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PS4 BETA firmware 5.00 out today
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Mr. PlayStation
Member
The UI in general has a bit of stutter which hasn't been ironed out. PlayStation needs to keep working on their optimizations for a smoother UI like the ones you see in Apple Iphones!
josecitoxnyo
Member
Stay safe, i wish you the best of luck.
I've seen stuff like that, this is just way too much coincidence but yeah, it can happen.
The drive is 100% dead, it's not even spinning when connecting just a sata power cable, it literally died.
BlastKiller
Member
EU
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Thanks! This seems to have helped quite a lot. The UI can be a bit laggy while a game is loading, but after that it's as smooth as ever. Also I didn't notice any slowdowns in Borderlands 2 yet, but didn't have a lot of time to check. Thank you so much!
RedAssedApe
Banned
isn't rebuilding the database already part of the firmware update...
FinaruDensetsu
Member
Anyone find any hidden features yet?
Toe-Knee
Member
Nope just additional info like in the display output information page that now lists possible supported display frequencies
And share displays info about where exactly your video /screenshot will be displayed and that you should get permission from other people when streaming mp stuff etc
BigEmil
Junior Member
Seagate drives has a kinda high failure rate, if it's still within years of purchase you still got warranty with Seagate in exchange for a new one afaik
Nope, it really is a barebones update.
PLASTICA-MAN
Member
This beta made changing themes display an error and break. The error said you need to update your system software (meaning reverting back to previous one).
WhiteEagle
Neo Member
PS4 UI has always been responsive but in 5.0 is sooo responsive. Smooth like butter. (I'm on Pro)
Duchess O'Death
Member
The only ones I could find is they removed favorites/lists from the quick access menu.
You have to scroll through all your online friends and if they're appearing offline you have to go to the home screen to find them.
Also your avatar shows up in the settings menu instead of the PSN logo.
bitbydeath
Member
Has anyone reported the problem with the new family setup being on by default which in turn kills local multiplayer?
cozomel
Member
Wow, this is the most problems I've ever read about on one of these beta updates. Whats going on with Sony? Not to mention, that it was delayed (from early Aug.) and came out at beta update ver.3. and its still seems to be buggy as heck according to all these reports. There must have been much bigger changes behind the scenes then meets the eye.
ScaryShark
Banned
This is the purpose of the beta. To discover issues with it across a wide install base. It's not to get the new firmware earlier than anyone else. If you don't like bugs, roll back the firmware.
RedAssedApe
Banned
well i hope you reported your problems using the bug report tool because that's kind of the whole point of these things.
Rellik
Member
I've definitely reported all mine before downgrading because this beta is by the far the buggiest I've come across on a PS4. But I'm not hopeful. I've reported issues in past betas that were still there when the full release came around.
RedAssedApe
Banned
yeah they usually at least have a couple of public beta builds before the final release so fingers crossed. i don't think i've had any issues so far.
ui is super laggy when uncharted lost legacy is running but that doesn't seem abnormal as i've seen other games in the past that have felt like this in non-beta firmware
kokokko416
Member
Yesterday,official PlayStation_TW said 5.0 system software update will soon be released.
Looks like we don't have to wait too much longer.
Looks like we don't have to wait too much longer.
WouldYouKindly
Banned
I think this is the first beta where im gonna downgrade the very sluggish ui is pissing me off way to much
Rellik
Member
Yesterday,official PlayStation_TW said 5.0 system software update will soon be released.
That seems pretty quick.
cozomel
Member
I keep hearing this from people on here but for me its the smoothest its ever been. There is hardly any hitching or stuttering at all compare to before for me, so its obvious that people are getting different outcomes from this beta and i own a US launch unit with a Seagate ST2000LM003 2TB internal drive and a Seagate ST4000LM016 4TB external. However i do get hitching and stuttering from some games (Not A Hero, MKX, DS3 and Mafia 3's cutscene and more!) on the external. I which that would get fixed already. But it was like that before this update (ever since 4.50)
Negotiator
Member
Nope and rightly so. Video files are huge. Like 800MB for 15min.
Negotiator
Member
Yeap, it's a new hidden feature. Pretty handy!
I ended up downgrading. When booting up Dark Souls 3 it said the DLC was missing. I had to redownload the game and DLC again. This happened twice.
After downgrading everything is fine again. I hope this is ironed out before general release.
No. That's always been in the menu when you press down on the game.
Is that located in the same place? If so, it looks like they've changed the look. Do you still see a thumbnail of your add ons before you view them?
It's not exactly the same.
What have always been in the menu it's your purchased add-ons, even if you don't have them installed.
What is new is that list with what add-ons you have installed.
cozomel
Member
It's definitely new, the view installed add ons button was never there before this update. And this method makes it easier to see the add ons/DLC
Mikey Jr.
Member
Yesterday,official PlayStation_TW said 5.0 system software update will soon be released.
Looks like we don't have to wait too much longer.
Yay.........
Guess its too much to ask if this could be optional?
Toe-Knee
Member
No but you can now have them annoy you in two places rather than just one! Progress!
Jason Frost
Member
Soon like the first week of September?Yesterday,official PlayStation_TW said 5.0 system software update will soon be released.
Looks like we don't have to wait too much longer.
Yesterday,official PlayStation_TW said 5.0 system software update will soon be released.
Looks like we don't have to wait too much longer.
What was the point of this beta?
To find out how the firmware runs on a wider variety of machines...?
Cronnie
Member
Any features? Or just more stability?
The beta has barely been out and is soon to be officially released.
There's nothing major to test.
Pointless.
Closed beta has been going for over a month. People who signed up were accepted into the third iteration of the 5.00 firmware beta. Try and be less ignorant about things you do not comprehend.
I understand completely, no need to be rude.
There's simply nothing major in this beta to test. They may as well have kept it closed.
Sorry, bad day for me.
I've been in the beta for a real long time, early builds had random crashes, things have been added. 1080p/60fps streaming is a rather huge change, as is the changes to the account management.
From Reddit: The Quick Menu no longer defaults to the first customizable slot, and now will re-open to what you had when you closed the Quick Menu.
In addition, Sharing songs that you are listening to via Spotify can now be shared via Messages.
In the PS4 messages, it will say "'Username' has shared a song with the group." and will have a icon to click on that will open the Quick Menu to play it via Spotify.
If you try to view the song on PS Messages, currently no song will appear. I assume this will be updated when the firmware goes public and the PS Messages app will recieve a compatibility update to coincide with it.
In addition, Sharing songs that you are listening to via Spotify can now be shared via Messages.
In the PS4 messages, it will say "'Username' has shared a song with the group." and will have a icon to click on that will open the Quick Menu to play it via Spotify.
If you try to view the song on PS Messages, currently no song will appear. I assume this will be updated when the firmware goes public and the PS Messages app will recieve a compatibility update to coincide with it.