PS4 System Software 4.00 Will Feature Folders, UI Refresh, More

PS4’s upcoming 4.00 update, codenamed Shingen, rolls out soon for everyone included in the public beta program. If you signed up and were selected, be on the lookout for an email with instructions on how to download.

[YinYangGaming]

Those are some pretty impressive additions/changes

[Genuine-User]

Absolutely. They've pretty much included all the important features except ext hdd support.

[YinYangGaming]

Yep and since a lot of these are fan requested features I have no doubt other highly requested features like ext HDD support isn't far behind now either

[Saigon]

The features in this update, is more on the list of items I wasn't expecting. Good job Sony for actually going after some if not most of user requested features.

[uth11]

@moldybread Username changes is more a network feature than a firmware feature

[freshslicepizza]

@ufh11,

They are related to one another. Perhaps it is a limitation to the service itself as to why they cannot do it.

[Sparta07]

I think the eternal hard drive support will come soon. Don't think they are in a rush for that upgrade. from day one we were able to swap the internal hard drive.

[inmusicutrust]

@moldybread

They are working on user name changes but having difficulties . Because the network wasn't build with that in mind things like trophies are proving to be tricky in regards to the issue. Everything is connected to your username and the network doesn't recognize a simple name change and still associate everything to the account. Supposedly that's the issue at least.

[daynnight365]

Name change says hi....I know it's an old one

[Slappy McGee]

As much as I would love to add an external 2tb hdd to my PS4 to go along with the 2tb internal I have to wonder where I would plug it into the system. The only usb ports are in the front. It would look bad having a cable stretched across the front of the console. Maybe the aux port on the back could be used? I certainly hope so.

[TWB]

I swear that they have improved ext HDD/USB storage device support quietly. I occasionally transfer my galleries to a 500Gb USB 2 HDD, and at the beginning of PS4 it sometimes would simply refuse the drive constantly, while at times it would accept it flawlessly even some times in a row. Mixed experiences, sometimes it would work after a couple of retries.

Now since the couple of last updates, I dont think that my PS4 has refused the drive even once.

For starters, I would be happy with a feature to record video straight to the external HDD, with the ability to upload gameplay videos from that external storage.

[DarXyde]

Moldybread,

While I don't believe your comment should be considered "inappropriate", I've witnessed little else from you beyond criticism and skepticism of just about everything Sony is doing with these updates (or, more generally, PlayStation itself). It's generally accompanied by what feels like some slight, insincere compliment followed by a sizable "but...". Give it a rest, mate.

Yes, it's missing those features. No denying that. But hey, it does support USB and cloud saves for backing up. It's apparent they're listening. What I'm saying is, no, PS4 is not perfect. It's still got some shortcomings worth addressing. But jeez, can't you be positive about them adding folders and overhauling the UI a bit? I'd rather they take their time to ensure my console doesn't become a paperweight from a shoddy update.

Microsoft not long ago added custom soundtracks and Nintendo still needs to address some glaring issues with Wii U's online titles.

How about you dial down the negativity? This update looks great. There's no need to go all glass-half-empty. It's considerable progress regardless.

[freshslicepizza]

@DarXyde
"While I don't believe your comment should be considered "inappropriate", I've witnessed little else from you beyond criticism and skepticism of just about everything Sony is doing with these updates (or, more generally, PlayStation itself). It's generally accompanied by what feels like some slight, insincere compliment followed by a sizable "but...". Give it a rest, mate."

i will give it a rest once i see the same people who continue to make even more negative and more disingenuopus comments within the xbox articles. all while miraculously getting away with it.

"Yes, it's missing those features. No denying that. But hey, it does support USB and cloud saves for backing up. It's apparent they're listening. What I'm saying is, no, PS4 is not perfect. It's still got some shortcomings worth addressing. But jeez, can't you be positive about them adding folders and overhauling the UI a bit? I'd rather they take their time to ensure my console doesn't become a paperweight from a shoddy update."

i've said it before and i will say it again, sony has the best console product out there right now. it has gotten A LOT better. put it this way, i refuse to even go into the playstation store on my p3, that's how bad it is. it is so slow i can't handle it and it is NOT my connection.

"Microsoft not long ago added custom soundtracks and Nintendo still needs to address some glaring issues with Wii U's online titles."

microsoft did indeed remove some features that were on the xbox 360. their early os was clunky and terrible on the xbox one but from what i hear it has come a long ways. i don't own an xbox one no matter how many think i am some xbox fanboy. i guess that is the handbook response to anyone who criticizes sony, they must be a total xbox fan only then.

"How about you dial down the negativity? This update looks great. There's no need to go all glass-half-empty. It's considerable progress regardless."

like i said, when we see the xbox articles clear of the same people who make far more negative commenst then i do then sure, i will.

[DarXyde]

Moldybread,

You'll stop when you stop seeing it on Xbox articles? In other words you don't mind being part of the problem. That's actually pretty petty and immature.

About PS3's store, yeah, it's pretty slow...But why are we talking about Sony's last generation console now?

Criticizing Sony doesn't give you the label of Xbox fanboy. I criticize Sony where it's appropriate myself and don't receive labels like that. You certainly come off as an anti Sony fanboy, I'll say that.

My advice to you is to stop being part of a problem and justifying your behavior by essentially saying, "but they started it". It's childish. The shoe was on the other foot last generation, but this does not need to turn into a pissing match because it has no chance of ending that way.

Bottom line, Sony is making some very positive changes. No amount of spinning is going to undermine that.

[freshslicepizza]

@DarXyde

we are ALL part of the problem because it has never gone away.

"About PS3's store, yeah, it's pretty slow...But why are we talking about Sony's last generation console now?"

because i only have a ps3 and used it as an exaple of how much better sony has done with the ps4.

"Criticizing Sony doesn't give you the label of Xbox fanboy. I criticize Sony where it's appropriate myself and don't receive labels like that. You certainly come off as an anti Sony fanboy, I'll say that."

anti fanboy i can live with but i am by no means anti-sony. far from it. they have basically saved gaming in my opinion because nintendo at the time was a real dictator and did not work well with third party publishers, in fact they still don't. sega was also running their business to the ground and sony came in at the right time with a new vision.

"My advice to you is to stop being part of a problem and justifying your behavior by essentially saying, "but they started it". It's childish. The shoe was on the other foot last generation, but this does not need to turn into a pissing match because it has no chance of ending that way."

i'm trying to prove a point about how lopsided things really are.

"Bottom line, Sony is making some very positive changes. No amount of spinning is going to undermine that.
Agree 3Disagree"

yes and no. yes they are still making positivbe changes but they still have issues that need ironing out. i give them a b grade.

[DarXyde]

Moldybread,

No. We're not all part of the problem. I don't do what you do. Plenty of people don't do what you do. Plenty of people do, but plenty of people don't. You're a cynic, it's that simple.

Using PS3 as an example of how much better they're doing with PS4...but you only own a PS3. How do these changes happening affect you right now? I'm not saying you can't have an opinion, but it seems to me that you just wanted to be vocal for the sake of rustling some jimmies. You're not even really discussing how far Sony came with the PS4. If anything, you're ridiculing them for what they have yet to accomplish.

Proving a point at how lopsided things are, yet you mention nothing about doing so until you're questioned. I highly doubt you're doing it to bring the other side's nonsense to attention. But I must ask, how does that invalidate what I've stated? That is, in what way am I wrong in saying that, if true, your actions are childish? That still seems to hold. Taking it upon yourself to"expose hypocrisy" without giving much reasoning is...oh, what's it called...trolling? I think so.

"Yes and no"? No, it's a resounding yes. Yes, Sony is doing awesome things with the PS4. It's only getting better. As I've stated, it's not perfect, so saying it needs to iron out some issues adds nothing new to this discourse. And frankly, if you really don't own a PS4, your assessment of these updates with a B grade is pretty dismissive. Not saying they're better or worse, but I am saying it doesn't really matter coming from you right now.

You're probably going to say something along the lines of, "but I've played PS4 extensively". That's nice, but you don't own one and your personal experiences aren't being hindered comparably to that of an owner. So tell me exactly: What would you like Sony to do? Specifically, tell me everything you want them to add. So far, I see external HDD support and change of username. Bear in mind the update will include more features which may address your concerns. But please, tell me exactly what Sony should do with PS4.

[DigitalRaptor]

@ mb

"they are still ignoring some of the most requested though, such as the ability to change your username. folders is a nice surprise and yes, they should try and get external hard drive support."

Ignoring? Who is ignoring what? What is the requirement of response exactly? As a famous poet once said: "you can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time." - you seem to be attempting to propose that it's feasible for us to expect that everything should arrive at once.
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"i will give it a rest once i see the same people who continue to make even more negative and more disingenuopus comments within the xbox articles. all while miraculously getting away with it."

Rich that. You purposefully ignore Xbox fans who make comments that are just as questionable as anything the ones you choose to criticize are saying, all the while making its your purpose on this site to take down the Sony fans sharing their opinions - even if their comment is not led by anything connected to console wars (as has happened with me several times). That is disingenuous. You make things up about me and the platforms I like and game on, to make you feel like you're validated, which is disingenuous. Just like certain Xbox folks who do the same, pretend to be level-headed gamers whilst being purposefully deceitful and disingenuous (people that I've seen you defend despite my proof) to further an agenda. You don't want to let Sony fans saying "bad" yet truthful stuff about Microsoft and Xbox get away with it, but you have a problem with other Xbox fans being nailed on their BS by the ones you focus on to attack and serve to discredit. That is both an agenda, and a double standard. Your double standards cannot be rejected. You do lean far more towards questioning Sony for their actions as though it's a requirement, and all the while you staunchly defend Microsoft and Xbox from any levels of criticism that would be deemed acceptable in any healthy community, whilst treating it as unacceptable. Remove the act.
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"They are related to one another. Perhaps it is a limitation to the service itself as to why they cannot do it."

Not by much other than you can download a patch from the network that updates your PS4 with offline (and online) features. It's rumoured that name changes are an absolute nightmare because of the PSN's database infrastructure which has the usernames saved as primary keys from the early days when PSN was this barebones service made for PS3's launch. I'd like for them to come out and be more clear about the story behind that, but it's not how things work.
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@ DarXyde

Your latest comment has it nailed. Even when proven wrong, he won't accept or apologise. He wants to continue a grudge against certain Sony fans and their comments that he fails to balance out with Xbox fans doing exactly the same thing or worse, and have been doing for years. So much for taking a charge against the "console war" by only focusing on one side. ;)

[Genuine-User]

Yep, they might even include ext hdd support in the final release.

From the blog:

"The update has even more features that won’t be available in the beta"

[Aceman18]

Nown ppl can stop b*tching about folders lol.

[BigLurch]

Hasn't taken Sony long either.

[Bahamut]

FOLDERS?!

::faints::

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[TrollsBringer]

Sony could've easily added these features months ago, but why do everything from one big update? People would get mad by the time there are no changes to their console. So Sony keeps adding stuff little by little to make their console "interesting".

[Muzikguy]

It's about time! Many of these have been requested all along

[moegooner88]

Rather impressed they decided to further improve on the share functionality, it was very easy to use and feasible, at least compared to its other consoles counterpart.

[MasterCornholio]

I really like how they feature won't take up the whole screen when you select it.

[curtis92]

Easier to trim clips, yes, but Xbox One beats PS4 in regards to quickly sharing clips. Double tap Xbox button > hit X > 30 second clip now shared to your feed. Not to mention it's now viewable right from the xbox app on your phone. I don't know about everyone else but after I've manually gone in and shared a clip on PS4, it takes at least an hour to show up in the feed and unless i share it to facebook or youtube, there's no easy way to show someone a clip on my phone or outside of my house.

[moegooner88]

I am generally speaking, share is meant to display your content on social media, not limit it to the console manufacturer developed/licensed apps/ecosystem. Sharing a single screenshot alone on say Twitter from Xb1 is a pain. The fact that till now, nothing has been done to improve this is laughable. Also you can also press the share button twice on PS4 to control video recording then press X to choose whatever video sharing platform you want to share to. Highly efficient, on the other hand you can't do this on XB1 feasibily. That's what I am referring to.

[iNathan]

Wow it´s official, if this wasn't on Ps Blog i would have said it was just another wishful list from some fan.

This is what i call a UPDATE!

[ninsigma]

Pretty cool stuff being included. I hope that in the quick menu, it's lessened the amount of menus I have to go through to turn off the DS4. Glad about viewing trophies offline. It was nonsensical to have it the other way. I never really complained about not having folders but awesome that they got it in there for those that need/want it!

[dantesparda]

Just in case you didnt know (but im sure you do, cuz i also know what you mean about it taking to many steps through the quick menu), you do know you can just hold the PS button down for 10 secs to shut off the controller right?

[ninsigma]

Not until very recently tbh (I should have though). It's the one thing I'm really jealous of on the xbone UI - just hold the xbone button for a sec then select controller off. Really quick and intuitive. Would like something like that.

[Majin-vegeta]

Just two things on my end.
EXT.HDD support and ability to directly reply to certain comments and post videos ^_^

[TwoForce]

It will come.

[ocelot07]

I like them but please Sony do not ruin the UI. The PS4 UI is perfect at the moment. Everything is very easy to find and get to. Folders is a nice feature as well.

[MagicBeanz]

Its not a major change to the UI just a fresh coat of paint as they refer to it, I wouldn't worry to much. I agree with you, regardless of everyone's bitching and moaning I think the UI is good as is.

[_-EDMIX-_]

Agreed. I love the PSP, PS3 and PS4's UI.

Slick and works.

[Rimeskeem]

I don't think they are changing the way it is (patterns and formations) they are changing the way it aesthetically looks.

[PaleMoonDeath]

I like this update, needs custom wallpapers though.

Edit: What? need boobs on my damn screen!

[MasterCornholio]

OK this seems pretty cool. I remember tons of people were asking for folders. Looks like they got their wish.

[opinionated]

Folders! My inner OCD rejoices.

[Majin-vegeta]

The longer video clips is awesome and the purchase tab is beyond awesome.Hopefully they can add the ability to delet DLC on its own without having to delete the full game install.

[Christopher]

Not sure that will ever be possible, tbh.

[P_Bomb]

Can't wait to fool around with all the new options! Folders are gonna get some use. Surprises that I'll also use include custom backgrounds on my profile page, and revealing all hidden trophies from the get-go.

[Twinblade]

No idea why people wanted folders so bad, I never had a problem finding my games and apps.

[luckytrouble]

It becomes a problem of inconvenience if you have a lot of digital purchases, demos, betas, apps, etc. Not being able to remove items is still a downer, but being able to organize around the issue is relatively convenient. I never saw the need for them awhile ago either, but recently I'm really understanding the clutter of more than a couple dozen purchases with the UI.

[Twinblade]

The only thing I would want is to be able to delete old beta's and demos, the rest, I can find no problem.

[Speak_da_Truth]

Nice little update!

[DragonDDark]

Little? lol

[StormLegend]

OMFG!!!! Yes!!! "You can also add a background image to your own profile — perhaps a screenshot you took in one of your favorite games" This is the best feature for me and the new quick menu

[Grave]

Folders! Thank God, I've been waiting so so long for that.

[OpenGL]

Can't wait, glad I registered for the beta back in July.

[gamerswin24]

Awwwww man this update sounds really great and probably checks off alot of what the gamers have been wanting for awhile. Folders for me is awesome as well as the search feature.

[Butters360]

Blog updated with photos.

[King_Lothric]

Very good update. I hope they give a release date soon but it is important to make the beta first and give feedback to Sony before release.

[Rhythmattic]

Folders? Yes Please.

[DarkSniper]

Dark Sniper is pleasantly surprised and excited at the new features that Sony Interactive Entertainment has provided us. PlayStation has always been at the top of the line when it comes to breathtaking visuals and forward thinking design. Constantly innovating the market with interfaces such as the Xross Media Bar on the PlayStation®3 and it's evolution on the PlayStation®4 Home Entertainment Terminal.

Today is a great day to be a PlayStationist and Dark Sniper cannot wait until he is able to experience the natural evolution of the PlayStation ecosystem with firmware 4.00

$niper

[Chinkyinc18]

Why does it take years for features that the PS3 had at launch?

[Anghellic]

This is adding up to be my favorite update

[FallenAngel1984]

After 3 years, we can finally view Trophies while offline on PS4!

[achmetha]

'quick menu' and pop-out for 'share menu' is awesome. great job.

[DivineAssault]

Saints be praised!

[Kingdomcome247]

My favorite feature in this update is the new quick menu overhaul. Now it works similarly to the Xbox One's snapping feature, giving you quick and easy access to pertinent things without actually leaving your game. I can't wait to set my quick menu up to my liking, and then I'll do a bit of tidying up with the folders. Bravo, Sony!

[F0XHOUND]

Nice, certainly an improvement! Now, we just need the ability to create custom themes similar to what we could on the PS3! Also, a small quality of life improvement would be to be able to download MP4 files! I used to download Studio Ghibli movies on my PS3, also having animated thumbnails was really cool, visually. I guess we will never get this feature though, due to the fact downloading from the internet is kind of frowned upon!

[Shredder3371]

They still haven't said if you will be able to change your online ID. Hopefully you will be able to.

[Kingoftherodeo]

they gave us folders guys. nvm that we been begging for psn id change maybe by ps5 we will get it. custom wallpaper shouldn't be that hard tired of the crap they give out even if its free

[A-stil_Tv]

WOW this is great news I'm yooooooo excited about this! Sony don't screw me on this one I signed up as soon as you posted about it LMAO. And follow A-stil_Tv it's my new channel..if you want. It's small but super funny gameplay