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The beta for PlayStation 4 firmware update v6.0 has rolled out for some lucky fans, but it’s a bit of an unusual one. In an email message accompanying the beta invites, Sony’s told recipients not to expect any major consumer-facing features in the stress test. “You will find smaller quality of life and performance fixes,” it said. “However, we would still love the help from the community to help us test the overall performance and stability.”

What does this mean, then? Well it could be that PS4 firmware update v6.0 is merely a major performance update, which is being used to seriously shore up the stability of the system. Alternatively, the manufacturer is secretly testing a major new feature and waiting to roll it out – something like PlayStation Network name changes, for example, would presumably need a lot of analysis on the backend.

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As much as we do think the system software could do with tightening up – our PS4 has started to run rather slowly of late – we’d be surprised if the Japanese giant released a major milestone firmware update without any meaningful new features. With the manufacturer keeping those close to its chest, though, it’s really hard to speculate on what the update could bring. Did you get invited to the beta? Have you noticed any improvements?

[source reddit.com]