PS4 System Software Update 4.50 Details (Updated: Beast Mode for Pro added)

[ethomaz]

• External HDD Support
• Custom Wallpapers
• Quick Menu Refresh
• Simplified Notification List
• Post on PlayStation Network Activity Feeds
• 3D Blu-rays on PlayStation VR

"This is just a taste of the features included in system software 4.50, so make sure to keep an eye out for more information, including launch timing, in the upcoming weeks."

PS4 System Software Update 4.50 Features Detailed – PlayStation.Blog

Boost Mode.

[DerNebel]

I might get an external harddrive for my PS4 now, neat.

[the-pi-guy]

Awesome!  
HDD support is pretty big.

[Aura7541]

Ooh, finally external HDD support

[DerNebel]

PS4 System Software Update 4.0 will include a boost mode for PS4 Pro: Higher frame rate for old game which dont have Pro patch : PS4

Oh fudge yeah!!!!!!

[Aura7541]

My desire for the Pro keeps growing. That's a great feature.

[Dr. Pezus]

PS4 System Software Update 4.0 will include a boost mode for PS4 Pro: Higher frame rate for old game which dont have Pro patch : PS4

Oh fudge yeah!!!!!!

OMG hope so

[DerNebel]

My desire for the Pro keeps growing. That's a great feature.

That was literally my biggest gripe with the Pro. It unfortunately can't remove the frame caps from games that run at 30, but it should at least make those games run perfectly smooth.

[Xevross]

I'm gonna look into getting an external hard drive I think

[Riderz1337]

Things that interest me:

Custom wallpapers - I don't take that many screenshots of games but this is a cool feature.

Quick Menu Refresh - Love this...Creating a new party through the quick menu is gonna be awesome and super convenient

That's it. Happy to see people getting external HDD support though.

[Aura7541]

That was literally my biggest gripe with the Pro. It unfortunately can't remove the frame caps from games that run at 30, but it should at least make those games run perfectly smooth.

Until Dawn will run at a stable frame rate with the boost mode. Bloodborne, too, though isn't its problem more to do with frame pacing?

[DerNebel]

Until Dawn will run at a stable frame rate with the boost mode. Bloodborne, too, though isn't its problem more to do with frame pacing?

There are definite drops in Coop in Bloodborne. But maybe framepacing will be fixed by this as well, don't know.

[the-pi-guy]

Frame pacing can be fixed by this, it just depends on exactly how it does the boost and why the game has frame pacing issues.

[Legend]

3D VR, awesome! I had no idea that was coming.

[ethomaz]