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ElPresidente
Mar 18, 2020Follower
PS4 Party Chat
For about a week I haven't been able to get PS4 party chat to work properly, I have had my router for over a year and have not changed any setting recently although I got an email about a new update ...
Cujoma
Apr 14, 2020Guide
Put it in spectating mode. It will work instantly. There is an issue with party chat and the ps4. You arent alone. i have the issue. Lots of people do. You can try pinging each friend and allowing them, but if their ip changes youll have to do it all over again. Easiest solution is to put yourself in spectating mode. It will work right away. Hopefully netgear or duma come out with a fix for this problem. There has to be ps4 servers that should be whitelisted to allow this to work
- Netduma-FraserApr 14, 2020NetDuma PartnerIt's not necessarily that issue but we'll be doing another cloud update asap so if it is then it'll be fixed.
- CujomaApr 14, 2020GuideSounds great. Keep us posted as to when there will be an update or fix please. Thanks in advance!
- BreebzApr 18, 2020Aspirant
How do you put your PS4 in spectating mode?
Thanks
- CujomaApr 18, 2020GuideHey there.
It's under the geofilter tab. When you click the tab, you will see whatever devices you have connected. Mine shows my PS4. Then it gives you 2 options. Either filtering mode, or spectating mode. I leave my PS4 on spectating mode now. It is much less of a hassle when playing. If I'm with friends. And for certain games like fortnite, ping, destiny etc I'd recommend it for sure. If I'm by myself playing cod modern warfare, then I usually change the option from spectating mode to filtering mode.
Hope this helps!- BreebzApr 18, 2020Aspirant
Thanks for the explanation. I am having connection issues with PS4 since the 7.50 firmware update. i cant connect to any games using my vpn. i did try the spectating mode and still could not get it to connect. if i dont have the vpn the game connects fine. Have been trying to fix this since yesterday