Shin-Ra
Junior Member
I didn't realise you could dim the light bar before this update. /s
What if dim is dimmer than light reflected off other things in the room?
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PS4 1.70 patch notes
- Thread starter Loudninja
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What if dim is dimmer than light reflected off other things in the room?
RedAssedApe
Banned
yup. even plex web with ps4 (ui navigation issues aside) works well for me while we wait for real DLNA support.
ps3's wireless network adapter (at least the phat version) was too slow to support high quality streaming when i used to use PMS. had to switch to wired to have enough bandwidth to stream these videos without stuttering. so maybe that's the issue he's running into.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EOWBKE/?tag=neogaf0e-20
I have the android version of that (it is missing the ESC key though, which is kind of a pain), and it works perfectly with the PS4. I would highly recommend something like this.
Doctor_Thomas
Member
I always hate telling people to "buy something extra to get basic functionality" but the light bar functions as player number as well. I don't think they'll ever disable it entirely. My advice is get a cheap decal and stick it over it. I think it actually improves the look of the controller and I believe someone confirmed the LED is not the thing draining the battery (anyone confirm?)
FantasticMrFoxdie
Mumber
Touchpad keyboard! Hope it's good
Leatherworkstation
Banned
This is a nice beefy update, plenty of stuff on the list. Could be more obviously and I'd like more, but a beef burger is just as good as a steak when you're starving. Or something.
The video app? That is BS if true, because they never released it on Android.
CambriaRising
Member
Definitely true. I use it pretty often on my iPad.
Insane Metal
Member
Finally a decent update from Sony. Let's hope it keeps only getting better.
Yup if you go to Amazon customer service, they will always tell you they are working on the Android one. I think some people even got a discount for Prime by complaining that they couldn't access it through their Android device.
MR ARCADE FOREVER
Member
Yeah dude I'm looking forward to that
RedAssedApe
Banned
mmm... i took that as /s
Yeah, right now you can launch games via voice with the PS camera, a cheap mic, or any of the Official PS headsets. I don't think that'll change, I just think they're adding extra apps that you can launch to the list.
BigSpleenRupture
Banned
Ugh, why did people expect anything other then the share feature updates? It was obvious when Sony mentioned 1.7 and Share and streaming were all they talked about that was going to be mainly the focus, For some reason sony thinks this streaming is more important then basic functionality.
Sony needs to step it up or hire more programmers,
I mean friends notifications not being in now is pretty poor,. Games and apps all being together on the horizontal bar is really bad design and should not even been like it at launch,same with being able to pause downloads.
Sony needs to step it up or hire more programmers,
I mean friends notifications not being in now is pretty poor,. Games and apps all being together on the horizontal bar is really bad design and should not even been like it at launch,same with being able to pause downloads.
DoubleTake
Member
Well what the fuck Soony...this is a pretty good update but come on
All you need is:
- Friend Notifications
- Away to sort that messy bar(FOLDERS PLEASE)
- DLNA so I can stop using my 360 to watch Movies
- Background changes
I wonder when they will enable voice control of apps, like netflix. Voice search for video content will be the in thing this holiday season.
thoseAREmySHOES
Member
HDCP Off and Export to USB makes me happy enough!
HI. BILLY MAYS HERE
Banned
Come guys let's be a little more patient this is a solid update. I am sure all the cool stuff we all want will come after E3.
He "feels", I assume he is getting some iffy second hand information off someone because while it is nice to have some hints, most of the things he hyped up with 1.70 haven't really appeared and this is coming to light just before its release. Surely features would have been locked down more than a few hours before it was to go live, he hinted at friends notifications multiple times along with other features.
I don't know who he is talking to, but his frustration at Sony is really his own fault, unless something is confirmed to be coming in an update and not just "running at Sony" then going on to tell others just wastes peoples time and gets them excited for nothing.
Fixed.
Seems to me like this could be in 1.70 based off their wording in the patch notes. Guess we'll find out tomorrow!
BruiserBear
Banned
So many eternal optimists suggesting Sony is going to have another firmware around E3. It took them 6 months to get out the first one.
Show off friends notifications at E3? Really? I smell bullshit.
Tidux said:
Show off friends notifications at E3? Really? I smell bullshit.
Marc
Member
Wow, a feature I will use! The dim settings hopefully will save some of the awful battery life and not blind me or reflect off the TV. Trophy sorting could be handy.
Kudos Sony!
Now just need DLNA, background colours, themes, download pause and about a hundred other things but at the rate they are going this should all come pretty SOON....
Y
Kudos Sony!
Now just need DLNA, background colours, themes, download pause and about a hundred other things but at the rate they are going this should all come pretty SOON....
Y
I always hate telling people to "buy something extra to get basic functionality" but the light bar functions as player number as well. I don't think they'll ever disable it entirely. My advice is get a cheap decal and stick it over it. I think it actually improves the look of the controller and I believe someone confirmed the LED is not the thing draining the battery (anyone confirm?)
The opposite according to this thread
Danlord
Member
Note that I am extremely happy with this update, and I understand that the development of the OS will take time and resources.
I wonder, if Tidux is right that some features may have been surpressed for E3 would be plausible.
If they were to announce a firmware update on-stage, what would there be?
Just a thought, but I could totally see that happening, but like I have said I am incredibly happy with the update, now I can free GB's of screenshots and videos I've captured - mostly of InFamous
I wonder, if Tidux is right that some features may have been surpressed for E3 would be plausible.
If they were to announce a firmware update on-stage, what would there be?
- PlayStation Now is launching in the US this year, so they'll want to showcase the app for PS4 and would be part of the update.
- YouTube integration, including integration with SHAREfactory to upload directly to YouTube.
- Suspend / Resume would be a big feature to talk about, and I would imagine it would have taken a long while to get up and running, especially with stability incase to not lose data when using it or expect huge backlashes from frustrated gamers losing progress.
- DLNA support is a very requested feature, so I'm sure to get the crowd "woo" ing them, it'd be a nice bulletpoint to add.
- Dat stability
Just a thought, but I could totally see that happening, but like I have said I am incredibly happy with the update, now I can free GB's of screenshots and videos I've captured - mostly of InFamous
Doctor_Thomas
Member
I stand corrected. I wonder how dimming will affect the battery then.
It would've been a nice update if it were released back in January, but after six months I expected a lot more. There's a few welcome tweaks here (dimming the lightbar, better Twitch quality) but nothing that really changes your experience with the system.
I didn't see many PS4 owners clamoring for SHAREfactory for example. Nobody wants to actually edit videos on their gaming console, they just want to quickly trim and share ~20 seconds of a funny glitch. If you're serious about producing something nice with special effects, transitions, and custom audio, you're just going to export it to PC and edit things there. So even if SHAREfactory ends up being a solid app, it's just a total waste of resources as far as I'm concerned.
There's dozens of very basic things like friend notifications and better organization (folders and sorting) that should've had priority over the stuff in this update.
Byron Bluth
Banned
I hope all the Share changes and apps means I can actually preview my fucking content.
Razgriz-Specter
Member
Thats probably best, shouldn't be too hard as well.
Would be cool if the gave us more customization and we could create another list or folder for just Clan members or family and such.
squattingdonkey
Member
Will dimming the controller have much effect on battery life?
If turning it off doubles and triples the battery life, I think it's safe to assume dimming will at least give us a couple extra hours.
What about those of us who don't care about "sharing" or "streaming?"
Where's the Deep Color support?
Where's the option to select Super White?
Where's the YouTube app?
For those of us who use the browser, where's the Flash support?
Where's the fix that fixes the RGB Range issue?
Where's the Deep Color support?
Where's the option to select Super White?
Where's the YouTube app?
For those of us who use the browser, where's the Flash support?
Where's the fix that fixes the RGB Range issue?
2.00??
boredandlazy
Member
I assume that's limited to a small subset of users? I have no issues.
Not in this firmware update. I'm not sure if you realize this, but they can't put every feature that every person wants in one firmware update.
yeah, thats not science... i would expect to see no big change at all... DS4 has bigger batter than DS3 (2x bigger), but it also has music/sound/chat streaming which is likely what spends more battery than DS3. If you tried to bluetooth stream from your phone to somewhere, you would see how fast the battery drains there.
CambriaRising
Member
Glorious Ownage
Member
Sounds like Tidux was just flat out wrong and is trying to save face. The few things he got right were vague and could've been guessed by anyone.