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PS4 BETA firmware 5.00 out today

So I can confirm that the family feature doesn't work like Steam's family feature.

You add each other as family members and that's it, you become family members.

There's no game sharing
 

Tainted

Member
It may be a small thing, but I'm glad the option to change back to black notifications is there. I never liked it when they changed it over to white
 

cozomel

Member
One thing I've noticed that I dont like about the new quick menu is that it always defaults to "nofitications" instead of the last place you had it at like it used to, fucking Sony, man.
 

Vashetti

Banned
They really need to implement a Feedback section in Settings where you can directly send them feedback

Going to a forum to do it is really outdated
 

kyser73

Member
Why can't I change my username?

Because apparently when Sony originally built PSN they used a single identifier for usernames i.e. your PSN name, rather than a sequential number to identify the account, with the PSN ID as a secondary ID. This is something you build into your tables when you create a DB.

This means in order to enable name changes they will need to fibd some way to migrate the whole of PSN to a new DB using an ETL that adds the new ID during the Transform.

Given the way PSN is stitched together with duct tape & hope I imagine that there are any number of other show-stoppers involved especially as PSN accounts are also your 'Sony' account where you can register your other Sony devices, manage warranty stuff and so on.

I mean it's doable but we're talking about accounts with gamer trophies in them so unlike say, medicine or law where you can stick a 5 or 7 year cut-off on data migrations to new platforms and archive older stuff with legacy application access (if required), gamers being gamers will completely loose their shit if some trophy they got in 2007 is removed from their account.

So it's not something you'll get resolved in a FW update.
 
Got my code, will install on both PS4s when I get home.

I wonder if maybe this fixes that weird as hell glitch when doing a firmware update that a disc in the drive shows up as corrupted data and not on the tile the game is for.
 

RedAssedApe

Banned
Have to say this beta is pretty good imo:

- Just made 3 custom friends list (Including one for neogaf members only).
- Changed to the superior black notification theme.
- Notifications and Clock on the Quick Menu are god send, especially when on PSVR.
- PSVR improvements are welcome.

Now i we could only hide demos/betas from our library, my PS4 would be complete.
 
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