Topic: PS4 Firmware update

September 13th sees the PS4 receiving System Software Version 4.00. According to Sony, this update brings a refreshed system UI, Folders, a new Quick Menu and Share Menu, Library improvements, and much more…

See what it looks like in the video below

Still no External HDD Support...

sweet!

The new firmware for me has been good. News feed though has gone backwards in my opinion.

Not sure I like the new UI and the game overlay seems very excessive. Maybe it will grow on me. Only HDR will get any use if a game has it before my Pro arrives. In truth though, unless this added external HDD support, I think whatever Sony does would fall a bit flat with me. The only thing I do on my console is game - almost always with physical media. As the game in the drive is always easy to find, I don't feel these changes benefit me enough to be excited. I expect the UI will not make any difference to me as I generally go straight to my game and play. The lack of HDD support affects me a lot more - yes I know I could upgrade my internal - want to know what size HDD I need for the Pro, but I already own more than 2TB of games. My XB1 (for example) has a 5TB external and that (just games) is already over half full but I could easily add another. I also know that if (or more likely when) I buy Scorpio, I can just plug these straight in and start playing - no need to connect my old console and transfer data or re-install/redownload and re-update games.

IF/when HDR comes to games like Infamous, Last of Us etc, I know I will have to wait HOURS to play these games again as I would need to decide what to delete, wait for them to reinstall, wait for the update to download and install etc as I deleted them to make room for a 'newer' game. An external HDD really adds spontaneity, flexibility and sociability to my gaming. A 2TB internal would give me more options BUT still not enough for my entire gaming library. Considering I could just buy another 5TB (or more) for my XB1, giving me 10TB (or 9.4 or whatever it is after formatting) EXTRA storage on top of the internal, the 500GB-2TB options of the PS4 feels incredibly small - especially as all games have to be installed this gen. It annoys me I can't play ANY game I have at ANY time I want. Most of games would require me to delete my current games and reinstall meaning I would have to plan hours in advance - If I had a 2TB drive a few games would still require this and that's without the 3 games I have pre-ordered and arriving before the PS4 Pro is released or the new Destiny update (which no doubt will require more game(s) to be deleted...

As a result, the ONLY thing I am really hoping for is external HDD support so I don't think I will be impressed by Software Updates until this is added

@BAMozzy I must play and manage games differently so HD space is not an issue. After I have completed a game it gets deleted. The games I know I will keep on playing stay on the machine. I also have a 1 year rule if the game has not been touched in the last year it will get deleted.

Quick menu and folders are welcome just because all I want to see when I turn on the PS4 is the icon about the game in the tray and icons about the few games I downloaded and nothing more.
My hope for external HD support is gone and now I think I'll wait Black Friday to buy me a 2TB upgrade.

@dryrain: I rarely 'complete' a game to platinum standard and very few games become 'obsolete'. I am a gamer that whilst I am often drawn to the new and current, I also enjoy dropping back to games that I haven't played in a while and 'rediscovering' them.
Now, with HDR added, a number of games have an added reason for me to revisit - or at least I would of it wasn't going to take hours and hours yo reinstall them, download patches etc, only to play for a few hours before deleting to reinstall the 'current' game(s) I am playing. I am thinking of games like the Last of Us, Infamous and even Uncharted 4 - all completed at least once but 'deleted' to make room for something else because I have 'completed' the story and need room but now with HDR due soon, offer a reason to replay that story with a new look - similar in essence to a remaster.

In truth I will probably wait until the Pro comes out as that will add extra visual enhancement but as more and more 'old' games get HDR and/or pro patches.

Story based games - as in games I predominantly play for the Story - go one of 2 ways at launch - I either play non-stop until I complete, or I tend to play 1-2 chapters but it doesn't grab me or another story is more compelling and gets 'lost' for a while. If I complete that story, its still to fresh to jump in and replay but I have every intention of replaying at a future time. The stories I left, I come back to a later date and give them another go.

I have a selection of MP games that are 'current'. Things like Destiny though can easily go months between playing but I can't delete it because of all the updates/DLC etc and know I will return. On XB1, I often go back to year 1 MP, just for a laugh with friends. We can b playing the 'latest' MP and then someone says fancy jumping on BF4 - a game I may not have played for a year or more but because I can jump straight in, I can play.

Like I said I have over 2TB of games now but only 1 is 'finished' to platinum standards. I have 3 AAA games arriving in the next month or 2 and I don't want my games to become virtually 'obsolete' because of the 'hassle' it takes to play games I own. I have never had this issue with ANY other games device!

I need help guys.

Ok, updated to 4.0, now I have a serious issue.

I can no longer access my add-ons in my library. Every game I click on, where it used to show add-ons, now doesn't. Shows trophies, option to like or buy, shows trending vids, and sometimes will show DLC from the PS Store, but not the ones I've purchased.

This is a problem, because I had to delete 19 games to make room since I'm limited to 2TB. Well now that I sold off 30 PS4 games to buy on X1 I had room to reinstall some of these other ones, exclusives and what have you.

Star Ocean. I had a code in the case, which I redeemed at launch. However, the content was deleted with the game, so now I reinstall, but can't use the code because it's spent, and I can't find my purchased add-one to reinstall either.

Anyone else find the system to be slower now following the update? Whenever I go into rest mode from the quick menu my screen freezes for about 5 seconds before I get the typical rest mode loading screen. Hope they fix that soon, feel nervous every time that happens.

@Fight_Teza_Fight: actually i have found it faster and more stable, that's strange

@FullbringIchigo: Switched off the PS4 completely. No longer have that issue, it's actually very responsive. I always keep my PS4 in rest mode so may be that was part of the problem. Dunno, like you said strange.

With 4.0 you can now reply to posts in ps4 communities! that is the best part of the whole upgrade