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.
There are some good integrated functions in this update. But not being allowed to join existing friend’s parties without forcing a host to Add every single person was such a terrible idea. Also, removing community parties…Jesus all the fun good memories and people I’ve connected with is gone! I almost cried when this update came out, and I am feeling nothing but resentment to Sony’s decision. Before making such drastic changes to the whole entire way we connect with our family and friends, what should have happened was a vote. A poll to allow every single user to vote on what they would prefer. Because this has ruined my entire PlayStation experience. I never thought I’d think twice about buying the ps5 now…but here we are and it hurt my heart so bad.
Ok so sencership is going to be a thing now people are tired of being told what you can and can’t say playstation my lose billions.
The mute doesn’t work! When you mute someone on the party they can still hear you but you can’t hear them, I tested this with a bunch of people and it is the same for all of them. Before the update, the mute worked and now it does this crap instead. Also most people want to just chat with their friends and text others, now they can’t do chat without setting up a message group. Me and all my social media followers/friends agree that it would be best to fire whoever’s dumb idea this update was and to revert it before we have a class action lawsuit against the right to privacy in chats. This update was forced upon us and even the beta testers said it was a bad idea. Yet you morons went ahead and did it anyway!!! This will be what kills Sony, just like the ET game killed Atari.
Also thought I should mention that if my previous post gets removed because you don’t like the negative honest review that it would prove my point that you are going to ruin yourself over this.
they really hate us dont they but they love our money