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PS4 Firmware 3.50 Details (Friend Online Notifications, Appear Offline)

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Cess007

Member
Jaroof said:
Something I noticed that wasn't in the notes:
Share Audio Settings -> Share Party Audio

Before, you could only share everyone's voice in a party if you were Broadcasting. Pretty big news for me. My friend and I have a lot of stupid moments we've been wanting to save/share on Spelunky, and other games.
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Oh finally! Yes, more than once i've wanted to share our party reaction to a Rocket League goal only to remember only my voice can be heard in the shared video :(
 
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benzy

Member
Zombie James said:
Not sure if this is new or I've just never seen it, but holy shit, you can finally disable the screenshot notification icon! Now I cxan finally take a bunch of screenshots in a row without capturing that stupid icon in the shots.
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Finally, best feature from this update. Wonder why it took so long.
 
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deim0s

Member
stryke said:
Can anyone remind me if there were any shenanigans regarding MP matchmaking last firmware beta?

For some reason I seem to recall beta people having problems with matchmaking with other people who weren't on beta firmware but I'm not too sure.
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Doing fine in Battlefront.
 
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Dishy

Unconfirmed Member
Hmmm download speeds are really slow again, like pre- 3.15 which fixed the slow speeds issue.
Downgraded to test them: yep way faster on 3.15... now on BETA again and suddenly all the games downloading old patches, oh no
 
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Kei-

Member
maszu said:
I got in but installing it kills shareplay with normal users right?
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That's what I saw people post, but not sure myself. If it does indeed, and that's a problem for your, mind giving me the code please? Would greatly appreciate it.
 
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maszu

Neo Member
Kei- said:
That's what I saw people post, but not sure myself. If it does indeed, and that's a problem for your, mind giving me the code please? Would greatly appreciate it.
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Sure thing but what region are you? My account is UK.

Edit: Over and done.
 
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minameissteve

Banned
I also received a code I'm not going to use. I'm gonna be away from my PS4 until May, so if anyone who didn't get in wants a NA code, just PM me.

Edit: Taken
 
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Agamer2006

Member
Ive noticed that when you expand a tile that doesnt have it own music, the theme music remains rather than being replaced by the generic playstation music which is a nice touch.
 
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Dragun619

Member
Anyone know if you can appear offline while in remote play with a psvita?

Never tried remote play, but that'd be compelling if I could appear offline and play a couple of indie/ps plus games on my bed before knocking out.
 
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stryke

Member
Dragun619 said:
Anyone know if you can appear offline while in remote play with a psvita?

Never tried remote play, but that'd be compelling if I could appear offline and play a couple of indie/ps plus games on my bed before knocking out.
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Remote Play doesn't work with beta.
 
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PodcastFips

Member
Dragun619 said:
Anyone know if you can appear offline while in remote play with a psvita?

Never tried remote play, but that'd be compelling if I could appear offline and play a couple of indie/ps plus games on my bed before knocking out.
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Probably not yet, as you need to be signed in with the Vita. They will probably add that incognito mode to Vita in the future.
 
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Dragonfly224

Member
Jaroof said:
Something I noticed that wasn't in the notes:
Share Audio Settings -> Share Party Audio

Before, you could only share everyone's voice in a party if you were Broadcasting. Pretty big news for me. My friend and I have a lot of stupid moments we've been wanting to save/share on Spelunky, and other games.
Click to expand...
This is HUGE news for me. Just yesterday my friend and I were talking about party chat being recorded. Thank you!
 
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viHuGi

Banned
That feature to lock party to a certain number of players is pretty amazing!

Now just raise the party cap to 16 or so !
 
DryvBy

DryvBy

Member
They need to let me remote play Steam back to my PS4 too. I want to play Stardew in the living room without a Steam Link.
 
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Gazkapop

Member
Jaroof said:
Something I noticed that wasn't in the notes:
Share Audio Settings -> Share Party Audio

Before, you could only share everyone's voice in a party if you were Broadcasting. Pretty big news for me. My friend and I have a lot of stupid moments we've been wanting to save/share on Spelunky, and other games.
Click to expand...

Came here to post this myself.

This is probably the biggest feature of the update for me. I have so many awesome multiplayer moments from before saved on my HDD where my friends and I are all going crazy but I can hear is my own audio.
 
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Diablos

Member
How about adding a "I don't know this person" option to "players you may know" so I don't have to block them? So annoying. Or they could let me hide it altogether.
 
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Paganmoon

Member
Sort of unrelated, but didn't really want to create a new thread about it.

Got a PS+ Survey e-mail just now, where it's stated that they're considering adding new features to PS+ and would like feedback on them, they listed 8 features:

Discounts on PS hardware and accessories, (controllers, and headsets)
Monthly PS+ contests with prizes
PS+ knowledgebase (Forum for PS+ members)
Discounts on Sony products (TV's, cameras, smartphones)
Discounts on lifestyle products (newspapersubscriptions, movietickets, fast food, travel fare.
PS+ gaming tournaments with prizes.
Free movies every month.
Discounts on popular streamingservices (Netflix, HBO Nordic, Spotify)
 
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PodcastFips

Member
Paganmoon said:
Sort of unrelated, but didn't really want to create a new thread about it.

Got a PS+ Survey e-mail just now, where it's stated that they're considering adding new features to PS+ and would like feedback on them, they listed 8 features:

Discounts on PS hardware and accessories, (controllers, and headsets)
Monthly PS+ contests with prizes
PS+ knowledgebase (Forum for PS+ members)
Discounts on Sony products (TV's, cameras, smartphones)
Discounts on lifestyle products (newspapersubscriptions, movietickets, fast food, travel fare.
PS+ gaming tournaments with prizes.
Free movies every month.
Discounts on popular streamingservices (Netflix, HBO Nordic, Spotify)
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You should create a new thread though, as this is quite interesting. I'll create one and add your quote if that is alright for you.
 
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ricen-beans

Member
Dragun619 said:
Anyone know if you can appear offline while in remote play with a psvita?

Never tried remote play, but that'd be compelling if I could appear offline and play a couple of indie/ps plus games on my bed before knocking out.
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I don't think so. It specifically says that if u sign in to your vita or PS3 or pstv you will no longer show as "offline" regardless of your setting on your ps4.
 
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AbandonedTrolley

Member
Dragun619 said:
Anyone know if you can appear offline while in remote play with a psvita?

Never tried remote play, but that'd be compelling if I could appear offline and play a couple of indie/ps plus games on my bed before knocking out.
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For some reason I read the end of this as "on my bed before knocking one out" hey we all need that appear offline for different reasons ;)
 
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score01

Member
Paganmoon said:
Sort of unrelated, but didn't really want to create a new thread about it.

Got a PS+ Survey e-mail just now, where it's stated that they're considering adding new features to PS+ and would like feedback on them, they listed 8 features:

Discounts on PS hardware and accessories, (controllers, and headsets)
Monthly PS+ contests with prizes
PS+ knowledgebase (Forum for PS+ members)
Discounts on Sony products (TV's, cameras, smartphones)
Discounts on lifestyle products (newspapersubscriptions, movietickets, fast food, travel fare.
PS+ gaming tournaments with prizes.
Free movies every month.
Discounts on popular streamingservices (Netflix, HBO Nordic, Spotify)
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Is there no option for better IGC offerings? Couldnt give a crap about any of the above!
 
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AndyD

aka andydumi
ethomaz said:
So seems like there are more hidden features...
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Yea, there's little things here and there.

My least favorite thing so far is the little blue dot next to the profile icon. I know it indicates online but it stands out and breaks the icon regularity. They should make the icon grayscale if offline, color if online.
 
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