ftwrthtx3817d ago

Going to get this downloaded and be ready to update as soon as my PS4 hits the door.

cleft53817d ago

Grabbing my download right now before the madness that is launch day. I hope Microsoft does something similar for the Xbox One. It just makes sense to give people this option with how hectic launches can be.

guitarded773817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

Damn good idea guys!!!

EDIT: Okay, anyone have a link to the PlayStation page where the download is located? I don't want to use their direct links at the terminalgamer site. Just want to make sure I'm downloading the real thing. Can't find the update on playstation.com.

LakerGamerEnthusiast3817d ago

I don't want to just straight away download a random link on a site I don't know.

I agree with guitarded. Can never be to sure these are the real things. does anybody have a link from sony ?

Jack_Of_All_Blades3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

I advise you all to use some cautioj here. As the normal site for downloads of firmware updates is playstation.com
us.playstation.com in my case

The site these files are coming from is playstation.net

Just a word of caution to you guys I sure don't want anyone with a bricked console day one. Greatness awaits!

Omegasyde3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

I traced the link and did a dns look up for you all to confirm links posted at this site are genuine.

Link for ps4 from this website(target):
http://dus01.ps4.update.pla...

Official link from playstation.com
( http://us.playstation.com/s...

Target link is:
http://dus01.ps3.update.pla...

Nslookup:dus01.ps4.update.pla ystation.net

Name: a192.g.akamai.net
Addresses: 184.180.124.16
184.180.124.34

NS Lookup : dus01.ps3.update.playstation.n et
name: a192.d.akamai.net
addresses: 184.180.124.195
184.180.124.144

Same IP range. Also did DNS lookup via dnsgoodies.com and

http://whois.arin.net/rest/...

NetRange 184.176.0.0 - 184.191.255.255
CIDR 184.176.0.0/12
Name NET-184-176-0-0-1
Handle NET-184-176-0-0-1
Parent NET184 (NET-184-0-0-0-0)
Net Type Direct Allocation
Origin AS
Organization Cox Communications Inc. (CXA)
Registration Date 2010-05-14
Last Updated 2012-03-02

This mean's this whole IP range is dedicated to servers leasing the IP from Cox (USA broadband provider).

No further information but, I know the IP origin is nearby Atlanta, Georgia. I am ~72% sure these are servers, hosted by a company in the area that Sony is leasing space from ( a server farm).

Being that the addresses are similar in IP range and that NSlookup turned up similar Aliases.

I am 100% sure the download is safe.

You are all welcome. And Yes, I have too much time on my hands.

Be forewarned, there is a possibility that this is not "last" official patch 1.50. There could be a patch 1.51 on Friday.

TLDR: Links are legit. Download copy, and wait and see if there is a last minute patch 1.51 on day 1.

ftwrthtx3817d ago

All download links come from playstation.net regardless of the platform. PS3, PS Vita & PS4.

I've had a PS3 since launch and figured out the download page for each console so I could quickly access the update file.

The PS3 used to be hard to get updated due to everyone and their brother hammering the site at once. This way I could download the file before the ensuing rush.

Omegasyde3817d ago

Just found out that akamai.net is indeed a cloud provider for Sony (and ironically Microsoft).

Links are legit. Playstation is a customer:
http://www.akamai.com/html/...

Ip's listed from download targets are registered with akamai.net (same company as akamai.com)

Ju3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

Even if they weren't, the only harm it can do is hiding a trojan while downloading on a Windows PC. It sure would not install on a PS4 (CRC checks and what not won't pass). This would have to be a hacked firmware which I doubt is already out in the wild before launch. It sure can't brick the PS4.

rainslacker3817d ago

@guitarded

I downloaded the update a couple weeks ago directly from the Sony site with the Sony names in the url and all that.

When I downloaded from the US link(first one), chrome reports that it is coming from the same site as the one from a couple weeks ago(never cleared my download list so it's still listed there).

dus01.ps4.update.playstation. ne t although it has different directory structures after that. The file size is slightly larger for this update...about 12KB's.

NateCole3817d ago

Thanks Omega. You should be bubbled up for being helpful

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Lwhit63817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

Hope it works and doesn't crash your brand new PS4!

blakstarz3817d ago

Copy it to your USB thumb drive, you can update that way too.

guitarded773817d ago

@ Lwhit6

WTF is wrong with you? Why would you even post that?

mistertwoturbo3817d ago

Downloading now, you're absolutely right. Don't want to try and download straight off PSN with the hundreds of thousands of people trying to log on at once. My KZ:SF disc can't wait!!!

Ju3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

I'd rather think millions...and f..k...I got KZ as download...I want to see how this will go over at launch. LOL. There will be smoke at Sony's data centers...

RCslayer3817d ago

Hopefully your Ps4 doesn't have to hit the garbage after you install this update from that site, when it isn't up on the Sony site.

TerminalGamer3817d ago

Because we know where the consoles look online for their update information and Sony always takes their time updating their website

Xsilver3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

Im gonna replace the old one with this one alright now im ready for my PS4. But in the end ill wait for the one from the official Sony site.

WildArmed3817d ago

For all you folks waiting for the official website to update:

http://us.playstation.com/s...

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neocores3817d ago

Done took me 2mins to downlaod i cant wait :D

jonatan2213817d ago

My connection sucks, so it's taking me an hour LOL. Good thing I can get it now, it would suck to get my ps4 and then have to wait an hour to play it :[

neocores3817d ago

Damn that suxs might want to see if u can get a faster internet

jonatan2213817d ago

I can play online fine,(if no one is using the computer or connecting to wifi with a phone). It's just downloads that kill me lol.

SuperBlur3817d ago

hmm is this a newer update or something? i downloaded one a few weeks ago , from an article posted here.

TerminalGamer3817d ago

That was not a legit update from Sony

Neo Nugget3817d ago (Edited 3817d ago )

I'll just do it from the console ^^ BUT YAY it's almost here!!

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Sony Patents To Prevent You From In-Game Harassment By Reading Your Emotions

A new patent recently published by Sony wants to gather biometric data of gamers to track whether one is being harassed using AI tools.

Profchaos21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

I hope this is one of those patents that never comes to fruition.

I already dislike the fact you can pay a significant amount for a online service buy associated games and content on said service and get banned from that service over potentially a misunderstanding the bans are already handed out for flimsy reasons

I'd rather see money invested in a ban that simply removes the offensive players ability to communicate with unknown players allow them to continue party chats with friends but not with Joe blow on cod.

exputers18h ago

Agreed. Blizzard recently banned a college Overwatch 2 player who's dependent for saying "shit." Pretty harsh.

Profchaos3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

How rediculas really. You can't say a word that's allowed in most PG films and prime time TV but the game is based around killing the enemy team using guns, explosives etc.

It's just backwards.

just_looken4h ago

What your talking about is called block list

In 2006 a spaceship dropped of the playstation 3/xbox 360 i say that that generation was the last great gen with game functions/tech that has yet to comeback

Anyhow the playstation 3 if you block listed a id they could not talk to you in chatroom with either text or voice. But that was pre mind fucked 2018 when people were more human than sheep.

But hey gta 6 is coming out billion dollar budget without a single player custom character creator and without singeplayer coop off/online something saints row 1-3 had on the xbox 360.

z2g14h ago

Take my social security and bank account numbers too! Here’s a picture of my wife and our address.

phoenixwing13h ago

Cmon where's the pictures of your children. Don't hold out on them.

H914h ago

At this rate I feel Sony will eventually sell a room to play games in it where they can monitor your every breath

jambola10h ago

I genuinely get a bit worried sometimes when a friend says something that could be offensive In a party
Because I have no trouble believing some bans would happen when in a private party for saying something wrong

SegaSaturn66913h ago

I want them to censor erotic content by measuring my groin temperature so i dont get too distracted while playing black ops 2.

Popsicle12h ago

Terrible idea. Not only do I not consent to providing my biometric data, the potential for mishandling biometric data is almost a certainty. Positive stress and negative stress can produce similar changes in biometrics. Interpreting the precise emotion a person is feeling is not only invasive but could be easily misconstrued. I hope this never comes to fruition.

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Sony Could Increase Your Game's Difficulty If It Sees You Complain About It

Sony has recently published a new patent that wants to dynamically handle the games' difficulty and gameplay based on the player's emotions.

jznrpg1d 6h ago

This is something I might use. Sometimes I play some good games but they don’t have difficulty option and are a little too easy.

Profchaos1d 5h ago

Souls games will be like that players struggling make it harder

PassNextquestion1d 4h ago (Edited 1d 4h ago )

I think if used correctly it could work well

jambola1d ago

cool idea
cool idea for horror games especially
the way it's explained here sounds like it could never be forced hopefully, so that's ok with me

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PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher

With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?

thorstein5d ago

No, and they already solved any need with the overlay that's coming.

Vits5d ago

Unless they are trying to kill their recently created PC business, I would advise against opening a dedicated PC store. It's an extremely hard endeavor, and people, in general, are very comfortable with Steam. Even Epic, with their billions of dollars invested, is still struggling to find a foothold, and they have Fortnite.

just_looken4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Money is one thing security is another but again millions have 0 knowledge past 2020.

Epic store for years struggled with a shopping cart/account theft/credit card theft

Rockstar launcher/store to this day over 5 years later still has horrific user interface security flaws lost account's and stolen CC

Then you got that activision need phone number oh we lost it launcher

The crown jewel is the ea launcher/store ea app 3 yrs old still has hundreds of threads were people lost games/accounts/game access or just straight up crashes.

Edit" Oh ubi launcher were you buy a game that may or may not be there again or work and the launcher 5yrs old still has no 4K support if you launch it on a 4k screen there is a high chance it will just crash.

ocelot074d ago

Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming.

It's just a known fact. The PC gaming community prefer Steam and Steam alone. They don't like different launchers. I personally don't mind them. But majority just stick with steam. Hence why EA and Ubisoft went back to on releasing on steam and why Microsoft release games on steam as people hated buying from the windows store.

The only other launchers that I imagine are doing ok is GOG due to being drm free and epic games due to the free games every week. Sony shouldn't release any sort of pc launcher n

Nitrowolf24d ago (Edited 4d ago )

It literally says in the OP that PC gamers don't like multiple launchers lol. It even mentions Steam being the go to for gamers

Tacoboto4d ago

Title: "PlayStation Doesn't Need a Dedicated PC Store Launcher"

N4G: "Can tell who ever put this together is not all that clued up on pc gaming"

When you don't even read the headline...

ocelot074d ago

I read it and had a brain fart. As read the title then this "With all the PlayStation games that are now coming to PC, is it time for Sony to release a dedicated PC launcher?"

So I hold my hands up on that mistake. Rest of my comment still stands.

Giblet_Head4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Steam and GOG are highly preferred because of the rich feature set. Ubisoft, Rockstar, EA, Epic etc have all set a precedent over the years for customers to instinctively expect individual publisher launchers to be so extremely half-assed that the majority simply don't want to bother dealing with what is almost an inevitable disappointment by comparison to Steam or GOG. Those publishers and their inaction or general disinterest to improve have effectively ruined any future adoption to be taken seriously.

Einhander19724d ago (Edited 4d ago )

This is just another ridiculous double standard article.

It's like how Microsoft can spend 20 years of making nothing but gaas and live service style games to sell microtransactions, dlc and subscriptions and get praise for doing it, but if Sony wants to make a single game like that every website under the sun is writing articles saying how Sony is anti-consumer or whatever.

derek4d ago

Yep, huge double standard look at the tortured reaction to the ps5pro, websites hyperventilating like Sony is forcing people to buy it.

just_looken4d ago

Wait my xbox from 2004 has avengers gaas on it? wow your so smart

m$ Gaas started with the other companies like sony

Gamepass yes they are deep into that but its still a huge money saver sense you do not own your games then get a service like that.

Now there pc xbox launcher that is trash for years now

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