at colors that are red or similar to red between each comparison shot.
Red tends to look terrible with even the slightest bit of compression and is perhaps the easiest to spot differences on. The pink/purple of the characters hair in that one game posted above and the red archway in the Driveclub pictures will be the easiest to see.
Red tends to look terrible with even the slightest bit of compression and is perhaps the easiest to spot differences on. The pink/purple of the characters hair in that one game posted above and the red archway in the Driveclub pictures will be the easiest to see.
You have a very keen eye.
Highlighted some of the places where there's a clear difference.
Wow, a 5 turns into a 3 with less compression.
You had to sign up a few weeks ago, I didn't get in either.
Stillmatic
Member
Pretty easy to see here if you open them up in tabs and switch between the two:
Mostly the bottom half of the screen, taillight of the car, car in general, shadows around the tire and even some color and sharpness of the road. Really glad they added this.
Mostly the bottom half of the screen, taillight of the car, car in general, shadows around the tire and even some color and sharpness of the road. Really glad they added this.
Pretty easy to see here if you open them up in tabs and switch between the two:
Mostly the bottom half of the screen, taillight of the car, car in general, shadows around the tire and even some color and sharpness of the road. Really glad they added this.
Pretty big difference. Compression in the jpg pic is awful.
Sangetsu-II
Member
Can I join the gaf community too, PSN the same as gaf.
Agent X
Member
I am almost certain that this is on Sony's shoulders. They seem to be mandating some sort of padding on the data files, for a reason that I can't fathom.
Up until recently, the smallest game saves that I had encountered on PS4 were 10.49 GB. These include games like Another World, Metal Slug 3, Race The Sun, OlliOlli, and Thomas Was Alone, which are all fairly simple games. These games are all available on PS3 and PS Vita, and while I don't remember the exact sizes, I am sure they are much smaller than 10 MB.
A few recent games (Aqua Kitty DX, Super Stardust Ultra, OlliOlli2) have 3.15 MB saves. These files are still way too bulky for the relatively light amount of data they're handling, but it's a definite improvement over 10.49 MB.
Pathfinder
Member
Downloaded and installed. PS4 and P.T. survived.
Looking through the System Update options, am I correct in assuming you can (safely!) downgrade back to the stable version?
Looking through the System Update options, am I correct in assuming you can (safely!) downgrade back to the stable version?
It says in the notes before installing that you can downgrade, yes.
Rubbish King
The gift that keeps on giving
It was a system update that made it worse in the first place!
sloppyjoe_gamer
Gold Member
US Account, Got in also. Damn Gmail...put the email with the beta code in my "Promotions" folder, i almost didnt see it!!!
I'll install it tonite after work!
I'll install it tonite after work!
This isn't about the new firmware but I didn't know where else to ask. Can someone else check Youtube in the PS4 browser and see if you can get a video to play in HD? I can't get anything to play in HD and I'm not having any problem with my Internet connection.
*edit* I just checked the Youtube app and everything is playing in HD so I'm no sure what's up. I usually use the browser as I prefer the layout over the app.
*edit* I just checked the Youtube app and everything is playing in HD so I'm no sure what's up. I usually use the browser as I prefer the layout over the app.
MaKTaiL
Member
Ok, I decided to try Youtube Streaming yesterday. I am REALLY impressed. The quality is so much better than Twitch. Even better than recording through PS4's DVR and exporting to Youtube later. Here is the recording (ignore my bad driving skills, hahahaha).
Driveclub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hEvXFmogg
Metal Gear Ground Zeroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMTDtmWOxVQ
Driveclub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hEvXFmogg
Metal Gear Ground Zeroes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMTDtmWOxVQ
SictorVullivan
Member
Yes.
Also, download speeds for me have improved dramatically since going to 3.0. Hope that means they've fixed something on their end.
The Elite
BOSS
Nice to hear that.
Can you share a speedtest of your internet connection?
MaKTaiL
Member
I'm not at home right now but I did it yesterday and it's:
Download: 49.3mbps
Upload 4.9mbps
Both of them sounds fantastic. I'm so sick of the automatic screenshots of trophies. Often is just dark screens or other useless things. So glad we can choose to remove it now.
And hallelujah about the download speeds! About time something happened with them.
endlessflood
Member
I agree it's great to have the option to turn it off. I will say though that while I initially thought it was a stupid idea, and there are plenty of dud screenshots produced, there have also been some pearlers - enough that I've come around to the idea of the automatic trophy screenshots.
YEEEESSSSSSSS
serversurfer
Member
Was he very upset?
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Nice videos. Glad the video quality is better than the DVR because the compression really makes the game clips look fuzzy. Compare it to one of mine from the DVR, it's definitely not as sharp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0CaFbApeDM
Hope they improve the DVR compression or give us 1080p recording in the next update, as that will really make things sharper.
Needlecrash
Member
Just tried Youtube streaming last night. Some Battlefield 4 gameplay . Thoughts?
https://youtu.be/IAgjtU67UZ8
https://youtu.be/IAgjtU67UZ8
I'd assume it would be otherwise, you learn something new every day.
MaKTaiL
Member
Yeah, DVR definetly destroys video quality, specially when you put it through ShareFactory.
Nice video. Did you put it at Best HD when you started the streaming?
I'm late to the party here but 10GB? Finally!! I bet I'll find a way to fill that up by 2017 though, maybe sooner lol.
I just recently deleted a large number of online save files to make room for future save files. Is there an easy way to force those to re-upload or will they just do that themselves eventually?
I just recently deleted a large number of online save files to make room for future save files. Is there an easy way to force those to re-upload or will they just do that themselves eventually?
Needlecrash
Member
I think it was either Best or Best HD. Somewhere along the lines of streaming, it just stopped somehow. Not sure why.
MaKTaiL
Member
I think it was Best. Notice that the texts are not as sharp as they could be. If you put it on Best HD the next time it will be even better.
Needlecrash
Member
Accidental double post.
Needlecrash
Member
I think it was Best. Notice that the texts are not as sharp as they could be. If you put it on Best HD the next time it will be even better.
I'll try it again playing #USF4. I did notice the quality wasn't that great. Pretty blurry imo.
Memorabilia
Member
10gb storage is good. Everything else is kinda meh. They still to to update the absolutely shit media playback capabilities and allow customizable folders + deletion of library items (demos).
Backfoggen
Banned
Ugh, Sony put this out asap I need those PNGs.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
I'm noticing very fast loading speeds. Keep in mind I have a hybrid drive installed but it is way faster loading the dashboard and I nearly have my drive filled up. Also, Madden 16 loads quickly compared to before and all the laggy menu jank has been cleaned up.
I'm wondering whether the obligatory "rebuilding of database" during the 3.0 firmware update is responsible for this; rather than the update build itself.
My dash feels about the same; if not, ever so slightly more sluggish.
kingkenny76
Member
Yeah, they seemed to have improved for my as well. I'll download something else to test it.
hikarutilmitt
Member
To be fair, all of the firmware updates since... 2.0 or so force a DB rebuild when installing.
That being said, I can certainly say that it does feel snappier. PNG screenshots are a fantastic addition. There are a few things that I did with the new firmware in general that I cannot really share because I want to remain within the NDA, but so far it's been great.
I'd love to know what you've been fiddling with. Aside from the publically announced communities feature I've been struggling with "new" things for my idle thumbs to mess about with!
djjinx2
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Goodacre0081
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stickers!
xKilltheMx
Member
Uncharted stickers.
#gamechanger
#gamechanger
funkystudent
Member
Knack stickers
#theactualgamechanger
#theactualgamechanger