What kind of number is that
It's only been a couple of weeks since the PlayStation 4's last firmware update dropped, but that hasn't stopped Sony from launching another one. Weighing in at just over 340MB, you can boot up your system and download firmware version 4.72 right now.
So, what does it do? Well, given the update's unorthodox numbering, we're sure you can guess.
... Yeah, it's another one of those "improves the quality of the system performance" updates. Still, 5.00 can't be too far away, right?
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strong and stable strong and stable strong and stable strong and stable strong and stable strong and stable strong and stable
"5.00 can't be too far away, right?"
28 updates, with stability and performances, before 5.00.
(simple math won't work in the digital era).
Joke aside, I don't know how long will take, not even the faintest idea. Is there anything that we want from an eventual 5.00?
Is .72 the highest we've got in terms of firmware update iterations?
The last update made the audio out of sync when playing a video file on the Media Player app. I hope this fixes it.
@KingSimba its been months now since they broke the media player, I've contacted Sony numerous times about it and never had a reply. It's beyond ridiculous now.
So when I release code at this kind of version it is defo a, uh oh that was a glaring horrendous hole something.
Please bring in a new PSN name. Please.
why do people complain about stability updates surely making the system more stable is a good thing?
they can't add things to every update they release
although i hope this helps with games that now run worse on a base PS4 after Pro Updates (which should ALL be optional if we're honest with each other, if i don't have a Pro then i shouldn't have to download Pro updates that make the game run worse)
The 3DS is still the most stable system about though, but I guess the PS4 isn't far behind.
@roe That's what I've been wondering, but I'm reasonably sure we've had a .03 before.
Always nice to have a "Strong and stable" system
Oddly enough, this might have been to fix an issue with FFXIV. Some users (myself included) would sometimes have to randomly redownload a 23gb 'patch' (aka the whole game) due to either rest mode issues or the game not shutting down property.
http://eu.finalfantasyxiv.com/lodestone/news/detail/3f490aae215dfae97f56ce10cb0371701025ea54
The quality of my system performance has been improving! I can sense it.
The TV & Video section loads allot faster now, it was slow after they changed the layout the other day.
The big updates tend to go out around September, so I could see an announcement the end of the month (July), listing its core features, and then the beta to start August.
i guess i know why!
some of the hackers found a way to using a psn account for many consoles , it is a kind of hack
you can see more on this link: https://www.psxhax.com/threads/ps4-mtx-key-chinese-hardware-mod-for-gamesharing-on-4-71-firmware.2489/
anyway sony should path this file and i think this update is patching this things
forget about what i said
they did just for stable LOL
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