SymbiantXenos
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Ultimate PS4 FAQ is live on PS Blog
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Really?
I'm not excusing Sony's behavior here. I think it's asinine not to have this stuff at launch. However Sony's support on PS3 was kind of shitty for this. My Boxee Box and Plex on Roku do a much much much better job at those than the PS3 did. You may want to look into those options if you can.
matrixman92
Member
not even Sony support can answer this question...Do cross gen games have the same trophy lists? If i were to buy AC4 now on ps3 then upgrade it, would the trophies carry over the ps4 version...idk why absolutely nobody can answer this...seems pretty simple
If I were to make an educated guess... they probably don't want to promise anything until they can nail down exactly when they can implement the correct firmware for it.
TerryWogan
Member
I'd be very surprised not to see a U-turn on DLNA very soon considering it's trending on Twitter. A lot of people use it these days. Not so fussed about the MP3 thing. I'm happy with whatever games give me, audio-wise. And I have other, preferred methods for listening to music whilst gaming any way.
Ovek
7Member7
Fair enough. I'll keep my ear to the ground.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Danke.
It's a bit of a hassle for me. Can't say I'm too concerned with what everyone else is doing.
TerryWogan
Member
I'd hazard a guess at probably not. I mean, there are separate trophy lists on PS3 across regions for some games. For example, Demon's Souls.
About a week ago it was announced that the trophies don't migrate. They are separate.
Hm, I've heard of Plex. I do have a Roku 3, and I was given to understand that there was some Plex-y way that you could do a DLNA-like thing with it.
I'll investigate, thanks.
I'm more worried about local MP3 support than DNLA.
Ovek
7Member7
NotSaladin
Neo Member
I just get this nagging feeling that we are missing something regarding external media devices. It is clear that they cannot be used like what is intended with the XBONE in that you can store game data on it, but nexer in the FAQ does it mention not supporting other file types.
The only one omitted is music files. It is not directly addressed, but based on that alone I get the impression at least that pictures and video etc. can be uploaded or played from an external device.
The only one omitted is music files. It is not directly addressed, but based on that alone I get the impression at least that pictures and video etc. can be uploaded or played from an external device.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Agreed.
Honestly, if support is coming later the should have clarified the possibility. Social media has taken the story and ran with it.
https://twitter.com/search?q=ps4 dlna&src=typd&f=realtime
While I think canceling preorders because of this is an overreaction there are a lot of people who may be a little more than upset that they can't count on the device as a media receptacle.
Interesting that they would word it like that on the blog. They didn't leave much leeway for interpretation.
https://twitter.com/search?q=ps4 dlna&src=typd&f=realtime
While I think canceling preorders because of this is an overreaction there are a lot of people who may be a little more than upset that they can't count on the device as a media receptacle.
Interesting that they would word it like that on the blog. They didn't leave much leeway for interpretation.
Different trophies.
I know what you mean, I rip every BD movie I buy to a home server and throw the disc in a closet, so it's a huge deal to me as well. I was going to keep my PS3 anyway, but I was definitely not happy about the situation.
Yeah, this. By a strange coincidence, anyone that has to take their service down whenever they do a schema change also has to be an amateur.
matrixman92
Member
would you happen to have a link to that? I asked sony support last week, then again this morning...they specifically said nothing has been announced then linked me to the ultimate faq for all info. Not saying your a liar, just want confirmation. I guess you really should never trust chat support people
AyaisMUsikWhore
Member
My most hated feature is the MP3 playback... I hate Music Unlimited. I got to use it for a year for free and it fucking Sucks.
This is worthy for outrage. Blow up shu now.
This is worthy for outrage. Blow up shu now.
For me I was concerned about DLNA but that's been eased a bit. I stream TV shows all the time to my PS3. In contrast I haven't used an MP3 on my system for probably three years now. I can understand people wanting the capability though so hopefully they correct it.
Based on what's been said, it looks like they wanted to ensure the bulk of the game-related OS features were running properly first. The media stuff is secondary but not forgotten.
Yeah Plex on Roku is pretty damn good man. Plex will index your library and everything but you do need a server computer to do that and then you can stream to the Roku box. And it will add thumbnails for movies/tv shows and organize them much better.
They just added a way to do something similar to Chromecast, you can 'fling' YouTube videos from a computer directly to Roku if you have Plex launched there. Pretty awesome.
NotSaladin
Neo Member
Ding Ding Ding! No developer will ever commit to anything until it is a definite. Otherwise you are commited and the community will clammer at you for it.
Ovek
7Member7
They couldn't say "maybe" or "in a future update" as people would just get pissed with with every OS update that it missed.
Interesting that that's a worldwide trend and "720" isn't.
I don't mind looking foolish down the line as along as this gets fixed.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
The keyword there. Past tense.
Yeah... they did that with in-game XMB iirc and people moaned every time it wasn't there.
K
kittens
Unconfirmed Member
I don't see what the big deal about MP3s is. That only impacts you if you want to listen to music on your PS4, right? I can't imagine many people would ever even try doing that.
No external hard drive is the big bummer to me. :-\
No external hard drive is the big bummer to me. :-\
Well now people believe (maybe falsely) that is has no chance of ever coming.
Bad either way i guess.
Cause they want to make some cash selling licensed BT headsets.
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
all of this is changeable or update-able if they choose to do it, so it doesn't seem like any of it is "out of the realm of potential possibility" that they allow some of the stuff they are saying no to at a later time.
nothing particularly game-breaking for me. I don't use a game console for anything other than gaming and netflix ::shrug::
nothing particularly game-breaking for me. I don't use a game console for anything other than gaming and netflix ::shrug::
Maninthemirror
Banned
Most of these changes are really trivial for me and does not affect me as a consumer but I can understand some not liking it. I fully support their decision to not upload any gameplay esp the one the developer and publisher finds spoilerish. I dont want the youtube feeds filled with the ending and spoilery parts.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
I didn't think that you could license (internally) BT devices? And that they are all supposed to work with each other, as with the standard?
Brain of J
Banned
Some of these omissions just seem bizarre. Was it a time issue or a money issue? I assume most stuff will get added through the constant stream of firmware updates Sony loves to pump out (in the background, thank god). This does scare me regarding the Xbox One, though...
cpp_is_king
Member
That's not what it says though. It says you won't be able to connect an external hard drive to expand storage. Obviously you can connect an external hard drive and the PS4 can read it, because what do you think a USB stick is? How would you do USB firmware updates if it couldn't read data off of an external hard drive?
So, it's quite possible that you can connect an external hard drive to watch movies from. You just can't use it for game data
Ovek
7Member7
Indeed damned if you, damned if you don't.
You can't say something like this when the company puts out a FAQ with concrete "no's" for every other question. They didn't leave much room for assuming it'd ever change, so of course people are pissed.
Shadow2222
Member
Isn't that practically what they did here? Granted, they are already announced features, but people are going to be just as eagerly awaiting these:
Then for Sony's sake - why did they not just say "This feature will not be available at launch", instead of acting like it won't ever be there?
I do not understand any of these game companies sometimes... what goes on behind the scenes to make these decisions?