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PS4 can't play MP3, Music Unlimited needed for background music [Up:Yoshida responds]
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Thread on this, he already corrected himself.
That is what makes it seem so slimy. Again, this does not affect me because I don't listen to music on my consoles. But most absolutely do care about this feature, so it is a big blow for sure. No dancing around it.
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Muppet of a Man
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This; it's amazing that the playstation brand can do most everything right for gaming, but then messes this simple thing up. Just keep it the way it is now on PS3.
What a bunch of assholes.
WeAreStarStuff
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I pretty much listen to music on my PS3 every day; be it mp3 files that are stored on it or Pandora. This really is a big deal for some.
NoirVisage
Banned
This is something sony woild be wise to patch in, all the music i play in my home comes of my ps3, not being able to use the PS4 like that is stupid.
UnObtainium17
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Holy fuck.. Definitely the worst ps4 news I heard thus far. pre order cancelled. Its fully capable of playing mp3 along with games but cannot for sony reasons.
If they are serious about ps4 being center of living room they would remove this garbage.
If they are serious about ps4 being center of living room they would remove this garbage.
NullPointer
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Bullshit. This is news to me, and I've asked about exactly this feature here quite a bit.
If this is true Sony can go fuck itself.
Visualante2
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PS4: it only does everyth... ah never mind.
Kiraly
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You did not have a pre order anyhow.
you might want to rethink your strategy
Dr_Boris_Goltz
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Hey I asked this in the locked thread and didn't get a reply:
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
LukasTaves
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Not sure about DLNA, but xbone most definitely supports the play charm on w8/8.1, so it's not much of an issue there...
Read FAQ, laughed at the parts that said "No CDs, no MP3s, no DLNA" and said to myself "well of course not, who would want to do any of that on a gaming console?"
...and then I came here and found out I was way off. Hopefully that all gets patched in when they realize there is demand for it. Personally I'm not comfortable keeping my consoles on any longer than they need to be, so I'll stick with streaming through a Roku. No excuse though, the option should always be available.
...and then I came here and found out I was way off. Hopefully that all gets patched in when they realize there is demand for it. Personally I'm not comfortable keeping my consoles on any longer than they need to be, so I'll stick with streaming through a Roku. No excuse though, the option should always be available.
Yeah, I wasn't being sarcastic. I am sure there are lots of people just like you and it stinks.
captscience
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This is ridiculous.
Any mention of support for playback of video files and any supported formats?
Any mention of support for playback of video files and any supported formats?
I pretty much expected this donkey shit. Sony can kiss my ass if they think I'm gonna subscribe to MU just to have custom soundtracks during gameplay. I really loved that feature on the OG Xbox as a lot of racing games have crap soundtracks in my opinion so being able to stream my own collection of music via DLNA while playing was pretty damn cool. Since I have a gaming PC now and will be getting most of those types of games on PC, I can just run Winamp and stream whatever I want while turning down the music in the sound settings of the game. MS' implementation of this was pretty innovative since it would pause the music during cutscenes and resume once gameplay did. I haven't used it too much on 360 so I can't remember if it was the same and who knows if the Xbone will still allow this. Not a deal breaker but it does suck how these corporations take away stuff we get used to so they can push their inferior services. How about leaving both options in and if your service is worth anything people will choose to subscribe to it.
NuSoardGraphite
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That really sucks.
I don't care about custom sountracks one iota. I generally enjoy the soundtracks of the games I buy. But I'm a big music listener. I want to play my CD's and my MP3's on my player.
I've had a subscription to Music Unlimited. It just plain sucks. Maybe they've improved it in the two years since I dropped my subscription, but when I had it, I could hardly find any artists I wanted to listen to. I listen to a few mainstream artists, a lot of underground stuff too, but mostly I listen to classics. 80's music most especially (anything from the 80's that pop, rock or R&B related) and I STILL had a hard time finding crap to listen to on MU. That's just unacceptable.
Sony has this generation in the bag if they just get their heads out of their asses and realize that MS lost fans for this exact reason: restricting features on their console. We don't want that. We want choice. The company that gives us the most choice is going to get our dollars and at this point, it's looking like Nintendo or PC...
I don't care about custom sountracks one iota. I generally enjoy the soundtracks of the games I buy. But I'm a big music listener. I want to play my CD's and my MP3's on my player.
I've had a subscription to Music Unlimited. It just plain sucks. Maybe they've improved it in the two years since I dropped my subscription, but when I had it, I could hardly find any artists I wanted to listen to. I listen to a few mainstream artists, a lot of underground stuff too, but mostly I listen to classics. 80's music most especially (anything from the 80's that pop, rock or R&B related) and I STILL had a hard time finding crap to listen to on MU. That's just unacceptable.
Sony has this generation in the bag if they just get their heads out of their asses and realize that MS lost fans for this exact reason: restricting features on their console. We don't want that. We want choice. The company that gives us the most choice is going to get our dollars and at this point, it's looking like Nintendo or PC...
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RedAssedApe
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they didnt say anything about dlna...just media center extender. which iirc ms doesnt official support anymore anyways?
NullPointer
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They're both doing this?
UltimaPooh
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Spoiler stuff probably.
Pay me $15 an hour and I will sing down the mic for you.
That does make sense. Still really odd to promote people sharing and then restrict what they share.
Nope. All they said was that we can use music unlimited for custom soundtracks on the ps4. There was no statement saying that your own mp3s cannot be played back or used for custom soundtracks.
What's this bullshit? No mp3 support?
I don't really use background music but this is just stupid.
I am even a Music Unlimited subscriber right now and would renew it when Sony would let me. Because I am already a subscriber and PS+ member, I can't renew it at the discounted price. Way to go to keep your members.
I don't really use background music but this is just stupid.
I am even a Music Unlimited subscriber right now and would renew it when Sony would let me. Because I am already a subscriber and PS+ member, I can't renew it at the discounted price. Way to go to keep your members.
gundamkyoukai
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Correct .
I had no idea the PS4 could not play MP3 which is so simple in 2013.
Don't care about there business reasons until this get patch i won't buy a PS4.
Commanche Raisin Toast
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They'll add it later. This is typical Sony way of doing things. They want people to stay in the Sony ecosystem but will soon cave and enable mp3 support at very least.
Same with wallpapers, etc.
Same with wallpapers, etc.
Glorified G
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