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Couchjockeyz rumor: MP3, DLNA coming in later PS4 firmware update
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It also doesn't mention if you can still copy video files onto the hard drive, which is a feature I would really, really miss
baxter2231
Member
they need to get the suspend/resume in sleep mode first, that should be the priority. It needs to be in the next update or 2. Anything else to come with it is great but getting that fixed should be priority, other than major bugs.
Well some ppl can confirm the codec support in a few weeks.
The fact that the PS4 plays Blu-rays, DVDs, & will have VOD services IS confirmation of codec support.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Sorry, but what is DLNA? I need an explanation in layman's terms because I'm dumb.
A standard for streaming media from PC to your console. It's what PS3MediaServer etc use.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Does media include PC screen sharing? Because that would be very beneficial. If not it's still damn nice.
I've not read any confirmation that the PS4 contains the CD specific hardware. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get that information from? Hopefully it does but the PS4 containing the relevant hardware to read DVDs and Blu-rays doesn't mean it will also have the required hardware inside to read CDs. You require very different diodes for each of the three formats.
No, it's essentially a way to play Music/Video/Pictures that are on your PC directly on your console, It's really handy if you have a lot of video files on your PC and want to watch them on your TV without a really long HDMI cable.
I don't think anyone has made blu ray drives that don't support CD's on a hardware level since 2006.
BigEvilTurtle
Banned
Oh okay, yeah that's definitely very handy. It wouldn't benefit me a whole lot but I see how it would for others.
You seem really confident of that, given we have more hints that the PS4 can't play CDs than hints that it can. The official specs sheet doesn't mention CD capability at all, so what are you getting this from? That one translated interview I posted?
It confirms the codecs are on the system, yes, but it doesn't confirm we'll have a generic video player that plays regular movie files. For all we know, the Video Unlimited app is the only way to play PSN movies, which wouldn't be surprising given that's exactly what they did with music.
It does seem very unlikely to me but when questioned about it they've aways given a very definite "no" rather than 'not currently". Although it's not a great saving it is a way of saving manufacturing costs and they did remove the SA-CD hardware from the later PS3 models to save money.
Hopefully I'm wrong, it doesn't affect me as I love my current CD set up and I don't like custom soundtracks in games but I do prefer that people have the option to do it if they want to.
Have you EVER heard of a Blu-ray or DVD player/drive that can't physically read CDs? It's software. Sony just needs to patch in CD playback.
kurisu1974
Banned
You are both crazy. The only way this is possible is when using a Media Server that encodes the MKV on the fly.
mitchman
Gold Member
It only needs to change the container from mkv to mp4, it won't need to change the format inside it, provided it's a supported h264 format.
kurisu1974
Banned
Yes but still that makes it imposible to just use DLNA or a USB HDD for watching MKV, you'll need something like PS3 Media Server or TVersity and that's mostly horrible.
maquiladora
Member
He said it in the interview on Giantbomb too. It's been bumped up the priority list after so much negative feedback.
hopefully it comes with the 1.6 update with suspend/resume and youtube uploading
I can't wait to see what the OS will be like a year from now
For other hand is good to know they didn't track (aka spy on your console to get this kind of data).
dcx4610
Member
Yoshida really seemed to be shocked in the GB interview by the amount of feedback caused by lack of DLNA and MP3.
He believably said that they weren't trying to push Music Unlimited rather than media features just weren't a focus and they never heard anybody ever talk about them. Now that you take it away, you hear that people used it so it will be put back in.
It really feels like both systems are rushed and they didn't have time to get everything ready. I guess that's just the nature of business nowadays. Get your product out there and patch it as you go. Even Nintendo is guilty now and they were notoriously conservative before shipping hardware previously.
He believably said that they weren't trying to push Music Unlimited rather than media features just weren't a focus and they never heard anybody ever talk about them. Now that you take it away, you hear that people used it so it will be put back in.
It really feels like both systems are rushed and they didn't have time to get everything ready. I guess that's just the nature of business nowadays. Get your product out there and patch it as you go. Even Nintendo is guilty now and they were notoriously conservative before shipping hardware previously.
Bluekaveli
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Gaf fucking rules.
RedAssedApe
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so "pre-order cancelled" meme...being taken seriously lol
good job guys. now let's all bitch about hbogo, espn, and youtube apps (sup shu)
good job guys. now let's all bitch about hbogo, espn, and youtube apps
(sup shu)SmoothRunningGun
Member
Heard this today. Hope all those people who cancelled their preorders can get them back lol.
ProfessorMoran
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The power of GAF.
Dat NeoGAF impacT.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
Or they do.
Louis Cyphre
Banned
It really doesn't make much sense. I can understand taking away things like the OS feature on the PS3 and even SACD because not many use it but no mp3 support and CD playback on the PS4?
"The biggest surprise for us all internally at Sony was there are so many people who passionately reacted to our announcement that there's no MP3 support or CD support on day one. It's not like we actively decided 'let's not do this feature so people will have to subscribe to Music Unlimited,'" he said. "The focus has been more on the game features. Some of the features we wanted but we couldn't get in on day one."
Yet they managed to get the Music Unlimited service ready? This guy is super smooth, that's for sure.
Yoshida went on to confirm, "So as we speak, the teams in Japan and US - the systems guys - are discussing how and when we can put these features on PS4."
So any idea how hard and how much effort it takes to offer mp3 support? That isn't even a confirmation of when it's coming.
mitchman
Gold Member
Asking every 100 or 1000 user to opt-in for such a usage tracking would be perfectly fine and is commonly used among popular software such as web browsers, provided user knows what information is being sent and that it's completely anonymous.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Good Guys.
mitchman
Gold Member
They already have hardware decoding of mp3 for use in games, so it's a matter of taking the old cd player source code with visualizations and porting it from ps3 to ps4. 2-3 weeks for a team of 5 including bugfixing is my guesstimate.
Monty Mole
Member
That's just yesterday's interviews regurgitated.