PS4 System Software 4.00 Will Feature Folders, UI Refresh, More

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PS4 System Software 4.00 Will Feature Folders, UI Refresh, More

Our beta for PS4’s upcoming 4.00 update, codenamed Shingen, rolls out soon for everyone included in the public beta program. If you signed up and were selected, be on the lookout for an email with instructions on how to download.

Whether you’re in the beta or not, we wanted to give everyone a glimpse at some of the new aspects of this system software. We’re refreshing the system UI, adding tools for organization, updating the Quick Menu, and much more.

UI Refresh

We’ve made a lot of adjustments and improvements to PS4’s main user interface. That includes some changes you may notice right away, like new system backgrounds and a revised What’s New tab, to smaller changes like updated popup notifications and redesigned system icons. As a whole, it all adds up to a more refined and easy to use UI. The overall look and feel of the UI remains the same — it just has a fresh coat of paint.

4.00 beta Quick Menu

Quick Menu

As you know, pressing and holding the PS button on your DualShock 4 brings up the Quick Menu. We’ve overhauled this menu to make it faster and easier to use. One big change is that the menu now only covers a portion of the screen, meaning you don’t need to leave gameplay entirely.

We’ve added several new items to the Quick Menu, letting you quickly get info without having to back to the home screen. You can see the online status of your friends, and shortcuts to quickly access your Party, Favorite Groups, Communities, and more. You can also customize the Quick Menu, removing or adding items as you see fit.

4.00 beta SHARE menu

Share Menu

We’ve given a similar overhaul to the Share Menu, which appears once you press the Share button on your DualShock 4. Like the Quick Menu, it only covers a portion of the screen. It will save the last social network you shared video clips or screenshots to, making the process of sharing a screenshot or video a bit faster and more streamlined.

You can also upload longer video clips to Twitter (was 10 seconds, now up to 140 seconds).

4.00 beta Folders

Folders and Library Organization

One of the big requests we get is for more options to organize content on PS4. With this update, we’re adding functionality to create folders on PS4’s content launcher and Library. This will help collect your favorite games and select apps in one place for quick and easy access.

We’re also making some pretty big changes to the Library. We’ve added a new tab called Purchased, which will show all of the content you own — games, applications, demos, and betas you’ve participated in. As a result, the Games and Applications tabs focus on content currently installed on your system. This should help de-clutter your library, and make it faster to find the content you’re looking for.

There are some new sorting tools for your Library as well. You’ll be able to sort content by purchase date or install status, and search for specific games and apps via text input.

Trophy Improvements

This update brings the ability to view the Trophy offline. You’ll see a new “offline mode” option if your system is unable to connect to the network, letting you view your entire Trophy collection without an Internet connection.

We’ve also added a button that will let you view the content of a Hidden Trophy. The Trophy will still be hidden by default, but you can now choose to show the Trophy name and info.

Lastly, we’re changing the icons that show how rare a Trophy is. Instead of four boxes that fill, the icon looks like a pyramid with the ultra-rare Trophies at the top.

4.00 beta User Profile

User Profile

We’ve updated the look of the User Profile, making it easier to see relevant info for a player at-a-glance. For instance, you can now see your Trophy progress compared with another player right from their profile. You can also add a background image to your own profile — perhaps a screenshot you took in one of your favorite games.

The update has even more features that won’t be available in the beta, so stay tuned for additional info on what to expect. We’ll be back with more info on 4.00, including its launch date, in the coming weeks.

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  • I got left out in the cold. Twice! Maybe next time. Love the new features. Especially folders.

  • It says in the coming week(s) 0_0 why the (sssssssssssssss) i thought it would release this week :( also i hope we get playtime as a hidden feature

  • Can we please get a thing to “Delete All” notifications in the download/upload sections? Some notification sections have it and others don’t. I don’t like seeing the clutter.

  • i think would be great if we could delete unwanted games off our download list…just put a yes…then are you sure feature?

  • Some nice improvements coming and it also says at the end that there are more updates coming that are not included in the beta so don’t complain just yet, you might get what you want, just be patient and play some great games while you wait.

  • Interesting, but what about progression on each trophy ? it’s will be very kind to add this feature

  • I’m pretty sure the biggest request you get is to add support for external storage. Not sure why you refuse to make this happen.

  • Look I love this update but again I still want to be able to change my psn name come on Sony.

  • Bluetooth Headset for voice chat please

  • Folders are great, but I hope there will be an option to hide items in your library. Mainly for things like old betas and demos you don’t wanna see anymore.

  • I just want to change my name. Just add that and all of us will be happy

  • Where is my 2 step verification?

  • Wish they added a community share section like they have on the xbox one. Right now, sharing videos and screen shots feels utterly pointless.

  • Great update! Here’s what else I’m asking for:

    -CHANGE ONLINE ID NAME! This should be a top priority
    -Store music on the HDD
    -Custom background pics and themes
    -Allow PS3 players to see PS4 players online

  • When will you be adding the ability to delete a GAME from the hard drive but leave the game’s SAVE file completely intact? I am really irritated having to upload the save file and then re-download it every time I need to make room on my system. Additionally, the ‘buy now’ button should be permanently removed from games that I do already own.

  • Oh and PLEASE give us the option to either organize our download list or delete things from it. It’s gotten WAY too long to search for anything.

  • And what about the parental security?

    Did you improve it?

    Thanks

  • Did anyone get an email to download the beta?
    I haven’t got it yet and want to know if they started sending them already.

  • So Sony, when will you have it so I can update the trophy lists alphabetically? I’m not talking about each individual games trophy lists, I’m talking about the lists as a whole. I want it so I can have it like this: “Game A, Game B, Game C…” instead of like this: “Game X, Game C, Game V…” I like my lists to be in a neat alphabetical order.

    • could you imagine playing something like wolfenstein and when you have to check your trophy progress you have to scroll allllllllllllll the way down everytime?

  • When are the guys at sony going to release backwards combatability in their updates its the only thing i look forward to with updates not shiny new ui give us the ability to play our ps3 games too our ps3’s are not going to last forever while the game are still good

    • ^this. I’ve been waiting.. but refuse to pay twice for games I already own. If I could put in my ps3 disk and my ps4 recognized it and I could stream it from ps now free it would be awesome.

  • I would like to see a way to make more than one FAVORITE LIST on the USB . I Have over 300 songs on my USB , both in English and Spanish , and of different Genres , right now i have all English songs as Favorite , and there IS NOT a way to make another FAVORITE LIST with only Spanish Songs . Please , if possible , work on this .

  • Thank God finally offline trophies. why where they even online only in the 1st place???

  • Omg! Omg! Omg! This is so effing sweet exactly what I’ve always wanted thank you Sony!…now with that out of the way what else can I think of to ***** at you for the next update because you still haven’t done this, that or this pointless thing over here that no one cares about!!!

    Wow I just realised I’m really cynical about the human race. It is justified though, have you seen some of the comments on here?

  • I am content with this update. I loved in PS3 having folders. Made finding certain games in my collections a lot easier!

  • I think the folder options will be most useful new addition for me. I been wanting to be able to browse just what is installed instead of including things that are purchased but not installed. New sorting options hopefully also useful.

    Not too interested in using Folders except maybe to shove the Beta / Demo type stuff into their bucket so they don’t pollute the views.

  • Wow I can’t wait for this update I bought the ps4 the day it came out!

  • some of this sound really appeling but what I whant the moust is custom wallpapers and theams i really miss them

  • Finally Folders, Please add the ability to pin your favourite games so they always remain at the start.

  • Change Usernames Would Be Great I Would Pay For it

  • I really wanted to change my username but I guess this isn’t happening anytime soon :(. Expect this everything else seems good especially the folders.

  • Who cares ?

  • Great update, but still waiting for a media player with controls just as good/better than PS3. How can the PS3 have a superior/better media player that controls better than a PS4 is beyond me. But I hope you do fix that.

  • Skype! That would be absolutely amazing!
    We have all these different apps, from twitch, to spotify, to Netflix so Skype would be even better, or maybe be able to video chat in a party and whilst you’re gaming there would be a little video feed of the person you’re in a party with, in the corner of the screen?

    So yes, skype or video party which is compatible whilst gaming :D

  • Would also like custom profile pics and custom backgrounds.

  • awesome hope i get pick to try the beta :D I wonder what the other features not included in the beta are :O

  • LOL everyone that is complaining about name changes literally have the worst psn ids i have ever seen lololololol

  • Yes, folders!!!!

  • This sounds like a fantastic update. I can’t wait for it to go live. I have a ton of games on my PS4 and I really missed being able to organize them further (by genre, etc) like I was able to do on the PS3. It hasn’t been the worst experience on the PS4, but it’s small things like this that make the experience feel a bit more personalized :)

  • Looks like we will never get External Hard Drive support. I’ll be buying more games on my Xbox because of this. I have a 2 TB external full on Xbox with another 2 TB internal just waiting for games to be installed.

  • UI improvements for homescreen, quick menus, folders, etc. sound perfect. That’s really the main thing I wanted for PS4, thanks for listening Sony. Look forward to hearing about PS4 Neo too, hope it’s a big improvement that comes close to keeping up with Project Scoprio’s claims or I’ll just wait for PS5.

  • Fck I want to be able to delete all the apps that I don’t use like Playroom and stuff. Like why is it even there if you haven’t installed it. Sony is the WORST customer listener IMO, Xbox is way better with their updates. If Xbox had games like The Last of Us and Uncharted I would have switched console.

    • Couldn’t agree more. The Sony junk that fill up the main bar is so damn annoying. I don’t own the Camera and I never will. Let me delete stuff I don’t give a damn about.

  • How about removing stuff that is of no use anymore? Like why does the Destiny beta tile still show up when its pointless to have anymore? Also why can the system properly recognize games from apps. Things like the Hulu app showing up as a game has been around forever. It can be that hard to properly identify whats a game and what a app.

  • I just registered! I hope Im not too late to be selected for the beta. #PickMeSony #PrettyPlease lol

  • And STILL no PSN ID change feature smh. This has been the TOP requested feature for several years now, but you guys still refuse to do it for fear of trolls abusing it. So make it a PAID FEATURE. Why do you guys ask people which features they’d like most, if you’re just going to ignore the ones that they want most?? That’s ignorant smh.

  • I want to be able to change my PSN!

  • Is it to late to sign up for the Beta update or will everyone eventually get it?

  • CUSTOM Wallpapers!

  • I’d love to see the ability to change your PSN ID , it’s one of the most requested features, let’s hope it’s a feature coming alongside the update 4.00 but it hasnt been announced yet :D finger crossed

    • Same, I would just use my real name instead of this weird thing. I only add my real friends online anyway.

  • YESSS!!! I’m really happy about this, especially the folders, this is gonna be great! ^_^

  • This sounds like a really sweet update and can’t wait to utilize all of the features. I especially love that we’ll have folders now. The only thing missing that I was hoping for is the ability to changer our PSN names. Hopefully we can do that sometime in the future. But awesome update nonetheless!

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