PS4 Update 3.00 – Improvements the Console Deserves

Beta signups are now open for PS4 update 3.00, and we can assume this will be a big one, given the jump to an an entirely new whole number. With the tantalizing possibilities on the horizon, Daily Reaction on PSLS is filling their daydreams with what they want when this next huge update releases on the PS4.

[PhoenixUp]

There are still too many things that PS3 can do that PS4 can't

[FRAKISTAN]

dont forget to give examples of the "too many things"

[DualWielding]

Organizing files
Vita content Management
playing PSOne and 2 classics
Notifications for friends signing in

[F0XHOUND]

Custom movie thumbnails.
Custom themes.

[BitbyDeath]

Only early PS3 models could play PS2 games and that was because they had PS2 hardware inside them.

Organizing files wasn't done well at all on PS3, sure better than nothing but I would hope PS4 does it a whole lot better than just album sorting.

[nitus10]

While all PS3's can play PS1 games only the first release PS3's can play PS2 games.

It is possible for software to be developed for the PS4 to allow for PS1 and PS2 backwards compatibility however it might be much more difficult to do the same PS3 games unless they were ported.

[A-stil_Tv]

Bluetooth headset support and for crying out loud add chrome as the web browser thats pretty much it for me ATM I'm sure there's more that I can't think of at the moment

[P_Bomb]

Just to add to the lists:

Full avatar access/purchases
Profile quotes
Sorting trophies alphabetically by game
Offline trophy viewing
Social hub like Home
Custom themes and wallpapers
Saving movies/pics/music to hard drive

[Spartacus10]

party text chat messages appearing on screen while you continue playing, and not requiring you to go into the party menu to view them.

[kevnb]

What's sad is that hackers have revealed all ps3s can play PS2 games since every ps2 game can be converted to a ps2 classic.

[nucky64]

well, the big ones for me are Bluetooth support for mics and the little notification in the corner of screen when friends come on line.

[frostypants]

Support for the Sony Bluetooth remote.
Support for playing MP3s (this one is ridiculous)

I shouldn't be turning off my PS4 and firing up my PS3 when I want to do media stuff. But the PS3 remains, at this point, a far superior media platform. I know the PS4 was focused on gaming, but they could throw us a few bones...

[Crazyglues]

@ Phoenixup

Do you mean can't, or just don't do yet...

Because I think PS4 can do anything PS3 did, it's just a matter of putting those features in.

Like Notifications for when your friends sign on, PS3 use to tell you as soon as they were on, but it's not an option on PS4. (but of course it can if they add it)

[scientificreasoning]

Don't forget there are things the PS4 can do PS3 can't like share play, multitask, party Chat, Play go, and the ps3 OS is a slow mess. Two sides to every story bro.

[BlackPanther]

That makes zero sense. You buy a new iteration of something having new features of course but you can't lose many you had before.

[FallenAngel1984]

Considering that PS4 is an upgrade to PS3, it should go without saying that it would have more features.

I don't see how you can damage control PS3 having features that PS4 has yet to adapt to yet.

[GhostTurtle]

Bro, that like, makes no sense.

[DragonKing81]

Well it's still selling well regardless lol

[News4Noobs-]

And that is why we still don't have simple features like notifications for friends signing in... Because no matter what "PS4 still sells well" that's why Sony just sits back and relax and simply ignore for the features we really want more first. Yes, that's why competition is good because it makes companies have more pressure on them to try to give what customers ask/want. As long as they keep the lead... It is like "we will give you those features whenever we feel the push for it." and of course the consumer is the first to blame for... Because most of us will justify it as "yea, then why deh console iz sellin so wellz then?" that's not the point. The point is we should be getting what we have being asking for months, what we already had in the ps3, what the PS4 can handle so easy. A simple feature but yet so usefull? Like are you gonna tell me that it's gonna take them 3 years just to code "Player XXX just signed in?" c'mon

Sorry, but its been to damn long wait for things qe have been asking for since day one... Like it is not even something like we want the ps4 to make sandwiches, wash our clothes, and give us cold beers.

The real reason why YOU don't see the features you want is because your answer is "well it still sells, so Im still happy." lets be real and don't try to hide your needs with is already offered because if that was the case just because we have shared play does it means we don't need folders, friends notifications etc? Then what would be the point of even asking for those things then?

Lol mark my word. Don't be surprised if at the of this gen we still don't even have half of the features that should've been available at least 6 months after the console was released. /Writing from phone

Lets see the disagrees and see how many people don't want anythig else for the PS4 :)

[Angeljuice]

@News4Noobs

I don't care at all for what you seem to think is necessary. Friend notifications for ecample would only effect me negatively (it used to annoy me on PS3).

Now I'm not saying there aren't improvements to be made to the ecosystem, just that they aren't a universal fit.

I'd rather have CD playback than anything else that has been mentioned here, but I wouldn't be presumptuous enough to have a go at people who don't agree with me.

I genuinely don't care about the features you have listed, so why should I be up in arms about their omission?

[KnownAsEpic]

Well, because the PS3 only does everything

[OverdosedWitDopeness]

Yup improve from last gen and not take away from it. I see it as just a matter of time for these features to be implemented tho considering the resources available.

[Ch1d0r1]

Well there are many things PS4 can do that PS3 can't. For example party chat.

[frostypants]

Which is great. But some of the stuff it lost is nonsensical. Things that should be simple to include.

[IGiveHugs2NakedWomen]

@PhoenixUp

PS3 can't shareplay, Doesn't have a photomode, Can't stream gameplay, downloads and installs games at a turtle's pace. There are a few more, but at this moment, I'd say I rather have the features that the PS4 has. The only feature I miss from the PS3 is support for MP3's.

[Azmatik]

*tip* ps4 supports MP3s now.

[frostypants]

@Azmatik, only off USB. That's not full support.

[PhoenixUp]

Comparing what PS4 can do that PS3 can is absurd, especially considering the former is an upgrade to the latter.

This is about PS3 still having functionalities that haven't been added to PS4, not a comparison game.

[kingPoS]

You have no idea how much I miss the PS3's video playback functionalities. I keep pressing square & triangle expecting 15 sec thumbnail slide or a host of options to show up. It's frustrating!

I'll admit though, MKV support is really nice, however it doesn't do anime fans any favors without embedded subtitles.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[StormLegend]

Agreed!

[jokerisalive]

How about true external HDD support Sony???

[StormLegend]

Last Sign in plz!!!

I wanna know when the last time my friends was online..

[DragonKnight]

Why? If they're offline then you can't play with them. The only reason to know when your friend was last online is to stalk them and/or make them feel bad that they played without you.

[metalgod88]

DragonKnight, not impressed with your lackluster comment. Its a common feature that we see in numerous systems, games, and auditing.

I too would like this feature added.

[DragonKnight]

I don't really care what you're impressed by or not. Saying "I want this feature because it's a common feature" is not an answer.

Why do you want to know when the last time your friend played was? If he/she are not online, you can't play with them and that's the most important part.

So let's create a scenario shall we?

You boot up your console, you look at your friend list and you see...

"XxNOoBzKilLa420xX last sign in was 2 hours ago"

Exactly what has that information told you except that 2 hours ago your friend was gaming online without you?

Is knowing that going to make your game session better?

Is knowing that going to help you if you say play against him in the future?

What could you possibly do with that information other than to say to your friend "I saw you were online 2 hours ago" and go from there.

Personally speaking, if I was presented with that kind of comment from someone on my friend list, they wouldn't be on my friend list for much longer afterwards. I don't need people stalking my profile like some kind of jealous partner.

[OverdosedWitDopeness]

@dragonknight It's good to have cuz some people on ps3 at least would stop using there PSN account or sell there ps3 so if it's say 4 months since that friend was online might as well delete them to free up space for more active friends otherwise its useless.

[DragonKnight]

@Overdosed: Finally someone provides an actual answer that has merit. Thank you. Yes, I can definitely see having that feature as being helpful if you have a friend list full of inactive people, but then again basic sense should be able to suffice in that regard too.

[Kombatologist]

It's about usability. Knowing the last time people signed into something gives you an idea of how often they use whatever it is they're signing in to, which helps with the occasional purging of your friends list, among other things.

And all the basic sense in the world isn't going to help you keep track of 100+ people.

[DragonKnight]

@Kombatologist: Yes it will. You're trying to tell me you cycle through playing with 100+ people on your PS4? Enough so that you wouldn't remember who you'd played with?

[Kombatologist]

@DragonKnight: No, it won't. Most people have better things to do than keep track of who's actually active on their friends list(s) (or troll forums for that matter). Of course I don't cycle through playing with 100+ people, but that's not the point. If someone on my list isn't active for a long time for whatever reason, there's a good chance I'll remove them if I don't really know them. There's no way of knowing how long someone has been inactive, though. That's where such a feature comes in handy. I'm not sure why you're against it in the first place. It's fine if you have no use for it, but others do.

[freshslicepizza]

dk,
"The only reason to know when your friend was last online is to stalk them and/or make them feel bad that they played without you."

think outside of your box. it can tell you two important details. one is when they are usually on (so that you can manage your play time together better) and two is if they even use online much. some may have sold their system or stop subscribing. i delete old friends who haven;t signed on for over a few months. why is it so difficult for you to see benefits just because you may not care?

"I don't really care what you're impressed by or not. Saying "I want this feature because it's a common feature" is not an answer."

of course you care, why else would you be here? the irony is your only response to think why anyone would want it would be to stalk them. strange way to perceive things.

your comments come across more as damage control than trying to be helpful. how sony still manages to not show your friends when they sign in on the ps4 is still a mystery to me but i imagine you think that's no big deal either.

[voltron2010]

seeing as how the number of people you can add to your friends list is limited on the ps3 I like to know that someone has not signed in for 8 months. then I can delete them . on the ps4 you really can't tell if someone you added still plays .

[DragonKnight]

@Kombatologist: You... you just proved my point. You pretty much just agreed that there really is no need to know when someone was last signed in to know that you haven't played with that person in a long time. Add a lack of communication with them and that equals you likely deleting them from your friend list. Just because you have 100+ people on your friend list doesn't mean you don't know who you play with on a regular basis.

@saltybread: You really have a reading comprehension problem. When I said "I don't care what impresses you or not" that had nothing to do with my interest in the general topic of this thread, it had to do with someone replying to my first comment. Seriously, what the hell is wrong with you that you always, ALWAYS, have such a hard time with basic reading skills?

But anyway, the reason this is not really beneficial is because it depends on people being ignorant and/or lazy. What should be a mystery to you is how so many people don't know their own friend list and can't remember who they've played with, along with why is it necessary to have a feature on a console to facilitate your ability to schedule play sessions with friends when you can, shockingly I know, just ask them via a message.

"Hey XxNoObKiLla420xX you wanna play some COD tomorrow?"

"Oh, hey 360NOSCOPING4LIFE, yeah sure. When would you like to do that?"

Wow, that was so difficult to do wasn't it? I mean, logging on to your console, finding their name, seeing "last signed in 3 hours ago" is definitely more pertinent information than simply asking them.

I bet you're the kind of person who goes to a store, doesn't matter what kind, and will literally search the entire store top to bottom forever looking for something when you can just ask someone that works there where it is.

[freshslicepizza]

dk,
"But anyway, the reason this is not really beneficial is because it depends on people being ignorant and/or lazy."

i see. this probably applies to a lot of things in life. it's not really all to do with laziness, it's called efficiency. so making things easier isn't beneficial? gotcha.

"What should be a mystery to you is how so many people don't know their own friend list and can't remember who they've played with, along with why is it necessary to have a feature on a console to facilitate your ability to schedule play sessions with friends when you can, shockingly I know, just ask them via a message."

you don't seem to like playing with others online anyways so it's understandable you cannot get your mind wrapped under the idea that lots of us like to have lots of people we can easily connect with at any time of the day. just because we don't know as much about them as our close friends does not diminish the convenience factor.

"Hey XxNoObKiLla420xX you wanna play some COD tomorrow?"

"Oh, hey 360NOSCOPING4LIFE, yeah sure. When would you like to do that?"

"Wow, that was so difficult to do wasn't it? I mean, logging on to your console, finding their name, seeing "last signed in 3 hours ago" is definitely more pertinent information than simply asking them."

i don't even think you even know what it is your arguing about. you seem lost in the discussion and use poor analogies to make some silly point that really has no merits to the discussion. all because of why, to keep arguing?

"I bet you're the kind of person who goes to a store, doesn't matter what kind, and will literally search the entire store top to bottom forever looking for something when you can just ask someone that works there where it is."

yes, that's called being a man. we men tend to do that. same with asking for directions. that doesn't mean i don't use google maps. or is that silly too and only for lazy people?

we all know the type of personality you possess. you like to argue, not debate. you like to impose your opinion onto others and anyone who clashes with that you take aggressive actions and will attack if needed. doesn't sound like the person i'd want to have on my friends list. and we all know how good sony's matchmaking system is along with its ability to track those you block and report.

ask yourself, what is the downside in supporting this feature? there isn't one which is why you are on full damage control trying to diminish its relevancy of importance. why? i have no idea but it's amusing.

[Kombatologist]

"@Kombatologist: You... you just proved my point."

Um, I did nothing of the sort, because you have no point.

[reese27]

you can look at there recent activities feed

[Whitey2k]

I want external drive support
since i have a 4k tv i want upscaler to 4k
I want to see psnow adapt to ps plus so maybe extra £10 a month gets u unlimited games through psnow i want EA excess better voicechat etc etc

[nitus10]

And I want my flying car now!

The PS3/PS4 and the XBox360/XB1 can only output to a maximum of 1080p (aspect ratio 16:9). If you have a 4k TV it will upscale although it won't look as good compared to true 4k content if you can find any and have a machine capable of playing it.

The PS4 and XB1 can actually play BD's which have 4k content however there are no true 4k console games although with some PC's with one or more very powerful graphics cards some games can be up-scaled to look like they are producing 4k content.

[OverdosedWitDopeness]

@whitey
Your best bet is to get a home theater receiver with good 4k upscaling or a very good gaming pc

[Whitey2k]

I did have a very good pc but got rid of it due to running costs for the bills and house mortgage so I got myself a ps4

[Hoffmann]

Playstation 1 and 2 backward compatibility please.

[Flyingdog670]

This would be really great. I can understand why PS3 compatibility will probably never happen (CELL). But PS1 and PS2 compatibility should be able to happen, plus i hope ones bought on PSN will be able to work too!

[Eidolon]

Idk, I think Sony can do it with GPU processing, but why would they want to with PS Now?

[DragonKnight]

PS1 B.C. is a simple matter, but PS2 B.C. is not. It's nearly as complicated as PS3 B.C. because the PS2 was also designed to be more difficult to develop for. Even the PS2 emulation on PC is iffy.

[peowpeow]

PS2 emulation is iffy on PC because it's the community that try and reverse engineer the software. Sony has the tools and knowledge to achieve smooth PS2 emulation

[TWB]

@peowpeow

They dont...

I commented on this subject some time ago but the reason the community HAD TO reverse engineer the software and hardware is because theres barely any documentations on the PS2 HW. It was even discovered that Sony had "borrowed" some code from the PC emulator for their emulator on the PS3 (which everybody was fine with considering Sony has never bothered the emulator community). The guy who wrote the graphics plugin for PCSX2 is pretty god tier.

But yeah, PS2 emulation is going to be a huge chalenge.

[Masterchief_thegoat]

this what i want. I hope is not psnow can't stand it

[22CobraKing]

We need
Folders
Custom themes
Offline trophy support
Autosync trophies
Bluetooth headset support
External hardrive support(to save and play games from)
Place for game updates like PS3( so if you don't want to delete a game update but you want to delete a game it only deletes the game and not dlc/updates)
Pin games/applications

[Masterchief_thegoat]

LIKE YOUR LIST

[sackboyhappy]

+
a decent user friendly text chat that displays most of the message on screen in game (ps3 had better, the ps4s was bad before, now it's even worse because it's hidden (it's in the party chat, press triangle)

improved user friendly customisable UI (ps3 had better)

[Flyingdog670]

Custom Themes!!! The themes on ps store are horrible and ask for way too much.

[frostypants]

There's a cloud one that's pretty sweet. But just that one. The rest are terrible. So yeah...you're right.

[Gwiz]

It's funny how my PS3 Slim is having a decent WIFI
connection UPSTAIRS and i'm still having a moderate
connection with cable on my PS4 DOWNSTAIRS
.Downloading BOIII beta ATM and it's not really any faster
than the PS3 downloads,SONY FFS upgrade your network
this is worth adding € 5 to quarterly subs?Not a chance.

[nitus10]

If you are getting download speeds on your PS4 comparable to those on your PS3 then the common factor is your Internet connection not the network performance of the site you want to connect to.

Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony don't own the Internet although they do control their own sites, so even if the site's network is in the Gb range the performance between the site and the gamer is limited to performance of the network.

The only solution is to get a service provider that has a better Internet performance and you are most likely going to be paying more if there is one available.

[Gwiz]

What the hell are you talking about?
I have downloaded 12.5 GB's in 8 hours with cable on the PS4,while my laptop downloads X4 that amount in the same time upstairs with Wifi.It's not my network.

[Relientk77]

Bluetooth headset support

[nitus10]

The PS4 does have Bluetooth support for headsets. Go to "Settings" --> "Devices" then "Bluetooth Devices" and see if your headset appears. If it doesn't then it is not supported and I would check on the Internet as to why it isn't since it may be possible you need to do something to get it working.

I think there was an issue with PS3 supported Bluetooth headsets and PS4 ones although I would check up on this.

[RAM0N]

We need an invite to game system

[smashman98]

What do you mean?

[quaneylfc]

Is anyone having problems with psn.

Mine has been going down a lot the last few days, i can't make parties and neither can anyone i know?

[ABBAJESUS]

We need video games Jimmy! VIDEO GAEMS!

[Dude Dutch]

How about simple cd playback? I still like to play cd's.

Audio cd that is. Or SACD? Ok one can dream.

[wenaldy]

There's no CD optical lense on PS4.

[TWB]

Where have you heard this?

[nitus10]

Rip your CD's to mp3's or some supported codec to a USB device and plug that in one of the PS4's USB ports. You can now play your music.

You can even do this for any codec that the PS4 supports.

[frostypants]

But the fact that it can't play them off the HDD is completely absurd.

[nevin1]

I don't have PS4 yet(don't won't one) and based on the list from you people, its ridiculous how PS4 didn't carry over basic features from PS3 day one.

[OldDude]

It took years for the PS3 (and 360) to have the features it did. Its called maturity of the system and it doesnt happen day one. The PS4 (and X1) can both do many things the PS3 and 360 couldnt do. Patience young Padawan, it takes time to become a Jedi.

[jv1991]

Externall hdd plz sony and folders and custom themes

[1nsomniac]

Reads more like a Sony PR article rather than a constructive & informative one.

Stop telling us about how perfect the console already is & discuss what the article is about, new features!

[DragonKing81]

How do you get in the beta?

[tanukisuit]

Sign up information via the official playstation blog, I think.

Also, if you guys can, vote up what you desire most at the ShareBlog section. I'm personally going for more cloud storage, and external harddrive support...

[DragonKing81]

Thanks, will do

[22CobraKing]

I submitted an idea about a month ago and it is still not posted the last recently one from someone else was May25

[OldDude]

Honestly not a slam, but there is no way I am trusting Sony with a beta upgrade and my PS4. Too many potential issues.

[metalgod88]

What we need is for Sony to drop PSNow. Its way too expensive. If they lowered the price, I may consider it, but at its current price point, its not something I'm able to consider.

I'd love to see PS1 & PS2 compatibility, but with the current hardware, I doubt that's possible through software.

[Nubbygamer]

Dont mean to start a fanboy war here... But i have to point out the giant elephant in the room... Most of the comments above of what people want Xbox has been doing since 360. With cortana integration Xbox One UI is going to be nothing sort of amazing.

I love all consoles but this update better bring PS4 to a respectable place. Nevermind the constant PSN issues, this seems like a simple fix. If Xbox can be on their 15th update, i think Sony can manage more than they have done.

With those kinds of fans and sales numbers, we deserve far better.

[AstroCyborg]

& people wonder why sony ignores us with goons like these guys why should sony listen

[ZaWarudo]

I want an Appear Offline option so bad.

[ninsigma]

A lot of people asking for folders. I don't particularly see it as urgent but that might be because I delete digital games off the hdd when I complete them. It would be a welcome feature though if it was implemented. Someone above mentioned offline viewing of trophies and I highly agree with that! It's silly that if my Internet is down I can't check my trophies. The ps4 should hold the list locally and be updated locally as well as on their servers . I'm guessing trophies go straight to the server when you earn them and when you look at it, the Console requests the list.
Not so much a console feature butilise I'd like to change my psn to Ninsigma. Had psn before I came up with the name and I would like all my ids to be consistent. I think it's very possible for them to emulate ps1 and ps2 games. I really want them to do that. Don't care about ps3 games really because I have my ps3 still. Also have the ps2 but it's not plugged in.

[Xbonewone32015]

This update might give the ps4 the o/s edge against the xb1 o/s.

Win 10 integration is a beast.

The win 10 games apps are hundreds or even thousands of app store games the xb1 will be getting.

Game on !

[FoxyGotGame]

PS1/2 Classics, appear offline and friends 'now online' notifications are my most wanted features. I get that many would like a lot of the features that came to, or were already included at PS3 launch.

...but lest we forget, PS4 is not PS3.5 nor an 'Upgrade' as some idiots would describe it. A new component/part added to the stock hardware is an upgrade. PS4 is an entirely new console offering a new experience and new ways to play. Seems a lot of Fanboys have a lot to comment about a console they do not even own.

[Antwan3k]

If you bought an iPhone 6, wouldn't you expect it to be able to do everything the iPhone 5 could do and more?..

Both Sony and Microsoft dropped the ball on this and released their consoles too early.. It's just that simple..

[FoxyGotGame]

How you going to compare an iphone to a Console?...what next a scooter to a motorcycle? Never read a more ridiculous comparison /

[tweet75]

Always risky business with beta updates always a chance it can brick your console.

[FoxyGotGame]

True, but Sony have confirmed you can easily return to the firmware prior to 3.0 so it should be okay, but that is no guarantee /

[Father__Merrin]

I want the whole thing simple just like ps2

Any other options should be accessible other ways. But main welcome screen should be games only

[Smokingunz]

How about:
1.custom wallpapers
2.nfc between for cell phone and other devices
3.folders
4.the ability save and view content to the console such as music,movies and pictures.

How about it sony?

[mochachino]

As multimedia boxes both are lacking. They don't even support second screen from your phone.

An under $20 Chromecast or Roku Stick has more multimedia functionality.

[FastRedPonyCar]

How about faster downloads from PSN. It is wired via Ethernet right next to my PC yet only downloads at about half the speed of steam and origin :/

[22CobraKing]

Anyone tried submitting an idea to plastation blog share? I made one a month ago and it never got posted. Last recent idea was from May 25

[mushroomwig]

I've submitted about 7-8 ideas over the past 3 years, 3 were approved but now only 1 is showing on my account for some reason.

http://share.blog.us.playst...

I don't know why they bother to have the blog if they're not even going to approve new ideas.

[TWB]

TBH, now my only wish is that they fix the "cant download x you need atleast x.xx free storage space" error. I just got it when I updated the firmware (I have kept my PS4 offline just to protect it from that error, then I forgot it...)