PS4 Firmware Update 4.00's Secret Neatest Feature

Push Square: "PlayStation 4's latest firmware update brings a lot of obvious advantages to the new-gen console, but as is so often the case, it's the "secret" features that are causing our pulse to race. Case in point: Spotify's integration with the system now runs so deep that it'll recommend playlists based upon what you're playing."

[Genuine-User]

That's a neat feature!

Sony has done a fantastic job with the 4.0 update. After using it for for a few hours, I can say without a doubt that it's the fastest OS in a current-gen console.

[Ashlen]

Yea it's really fantastic.

I really like the new quick menu. And of course folders really tidy up the main menu. They did a good job of putting the things people want to see in places it's easy to see them. Lots of things are visible without having to click though menus anymore.

[Nitrowolf2]

I agree everything about this FW is superb.

Aside from folders, by far is the quick menu/Spotify. It was my biggest gripe with the Spotify app and having to back and and suspend each time.

My big complaint about it though is that it seems to have broken party chat for me and a frind. I'm sure they'll fix it though

[Castlevania]

I really appreciate that they added folders, but the way they were implemented feels incomplete. For example, I wish I could pin folders in the order that I want. I made a folder for downloaded games, and another for demos. If I play a demo from the demo folder, it pushes that folder to the leftmost position. I want to keep demos to the right of downloaded games, but that isn't an option.

Aside from the above issue, when you sort items, there aren't pre-set sorting options; for example, if I want a list of 30 games inside a folder to be sorted in alphabetical order, I have to drag and drop the games manually. There are pre-set sorting options in library, though, so it doesn't make sense.

Maybe these will be addressed in later updates, but as of now I'm slightly disappointed.

[FamilyGuy]

There's another new feature, not sure if it was mentioned but the share button features let's you choose how far back it records up to 60 minutes. I never saw that option there before anyway, it only ever saved 15 minutes.

[AizenSosuke]

It's super fast.

[S2Killinit]

Yeah that is really neat.

[UCForce]

This is a great update !

[MilkMan]

The easier access to Spotify is pretty cool, what I love the most, though (because I have so many games on my hard drive) is the ability to manage my uploads and downloads better. I can choose multiple saves to upload and download as well. Rather than one at a time like before.
Also, I LOVE the folders option, what I need now is to be able to color code them as well, but this is a small thing. I love that I can put my games in different categories.
THANK YOU SONY, EXCELLENT UPDATE.

[Mr_Writer85]

". I can choose multiple saves to upload and download as well. Rather than one at a time like before. "

Ohhh I didn't know that! I was only thinking the other day how much of a pain that was!

Thanks for letting me know that pal great info!

[MasterCornholio]

That's nice.

Didn't know that either.

[GrubsterBeater]

"I can choose multiple saves to upload and download as well. Rather than one at a time like before."

You could do that a long time ago, it isn't new to the update. What are you talking about? Lol

I have been able to do that for at least a year now.

[MilkMan]

If it was there, it was super hidden. Every time I pressed option in the uploads or downloads I got something else. Like the ability to delete multiple saves. Never do multiple game uploads or downloads.
If it was there before, shame on me.

[madmonkey01]

i was never able to do it before this update

[GrubsterBeater]

@MilkMan

All you did was hit the check boxes before hitting upload or download when selecting saves. There was also a "select all" button on the right you could press. I haven't used the save download/upload system since the update, but I do know that it was there before.

If you didn't ever see it before, then who cares, as long as you know it is there now, and as long as you appreciate the feature as much as I do.

I still haven't tried using folders yet, but then again I never really cared for folders that much anyway. I never thought it was a big deal to just go through your games and select the one you wanted to play, and if it wasn't played recently then I would just hit library. Having folders is cool, and people wanted it and got it, but I never cared that much about the idea.

[psplova]

I second that! Game changer!

[opinionated]

Can you use your own music? Spotify is garbage.

[Genuine-User]

You can.

Edit: through USB. Unfortunately you can't copy over MP3 files or CD's to the internal hard drive but you can listen to your collection through a USB stick.

[opinionated]

Bro... how? Plug in USB or download to system?

[Kingthrash360]

Make a PS4\MUSIC FOLDER
English explanation:
On your pc download whatever music you want (or on your phone) connect your flash card to your pc ( connect your phone via USB charger and click your phone in the my computer menu also plug in your flash drive ) create a FOLDER in your flash drive named PS4...open the PS4 folder and create another folder named MUSIC inside it...drag your music and place it into the MUSIC FOLDER...done.
That'll be 200 gill

[sullynathan]

I'll be using that from now on.

[blackblades]

Don't see why you guys think it's bad to use via usb. I use it all the time, it's more accessible then ps3 for sure. Playlist is faster to create on computer to organize. With over 2500 songs it would take 20-30gb if it were internal. You guys are fools putting the usb music down.

[thisgamer503]

@blackblades

I agree. The option of USB music is a plus in my book so you don't have to use internal storage for music. That and with current gen consoles only employing SATA2, we don't need any I/O being taken up just for music.

[Ron_Danger]

You've been able to for a while now on PS4, you just need to have it on a USB stick or external USB hard drive.

[daynnight365]

Idk if it's garbage, but I never used it and never plan to. Don't like streaming services, not my thing.
I like the way ps3 did music

[NapalmSanctuary]

Look up MP3Gain. Its a free program that lets you adjust track volumes to equal levels. I used the hell out of it for GT6 and MC:LA. I know you didn't ask but its awesome for homemade game soundtracks.

[ion666]

Still mad for no good reason. Have another of these pills of chill.they come in a 2 pak. Repeat steps 1 through 3 commenced swallonization. Lol

[opinionated]

Coming from the satanist lol. Get some Jesus in your life pal.

[Skate-AK]

I stream it to my PS4 from my laptop through a free media server

[TWB]

No offence, and I think its a cool feature and all, but I feel that this article is a repost?

I remember this part extremely vividly word for word:
"Case in point: Spotify's integration with the system now runs so deep that it'll recommend playlists based upon what you're playing."

Anybody can confirm this?

[S2Killinit]

I think you are talking about "based on what music you playing".

This is something completely different, this gives you songs that go along with games you want to play. So you can substitute the song with your game's background music, while you play.

[TWB]

No, I mean, I remember that there was an article with very similar title (I think it just said "PS4's new hidden feature" or something along those lines), and the part I quoted I remember being the exact same for that articles preview box, word for word as it is written here.

The only thing I dont remember, is the website that had that article. This is why I asked if anyone else remembered something like this.

Gotta see if I can find it... at least article publish date and video upload date hold water for this being a new post.

[kevnb]

did they fix the sound quality? On my ps4 spotify sounds like turd compared to any other device. For some odd reason it doesnt even send a signal to my subwoofer either.

[Aloy-Boyfriend]

That's your TV

[kevnb]

how is my tv affecting my sound system?
other people have noticed it as well.
https://community.spotify.c...

you really cant say anything even remotely negative about sony around here... I do have spotify premium as well, it sounds fine on every other device. connected through hdmi.

[S2Killinit]

I dont know mine sounds dandy. When you say yours sounds bad, what do you mean exactely?

[The_Sage]

Spotify is 2 channel, unless you upgrade to premium. I'm not sure why your sub is not getting a signal though... Unless your amp is an old one and your running discreet audio.

[ninjazfistz]

Please tell us your setup and maybe we can help better. It works for me

[Roronoa0411]

It sounds great on my PS4 so maybe its how you have your sound system set up.

[Devil08]

Really nice :D

[SynestheticRoar]

Sweet.

[sullynathan]

Can I record in 1080p now?

[DragonKnight]

HA!

[kaizokuspy]

You can stream in 60fps 1080p now, at least that's what I know. Recording I haven't messed with

[sullynathan]

hmm

[Silly gameAr]

Is this the new thing after folders?

[FamilyGuy]

You can set it to save the last 60 minutes rather than 15 mins in the share buttons history now. It's not 1080p but it's something i didn't see before.

[nunley33]

You can now but I believe it's a PS4 Pro feature.

[KickSpinFilter]

Ya used to use it when playin Drive Club was pretty awesome, great that it's easier to do now.

[Speak_da_Truth]

Same here dude. Too bad Sony dropped driveclub like a bad habit lol

Edit
Guys!! I was there playing DC day one. I've bought all the season pass + the Bike expansion. I've gotten the platinum trophy and 100% every dlc tour. You guys are mis understanding what I'm saying. They(Sony) doesn't want to do a Ps4 pro patch for DC and have closed Evolution Studio, which is quite sad ;(, that's why I sad they dropped DC.

[RedDevils]

And it hard to get rid of bad habit lol

[MoonConquistador]

I'm not sure what you're meaning. How did Sony drop driveclub?

[S2Killinit]

What do you mean Sony "dropped" driveclub? Its gotten more support than a game normally does. Hell, there is even a VR update coming (gonna rock btw).

[nevin1]

I'll stick with the USB for my custom soundtrack needs thank you very much.

[G20WLY]

No problem! :^)

[InMyOpinion]

It really whips the llama's ass!

[1nsomniac]

Sorry I tried to upvote but it disagreed. Hadn't heard that line in about 20 years. A total blast from the past.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Man do I miss that.

[MONOLITHICIDE]

seems the update wont download for me. anyone know how to fix that.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

What exactly is happening?

[nunley33]

You can download the update directly from PlayStation.com to a usb drive and update that way if you're still having trouble.

[welly300]

Great update only thing I don't like is whats new info don't like the big tile effect. Folders are great hope they bring external storage asap.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

I don't even use my phone anymore. Now that it's linked directly to the system, just open up the quick menu and play. I've even somehow found a few playlists that weren't in my feed before. Ever since the beta, I've probably opened the quick menu at least 100 times. It's so much more useful now.

[Maxor]

Shit I don't have Spotify but damn that's cool.

[ITPython]

Whenever I use Spotify on my PS4 I tie in with the app on my phone to remote control the music. Otherwise I would need to suspend my game each time to choose new music (could only pause and skip songs before from the quick menu)

I haven't tried using it since the patch, but it sounds like it has gotten much better. So have certain features been added to the ps4 Spotify app? Such as creating radio stations on a song or artist? What about like/dislike options?

[Christopher]

The partnership between Spotify and Sony is strong. Which means I'll likely never see Google Play Music on my PS4 :(

[ps360s]

~:( I wish Google Play Music will be on ps4...I have over 1000s music stored on it lol

[StormLegend]

Best music app around! the Quick Menu plays the music easily and fast too!

[Speak_da_Truth]

Best Update for the Ps4 this gen and that UI is super fast. Great Job Sony!

[DivineAssault]

Really cool.. Didnt even look at the new features yet.. Been working too damn much

[MephiSkA]

Something nice I just found out is that when a Blu-Ray movie is inserted, it now shows the title with a thumbnail of that movie instead of just showing "Blu-Ray Disc". It is beginning to take back more and more features it had taken away from the PS3.

[alfcrippinjr]

nice update only wish i could play by ps3 games on the ps4
but that not going to happen :(

[sackboyhappy]

i'm not sure if this is a secret feature but if you're in game and you come out of the UI only the PS button works, this happens a lot

[Germaximus]

That's pretty cool. I'm not happy with the visual changes to the Alert system.

[nunley33]

I preferred them black also.

[brando008]

Awesome feature, and a great way to discover new music!! Hoping to pick up a slim on Saturday

[DarXyde]

I noticed this. It's been recommending some pretty good music.

Funny story: if you play Dark Souls III, it recommends not only the Dark Souls III OST, but also some death metal playlists.

...Yeah.

[ion666]

I was playing battlefield 4. Checked spotify and it recommend the sountrack. I was like no thanks I can't even shut off during loading screens.it's so annoying.

[Angelin]

That is if you can access Spotify in your country :(

[chris235]

the news menu was chaotic before, but at least i browsed the wall every once in a while. with the new design where they only show 1 item at a time it became way too inconvenient to check what people are or were doing. so the redesign is a push away for me personally. and i don't think they were up for this effect. i thought they needed to show stuff what other people were doing for the effect of "oh, i want that, too".. this effect got pretty much nullified now.
other than that, who cares? it's the games that make a console. and in this sector the ps4 (and all the other competitors) is failing. bigtime. boring exclusives, indie titles that get marketed as aaa, delays and more indies. i don't know when the next game will get released that will be worth my time.

[DaMist]

Now all I need is external hard drive support

[colonel179]

There are a lot of things wrong on 4.00, too:

They removed the ability to zoom in and out of pictures.
There's no info anymore in pictures' thumbnails about size, date, etc (You have to press options>info)
Removed DLC owned from Game's Info Page
Removed ability to see photos directly from Game Info Page ( You now have to go to the pictures tile)
What's New doesn't work well at all. It doesn't refresh anymore, or does it whenever it wants (even by pressing triangle)
Trophies' notifications now show "You earned a trophy!" first, instead of the name of the trophy. (The name of the trophy is very small below)

That's what is on top of my head...