wraggster
November 14th, 2020, 21:59
Having originally been released in late 2013, the PlayStation 4 is still going strong when it comes to support from Sony despite the PlayStation 5’s release not being too far off with a release set for mid-November (https://blog.playstation.com/2020/09/16/playstation-5-launches-in-november-starting-at-399-for-ps5-digital-edition-and-499-for-ps5-with-ultra-hd-blu-ray-disc-drive/). Now, the console has received its 8th major update which brings along a decent arsenal of changes which include:
New avatars from numerous popular PS4 titles including God Of War, The Last Of Us Part II & Uncharted 4
The Party & Messages functionality has been revamped which includes UI changes
Party & Messages will use the same Groups of players for both Party voice chats and messaging rather than having separate groups for each application
It is now possible to mute all microphones from the Quick Menu accessed by long-pressing the PS button
Apparently, muting works in a different manner now (https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/jb8zt2/update_800_discussion_and_issues_megathread/g8u0oyx/) because before FW 8.00, muting a player meant that neither of you could hear each other. With FW 8.00, muting someone only mutes the other person on your end but NOT on their end!
https://wololo.net/2020/10/16/playstation-4-firmware-8-00-released-with-new-avatars-revamped-party-messages-some-qol-improvements-some-changes-not-received-well-by-community/
New avatars from numerous popular PS4 titles including God Of War, The Last Of Us Part II & Uncharted 4
The Party & Messages functionality has been revamped which includes UI changes
Party & Messages will use the same Groups of players for both Party voice chats and messaging rather than having separate groups for each application
It is now possible to mute all microphones from the Quick Menu accessed by long-pressing the PS button
Apparently, muting works in a different manner now (https://www.reddit.com/r/PS4/comments/jb8zt2/update_800_discussion_and_issues_megathread/g8u0oyx/) because before FW 8.00, muting a player meant that neither of you could hear each other. With FW 8.00, muting someone only mutes the other person on your end but NOT on their end!
https://wololo.net/2020/10/16/playstation-4-firmware-8-00-released-with-new-avatars-revamped-party-messages-some-qol-improvements-some-changes-not-received-well-by-community/