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PS4 Firmware 2.50 Suspend/Resume Coming March/April

You aren't deleting trophies, you are deleting games with 0 trophies earned off your trophy list. It's like what Xbox 360 had with games where you had earned 0 achievements. Basically it's to keep your list clean without being cluttered up with games where you never did anything/didn't play that much.

Once you've earned a trophy, it's on there. Why would anyone want to delete a trophy?

Ok thanks.
 

Sephzilla

Member
I like all of these changes!

Also when will I be finally able to delete all of those annoying streaming items that pop up next to my Netflix and Youtube that I'll never use?
 

Carl

Member
Convenient but not necessary. I don't really ever use it on my XB1 or Vita to be honest.

You never use it on your Vita? The only time my Vita powers off fully is when the battery runs out. So much easier to just whack it in standby mode and come back later
 
Plus its a lot quicker than rebooting up a game, waiting through publisher logos, initial load times, etc. Its just another way of reducing those "waiting to play" times we had to endure last gen - especially with the PS3.

True, I guess I just don't mind because a lot of current gen games have insanely fast startup and load times. It's usually only a minute for me to get from dashboard to playing a game.

But yeah, instant is obviously better.
 

benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
I hope that this feature doesn't draw more power than necessary.

Necessary = whatever they are doing now + keeping the RAM powered on)

I wonder if this will work for online games? If so, I won't ever have to worry about that initial load screen for Destiny.
You can simulate what will happen by trimming a Shared video. It will suspend any game currently running.

I don't know the extent for Destiny but it's easy to test. Usually you just get kicked out of the online mode aspect and reverted to whatever situation the game deems "before online", which sometimes is the main menu.
 

ANDS

King of Gaslighting
So now we can stop having threads where people say the UI is broken because it lacks QoL features.
 
You never use it on your Vita? The only time my Vita powers off fully is when the battery runs out. So much easier to just whack it in standby mode and come back later

Oh I use standby on the Vita itself, but I generally save and close my games when I'm done playing them.
 
Main Features

- The system can now enter rest mode without closing any applications. You can adjust this setting in [Power Save Settings] > [Set Functions Available in Rest Mode].

- [Accessibility] has been added to [Settings]. You can adjust accessibility settings such as zooming and button assignments.

what does zooming and button assignments mean?
 

zeroyazi

Banned
[Accessibility] is now added to [Setting]. You can now set up accessibility-related functions, such as zooming and button assignment.

I think this is as cool as the suspend and resume feature. More accessibility the better.
 

barit

Member
Convenient but not necessary. I don't really ever use it on my XB1 or Vita to be honest.

On consoles I agree because I don't see the benefit to raise my electricity bill just to save 30sec in standby. I hardly use it, only when I have to download something big over night. BUT on Vita it's critical !!! Couldn't imagine to use my Vita without it.
 

cakely

Member
Couldn't you just pause it? Not trying to be snarky here, I'm just curious about the benefits. Thank you.

Yeah, you absolutely could just pause it.

Typically, I pause when I take a short break, and I save the game and turn off my console for a longer break.

Suspend / Resume is for "longer break" pauses.
 

DorkyMohr

Banned
I know in reality the time it took to implement "delete games off trophy list with 0% completion" was probably no time at all. But man, I really wish that priority didn't have to be given to features demanded by crazy people.
 

DieH@rd

Banned
So, what's special about suspend/resume? What would be a situation where you would use it?

Here is another example, as shown in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=QC7QcE6WEhg#t=63

1. play game at home
2. shut the console down in the middle of the level you are playing
3. go to school/work/friend where you can access nice WiFi
4. whip out your Vita/Android, reconnect to your PS4 at home via Remote Play, AND CONTINUE PLAYING from the same exact spot
 

Gestault

Member
Actually pretty stoked. Starting with how frequently I used suspend on the Vita, I've seen how useful it is with my routine for gaming.
 
Delete trophies with zero percent.
Search trophy details on the internet, including screenshots of scenes with trophies.
SharePlay at 60 frames per second.
Share trophy details and screenshots.

YES!

The top one, no fucking way!

Adios Singstar. (someone clicked that son of a bitch when I wasn't around).
 
Ah, i see what you mean. Fair enough, guess it depends on your preference. I just leave the game running and put it in standby

I think I have just grown to distrust technology, lol.

Also one time I swapped out a cartridge in my Vita without remembering I had suspended the game and I lost some progress.

And my XB1 suspend is pretty unreliable, if I leave it for a few days often the system has just shut itself off or the game is no longer running. Might just be a defect but I can't be bothered to ship it to MS
 

Turkoop

Banned
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