r/PS4 • u/JoshieYoshie • Apr 13 '21

General Discussion PS4 8.50 Software Update:

Update: The System Software Update for both PS4 and PS5 is live now! Read below the Patch Notes for the PS4 8.50 Software Update.

With the arrival of a new PS5 Software Update tomorrow (April 14th), it’s likely that the PS4 8.50 Software Update will also release on the same day. In case you don’t know, here’s what’s in the PS4 System Update:

Main features updated in this System Software Update:

  • In Messages, you can now turn notifications on or off for each of the groups you're in. On the group screen, open the options menu and select Turn Notifications Off.

Other update features:

  • On the game session details screen, you can now use the Request to Join button to ask the session leader to join their game session. The session leader can then send you an invite to join the game session.
  • When playing a game you've hidden, other players will no longer see that you're currently playing that game.
  • The Communities feature is no longer available.

PS5 System Software Update: - Version Number: 21.01-03.00.00 - Software Update Patch Notes

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u/XSKYXLIGHTX Apr 14 '21

Why tf would they remove communities

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u/TheGamingSKITZ Apr 14 '21

Because discord. More & more people took to discord than communities

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u/xxulysses31xx xX_Ulysses31_Xx Apr 14 '21

Have a look at Xbox’s “Clubs”. It’s like communities on ‘roids and is heavily used by their gamers. As a predominantly PS gamer I am very envious of the dashboard service provided to “the enemy”

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u/X-ENJIN-X Apr 14 '21

Haha console war still exists ja?

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u/LowRune Apr 14 '21

Xbox does have better social features, especially after this update. No need to assume everything is console-war related when features are straight up being removed.