Major PS4 Update 2.50 To Add Suspend/Resume, Button Remapping, More, Full Beta Patch Notes

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When PS4 Lead System Architect, Mark Cerny took the stage at Sony’s February 2013 PlayStation Meeting event, he revealed a system that was balanced, easy to program for and promised a suite of next-generation gaming features. Two years on, many of those planned features have been added via firmware update. However, one specific feature has been conspicuous in its absence; suspend/resume. Details from an ongoing beta test indicate that the wait is finally at an end and gamer’s are about to get much, much more than that.

Long-time industry insider, Wario64 tweeted a pair of pictures showing the PS4 beta update 2.50 changelog. The images confirm a number of major new features are headed to Sony’s system, including suspend/resume, system-level button remapping, the ability to delete trophies with 0% achievement progress and more.

Suspend/resume allows gamers to put their system into rest mode without closing a game or app currently being played and then press the power button to resume right from where they left off. The feature is common on modern handheld console’s, such as the Nintendo 3DS, PS Vita and is also available on Microsoft’s Xbox One.

Kotaku contacted Sony for a response to the beta software images, but the company has refused to confirm their veracity. However, they did indicate that the next PS4 firmware update would be arriving soon.

"The next PS4 system software update will be released soon, and its features are currently being processed for quality assurance. We will have more information on the update to share shortly," said a Sony spokesperson.

In addition to suspend/resume, leaked 2.50 beta update screens also indicate that players will soon have the ability to remap buttons at a system-level. This will allow gamers the ability to change trigger buttons in first-person shooters, switch accelerator inputs in racers, swap the circle and “X” buttons on import consoles and much more. Full beta patch notes for 2.50 are as followed, transcribed by Destructoid:

Main Features

- The system can now enter rest mode without closing any applications. You can adjust this setting in [Power Save Settings] > [Set Functions Available in Rest Mode].

- [Accessibility] has been added to [Settings]. You can adjust accessibility settings such as zooming and button assignments.

Trophies

- You can now delete trophies with 0% achievement progress.

- [Earned Date], [Not Earned], and [Grade] have been added as sorting options for trophies. You can also sort by [Earned Date] and [Not Earned] options when comparing trophies with other players.

- You can now search the Internet for details about trophies from the options menu in [Trophies]. - Screenshots of scenes when you earn trophies are now saved automatically. You can view saved screenshots in [Capture Gallery].

- You can now share trophy details and screenshots. Select the trophy you want to share details about in [Trophy], and then press the Share button.

Share Play

- You can now test the host’s connection speed when starting Share Play.

- You can now enjoy Share Play at 60 fps. A host in a party can adjust the setting in [Party Settings] > [Video Quality for Share Play] > [Frame Rate].

- A user who is running version 2.50 or earlier on their system cannot use Share Play with someone who is running version 2.50 beta on their system. Users who are both running system software version 2.50 beta can enjoy Share Play.

Other

- Users who are your Facebook friends can now be displayed in [Players You May Know].

- You can now send real name requests in addition to Friend requests to users who are currently not on your Friends list.

- You can now apply a shadow style for text in [Themes].

- You can now enter up to 140 characters for your self-introduction.

- If you enter 22 characters or more for your self-introduction, only 21 characters will be displayed on a PS4 system running system software version earlier than 2.50.

- You can now use the touch pad to operate playback of videos on discs.

- [Discover] has been added to introduce users to PS4 system features. You can view information about features in [Notifications] > [Discover].

- Remote Play cannot be used with a PS Vita system running version 3.35. A system software update for the PS Vita (to be released later) is required.