The public/private settings for parties have been removed.When you select Messages, you'll see the messages exchanged between members of your group. Messages has been added to the screen during parties.Only the name and image of the other player displays. For groups of just you and one other player, you can no longer change the group name or image.The group owner is the player that created the group. For groups of 3 or more members, the group owner can now remove members from the group.You can send messages to a group you created for a party, or start a party with a group you've messaged with. You can now use your groups across Party and Messages.

You can start a new party with the same members by selecting the group that you previously created. When you create a new group, it'll be saved even after the party has ended. The following changes have been made to Party and Messages. This system software update improves system performance. Deze lijst ziet er als volgt uit: Version 8.01 De lijst met aanpassingen vermeldt dat de prestaties van het systeem in deze uitgave zijn verbeterd. Downloaden gebeurt bij voorkeur vanuit het updatemenu van de spelconsole zelf, maar kan ook via de website van Sony. De firmware draagt versienummer 8.01 en is iets meer dan 350MB groot. Sony heeft vorige maand nieuwe firmware voor de PlayStation 4 uitgebracht.