Sheikah Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 There is an activity log (in terms of who played what and when) but no friend login notifications (just joining party notifications). They had friend login notifications on PS3 but not on PS4...it's weird. I don't get the need for a home screen redesign though, nor have I heard many people crying out for a redesign. For the vast majority of people it's setup exactly how it is needed - for quick access to the last 4-5 games you played.
Kav Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 ...I don't get the need for a home screen redesign though, nor have I heard many people crying out for a redesign... 1. To satisfy my horrendous OCD 2. Just to make it look a little more clean and organised... so basically, point 1. Yeah I can be crazy OCD over things like that.
Ashley Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 And crazy OCD people get no sympathy from me because I'm evil But yeah, it's rare I have to go past the last five items so I don't really have any need for folders.
bob Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I've only played 2 games so far on my PS4, so the rest of my recently played games is full of wank. It would be nice to be able to delete that, or put it in a folder and forget about it.
Ashley Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 Aside from "out of sight out of mind" how is it really going to make any difference?
Mr-Paul Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I find the home screen ridiculously easy to use. I basically just switch between whatever I'm playing, and the TV options of Sky, Netflix and iPlayer. It takes seconds. Quickly scroll all the way to the right if I want to go to my library, or go up to friends list/notifications etc. No need to change anything.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I find the home screen ridiculously easy to use. I basically just switch between whatever I'm playing, and the TV options of Sky, Netflix and iPlayer. It takes seconds. Quickly scroll all the way to the right if I want to go to my library, or go up to friends list/notifications etc. No need to change anything. I agree with this. It's already pretty slick, imo. I've got no complaints over it. The only thing I'd really like is an activity log. Aside from that, I'm satisfied.
Blade Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I'd like an Activity Log and notifications of when friends come online. I'd love a miiverse clone.
dazzybee Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I think the OS is just awful personally. Slight exaggeration. It's functional. But hate I have to see stupid music and media folders that won't go away despite them not being recent. I hate having games and demos I will never ever touch displayed (OCD problem like Kav) and it's clumsy to browse, I organise everything in my life in lists and folders in various forms and I like that. Can't do that at all here. But it isn't a huge problem. Just annoying. And yeah, I'd like an activity log too (in fact I wish Wii U's was like 3DS' too)!!
Ronnie Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 It's crazy that we can't see how much time we've invested in each game. What a simple feature to implement and they still haven't done it. The UI itself is efficient I suppose but it's a total mess from a visual POV. I hate having games and apps mixed up like that.
Shorty Posted February 17, 2016 Posted February 17, 2016 I must be the only one who's pretty much fine with the OS. It might not be the most feature-filled or organised but it's lightning fast, I always get where I want to easily, things like sharing and swapping between applications are really efficient. I wouldn't sacrifice the speed for more capabilities by any means.
Fierce_LiNk Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 I must be the only one who's pretty much fine with the OS. It might not be the most feature-filled or organised but it's lightning fast, I always get where I want to easily, things like sharing and swapping between applications are really efficient. I wouldn't sacrifice the speed for more capabilities by any means. Nah, I'd agree with you. If I were to give some examples, let's take Drive Club for starters. Whilst the game is loading up, I can jump into Spotify and get a playlist going. If I already had a playlist going on my laptop or phone, then I'd use that to switch it to the PS4. If I wanted to take a screen-shot or video, jumping between the capture gallery and that is dead easy. The other would be Battlefront. You'd know already from Destiny. Getting a party up and running, inviting people over or just seeing who is online at the moment and what they're playing is a piece of cake. Like you say, it's quick. @Eenuh and I must play on Battlefront daily now and getting a game up and running on separate PS4s is a simple. @Cookyman and @Tales usually jump in, too. Like with everything, there's always room for improvements. The activity log built into the OS is what I'd want most. I can live without folders quite easily and I'm a fan of how the bar actually works, where it bumps your recently played stuff to the front. I use the console for everything now, so jumping from PS store to a disc game to Spotify to NowTV and to another digital game is an everyday occurrence. Maybe a way of being able to sort out your library, where you can put folders in there, that might sort things out for people.
Ashley Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 I must be the only one who's pretty much fine with the OS. It might not be the most feature-filled or organised but it's lightning fast, I always get where I want to easily, things like sharing and swapping between applications are really efficient. I wouldn't sacrifice the speed for more capabilities by any means. Yeah I have no problems. Sure, improvements could be made but I don't feel there's much of a need for them right now. I find the UI is something I can use naturally without thinking which really helps. Hell, I can pretty much start up the machine and jump into Netflix without having to look at the screen
Ronnie Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 It's a shame they can't implement the Wii U's quick launch screen, that's amazing for jumping straight into a game and bypassing the home screen altogether. Lots of fixes and tweaks needed but hopefully the PS4 will get there eventually
Mr-Paul Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 As good as the Wii U quick launch screen is, surely it represents the same thing that people are complaining about the PS4's home screen. It only shows your recently used games/apps. And anyway, even with the quick launch screen on the Wii U, I'm sure it's quicker to get into a game on the PS4 than it is on Wii U. Rest Mode is absolutely brilliant.
Rummy Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 I'd like them to add an activity log, it may not be for everyone but i always liked being able to look back at my gaming activity. This is the only really pressing(if you could call it that) thing that I want from the PS4 - it's such a simple/basic thing and Nintendo have been doing it of sorts since the Wii, and nailed it excellently with the 3DS and then WiiU for me. Would absolutely love to have something like that on PS4/PSN, possibly even with some sharing features too. Notifications of friends coming online would also be sensible - maybe with options to set it for certain friends rather than everyone. Given how many times I get those bloody 'joined a party' notifications having actual friends coming online notifications would be better. UI's fine for me mostly though. Can't say it makes me want to say it's exceptional or anything - but a lot of what the PS4 does for me is all the smaller things adding together for the whole experience. The UI works for me atm plus it's swift and responsive, so I don't really have any complaint to make about it. It's a shame they can't implement the Wii U's quick launch screen, that's amazing for jumping straight into a game and bypassing the home screen altogether. Lots of fixes and tweaks needed but hopefully the PS4 will get there eventually Thing is, time for time, I still feel like I'm getting into Destiny on my PS4 faster than I am Splatoon on my WiiU. Feature it up with quick launch whatever etc - but if it isn't actually quicker, then I don't see the need.
Ronnie Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 As good as the Wii U quick launch screen is, surely it represents the same thing that people are complaining about the PS4's home screen. It only shows your recently used games/apps. But then the Wii U main screen is actually easy to organise and see all your games in one place, unlike the PS4 screen. I find the quick launch screen on the gamepad amazing for jumping straight into a game, far quicker than booting up the PS4, logging in, then finding the right game and launching. Great little feature. The PS4 can certainly learn a lot from Wii U in terms of that, folders, activity log, online friend notifications, Miiverse etc
Kav Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 But then the Wii U main screen is actually easy to organise and see all your games in one place, unlike the PS4 screen. I find the quick launch screen on the gamepad amazing for jumping straight into a game, far quicker than booting up the PS4, logging in, then finding the right game and launching. Great little feature. The PS4 can certainly learn a lot from Wii U in terms of that, folders, activity log, online friend notifications, Miiverse etc Are you not automatically logged in when you switch it on? I always am. It's far quicker than the WiiU quick start screen. Friend notifications?! Has the WiiU had an update and added these?! I've not switched it on for a fair while so I don't know.
Ronnie Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 How can it be quicker than launching a game instantly from the gamepad before the console even boots up? The Wii U has had friend notifications since it launched.
Magnus Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 At least on the PS4 main screen, there are no random people speaking German. How can it be quicker than launching a game instantly from the gamepad before the console even boots up? Okay, no one tell Ronnie about rest mode.
Mr-Paul Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 But then the Wii U main screen is actually easy to organise and see all your games in one place, unlike the PS4 screen. I find the quick launch screen on the gamepad amazing for jumping straight into a game, far quicker than booting up the PS4, logging in, then finding the right game and launching. Great little feature. The PS4 can certainly learn a lot from Wii U in terms of that, folders, activity log, online friend notifications, Miiverse etc Aren't you always logged in? Surely you don't type in a password every time? And I just tested it, I can suspend a game, put into rest mode, then from pressing the butting on my controller be back into the game playing in 10 seconds. No menu screens, picking up exactly where I left off. That's quicker than using the Wii U quick launch. And if the Wii U game you want to play isn't on the quick launch screen, it'll take you longer. The home screen then acts as a quick launch, showing the most recently used stuff - seriously, it's not hard to find what you're looking for on it - I think folders would just make it harder! And if you do want to see all of your games, which for me, is very very rare, it's just a quick scroll right to the library where everything can be sorted A-Z or by recently used. The finding the right game point you made makes no difference which console you're using. As I said, the Wii U quick launch is great, but it's just a recently used menu, which is exactly what the PS4 home screen is and people seem to be complaining about. And overall the PS4 UI is so much quicker, even without a 'quick launch' menu. I'm also not that bothered about an activity log - never use it on the Wii U/3DS, but I guess it's a nice feature to have! EDIT: Kav made the same point! And Ronnie, it takes longer because it takes an age for a game to boot up on the Wii U, even if you've selected it in a couple of seconds! The PS4 is overall much quicker to start.
Shorty Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 How can it be quicker than launching a game instantly from the gamepad before the console even boots up? The Wii U has had friend notifications since it launched. You can go from rest mode to back in the game in about 20% of the time it takes the Wii U to boot, and right back to where you were playing. The PS3 and Xbox 360 both had friend notifications too... at the launch of the current gen both providers said it was because they extended the friend list size (1000 on Xbox One, 2000 on PS4 iirc) so they didn't want people getting notifications all the time (maybe the truth is more to do with the server strain of pushing these notifications). However I think they could let you get notifications of some favourite lists, maybe with fixed limits.
bob Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 What's rest mode? How do you do that? Sounds useful.
Mr-Paul Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 What's rest mode? How do you do that? Sounds useful. Hold the PS button in the middle of the controller, select enter rest mode. Simples. I wouldn't count what the Wii U has as friend notifications. It's a flashing home button. So if you're using a pro controller, you're out of luck. And then you can't join your friends from the gamepad menu in most things, so what's the point?
Sheikah Posted February 18, 2016 Posted February 18, 2016 How can it be quicker than launching a game instantly from the gamepad before the console even boots up? The Wii U has had friend notifications since it launched. Like others say, rest mode. Literally the quickest way to get back into a game - you press the PS button, see the PS logo on the screen, then straight into the game/app.
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