PS4 Owners Campaign For A Better PSN

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http://kotaku.com/ps4-owners-campaign-for-a-better-psn-1716808474


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The PlayStation Network, a premium subscription service that occasionally lets you play video games online, has a lot of problems. PS4 fans want to change that.

For all of Sony’s successes this generation, they’ve had a really tough time maintaining a stable, competent network for online services. In addition to random spurts of downtime, the modern PlayStation Network is full of all sorts of weird bugs—right now, for example, all of my messages say “received 28 minutes ago” no matter when I actually got them. Sometimes the PlayStation Store will randomly refuse to load until I reboot the machine. Occasionally, I won’t be able to hear or talk to members of a PSN party thanks to “NAT issues” that seem to be more common than they should be.

PSN also lacks some critical features that any major network in 2015 should have, like two-step verification, decent cloud storage (what’s with it filling up after a few dozen images?), and an online/offline/invisible/busy status so you can play multiplayer games even when you don’t want to talk to any of your friends. This is basic core functionality we’re talking about, not some sort of luxury.

Nearly two years after the PS4’s launch, Sony still hasn’t delivered on this stuff, so fans are speaking out. Enter #BetterPSN, a new campaign started by NeoGAFfers that calls on Sony to do a better job with their network services. The campaign, which has picked up a fair amount of momentum on Reddit and Twitter and even has a slick website, is full of reasonable complaints and decent suggestions from people who clearly use the PS4 a lot and want to see it get better.

Some highlights, from their website:

  • “Online/offline (invisibility) status change”
  • “Better friends list functionality with nicknames, grouping by categories (games, relationship), and VIP tags tied to the notification system”
  • “Online/offline notifications”
  • “Ability to send recorded videos directly to friends”
  • “Search function, better organization and filters for download history/library”
  • “Fix bug that prevents users from accessing the Store in certain situations, needing a reboot “
Decent suggestions, right? We’re not even talking about pipe dreams here—like, say, a subscription service that lets us play any PS1/PS2 game on PS4/Vita (COME ON SONY)—this is basic functionality people are asking for. The lack of two-step verification is particularly heinous. It’s 2015.
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I can wait on the other features if Sony takes the time to do an overhaul of the PSN store. shyt is straight ass cheeks to navigate :mjcry:
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Not even thatvI'll click the store. and 90% of the time the side menu. loads but the main part is just blank. I'll have to keep restarting the .ps4 until it works. If I switch to Wi-Fi then it works most of the time.
 
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dBoyFresh*212 said:
Not even thatvI'll click the store. and 90% of the time the side menu. loads but the main part is just blank. I'll have to keep restarting the .ps4 until it works. If I switch to Wi-Fi then it works most of the time.
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Something gotta be wrong with your PS4

I've never run into this issue one time before

However PSN needs to stop going down so often and def needs an upgrade
 
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This is why I can't stand nikkas who stan for these large corporations :stopitslime:

Nikkas really complaining about this campaign that it at the very least is going to make their experience minimally better :stopitslime:

99% of the list if it actually went through would be optional to your settings as well :stopitslime:

But these nikkas want to complain, talking about PSN is fine the way it is and I don't want them to change a thing. :stopitslime:

Edit: Not in this thread, but the Internet.
 
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"Enhanced user profile page showing favorite games, screenshots/recordings, game wishlist, deeper"

This is a good idea. They should encourage people to record gameplay and take screenshots more. It'd be fun to check out your friends' stuff.
 
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"Enhanced user profile page showing favorite games, screenshots/recordings, game wishlist, deeper"

This is a good idea. They should encourage people to record gameplay and take screenshots more. It'd be fun to check out your friends' stuff.
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Xbox has all those listed
 
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MeachTheMonster said:
PS4 is way behind in both OS and online service.

I thought they would announce something at E3, but I guess as long as they can hype up there fans with promises of games they'll play in 2018, they don't have to improve the everyday experience in the meantime.
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They might open a new kickstarter for the people
 
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