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PlayStation4 FW 1.5 details
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FranXico
Member
They didn't demo it, they mentioned it, and that was during the "cloud" portion of their presentation. If my memory serves correctly, that was after introducing Gaikai.
Assume it to be vaporware until proven otherwise.
ThankeeSai
Member
Cool, thanks.
When has Sony ever said anything remotely like that?
Miles Quaritch
Member
None that I know of. Your friend might have some luck checking in store on release day. Sony are apparently hoping to have some free stock in stores if the Game manager I spoke to is to be believed....
Never heard or read about that either.
Cheers!
you don't even need a game manager to know that. Sony actually said already they were holding back some stock so that they can take advantage of those 'walk in' consumers, especially in the event that XBO is sold out.
Wasn't Target just taking pre-orders?
You think that makes a difference? ........
Let me try again for you.
Console.Launch,...........
Agent X
Member
300 MB might not sound like it would take very long to download over a good connection. However, that could change if you consider that hundreds of thousands of people will be hammering Sony's servers on launch day.
Sony should consider some alternative methods of distributing the update. They could press some DVDs to ship out to retailers, who can hand them out to customers at the counter. That would be a great solution for people who aren't hooking up their system to the Internet. Another possibility would be to allow users to download the patch in advance, and store it on a USB flash drive.
Sony should consider some alternative methods of distributing the update. They could press some DVDs to ship out to retailers, who can hand them out to customers at the counter. That would be a great solution for people who aren't hooking up their system to the Internet. Another possibility would be to allow users to download the patch in advance, and store it on a USB flash drive.
Gamer @ Heart
Member
Put me in the camp that cant believe they are shipping a console that needs to update to play movies.
The rest i sadly expected. Not giving people a date on the suspend feature is kind of a bummer though, when it was one of the original features shown for the system.
The rest i sadly expected. Not giving people a date on the suspend feature is kind of a bummer though, when it was one of the original features shown for the system.
Officerrob
Banned
So it's basically the same as the Xbox One, the thing is almost useless without the update. I fully expected there to be an update, but that's a little ridiculous
So I didn't have to write my opinion at all for this thread - you pretty much covered it perfectly, including your last sentence - that I would've expected to be functioning on dev consoles / behind closed doors months ago since they can claim the feature surely they've - you know, tested it?
So yeah bang on.
Papacheeks
Banned
Update us small just like PS3 updates more than likely it will be on every PS4 game disc. Plus you can try directly from their website like you can for PS3 updates.
300mb isn't a big deal really.
While I am an opponent of Day 1 updates - it makes sense considering Sony said they were aiming for 16m console launch window. Them fuckers been in boxes for months already, my guess. I'm quite sure the firmware wasn't up to snuff months ago.
Sucks, but is the way things are being done nowadays.
I don't even think you can use the Xbox One at all unless you patch it.
FranXico
Member
Isn't editing the captured gameplay a confirmed feature? Would be silly if we can edit a gameplay video, but not save it locally...
It's probably similar to the WMV "activation" on PS3 - they save $10 or so a console that -doesn't- come online and download the activation key.
I don't know if anyone has mentioned this, but the fact that Sony is allowing voice commands on PS4 via both Headsets & the PS Eye Camera means there's no excuse for developers to not put voice commands in the PS4 versions of games that use voice commands on the Xbox1 version.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
I hope they patch in the "on" option soon
Caayn
Member
Probably one of the first things the Xbox One wants to do is phone home.
Miles Quaritch
Member
No problem. It's pretty tempting knowing stores might have free stock....
Thanks. That's great news and it's good to have it confirmed from Sony.
toddhunter
Member
It'll play games.
I'm fully expecting that the download will be available in the PlayStation website, just like every PS3 and Vita is.
There's no reason to expect Sony would change now, especially with such a critical patch.
Well, at least its clearer than '15-20 minutes to download'.
Yes, but will they deliver day one? Because Amazon is taking preorders too, but that's for after the release date.
I ordered from Amazon on Sept 24, and I just got upgraded to day one yesterday. That August 7 and earlier thing is nonsense.
andromeduck
Member
because it was the first stable base and ready for production
I'm interested to see if that's a global command like the Xbox One, i.e. you can say it wherever you are in the OS, or if it's limited to just the "Home screen". The former would be much more useful than the latter.
I'm wondering this myself... that was the first thing I thought of when I read the news earlier. Their servers are gonna melt. Even companies that are prepared for the inrush tend to get blown apart on day one (Blizzard, Rockstar, etc).
I certainly hope so. In fact, I hope they drop it early, so those of us with some forward thinking can download the thing a couple days ahead of time before that server melts too.
I actually feel bad for all the people that don't keep up to day-to-day gaming news, and won't know this is there until they plug the thing in. I hope typical functions (like games) actually work out of the box, or this could be bad.
Trimming only and you do it on the console. It saves the clip on the console so you can upload it online from there. That's all.
They have never said anything about saving to external media or connecting to a PC.
hodayathink
Member
Desktop version of Spotify actually does play your music off of your own hard drive.
dodgykebaab
Banned
I don't know if anyone as said this yet, but by putting online multiplayer as a day one patch means no one at all can be playing online before the official launch.
This might be Sony's way of stamping that sort of thing out.
This might be Sony's way of stamping that sort of thing out.
Crimson_Gold
Member
I believe an article came out in March that said that you could not use the vita as a controller. It would be nice though. You can use the vita for remote-play co-op though. This could be a workaround of sorts.
Indeed. That is the workaround that I was talking about. There may be an option for the vita to be a controller for the PS4 going forward, but we only know what can be done via remote play currently.
Everything I've seen seems to suggest that when you are connected via Remote Play, the game continues to play on the TV. So, in essence, you can use it as a controller.
Yes they are still taking preorders for release day mate
It'd be kinda silly though. Two people playing the same game on the same couch. One is using the TV, but the other has to use wi-fi to connect their Vita to their PS4 halfway across town, so he/she can join the game that's being played right in front of him/her.
Platinum_D
Member
Alot of missing features that require this update but it is good to know ahead of time
@yosp mentioned that it could if it was developed to do so in the game but generally no.
https://twitter.com/yosp/statuses/360697772229406721
Crimson_Gold
Member
They can connect to the local PS4 and play together