PS4 Firmware Update 7.00 Beta Brings Bigger Parties, Better Voice Chat, and Update Improvements

7.0 doesn't seem like a massive update. Although it is bringing some decent features. The new update system might be the only one that honestly benefits me.

Feel free to use my code if you like HCH9-7ENC-5XAH

(Up to 20 users they say…)

16 player chat just makes me think that some game is coming that’s gonna make use of it.

@mrmartinrohr Thanks mate, I'll check it out.

@shafedog247 Perhaps a voice/party chat update for GT Sport, or maybe preparation for a possible PlayStation All Stars 2?

These updates always seem a bit underwhelming. If I even wanted to speak to 16 people at once, I'd just use WhatsApp or something. I guess it's for people you only know online and not well enough to have each other's phone numbers?

Anyway, it's clearly not aimed at people like me in the single-player master race.

As a quiet associal gamer, this doesn't do much for me 😁 but not having to restart after every system update is a welcome change though.

@Turismo4GT Don’t be teasing me with this PS All stars 2 talk

@mrmartinrohr thank you for posting that, got it to work!

Don't think I've ever been in a party with more than 3 or 4 but I guess it's cool for those that need it. Can't imagine having 16 people all trying to give their input at the same time though lol. Seems chaotic. Hopefully there's some hidden features baked in as well.

@shafedog247 last of us 2 factions

16 people in one party chat sounds a bit hectic...

Hey, why not? Even if I may never use it. Could be good for a MP game with a large player count.
Also, better voice quality sounds not exciting to me. I’m always happy for something like that.

What happened to name changes? Is that still a thing?

@Cycologist its been available for a while now. Very simple to do

@Cycologist Yeah, that happened already.

@redd214 @3Above whoa totally missed it.

Another code here

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@shafedog247 I'd reckon The Last Of Us Part II as the multilplayer could be souped-up from the first game which relied on working as a team?

I wish I had 16 friends to play with...

16 player party chat means Battle Royale games are here to stay.....&(

Why is no rebooting a big deal? I tend to reboot pc and phone after updates just to make sure things run smooth. Now I'll have to to manually do it my self instead of it doing it automatically while in rest mode. Not a big deal but seems unnecessary.

Would love to use someones code if possible! The two above aren’t working for me.

@MsRiot just search ps4 firmware on Twitter. Lots of codes being posted, mind you it seems to be EU only

I guess there is really nothing they can or want to add to PS4 anymore. I would also think they probably focused on PS5 OS.

@ZeD I'll be your friend. lol

@ZeD u have friends!

@redd214 EU only? Well that sucks!

The best thing that nobody mentions is that it also comes with an built in HDR calibration tool!
It has 3 test patterns to calibrate your HDR maximum white and black levels.
Check the Video Output settings to find this option.

Just one annoying person in your ear while trying to play is bad enough, lol.

@Gumbopudding Not a big deal but i wont mind if i dont have too. 😆

Forgot to add that my code posted above is probably only for the EU accounts.

@Stoffinator Let me delete my 1% trophies. Sort trophies by platform or by alphabet. Maybe even choose multiple to things too select when sorting. I dont really know what else. Gifting games and a wanted list on the PS4 store not only on the computer.

16 people in a chat would be a massacre. Seriously, everyone talking at the same time, no one would be able to get a word in. Not useful imo

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I've just used it once so any others who want to go right ahead

Well, that's an update that we actually know what it does. good, right?
Btw, as anyone been having party errors in the last few days? people simply droping off the party?

@Nakatomi_Uk Thanks. Worked a treat.

@MsRiot it’s not EU only. I’m in the States but my code has been used up.

Can someone Please DM me a Code On twitter @TheRoyalSnagger please Begging you

Here's my code you guys are happy to us it

It's an EU code

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I wish they would do something about the absolute brutal lag and poor performance of the main menu and ps store. Is it just me???? Its borderline making me go mental most of the time. It just cant keep up. My system gets more AND MORE unstable as time goes on.

ALSO id just LOOOOVE to have an option to make every thing on my desktop smaller so it doesnt look like a cluttered mess. Normal UI or Small UI. I detest the ps4s main menu and miss ps3s nice minimalistic menu.

The update does something interesting with tuning HDR output, too (not mentioned in Rob's post): https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnarcher/2019/07/26/ps4-getting-handy-new-graphics-boosting-feature/#7f26fdd93696

@ThaBEN so why wasn't this mentioned as one of the features apart from the useless party chat thingy lol

@Gmork___ yeah the lag can get annoying, the UI really does need to be optimized a bit.

So much for "stability" huh.

@Flaming_Kaiser That is more a network feature and not PS4. Stuff like that is probably still tied to PS3 being part of the network.

@Stoffinator Then i got nothing. 😆

@Gmork___ I cant stand the PS3 menu anymore i hate it know maybe its because im used too the PS4.

@Flaming_Kaiser I don't mind the XMB. But I spent the last three days updating and installing all my games. My god how did we live with that system? lol It was so slow.

@Stoffinator I have difficulty with finding stuff. And those settings...

I would love too see smaller icon and a way too change the background music even with different themes on the PS4. 😆