Suspend/Resume and more
While developing PlayStation 4, our hardware and software teams relied on feedback from our great community of developers. The result is the most innovative and forward-thinking gaming console in the market today.
Since launch, PlayStation has continued that trend of listening to feedback by bringing some of the most highly requested features from PlayStation Nation to PS4 with each of our system software updates. When we unveiled PS4 two years ago, we announced Suspend/Resume, a feature that would enable PS4 users to jump in and out of their games faster than ever. This has been a feature gamers have been excited about since then, and today I am honoured to officially confirm that system software update 2.50, codenamed “Yukimura”, will soon deliver Suspend/Resume, as well as a number of other requested features to PS4.
Suspend/Resume will create an atmosphere where your games are immediately available at any time — just pick up your DUALSHOCK 4 controller, hit the PS button and get right back into the action of your games. When it’s time to log off, simply put your PS4 in Rest Mode and when you power up the next time, you’ll start your game where you left off*1. Spend less time getting into your games and more time playing your games.
Check out some of the other highly requested, new features and changes coming soon in “Yukimura”:
- Sub-account to master account upgrade: Users with a sub-account will now be able to upgrade to a master account directly from their PS4 when they turn 18, removing restrictions for chat, enabling users to fund their own wallet, make purchases and more. Currently, users can upgrade their sub-accounts online.
- Facebook friend search: Gamers globally have jumped into PS4 as a redefined social gaming experience and connecting with friends over the network is a huge part of what makes the PS4 community so special. PlayStation now lets you go even bigger by connecting with your Facebook friends on PS4 using your linked account. Search for Facebook friends who are PSN members and build on the foundation of Friends you already have in your list.
- Remote Play & Share Play at 60 fps*2: The ability to customise the frame rate of Remote Play and Share Play will be added with “Yukimura”. Play to your bandwidth strengths and use this option to stream gameplay at 60 or 30 fps when using Remote Play or Share Play.
- Accessibility Options: “Yukimura” introduces a wide variety of options to make the PS4 entertainment experience even more accessible. Options include text to speech, enlarged text, bolder fonts, higher contrast UI, zoom for displayed pictures, invert colours on screen and more. Users will also be able to reassign buttons for DUALSHOCK 4, making it easier for users with limited manual dexterity or limited reach and strength to play.
- Trophy Improvements: We have received a tonne of feedback to improve Trophies. In “Yukimura”, a screenshot will automatically be captured at the moment a Trophy is earned, making it easier than ever for you to share your greatest gaming moments with your friends. We’re also adding more sorting options along with the new ability to remove games from the Trophy list that have 0% completion.
- Share Video Clips to Dailymotion: When sharing standout PS4 moments via the Share button on DualShock 4, “Yukimura” will allow players to upload directly to Dailymotion.
Stay tuned for more information on “Yukimura” and, as always, let us know in the comments how we can continue to improve PS4 to make it the best place to play.
*1 Dependant on software titles
*2 Supported devices need to enjoy Share Play and Remote Play features.
I want to see external hard drive support as most peoples consoles are full with software, but it looks like it’s falling on deaf ears.
I have a 2TB HDD in my PS4. I have about 10 games installed and still 1.5TB of free space. It will last me most of this generation. Why do you want external HDD support when Sony provide you an option to upgrade.
The Xbox only has the option as you can’t upgrade it.
I also have a 2TB HDD and have nearly 90 games installed (including all plus games with around 15 being physical copies) and only have 700GB left so an external HDD would be much appreciated. I’ve bought nearly every big title since launch excluding sports games and most of the digital games on the store.
Also an external 3TB (or if you lucky 4TB on sale) sells for a similar price to a 2.5 inch 2TB drive so for guys who still have a 500gb its better to buy a 3-4TB HDD if the support was there.
@Lucreto You would want external HDD support so that you can transfer games easily if you ever needed a new console. Your PS4 goes caput and boom, all those downloaded games have to be redownloaded.
I’m also waiting for external HD Support and Support for
A proper media player. I don’t believe Sony cares much what
we think or say how ever.
Wait what? 90 games and over 700GB left and you have nearly ran out?
Why don’t you, oh I don’t know play the games you have complete a few, maybe even get a few platinums and then Oh I don’t know delete them?
I have 10/15 games I go back to, the rest I play, complete, delete.
It’s not hard to manage 2TB of data, 500GB yeah maybe, but 2TB?
I personally don’t believe in deleting. Imagine going through download, update, download DLC and so on every time you want to play a game you have deleted. Insane. This is not Steam, most of those steps need to be done manually and, believe me, it’s a pain. My PS3 has died two times and I don’t play many of the games that I have there (and that I want to play) because I don’t feel like installing them all over again, so I just end playing something else on PS4 or Vita… where I have the same issue, btw.
So, OK, you could not like the external HDD approach, whatever your reasons are. Then let’s ask Sony to 1) improve the Store speed and 2) simplify the download process. How about a “download all” option?
The PS4 has auto updates and background downloading.
It’s not that big a deal.
Then again I have 150mb broadband so downloading games isn’t that big a deal. I just play another game whilst I wait for the other to download.
Not the point. Background or not, in most cases you still have to a) start downloading the game, b) start downloading all DLC (if it’s “sized DLC”, not just licenses as some PS4 games have now) and c) start downloading updates. User interaction required, all three steps. Oh, and wait, you still have to wait. Maybe that’s not a problem for everyone, but time it’s a thing for some of us. Also, 200 Mb broadband here. Doesn’t matter, as there’s a download cap, at least in Spain.
External storage could save that time. What I don’t really get is what’s the point on counterarguing ideas that could benefit everyone, whether you’ll use them or not. We should be asking for as much options as possible.
The main point of external drive support would be not having to replace the internal drive when you run out of space. Plus you could have a really big one and only use part of it for PS4 games and the rest for other purposes.
@wing126
It that happens I just download them again or just the one or two I am currently playing. I don’t need to redownload them all. Anyway I have an unlimited download limits.
There is a delete option.
You wouldn’t go to a Carvery and attempt to put the entire restaurant on your plate!…………..oh wait.
Seriously, if people are buying 2tb hard drives and still arnt happy, you got issues.
Only thing I request is more cloud storage space for cloud saves.
@ Lucreto what kind of a hdd do you have? I use 1TB HGST travelstar, but I need more space. ..
@AussiePower89 right now theres only one 2tb 2.5 inch HDD on the market that will ‘fit’ in the ps4. Its the Samsung spinpoint M9T
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-9-5mm-Internal-Drive-Compatible/dp/B00I8O6OQ4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1426167602&sr=8-1&keywords=2.5+2tb+hdd
If you want to save some money by this external HDD and ‘remove’ it from the casing and it will fit in your PS4. Thats what i bought at launch as the standalone HDD (as linked before) didn’t launch until late last year.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seagate-Backup-Portable-External-Drive/dp/B00G7LQA1E/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426167890&sr=8-2&keywords=seagate+backup+plus+slim
Lucreto is a fanboy idiot. We need external hard drive support. The internal replacements are expensive and a pain in the butt. Why should anyone have to choose either internal or external memory? Both the PS4 and the XBOX ONE should have both options.
Or you can just… you know… delete the games you will obviously never ever play again?
I really don’t get all the people complaining about the hard drive space.
Like they are playing all the games they ever purchased all the time.
Installing a new HDD is easy as hell, and 2TB (upgraded) is plenty of space for all the games you currently play. I can understand not wanting to delete games you downloaded just in case you or anyone wants to play them again. Also it’s cool not needing a disk for digital copies. But when it comes to games I have the physical copies for I delete that **** as soon as I’m done playing. Can’t play without the disk anyways so If I ever want to play again I’ll put the disk in and reinstall it.
I’m super pleased to hear we’ll soon be able to delete 0% games off our trophy list. Thanks for listening Sony. I’d also like to see the PS4 being able to play movies, music, and other media in the future. I know I speak for a great number of people when I say I very much expected the PS4 to do all the same things the PS3 did.