Music Unlimited will be gone soon anyway, maybe this will be the "spotify update".
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Sony: Next (major) PS4 Firmware Update is Not Too Far Out"
- Thread starter Vashetti
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Major stability.
Chû Totoro
Member
Please put the latest PS3 firmware in it... It can't be possible to have a such broken interface on PS4 while PS3's is almost perfect.
Major stability.
Big update - stability cancelled
Mini update after big update - stability resumed
That was my first thought. Suspend & Resume would be incredible but who am I kidding?
I'm hoping we can categorize our games / downloads in some way.
Major OS updates are usually released on a yearly basis or more.
MindGamingMantis
Banned
October-November is less than a year away...
fallen_dawn
Member
Yep that's what I was thinking... I believe 29 March is when Music Unlimited is terminated, so assuming that there will be an update to replace that with Playstation Music, it should come just after then.
geordiemp
Member
Shu / Sony please ignore all the requests....
just release more CPU cores / power exclusive for games and more memory so we get nicer running games.
Ps4 for the players - I did not buy Ps4 to be an app box. I use a laptop and Ipad for that.
Suspend / resume / multitasking - please no, shut down everything other than party chat when running games....give us all the processing on games not tat.
Last thing we need is memory leaks and cross game / app stuff causing issues.
just release more CPU cores / power exclusive for games and more memory so we get nicer running games.
Ps4 for the players - I did not buy Ps4 to be an app box. I use a laptop and Ipad for that.
Suspend / resume / multitasking - please no, shut down everything other than party chat when running games....give us all the processing on games not tat.
Last thing we need is memory leaks and cross game / app stuff causing issues.
I think they need to get stuff like suspend working first though - have you noticed how the dashboard makes the fan noise louder if you have a game in the background? That suggests that the game is still running and using CPU, and then the dashboard comes along needing more CPU and that makes it run hotter.
If they could get suspend running properly, the game in the background should be able to free up its CPU usage - that would mean that you only need to reserve CPU cores for background tasks - any foreground dashboard would then be able to use 2-3 cores because the game isn't using them (and would run quieter). The result might be that Sony can then give an extra core to games because they don't need to reserve it for foreground dashboard stuff. (I would hope that even twitch streaming or spotify in the background shouldn't take more than one core)
Hopefully they give some memory back soon too.
RealityCheque
Banned
Suspend/Resume
Custom backgrounds
PS4 tells me I'm awesome every 1-2 hours with onscreen notification.
Custom backgrounds
PS4 tells me I'm awesome every 1-2 hours with onscreen notification.
I'd settle for actual useful notifications like letting me know when I friend is online snd remove the odd one that tells me when they have joined a party
also dlna
Is this serious? What hardware out there has major update releases every 2-3 months? A product "as hot as Apple" doesn't even do that they sprinkle in little updates here and there and spread out the major updates just like every other" good" company out there
giant_frying_pan
Member
Will we be able to stable?
geordiemp
Member
I don't really care how they do it, my point is the priority should be in how games run. That's the sole reason Ps4 is winning this gen, how it plays games. Sony should NEVER forget this.
If I wanted an app machine I would of gone 360 to Xb1 route....so would many others.
Just hope game performance is Sony priority #1, #2 and #3. I like the way loading and booting games is another priority. This is good.
Sony need optimise their API's / Ps4 resources and come out fighting against the DX12 hype train that MS will unleash on them. The biggest danger for Ps4 is if XB1 is seen just as powerful....
A few app complainers on message boards is not important, its not why Ps4 is successful and should be just ignored.
binarymelon
Member
The ps3, 360, wii u and xb1. But I guess it's more reasonable to compare the ps4 to smartphones.
I wasn't comparing to smartphones, was comparing to companies in general, considering I was quoting a post that clearly stated "hot product" and not "hot gaming console" . And neither of those systems released major updates every 2-3 months. Let's be very realistic here.
Amentallica
Unconfirmed Member
Is DirectX 12 not releasing for the PS4?
Terbinator
Member
There isn't a sole reason why they're winning, but the biggest two are the initial lower price and and the shitstorm MS spunked all over itself in the run-up to launch.
If we don't see this update at GDC we probably wont get it until at least E3. The last time sony announced a major update coming soon it took months. Hopefully this major update actually adds something of value unlike the last one.
Nope. DirectX is a Microsoft thing.
Nope. DirectX is a Microsoft thing.
Angelus Errare
Banned
No. PS4 doesn't use MS graphics API.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Will it be 2016/17 before I can play movie files on my PS4? Is that when their 'most powerful console on the market' matches the fucking Vita's OS, which THEY THEMSELVES ALSO DEVELOPED. Arrrrrrgh what the fuck is even going on over there?!
TimFL
Member
What if the game running is a MP game? Can't suspend a MP game if it has to keep syncing your data with the MP servers. You'd be kicked from the match because your game is not responding to server requests.
Could add lightweight MP frameworks that keep running when the rest of the game is suspended but then you'd effectively have to update every released game.
What Direct X12 hype train ? It will change almost nothing for the Xbox One.
I heard it's the final blow to Sony because it unlocks the infinite power of cloud.
What will DirectX12 change for XboxOne?
Probably not much but MS is still trying to sell it as a game changer and people eat it up.
MisterXmedia knew it.
Nothing but fuel the console wars I spose. Why would the vast majority of end-users care about the details of an API? Are they supposed to get all excited that their games was made with C++14 instead of C++11?
Anyway, I just want DLNA support.
lol yeah same here! It's like there's only 1 person adding features and s/he just herp derps along slowly.
Not if it's adding stuff instead of just... "stability."
Cornbread78
Member
Well, thanks Sony, I guess we'll see it at E3..
Finale Fireworker
Member
What are we expecting from a Vita update?
marketing messages around it can be powerful though. Although it shouldn't make much practical difference
TimFL
Member
It's funny because no one would be bothered with frequent updates since you can download them in the background.
Sure most of them block you from accessing the PSN but it's still way better than the PS3 updates which effectively locked you out of using the system + very slow wifi downloads.
I'm sure no one would be bothered with monthly updates. It's the stability update notes that drive everyone crazy... I mean 15 stability updates and my PS4 still wobbles???
family_guy
Member
Needs to be brought up to the level of last gen systems. Once they do I wouldn't care if they didn't update it again.
Last I knew streaming use the separate arm processor hence why it doesn't effect game's, and why you can't stream and Remote play.
Audioboxer
Member
Hopefully at GDC.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Don't you read MisterXMedias blog? DX12 is the second coming, the thing they've been waiting for!
"With DX12 the Xbox gets a up to a 400% boost. When a game is coded to use all four command processors, we can have up to a 8x performance"
120fps @ 1080p