New update features improvements to tournaments, broadcasting, messages, family management and more.
Our next system software update for PlayStation 4, version 5.00 (codenamed NOBUNAGA), is available now! This update introduces features like the new “Family on PlayStation Network” system, an enhanced Twitch broadcast option on PlayStation 4 Pro, and a variety of new features for Notifications, Messages, and much more.
We’ve already outlined a number of key features before our beta program started, but we wanted to share some additional features that are coming to PS4 with this update.
Team Tournaments
Prepare to recruit the best players you know, because Team Tournaments on PS4 are almost here. With this new functionality, you’ll be able to compete against other teams for prizes and status.
Team Tournament functionality will kick off on October 5, shortly after the release of the 5.00 update. The initial batch of titles supporting Team Tournaments will be Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy, World of Tanks and Mantis Burn Racing, with more on the way. Head over to the Events section on your PS4 to check out details for different Events and Tournaments, and to start creating your team.
You can join or own up to a maximum of 60 different teams, and each team will have an owner and captain(s) who can manage the team. Only teams will be able to register for official Team Tournaments. Your team will have its own customizable team page where you can see team member information, and view upcoming and ongoing events that your team is currently registered for and competing in. In addition, you can easily check out your team’s results in past tournaments with a new bracket viewer that shows full tournament standings for Single and Double Elimination tournaments directly on PS4. Communicating and coordinating with your teammates is also simple via the integrated team chat feature.
Follow Anyone
Before 5.00, you were only able to follow Verified Accounts, but now you can follow any user without having to be friends with them (subject to privacy settings). This allows you to follow content creators, game broadcasters, and other gamers in a community without having to dip into your friends list. And at the same time, this will allow these users to expand their reach and build more interest in what they’re doing. Your What’s New feed will be updated with the activities of the users you’re following, so you can easily keep up on what they’re up to. And under Friends, you’ll see a new Who to Follow section that will give you customized recommendations of who you can follow. The recommendations will be displayed in separate categories, such as Featured Verified Accounts, trending users, and suggestions based on games you’ve recently played.
Messages Update
We have one more feature to add to the list of updates coming to Messages on PS4. If you send a message that contains a link to a website, messages will now display a preview of the website, like headlines and thumbnails.
App Updates
Outside of PS4, some of our apps are getting updates today too:
PlayStation Communities
Following this update, you can switch the app into landscape mode when you flip your phone sideways, so you get a wider view of the app and it makes it easier to scroll through. In addition, you’re now able to view and post animated GIFs on community walls. We’re also adding the following languages to the app: Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Romanian, Thai and Vietnamese.
PlayStation Messages
Stickers for Uncharted: The Lost Legacy and Horizon Zero Dawn are being added. And similar to the PS4’s Messages update, the PlayStation Messages app will also be updated to display previews of a website if you’ve received a link. Support for Czech, Greek, Hungarian, Indonesian, Romanian, Thai and Vietnamese are being added to the app.
We’re excited for you to test out these features for yourself, and let us know what you think in the comments. We’re listening and always appreciate your feedback!
They’re money hungry for…releasing a free update and not releasing more games for you to buy? You’re not a very bright kid are you?
So I just bought a new game, and was going to try it out. I am now unable to do anything on my PS4 because the new update (5.0) has now broken my system. I hope this gets fixed today and I didn’t just waste $60.
I dont know why i have to pay do play online its a abuse. The PSN is trash, i will not subscrive anymore to PS Plus you thiefs 24€ for 3 months ? F you. Its an absurd not to speak about the hackings its 3 or 4 times every year
I can’t connect to any servers now. All my games got messed up with this update. Why did you have to even mess with anything. It’s already annoying enough to have to go through the update process.
When can we do cross platform play so we can play with our Xbox 1 friends and when are we going to get back backwards compatibility??
I love the new Family feature, but I really wish they would make it easier to run multiple systems on 1 account. I bought a PS4 and PS4 Pro and have a PS3.. I use the Pro and PS3 while my daughter uses the PS4.. The problem is I cant have all those machines on my account, even though I own them all along with a TON of games for them all.. Come on Sony, we can make this work much easier! Please FIX THIS ISSUE!
These are updates that I’ll rarely use! Why not update the fact that the pro is constantly freezing on a ton of games. I’m so fed up with this, I’m slowly playing more games on the Xbox, and I’ve been a pretty die hard for my ps4. And now that the new Xbox is about a month away, I may only come back to my ps4 for exclusives that I wanna play
A new CEO will hopefully breathe some life back in to Playstation. They have clearly grown complacent and become stagnant. Hopefully he/she can bring in some new people with new ideas, creativity and forward thinking.
Well damn this update sucks. So lame that this is all it is after waiting so long. All I really wanted was the option to delete old betas and demos from library to clean it up. Is that to much to ask really. Whatever. Sony fails again.
When are you going to make an update that lets me take icons off of the home screen without deleting the actual game? How has this STILL not been addressed??
I tested 5.00 in beta, and had to revert to the previous system software version as my headset seemed completely incompatible with it. Upon installing 5.00 I’d lose all audio / mic capability and regain it when using the previous system software version (all audio / device settings remained the same).
I assumed this would just be a beta problem that the team would iron out before full release, but apparently not. I’m still getting the same problem, even after posting about my problem in the beta forums weeks ago. Obviously as I can’t revert back to the previous version anymore I can’t use my headset. Really disappointed
Small steps. I appreciate the improvements, so not complaining. I look forward to the next set up firmware updates in the upcoming year.
Also curious if we’ll be seeing any PSVR firmware updates/improvements in the upcoming weeks. I know the new models of PSVR with HDR passthrough support are launching along with new models of the Move controller with Micro USB, but I’d like to see more features be added into the PS4 support.
Kind of like theme’s for the PS4 live-area…Any chance we can get themes for Cinema mode or for traditional 2D games. It’d be nice to change the environment you play a game in.
For example: A Cabin, Theatre, Beach, Stadium, Living Room, Plane…Whatever people want…It’d be cool.
What’s up with this update I can’t even use the internet or see half the things in the ps store smh
Would be nice to be able to send a video in a message. Like say you have a montage or a funny moment in a game and want to share it with friends. Surely this can be achieved right??
Hey guys i didn’t received update why?
Sony don’t listen to what you want, this has been proved time and time again with the same requests not getting fulfilled, I moved to Xbox ages ago because of this fact alone, most of the things requested by their customers has been added or is in the pipeline, they seem to care for what their players want and actually listen, only throwing this out there as I loved my PS4 at one point and really beat myself up when I bought a Xbox but it is the best thing I did, of course this is a personal choice.
So… still no free online multiplayer?
@SotamiesManninen you won’t get that…