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PlayStation 4 System Update 1.62 Released, Weighs 336 MB

Sony Computer Entertainment just released a new system software update for the PS4.

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Kalowest3689d ago ShowReplies(8)
user14394143689d ago

Operation quality during use of some PlayStation 4 software has been improved.

MasterCornholio3689d ago

I dont view that as a bad thing like some people do.

Abriael3689d ago

I'm not exactly sure what could be bad in the word "improved."

Maybe some can't read and read "downgraded?" :P

IcicleTrepan3689d ago

People don't see it as a 'bad' thing. They see it as a bad thing that Sony just says something generic without actually giving a list of what they fixed. Most people would prefer a changelist style of release note so they know what's actually been changed.

XisThatKid3689d ago

Possible Pregame for tonights GDC reveals?
Won't be the first time Sony set up a sleeper update the day of or before an event.

nveenio3689d ago

I wish they'd list a fix for the constant eject issue I've been having. I refuse to send in my console until I know if it's a software or hardware issue, because I don't want to re-download everything on my ISP's ridiculous monthly bandwidth restrictions (250GB limit, $10/50GB after). I just want to know what's up. Sony is still silent on this.

ThatOneGuyThere3688d ago

@inveni0
that sounds like a hardware issue. if it was a software issue everyone would be complaining. we all have the same software...

nveenio3688d ago

This is a pretty common problem. Take a google for it. There are a ton of people experiencing this, and rebuilding the database on the system always provides a temporary fix. So if the problem can be temporarily fixed via software, perhaps it can be permanently fixed via software?

Sly-Lupin3688d ago

We only view it as a bad thing because its all by itself, and the PS4's UI needs a LOT of improvement/additions.

But, really, gamers should be used to tedious, incremental hardware updates. If we're lucky, the UI will be halfway decent by 2005's standards sometime in 2016.

DOMination-3688d ago

I wish they mute hdmi audio when using optical. Seems fairly standard and is really one of the few gripes I have with ps4. Minor yes but still a little annoying.

Eizhale3688d ago

It would be good to have a list of changes but its no big deal. The interface on PS4 is really good anyway so any improvements are going to just make it better. If you dont like PS4s interface then go back PS3... didnt think you would lol

Pro Racer3688d ago

And how much do 336MB weigh exactly?

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Blaze9293689d ago

No one is viewing this as a bad thing, people are literally just waiting for a list of features requested even before the PS4 launched that are still not available - yet there has been 6 updates in 5 months which still doesn't add the most requested: DLNA

So everytime you see a report about a PS4 update, people get excited - just to see it really adds nothing of use as far as a consumer is concerned.

3-4-53688d ago

336 MB weighs the same as 335 MB. You don't measure MB in weight.

Size and density or weight are two completely different things.

Hence why you can have something the size of a small basketball weight more than an entire car, if it was dense and heavy enough.

Sorry to nitpick the topic title, but it's too obvious.
Size is relevant.

Cool for the update though.

Amplitude3688d ago

@3-4-5

ugh. Can't tell if trolling, or... o.o

Mulletino3688d ago

Dimensional analysis bro.

zero_gamer3688d ago

2.0 should be the major update with some of the features that PS4 fans have been asking for. Though not always the case, major updates are usually branded with the next integer as its version. This is how Sony usually structured their update agenda for PSP, PS3, and PSVita.

Kalowest3687d ago

Sony Sucks at Updates!!!
I have a PS4, why is my statement considered trolling???

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PizzImperfect3689d ago ShowReplies(3)
macethedon3689d ago

Come on, where's my media playback support that you promised us?!

The Meerkat3689d ago

This ^, This ^ and only THIS ^

guerojose3689d ago

Anybody have a link to this promise? I can't remember how it was worded, exactly.

That.

Neonridr3689d ago

http://www.pocket-lint.com/...

This was back in November mind you... and we are still waiting.

guerojose3688d ago

So wait:
"We didn't really think about MP3 or CD. We thought 'we're going to do that eventually.'"

Equals:
"We promise MP3, CD, DLNA, 3D BluRay, and all other media support within four months after launch."

The definition of "promise" seems to have shifted over the years.

ncc-0173688d ago (Edited 3688d ago )

patience is a virtue and good things to those who wait

clouds53688d ago

Lol the ps4 is the best console ever! Better hardware than any other gaming system, huge library of games, best controller variety, how could you ask for more, like media playback?
You need to do more ps4 worshipping to atone for your sins. Say 10 hail ps4.

macethedon3687d ago

Coming from the PS3 why can't I want something like this?

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DarkBlood3689d ago

Kinda big for an update and they come sort of frequently

WitWolfy3689d ago

@Daniel oh forgive our 3rd world internet cap limitations compared to your uncapped 1st world country awesomeness.

YES 336MB is A LOT especially if its for a minor stability fix.

mushroomwig3689d ago

I don't understand this "frequently" myth that some people go on about firmware updates, do you really consider 6 updates in 5 months as frequent?

I would rather have updates often than none at all, they're not costing you anything and they only exist to IMPROVE your experience at the end of the day.

Blaze9293689d ago

Well, what other pieces of technology do you own that updates that frequently? Computers don't even do that lol.

This is no different then how Sony treated updates on the PS3 and I suspect we'll be seeing a lot of these "frequent" updates.

Baka-akaB3688d ago (Edited 3688d ago )

Well Blaze , the Xbox One had as many firmwares update than the ps4 , and actually accelerated their rate with big consecutive ones since february .

Yet somehow known xbox fanboys manage to spin it in their favor ?

DawnOfDon3688d ago

@Baka

But the Xbox updates actually fix or do something. You should not need 6 stability updates when you promised consumers all these features would come in the launch window and still aren't here yet

Baka-akaB3688d ago (Edited 3688d ago )

lol ps4 firmwares dont fix and add stuff ? And the current xb1 stuff dont add stability fixes too on top on previously missing features ? Come on now ..

People forget there was more missing (like twitch) and more to fix (like sounds volume issues , 50hz , friend list , the mediocre sharpening filter to remove , party chat etc) on XB1 .

Gawdl3y3688d ago

@Blaze929
Computers update weekly, if not more frequently.

DawnOfDon3688d ago

@Baka

Okay they were missing stuff but it is all there now. Twitch is superior on X1 just so you know, they wanted to make it actually good before putting it on unlike the rushed app on PS4. The firmwares do add stuff they just haven't done anything yet. We were promised all this stuff from Sony in the "launch window" and where the hell is it? They are pissing me off with all these updates that do not add what we were promised, all they are worried about is their PS Now garbage

Baka-akaB3688d ago (Edited 3688d ago )

"Okay they were missing stuff but it is all there now. "

No it isnt . They were playing catch up , fixing growing and launch pains too , and both consoles are still missing wanted features .

"Twitch is superior on X1 just so you know they wanted to make it actually good before putting it on unlike the rushed app on PS4. "

FYI i got both consoles you know . And how is the app rushed on ps4 ? It actually worked and still works well , mostly missing stream archives . MS was obviously reacting , to their own last minutes changes to begin with , and not ready yet for some features . Their twitch app is now ready and yet better , doesnt mean the competition wont react and improve in turn lol ...

I aint even saying everything is rosy . The XB1 was missing more at launch with some basic functions not even working well .. the ps4 had stuf to fix too , even if , apprently in lesser amounts . Both still do and are still missing promised features , some teased with a "Soon" .

And yet here with are with BSers trying to pretend they had less firmware updates , when it is a fact they had the same amount , or pretending one did much more than the other in that area .

"oh yeah but the ps3..." that's roughly all they got in the tank .

clouds53688d ago

@Gawdly yeah but people always say it's a bad thing that you need to update your pc frequently. When ps4 does it? Let's praise the ps4 for frequent updates.
It's simple fanboys logic.

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How to recruit Lam in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes

Lam is among the 120 characters available for recruitment in Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes. While she is one of the many straightforward recruits, a known bug may prevent players from recruiting her if certain conditions are met. Despite developers’ assurances of fixing the bug, some early access players still encounter issues with recruiting Lam despite attempting the standard method.

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Tomb Raider Remastered just quietly censored one in-game detail

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered players are ticked off by the game’s most recent patch, which censors in-game pin-up posters of Lara Croft.

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rlow18h ago

This is why gaming is screwed. When people change things to fit someone’s agenda, it’s a slippery slope downhill.

Christopher8h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Even if that agenda is of the developer? Way to remove developer rights.

***One player called it a “huge problem with modern games,” saying they can now be “ruined AFTER people buy them”.***

The level of drama. Yes, I recall sitting there for more hours than I did anything else in the game. These two pinups are the core of the game, after all!

coolbeans6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

rlow1's cringe catastrophizing aside, I do think developers *ought* to strive to maintain an original work to the best of their ability. The language of a "remaster" tacitly implies that - for good or ill - what's being resold is what fans remember but better.

Profchaos6h ago

Games can be ruined after purchasing them yeah we know this not from this but from GTA IV which had half it's radio content patched out due to licensing expirations and to me that was a huge deal.

This pin up poster is a bit of nonsense but the whole argument of modern games can be ruined post launch is Absol true.

DedicatedDark5h ago(Edited 5h ago)

It's not their work to censor. They are incharge of restoration & remastering the work, not overwriting it.

Barlos4h ago

It's not the agenda of the developer though, they're pandering and trying to increase their ESG score.

Way to support censorship...

victorMaje4h ago

It’s not the end of the world for sure, but I understand the hate towards this kind of change. I believe it’s also a matter of principle.

Imagine a Picasso painting being restored & the restorer deciding there aren’t enough strokes, or some lines aren’t straight enough or curved enough…not sure it would/should sit well with people.

Have all original devs signed off on this change? Even if it’s the case, are we saying older gamers are better mentally equipped to process what was there than current gamers, hence the change?

Enough time ago the case was made that games are an art form. We’re supposed to have won that case.
So which is it? Are games art or not?

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Eidolon4h ago

Hasn't this been happened for over a decade since remasters? I can't see that it's any worse now. Maybe if Sweet Baby starts getting their hands on remasters we will definitely have a problem.

Rebel_Scum7h ago

tbh I dont see something like this as censorship. Does anyone else not find it strange for someone to stick pin ups of themsleves in a locker room?

Now of it was a pin up of some half naked firefighters it might make sense as Lara might like that, and if they removed that I would cry censorship. But removing pin ups of the main character, yeah I get it.

Barlos4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

It's a game, and they were placed there for the audience. It's not real life. If it was, she wouldn't have fought a T-Rex now would she?

Yes, it's censorship but it's a bit less in your face. If they were in the original game, then they should have been in the remasters. It's bad enough that they have that ridiculous unnecessary warning at the start, but then they start removing things post launch. I don't care how small the change, they shouldn't be doing it. It's nothing but ESG pandering but in a subtle way.

Rebel_Scum2h ago

Look bro, if you have pictures of yourself naked on a bear skin rug up in your house let me tell you, its not normal.

jambola1h ago

I wasn't aware censorship was based on what made sense to you

Rebel_Scum1h ago

Likewise, what a stupid comment.

jambola1h ago

I agree
Your comment was pretty stupid

Rebel_Scum51m ago

I never said censorship is based on what I say dumbass. Just because I dont see this as censorship doesnt mean I’m saying others cant.

How about you come at me with your opinion rather than snarky comments with no thought on the matter.

SimpleDad3h ago

By the year 2030, this remaster collection will totally be changed and censored. Probably will remove Lara as a playable character. It's ridiculous. Glad that my family didn't buy this.
I still have Tomb Raider 2 PS1 as a memory.

jambola1h ago

Those shorts are a little revealing
Should probably make them snow pants

Barlos1h ago

They'll probably make her trans

CobraKai3h ago

It’s mentioned in the article, and it’s a point i 100% agree with, it’s the fact that they can censor a game after you buy it. That’s total bullshit.

Killer2020UK3h ago

Whilst it's an overreaction to say this has "ruined" the game, it's still problematic that this has happened post launch and for many, post-purchase.

I don't want someone to change a product for the worse after I've bought it. The same goes for implementing micro transactions after reviews.

I wonder why they did this? Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

maykhausonninh2h ago

Nobody was kicking up a fuss as far as I'm aware.

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Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster Review – You Are Your Job, Apparently

Gary Green said: In a time where an enhanced, 3D remake of Final Fantasy III already exists, it’s hard to argue that Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster is the definitive version we were expecting. With Final Fantasy III already being the last in the series to be translated and make its way west, this is something of a slap in the face for the fans. Still, let’s not be disheartened. There may be many shortfalls in this edition of Final Fantasy III, however there’s no denying that this classic JRPG still holds some nostalgic value, even if it struggles to break away from its original hardware limitations.

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FACTUAL evidence8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

It’s funny I’m seeing these articles about pixel remaster, and I just platinumed 1-4 within 8 days lol. I’ve been on FF5 for about a week now. Let’s just say 5 was the start of FF having content like crazy. I should have the plat within 2-3 days.