PS4 players furious after \u201cgarbage\u201d 8.00 update records Party Chats PixabayPlayStation 4\u2019s 8.00 update has caused widespread backlash after Sony revealed that are allowing players to record and report Party Chat conversations in certain situations. The new PS4 patch has also broken friends lists for many users, rendering it unusable. [jwplayer hRlzg0BA] Sony rolled out the major 8.00 update for the PS4 on October 14, and PlayStation fans were shocked when the publisher announced some major changes to the popular system. Not only are users reporting broken friends lists, it also seems as though the company is allowing players to record and send in Party Chat conversations for \u201cmoderation.\u201d The move immediately sparked outrage on social media from owners of the console. PS4 players outraged over 8.00 update While Sony has always moderated messages, it appears with the new 8.00 update they will now allow players to record Party Chats to report wrongdoings to them for safety purposes. Private events and Communities have also been removed. The large software revision sparked backlash shortly after going live on October 14. Users also have began to report issues with friends lists, with some saying that it\u2019s lagged out the feature on their console, or simply doesn\u2019t work at all \u2013 instead, showing a WS-44369-6 error in its place. As is common with this type of thing, fans took to social media to air their outrage. \u201cPS4\u2019s Firmware update 8.00 is a horrible step backwards. Private parties are dead, they killed communities and you\u2019re basically no longer allowed to be on your own or in private with your friends,\u201d one person said. \u201cHot garbage. Give us back our features.\u201d PS4’s Firmware update 8.00 is a horrible step backwards. Private parties are dead, they killed communities and you’re basically no longer allowed to be on your own or in private with your friends. Hot garbage. Give us back our features @PlayStation \u2014 Gtamen (@Gtamen) October 14, 2020 The system update has also reportedly slowed down the console for some, with players reporting lagging and longer loading times when clicking on the Party menu and the PS Store. \u201clmao so playstation literally took away everyone\u2019s privacy and slowed down the ps4 with one update, they do aim to please,\u201d one user commented. \u201ccan\u2019t even load my bloody friends list.\u201d Despite the backlash from some players, not everyone was angry about the update. Users also praised the patch as it finally brought enhanced 2-step verification, new avatars, and the option to mute all microphones. Still, the wording of Sony\u2019s new policy on party chat moderation has sparked confusion and anger from owners who don\u2019t want their voice recorded. 8.0\u2019s buggy launch also doesn\u2019t seem to have helped.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PS4 players furious after \u201cgarbage\u201d 8.00 update records Party Chats PixabayPlayStation 4\u2019s 8.00 update has caused widespread backlash after Sony revealed that are allowing players to record and report Party Chat conversations in certain situations. The new PS4 patch has also broken friends lists for many users, rendering it unusable. [jwplayer hRlzg0BA] Sony rolled out […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84414","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84414\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}