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Sony now doing beta tests for PS4 firmware
- Thread starter Ramza
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Schweinehund
Member
Damn no DLNA.
Seems like a lot of people will be pleased about Suspend/Resume.
Seems like a lot of people will be pleased about Suspend/Resume.
brandonh83
Banned
I will never be satisfied until I can change my PSN ID, but updates are still good
NumberThree
Member
Looking forward to suspend/resume!
gamechanger87
Member
Good luck beta testers. I recommend not trusting S/R and still save. Took MS months to take it out of beta and it still messes up some times a year and a half later.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
NDA basically means we are working on something that's not ready for public and we prevent you from talking anything good or bad about it until it's either publicly released.
As of now, Rest/Suspend is broken on PS4 and this update may or may not work as planned and may even brick the console so as of now it's not a public release and things will change.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
^How is Rest mode broken?
And Sony's reputation for failing to keep anything secret continues.
And Sony's reputation for failing to keep anything secret continues.
That's a PSN feature, not a PS3/4/Vita/TV feature (and should have been done 7 years ago)
bananafactory
Banned
I will never be satisfied until I can change my PSN ID, but updates are still good
Haha amen.
As someone whose PSN is zeroskater18, despite the fact I am no longer a skater (bad ankle) or 18 years old (27 now), I'm pretty bitter
Well you certainly did.
The PS4 gets out of Rest Mode quite quickly when something is downloading. I'm assuming this feature will match that speed for suspended games.
pharmboy044
Member
Lol, looks like suspend/resume feature has been leaked on Twitter.
Finally! I was hoping we got this soon.
Edit: lol, I'm late.
Finally! I was hoping we got this soon.
Edit: lol, I'm late.
Because it's a private program... Just because MS's program is more open doesn't mean theirs needs to or should be. That's how they want to test stuff and add "value" to their MVP program and as mentioned it avoids those headlines
. Also reduces the impact if things go wrong.AngelOFDeath
Member
He strikes again!
brianmcdoogle
Member
Yeah, once DLNA is done, I can disconnect the PS3.
kingwingin
Member
With suspend and resume, if a power outage hits or I unplug the system do I lose that suspend?
More than likely. It's just keeping it in RAM essentially, I believe. Kind of like a PC in sleep mode. It's why I have my PS4 on a battery backup
BronsonLee
Member
Does it stay for Xbox One? I would assume if this is Suspend/Resume, it loses it too
Live Free or Die
Banned
28th or 29th of March.
brandonh83
Banned
Haha amen.
As someone whose PSN is zeroskater18, despite the fact I am no longer a skater (bad ankle) or 18 years old (27 now), I'm pretty bitter
It's way better than mine. btw adding you if that's cool.
kingwingin
Member
Tell me more about this battery backup
And they need to add Bluetooth/Harmony Remote support.
I hope not, because that just means they're not actually turning off the PS4 when putting a game into Suspend mode. While downloading, the console isn't really in rest mode. That's why it comes on instantly (and also why the fans still run at a full blast).
gotstrangepowers
Banned
Member tag: Will lie for Sony
FunkyPajamas
Member
Yes please. I still want something like this -> http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001BR95PW/?tag=neogaf0e-20 for PS4
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001985SWW/?tag=neogaf0e-20
One of these. Has enough juice to keep your PS4 going for a short while in the event of a power outage. I have an APC 550 that has my router, modem, and PS4 on it.
CrackaF3tt
Member
Even though you can invite people to the Xbox program. Its up to ms who decides if they get in.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Actually it still is. Just the base functions of the firmware are being kept active with the secondary processor and it's own pool of RAM. Another of the reasons it starts up so fast is because the HDD is still active when downloading.
The power consumption is still super low and the main CPU/GPU/RAM is completely powered down.
No HDMI cec device in your setup?
If your fans are running at full blast as it downloads and runs no software, I would get the system checked.
Saiyan-Rox
Member
so Sony don't give this to the private Beta community in the EU....why doesn't this surprise me in the slightest the whole program is a joke now tbh.
So what are the "other features"?
So what are the "other features"?
Funny. I made a thread about the glories of CEC the other day. I was surprised how many people didn't even know what it was.
I believe the idea originated with Sony, it just took them forever to implement and MS beat them to the punch.
Yeah, based on my testing the full blast is when the system is at 120 Watt. That's something many games I play every day don't even achieve in addition to doing all the various tasks of the PS4.
I've used 4 PS4s now. All continue to run the fans when downloading. It never fully goes into Rest mode until the downloads have completed. Same goes for cloud uploads. I said full blast, but that's misleading since the fan on my current PS4 only seems to run at one speed anyway. It's either on or off, which is very different than from the PS4 I put in my daughters room. Its fan stays on too, but at a normal level when downloading. Otherwise it's obnoxiously loud while playing games. Part of the reason I gave it to her.
I think thats the compromise. If the PS4 turns off, applications have to turn off. Rest Mode doesn't turn the PS4 off, it leaves it on in a lower power state.
I would hope they've considered the fan issue and have implemented a solution.
toythatkills
Member
Deleting trophies with 0% completion is something PS has needed for fucking ages so I'm glad that's in.
Could have gone a bit further, though, really.
Could have gone a bit further, though, really.
Tal Shiar Agent
Banned
Boy, it's like the German Intelligence HQ here today.
Zombie James
Banned
The stuff I'm seeing on my Twitter feed is pretty damn good.