Includes changes to Party and Messages features, new avatars, updated parental controls and more.
UPDATE: Following this update, users are seeing a notification about Party Safety and that voice chats in parties may be recorded. Voice chat recording for moderation is a feature that will be available on PS5 when it launches, and will enable users to record their voice chats on PS5 and submit them for moderation review. The pop up you’re seeing on PS4 right now is to let you know that when you participate in a chat with a PS5 user (post-launch), they may submit those recordings from their PS5 console to SIE.
Our latest system software update for PlayStation 4, version 8.00, is launching today globally. This update includes changes to the existing Party and Messages features, new avatars, updated parental controls and more.
Here are some of the key features in this update:
Updates to Party and Messages
Following this update, Party and Messages will be more tightly linked together and you will see changes to the UI. Both apps will now use the same ‘Groups’ of players for Party voice chats and message exchanges, instead of having different groups setup across the two apps. So now you can start a Party chat or send a message to the group you’ve previously chatted with across PS4, as well as PS5 when it launches.
New Avatars
We’re expanding the collection of pre-set avatars for players to showcase on their Profile. An array of new avatars from your favorite games will be available, including Bloodborne, Journey, Ghost of Tsushima, God of War, The Last of Us Part II, The Last of Us Remastered, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and many more.
Mute all Mics from Quick Menu
We’ve added an option to “Mute all Microphones” in the Quick Menu, so you can easily mute your mics while gaming.
Simplified and more flexible Parental Controls
Under Parental Controls, we’re combining the ‘Communicating with Other Players’ and ‘Viewing Content Created by other Players’ into one setting – ‘Communication and User Generated Content’- to cover both areas of communication and UGC sharing. This offers a simpler setting that’s easier for parents to understand and apply to their children.
In addition, children can send a request to their parents to use communications features in specific games. When a child sends this request, the parent will receive an email notification and can choose to make an exception for that game and allow the child to use its communications and UGC features. This will provide more flexibility to both parents and children.
Enhanced 2-Step Verification
The 2-Step Verification (2SV) feature on PS4 will be enhanced to support third party authenticator apps as an option during the activation flow and 2SV sign-in across PS4, mobile and web.
Removal of Event Creation and Private Community Creation
After 8.00, you will no longer be able to create Events or access existing Events created by other users.
We’re also removing the ability to create private Communities under the Community app on PS4. If you already have existing private Communities, you can continue to access them.
Updates to Remote Play App on Mobile and PC
At the same time as 8.00, the existing PS4 Remote Play app on mobile (iOS/Android), Windows PC and Mac, will change its name to PS Remote Play, and the option to connect to PS5 will be added. You’ll need to sign in to PSN from your PS5 to be able to access the feature, so sit tight until PS5 launches this November!
As a reminder, a PS4 system with a wired connection via a LAN cable is recommended to download the update.
Playstation fix the fuc**ng party chat smh
How can we tell you we hate this update ?
Everything is ruined,why you insist on something so bad ? Just revert the update and everyone will be happy, it is not that hard
Roll back the update it’s completely unnecessary I was going to buy a PS5 but if this is the way that it’s heading then I’m cancelling my order and going to Xbox you have a new time block button for a reason you don’t need to record people’s voices without their permission especially if they’re underage also the fact that it’s breaking multiple people’s consoles and it’s ridiculous how difficult it is to be able to play with friends now definitely lost a PS5 customer unless this is fixed
Congrats on totally destroying the “social” aspect of gaming on PlayStation.
The party chat system u guys had beforehand was better u could just find who wanted without a hassle of going to a group and all that
Am I trippin or did this update remove the ability to see your friends that are online and what they’re playing on PS3 and Vita?…couldn’t confirm but if it’s the case you guys need to put it back and make sure PS5 is capable to see who’s online and what they’re playing in all 4 systems.
So I along with many other people think that the change to parties is really dumb and should be changed back to the way it was. I get that this way doesn’t allow for randoms to join but it’s just not practical for gaming.
Yeah it’s so dumb that randoms can’t join it doesn’t matter and you can join friends party’s if there in a game and can’t invite you it’s so impractical why sony why