Update:
US and EU users can now sign up to the PS4 update 5.50 beta.
Original Story:
It has begun! Update 5.50 is on the horizon, with beta sign-ups beginning to appear on PlayStation websites. The Japanese PlayStation Blog is the first site to welcome sign-ups, stating (via Google Translate) that recruitment will be held between January 15 (today) and January 23.
I’ll update this article with NA and EU links, once the posts go live.
Here’s the details shared by the Japanese PlayStation Blog (translated by Google):
Beta test participants of PlayStation® 4 system software planned for future implementation will be recruited from general customers.
Please do not hesitate to apply this opportunity to try out system software features before being released to the public as soon as possible.
PS4® system software beta test
The PS4® system software beta test is a test program that enables you to quickly try out functions not provided by publicly available system software.
If you become a tester, you should install the beta test version of the system software on your PS4® during the test period and play the latest system software functions and your game titles.
If any trouble occurs during the test, please cooperate to report trouble information to us at a later date.
Application condition
· Person who has Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) account (master account)
· Persons who have a PS4® main unit capable of network connection
· Those who have joined PlayStation®Plus or PlayStation ™ Now at the time of entry
· For those over the age of 18
Application method
Please fill out the necessary information on the PS4® System Software Beta Test application page below and submit your application.
Beta test implementation period
We will contact you by e-mail notifying you of winning at a later date.
Beta test participant recruitment period
Monday, January 15, 2018 – Tuesday, January 23
What are you hoping to see added with PS4 update 5.50? Let us know.
In other PlayStation news, a new controller has been revealed, the Official PlayStation Blog has named its Game of the Year 2017 winners, and Japan’s PS Plus January selection will make you jealous.
Source: PlayStation Blog (JP) via DualShockers
There aren’t many new features that Sony can even put in here that I’d care about. I don’t need any social stuff at all. It’s just more shit I have to turn off.
The few simple things I can think of, Sony simply refuses to implement. Like being able to move the tiles around on the home screen. The damn folders let you place tiles where you want, why not the main screen?
I don’t care about changing my username, either. And God help us if they try to charge for it like so many brainless idiots have suggested.
I’d like the store not to suck so freaking much, though. I can’t stand how quickly that damn toolbar pops up on the bottom, and of course it’s an unorganized abortion of a mess. When I click “see all” under deals, and I don’t SEE ALL of them, that’s retarded.
I dunno, the less I deal with non-game aspects of my ps4, the better.
I just want damn 1440p support added to the Pro. Xbox One X has it, so hopefully Sony is taking notice.
Right now, the PS4 Pro sends a native 1440p image, which is then upscaled to 2160p, which is then downscaled to 1080p, which is then upscaled by my monitor to 1440p.
ARGH!
Haha, that sounds like Sony all right!
There aren’t many new features that Sony can even put in here that I’d care about. I don’t need any social stuff at all. It’s just more shit I have to turn off.
The few simple things I can think of, Sony simply refuses to implement. Like being able to move the tiles around on the home screen. The damn folders let you place tiles where you want, why not the main screen?
I don’t care about changing my username, either. And God help us if they try to charge for it like so many brainless idiots have suggested.
I’d like the store not to suck so freaking much, though. I can’t stand how quickly that damn toolbar pops up on the bottom, and of course it’s an unorganized abortion of a mess. When I click “see all” under deals, and I don’t SEE ALL of them, that’s retarded.
I dunno, the less I deal with non-game aspects of my ps4, the better.
I just want damn 1440p support added to the Pro. Xbox One X has it, so hopefully Sony is taking notice.
Right now, the PS4 Pro sends a native 1440p image, which is then upscaled to 2160p, which is then downscaled to 1080p, which is then upscaled by my monitor to 1440p.
ARGH!
Haha, that sounds like Sony all right!