PS4 System Update 2.50 Available Tomorrow, Features Detailed

Tomorrow, PlayStation 4 will get an update to system software version 2.50, codenamed “Yukimura,” which will bring an onslaught of features: some you’ve been anticipating, many you’ve requested, and others that might surprise you. This update will make significant improvements to your PS4 experience, making it even more streamlined and enjoyable.

[Mankey]

Keep em' comin' Sony

I'd love to Play my music off my Hard-Drive, while streaming content from my home computer as a freind notification pops up, before closing my native Twich application and starting up an emulated PS1 classic.

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

I will use PlayStation Music when that comes out but of course playing media off the hard drive would be nice. I like PLEX 10x more than the DLNA features PS3 had. Twitch app.. I think the current way to view Twitch streams is fine but I guess a app wouldn't hurt. Now a PS1 emulator is something we really need. Hopefully it's better and has more graphics features than the one on PS3. If you made games widescreen they wouldn't even center on the screen correctly and most of the time they still have black borders and look horrible. The PS1 emulator on PC can do all these things almost perfect but it has lots of bugs and I don't own the discs of most of my favorite PS1 games.

[UKmilitia]

i went to set plex up and it wanted £3.99 a month to stream stuff from my network to ps4

[XBLSkull]

I wish my Xbox would let me do the controller customization, that feature rocks. Not really interested in all the other stuff, still no DLNA sucks. PLEX would be great if it was free, but it isn't. It's something that is worth $20 not the $150+ they want for a lifetime subscription. Get it together Sony, almost 18 months and counting waiting for this basic functionality.

[fr0sty]

Joining a friend's game from the home screen rocks too, it'll definitely cut down on the number of steps needed to jump into a game with a friend.

I agree on DLNA and media playback. I used to use my PS3 to play all of my promotional videos that I could conveniently store on its hard drive and take with me to conventions. I no longer can play any video clips at all on my PS4 unless it is streaming media or a blu-ray disc. That sucks. Thankfully, as the owner of a video production company I can just author all that stuff onto a blu-ray now, but it still sucks.

Sony nailed the gaming end, and I'm all for new gaming features as some of these are really cool, but I'm ready to start expanding the multimedia properties as well. I think the next major update should focus mostly on that.

[deadpoolio316]

The only people worried about DNLA are the pirates..God forbid they have to watch the movies they steal on their PC...Obviously studios are getting wise since more are starting to use Cinivida making it impossible for the consoles to play the movie, without streaming it using DNLA...

[fr0sty]

@deadpoolio
God forbid anybody want to be able to pull up an entire archive of family movies, pictures, and their entire music collection from their living room no matter which PC in the house the data is stored on... No, only pirates would have any interest in that sort of thing.

God forbid me, as the owner of a multimedia production company, would ever want to stream media that showcases my work to clients who are in the viewing room no matter what PC in the building that media was stored on. No, I'd only want it for piracy.

God forbid anybody back up their legally bought movie collection on their PC. No, just pirates.

[DOMination-]

@clericbeast

What are these three AAA rated games on ps4? the Xbox One has Sunset Overdrive, FH2 and Ori which i believe all score around the same as Resogun and now helldivers.

[WitWolfy]

I just jizzed a little in my pants by picturing all those features...

[Apollosupreme]

Hey, don't be ashamed.

You're sonysexual, be proud and strong. You're brave to come out like this. A fine example to all. Congrats.

[Eonjay]

Lets push for PS1 classic native support. There is no reason why they should be selling us Final Fantasy 7 PC port when most of us have the PS1 classic purchased already. DNLA is definitely coming so its time to work on other things, namely decent backwards compatibility with PS1+PS2 games (not just PSNow) and friend notifications.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Who's "they"? Sony doesn't own Square...they have stock in them...they don't own them. That decision is up to Square.

Also...I'm sorry but I'd rather not pay MORE for a PS4 JUST to have BC on other systems...I already OWN!

If you own those games...then clearly you've also owned the system....merely keep or rebuy the system. Its no a companies job to keep giving a free system every damn gen.

I'd rather they got a new CPU infrastructure, they waste time just upgrading the dated older one JUST to have BC.

Neither have BC based on the updated infrastructure.

I'd rather they not waste time with such a thing post launch.

But hey, maybe later we will likely see a lot of those games ported over to PS4 any, just like many publishers last gen ported over many ips on PSN and XBL.

Mind you...I have a huge PS1 and PS2 library of games and I really could care less about PS3 later on or PS4 from day 1 not having BC.

...and I own a 60GB BC PS3 and still don't care.

[Aghashie]

@edmix

I had to disagree. I own 40 plus PSOne games on disc format and I no longer have a PSOne system to play them. I can get another, sure. But why to spend the cash when I just could play them on my PS4? So yes, I want BC on my gaming systems. No point getting them again on the store in digital. I already own then, dammit.

[CorndogBurglar]

Still no notification when a friend logs on? Thats all i really want....

They can tell us when a friend joins some other party but they can't tell us when a friend logs on? Come on.

[medman]

Is it really that difficult for you to hit the psbutton and see which friends are online or not? Are you that lazy? Good grief....not to mention many games let you see who's online playing the particular game you're playing at the moment, so what's your complaint really about??

[EinRobot]

Well @ medman, I also would like a notification when a friend logs on. When I see a friend log on while I am watching Netflix I can instantly know its time to do a heist or whatnot. Otherwise I would have to keep interrupting my movie to hit the PS button and check. So simmer down with the venom just because you in your obvious infinite wisdom do not see a valid reason, it might just mean you don't see something that is clearly there.

[deadpoolio316]

Did it ever occur to you that IF your friends wanted to talk to you they would send you a message....They notice your online when they get on, clearly if you don't hear from them they don't want to chat...

[EinRobot]

@deadpoolio Its funny that you think you know what my friends are like. Based on what exactly?

[FamilyGuy]

What's stopping you from sending friends a message that reads "Hit me up if I'm online when you sign in."? or something like that?

Online prompts would be nice, as long as there's a way to categorize exactly which friends the notification pops up for. In the mean time a simple message sent to all your gta friends would work.

[Rattlehead20]

Why should we have to wait for people to message us when we're online, or expect them to check right away?

It's a feature that we had last gen and to leave it out and refuse to put it back is ludicrous.

[sereal_killer]

I agree, i can wait for DLNA and if we had the option in the mean time to atleast play movies from USB.

I'm also fine playing music from a USB in the meantime and spotify is on the way so i think they wll push that (also had a free version).

But i would love a native twich app or atleast a new section on the ps4 that shows all twitch streams that are not being streamed from a ps4.

[Muzikguy]

I don't know of I like that trophy screenshot thing. I hope we can turn that off or it automatically deletes with the next trophy received. Great update though! I would still like some kind of media player with visualizers, DLNA, folders, and friend notifications but this is still good! :)

[thereapersson]

Really???? Suspend / resume is only a game-specific feature and not a system feature?

/slaps forehead

[Bowzabub]

Surprises? Boing!

[Shazz]

Excellent :) all I'm hoping for now is friend notifications, games folders and dlna

[nucky64]

those would be welcome. I'd still like to see sony add Bluetooth support so their ps3 headsets would work on ps4.

[bouzebbal]

talk about a surprise! Great stuff

[spacedelete]

PS1 and PS2 emulation needed. i'd even pay for it if i have to.

[G20WLY]

PS Now, or play on your PS1/PS2. 'Need' is the wrong word. You mean 'want'. :)

[DragoonsScaleLegends]

PS Now = lower than normal quality and high latency
PS1 console = 144p quality
PS2 console w/ component cables = 240p quality
PS3 console = HD PS1/PS2 emulation but lacks any graphics options or upgrades and lacks 98% of PS2 library unless you have a original PS3.
PS4 console = Zero PS1 emulation and PS2 emulation and it probably couldn't even emulate the few PS2 game on the PS Store that even slim PS3s can emulate.
PC = Amazing PS1/PS2 emulation but lots of bugs which makes it suck for certain games.

By the way I 'need' PS1/PS2 emulation on PS4 too. :)

[G20WLY]

^lol, no you don't, you 'want' it. And you also want a better internet connection from the sounds of things. ;)

[WitWolfy]

PS NOW isnt even available in my country... But thanks for reminding me.

[pivotplease]

No I agree. Sony is certainly capable of getting PSone classics on the PS4. These should be a priority. They should also all be cross-buy. People shouldn't pay twice for the exact same product. All they have to do is finish that emulation software they've been working on. I'm not really holding my breath for PS2 games though unless it ends up being like the scant selection we see on PS3.

[G20WLY]

^I agree with everything you've said, Pivot, except that it should be a priority. New games should be a priority, in my opinion. New features come second. Then emulation of PS1 and remasters.

PS1 emulation should have been there at launch, IMO. Since it wasn't, I'd rather they worked on other things first and kept it ticking along nicely in the background.

They'll announce the feature during a game drought or to gain the upper hand when the competition does something that grabs the spotlight. That's just how it works, whether we like it or not.

[Canary]

The people disagreeing with you are the cancer killing gaming.
Way to actively fight against your own best interests, fanboys!

[JAM_brz]

Surprise? I love surprises... can't wait to see

[pivotplease]

I think by surprises they mean the new stuff in the list like new trophy and friend options. If there is something else I'll be happy though.

[MasterCornholio]

The PS4 keeps getting better and better.

Thanks for the great update Sony.

:)

[Father__Merrin]

its certainly the #1 choice for games, its got a great future ahead

[MasterCornholio]

Well I did buy it for the games. But that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the updates it gets.

[freshslicepizza]

looks like a pretty significant upgrade, awesome.

[Majin-vegeta]

So I guess we still can't play games off extra HDD?As long as I can move games from and to Ps4 to Ext HDD I'm god.

[CernaML]

Right after the release of the highest rated game of the year. Awesome stuff.

[Bennibop]

I hope Spotify is not the other surprises as we know that is coming tomorrow already!

[nix]

damn.. one more round of downloads... i just downloaded 12GB of Bloodborne and 2GB of update... i still got 16GB of that game to download.. now this...

i was dreading this was going to happen around..

anyway.. i love the update.

[rmw2hot]

Still waiting for Sony to let me install my games to my 1TB external hard drive that would b nice.

[XanderZane]

Yeah that would be nice, as well as the DLNA update they promised us, but I'm still very happy with this update. There are some significant improvements. I like the voice to text option. I'll have to update my PS Vita as well tonight. Good job Sony.

[achmetha]

I always assumed PS4's USB was only 2.0, is it 3.0? I'd love to be able to do this.

[AC2020x]

Can't wait for suspend/ resume!

[Spinal]

I don't quite get whats so special about suspend and resume? Do you not turn off your PS4?

Lemme try attempt to guess, is this feature to pause your game put your PS4 on standby then when you start it again you can continue the game?

I cant imagine it will continue a game after a Power off instead of standby.

[NeoGamer232]

Actually. Suspend/resume should save the entire memory of the machine in its current state. So when you turn it on again, all it does is reload memory into the console. This would/should include the point your game was at.

(At least that is how it works on "the other console")

[sereal_killer]

i dont see me using it alot either but alot of people use it especialy those who are used to it on the vita.
It is handy for games that dont have savepoints often for example.

This way you can still suspend it and comeback and continue where you were instead of starting all the way back from your previus savepoint.

It is also faster than having to boot your ps4 and the game again.

I just think of it as a way to keep your ps4 "on" while saving power lol

[NaAsAr]

looking forward to the 60FPS remote play feature. playing driveclub on my pstv and vita is fine but playing something like resogun was horrible because of the frame rate cap of 30.

[blakstarz]

The customized button feature is really a big surprise, this will be a big advantage for fighting games. Sony came through with this update.

[stuna1]

Yes that's the feature that should be garnering a lot of attention and praise! The ability to re-map and customize gameplay buttons as you see fit, for any game. That in my opinion is a phenomenal feature in and of itself.

Pause and Resume another great addition. Sony may take more time to do things than many want, but when they bring it, they bring it! I'm very happy with my purchase choice, and I look forward to even more welcomed additions to the PS4 repeatoir in the near future as well as coming years.

If there was something that I wanted at this very moment, it would be for Sony to update their browser and allow for the PS4 to play a larger amount of music and video codecs.

[sereal_killer]

i can see the button mapping being handy but i wont use it.

I imagine i wil get confused when ingame prompts dont matchup with the buttons on the controller lol

[tubers]

If that works for every PS4 game, godsend to people with some sort of issues with their hands/fingers.

[Ristul]

•Delete 0% Trophies — Remove games from your Trophy list that have zero percent completion.

Nice, now I can delete "The Playroom" from my trophies list! ;)

[LOL_WUT]

Yeah I have no idea why I even opened that app if I have no camera anyways this is good ;)

[psplova]

I have a question about a possible future update I was hoping for. What are the chances that Google Play Music ever becomes something we can stream from our PS4 consoles? Is that a stupid question? I have all my music uploaded to the google cloud and would love the opportunity to stream it from my PS4 instead of the limited amount I can get on my 16gb USB flash drive...

[sereal_killer]

atm i think it is rather small since they just partnered up with spotify and would want to promote that first.

But who knows? i have alot of music on google aswell so it would be nice.

[Mr Logic]

Not happening. They're getting rid of their own Sony Music Unlimited service and giving us an exclusive arrangement with Spotify.

[Ethereal]

Sweet. Keep the updates coming!

[LoveSpuds]

Can anyone confirm if an 'appear offline' option will make it into the patch?

Looks like a great suite of features is being added, I am particularly excited about the suspend feature.

[Cryptcuzz]

I want this as well. Sometimes I want to just play Destiny for example and do a few bounties, without requests to chat, help with nightfall, etc.

[StormLegend]

Still no
-Folders
-Online friend notfications
-DLNA
-USB Video support
-Text chat needs fixing
-Profile comments
-No way for friends to view alll of your gameplay videos.
– Appear offline
– profile colors

-Avatars (yes many people still want them)
- custom wallpapers

[Canary]

All valid points. But you should know by now that criticizing Sony is heresy on N4G.

Anyway, avatars do appear in the PS4's UI. At the very least they pop up in the friends list and when you use the controller to switch users.

[peshkavusCA]

Playstation completely destroyed Xbox and Nintendo brands :) Game over boys and girls!

[Rattlehead20]

Because of this update?

[ziggurcat]

chances are that it'll be ready tonight at 10pm-ish.

looking forward to this update! looks like there's a lot of great features finally being implemented.

[dkrusen87]

Will there be any updates coming for the Ps Vita?

[Canary]

I think so. Didn't they announce they were shutting down some of the Vita services like Near? So we should at least get a patch that lets us delete those from our systems.

[captainexplosion]

Am I understanding the resume feature correctly? It only works with certain games and you can't turn off your PS4 you have to leave it in rest mode?

[Canary]

It's 2015. The Playstation 4 is a nearly a year-and-a-half old by now. And yet the OS is still lacking really basic, fundamental features. Like being able to sort content, or group content into folders, or remove demos/free content from the library.

Instead we get another tiny, incremental update that adds more small, superfluous changes and the fanboys have nothing but masturbatory praise.

[comebackkid9891]

Wake me up when PSX/PS2 BC arrives...

[SmokingMonkey]

I think you're in what's called a coma then.

I would love that too, but it's just not going to happen.

[comebackkid9891]

I know (: There's a few cult classics that passed me by (TimeSplitters, Haunting Ground, etc.) I'm hung up on.

[twiggytree12]

@comeback - I actually picked up haunting ground recently (still play my ps2 regularly) Its a fantastic game! Have no idea how that one flew over my radar during the ps2 generation.

[comebackkid9891]

From what I've seen it looks fantastic, need something to tide me over till project scissors.

[GNCFLYER]

I'm assuming all single player games will work?

Just not always online games?

[Omar91]

So is spotify still coming this week?

[Neo_Zeed]

I like the sound of the addition of text to speech. I never imagined TTS coming.

[gavinm1993]

yessss, been looking forward to this for a long time

[oasdada]

I wudlike to see a display output option where the last boxes of contast dnt all look white in games.. other than that m good!

[Shad0wRunner]

Tomorrow?

So, does that mean it will go live tonight at midnight? Since technically, that would be tomorrow...