Find out what to expect from the forthcoming “Yukimura” update
Tomorrow PlayStation 4 will get an update to system software version 2.50, codenamed “Yukimura,” which will bring an onslaught of new features: some you’ve been anticipating, many you’ve requested and others that might surprise you.
This update will make significant improvements to your PS4 experience, making it even more streamlined and enjoyable. Following the update, you’ll be able to smoothly pick games up right where you left off, find and connect with friends quicker, customise your experience and share your most epic moments in a more meaningful way.
PlayStation 4 v2.50 update
Features coming to PS4 with “Yukimura” include:
- Suspend/Resume: Supported by nearly all of your PS4 games, you can jump in and out of your games with just the press of the PS button. Quickly switch from Rest Mode to powered-up so you can pick up where you left off.
- Back-up and restore HDD to USB: Back-up and restore your hard disc drive data associated with users on your PS4, including settings, saved data, screenshots and video clips as well as games, patches and download data, to and from an external USB drive.
- Find and connect with friends: “Yukimura” adds to an already robust set of social tools, bringing several updates to continue making PS4 the best place to play with your friends, including:
- Facebook friend finder – Using your linked account, you can expand your network by searching and connecting with your Facebook friends.
- Improved friend requests – Friend requests and Real Name requests can be sent together in one step when adding a friend on PS4.
- Streamlined Party process – The process to create a Party has been streamlined with a reduction in the number of steps required.
- Find friends who play your games – Easily view what friends are playing on each game detail page with a real-time “Friends Who Play This” section, which also highlights which friends are currently online and playing it, and allows you to jump directly into the game.
- Join Friends directly from news feed – A new tile will be added on your What’s New feed where you can see what your friends are currently playing, enabling you to join in the game if you own it.
- Share earned trophies and optimise your trophy list: We know that Trophies are important to many gamers, so we’re bringing more control with how you show them off:
- Automatic Trophy screenshots – A screenshot will automatically be captured when a Trophy is earned, preserving the moment to share with friends.
- SHARE Trophies – Players can share Trophy information to Facebook, Twitter or via Message by pressing the SHARE button.
- Additional Trophy sorting options – Sort your Trophy list by Earned Date, Not Earned and Grade.
- Delete 0% Trophies – Remove games from your Trophy list that have zero percent completion.
- Improved and expanded accessibility options: New options added to customise the user experience include:
- Customised button assignments for DUALSHOCK 4.
- Zoom for displayed pictures and inverted colors for all system functions, apps and in-game.
- Text-to-speech for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party.
- Enlarged text for all graphical user interface, including Message and Party, as well as the system’s browser.
- Bolder fonts and higher contrast UI for all system applications (but will not apply to games or third-party applications).
- Remote Play and Share Play: For games that support 60 fps, users will be able to automatically enjoy those games with 60fps for both Remote Play and Share Play* on supported devices.
- Automatic installation for system software updates: Enable automatic installation for future system software updates.
- Sub-account upgrade: Enable users 18 years of age or older with sub-accounts to upgrade to a master account directly on PS4, removing restrictions on chat and enabling users to add funds to their Wallet, purchase content and more.
- Verified Accounts: Select game developers, producers, designers and community managers will be verified with a badge.
- Dailymotion: Upload video clips directly to Dailymotion via the SHARE button.
PlayStation Vita and PlayStation App for smartphones and tablets will also receive system software updates tonight, adding complementary features to those added to PS4. PS Vita update version 3.50 and PlayStation App update version 2.50 will add new accessibility options, including enlarged text, increased contrast and more. This update also enables PS Vita to support 60fps streaming for Remote Play.
We’re excited for you to get your hands on these new features and experience them for yourselves. You have all been such a big part of our successes, and we have carefully listened to your requests to make your PlayStation experiences even better. We’re happy to be delivering many of them with “Yukimura.” Please keep the feedback flowing, so we can continue making PlayStation 4 the best place to play.
Hell yeah for deleting 0% trophylists!
Also, it is possible for you guys to add a function so we can disable to the whole “People you may know” feature? It’s freaking annoying.
I agree with this. that thing isn’t needed and is just using up room. at least give us the option of displaying it instead of forcing stuff like this on us :/
Also needed is: Favorites coming online notifications
Appearing offline
Re-design the library it’s a damn mess
instead of having the library at the end put it at the beginning beside whats new
Folders
Video Playback
Option to turn the dualshock light completely off
oh and while you’re at it fix SCEE as a whole
@Roxas i agree with all of those, especially the appear offline and turning off the light bar (such a battery drainer that i just keep the usb hooked up to the controller all the time now)
@Roxas:
I hope they don’t listen to your library suggestion. I never use it (as you already state: it’s a mess anyway) and don’t plan on doing so. I’m really, really glad it’s all the way at the end! Instead, give us the option to make folders. Why would one even need the library then anyway?
Yeah, even despite having all my privacy options as strict as possible, people can still see me in ‘people you may know’ and I get messages from random weirdos all the time.
@Roxas598 No to the library option, it is far better at the end of the list out of the way.
@AshesArise Turning off the controllers light will only increase battery life by less than an hour. The touch pad is the big drain on the battery.
if they’re gonna keep it the way it is I think moving the library title to the start would be better. it would just be to the left of were you start rather than all the way at the end. but each to their own i guess.
I also saw a screenshot going around on gaf showing that sony moved the store icon to the left of the whats new icon on the main bar so they can move stuff there.
Yeah I’ve seen those screenshots too, not happy about it. The status bar looks bland without the Store icon, and the main list becomes even more cluttered. I think it was better the way it was, with system services (Store/Friends/Settings) along the top, and games/apps in the main row.
We wanted to be able to remove icons from that line (The Playroom, Music Unlimited etc.), not add to it! I suppose on the bright side, at least we don’t have indelible SingStar spam on PS4 like we had on on PS3. Yet.
I appreciate the work they’ve done, but nevertheless there’s pretty much nothing in this update for me. I suppose deleting 0% trophies is nice, and I may use Suspend/Resume occasionally. STILL waiting for that one essential feature though, USB Video playback. Having to switch over to the PS3/Xbone all the time solely for that functionality is such a hassle. First world problem #1.
We should be able to delete all games from our trophylist if we want. I’ve some games with 1% completion…
“Delete 0% Trophies – Remove games from your Trophy list that have zero percent completion.” Useless… Make it then at least for games with less then 5% since most games give a already a trophy for pressing start or new game.
And where are the good PS3 Rpg’s for PS4?? PS Now only has one and NA only -_- . I coldplay easily spend 500 bucks in PS3 RPG gases for Ps4 butacas tiene is NONE.
Could pay *
Chances are you’ve played the game enough to get 1% trophy which means it can’t be deleted :( Why the percentage limitation? Being able to delete earned trophies would be nice too, there are some that are a lot of fun to earn, be nice to be able to earn them again.