Twitter user and industry insider Nibellion has said that people have been reporting issues with their friends list not loading at all, various problems trying to use party chat, and general stability issues.
Many fans online are reporting major PS4 update 8.00 issues, with them running into all sorts of problems since downloading the new update. As far as PS4 system updates go, it's quite a big one, but it seemingly has some major problems. PS4 update 8.00 unifies the Party and Messages system, adds new Avatars for players to customize their profiles with, gives players the option to mute all mics from the quick menu, adds more parental control options, enhances the 2-step verification process, updates the Remote Play app, and more. With just one month to go until Sony launches its next-generation PlayStation 5 console, the company has released a brand new system update for the PS4 that makes some important changes.