lip service but I'll take it for now.
What exactly do you think they're handicapping with external drives then?
SATA II is a little disappointing.
Quick question on the hard drives. Does no thicker than 9.5mm mean it can fit desktop drives? That doesn't exactly tell me whether it can take a 3.5 inch drive. I'm going to shop for new storage as soon as I can confirm which type to get.
So far I have
Sata II @ 3.0 GB, 5400 RPM, 9.5mm, Capacity more than 160GB, and Length ???
It sounds like even if you were sticking to all digital those mandatory installs are going to compel you to a larger storage solution sooner or later.
Lack of external storage support kind of blows but it is one less box under my entertainment center so that's good.
If I rent a game disc, and then decide I want to buy it digitally, can I use the mandatory install to avoid downloading it and just activate my license?
No, in this example you would have to delete the disc install data and fully install the digital version of the game.
You need a 2.5" drive, not a desktop drive. The biggest you can currently get is 1.5TB at 9.5mm height.
lip service but I'll take it for now.
lip service but I'll take it for now.
So let me get this straight,
No MP3 playback
No video file playback
No custom backgrounds
No custom themes
No Blu-ray playback without an update
No streaming from my PC or NAS
This is pretty ridiculous considering its 2013 and all these features were present in the PS3. I think its great that Sony wants to focus on games but don't neuter the system to do so.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I find it odd they just said No to a bunch of these things and not "planned for later" or something along those lines. Also, I understand software development time etc, but it's not like they just decided to make this console, they have been working on it for years.
So let me get this straight,
No MP3 playback
No music CD playback
No video file playback
No custom backgrounds
No custom themes
No streaming from my PC or NAS
This is f'ing ridiculous considering its 2013 and all these features are present in the PS3. I think its great that Sony wants to focus on games but don't neuter the system to do so.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I find it odd they just said No to a bunch of these things and not "planned for later" or something along those lines. Also, I understand software development time etc, but it's not like they just decided to make this console, they have been working on it for years.
Yeah but that means you will need to cache it every time you play. It's basically like 50GB reserved for the game you are currently playing. Depending on how much needs to be cached before you can play it can be pretty bugging.
Ah good, I am glad you are reading the thread. You can find out for yourself from the posts within it.
lip service but I'll take it for now.
is no blu-ray movie playback "without an update" really a bullet point for your list? nearly all of the other features you mentioned were ADDED IN AN UPDATE on the PS3, and were not announced beforehand
There is no way around it - it's ridiculous. If Microsoft did this, NeoGAF would explode.
No console for me now.
So let me get this straight,
No MP3 playback
No music CD playback
No video file playback
No custom backgrounds
No custom themes
No streaming from my PC or NAS
This is f'ing ridiculous considering its 2013 and all these features are present in the PS3. I think its great that Sony wants to focus on games but don't neuter the system to do so.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I find it odd they just said No to a bunch of these things and not "planned for later" or something along those lines. Also, I understand software development time etc, but it's not like they just decided to make this console, they have been working on it for years.
Umm what do you think is happening now?There is no way around it - it's ridiculous. If Microsoft did this, NeoGAF would explode.
No console for me now.
Will PS4 support media servers or DLNA support in order to stream videos or movies from a home PC?
The PS4 system does not support client functionality for media servers.
So let me get this straight,
No MP3 playback
No music CD playback
No video file playback
No custom backgrounds
No custom themes
No streaming from my PC or NAS
This is f'ing ridiculous considering its 2013 and all these features are present in the PS3. I think its great that Sony wants to focus on games but don't neuter the system to do so.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I find it odd they just said No to a bunch of these things and not "planned for later" or something along those lines. Also, I understand software development time etc, but it's not like they just decided to make this console, they have been working on it for years.
We don't have confirmation on that or .acc audio files.
That's the real problem here I think. They're probably not pissing off all that many 360 fans who choose PS4 this gen because of price/180/specs/etc, they're pissing off their own true fans instead who loved PS3 because of media capabilities and free online etc.Weird to completely shut down the device as a media player, it was always one of the coolest things with the PS3
There is no way around it - it's ridiculous. If Microsoft did this, NeoGAF would explode.
No console for me now.
We don't have confirmation on that or .acc audio files.
THIS
is bullshit. Hell the Ps3 can do this, why does the ps4 not support this?
Cost cutting messures?
Can it read Divx/xvids over USB?
So let me get this straight,
No MP3 playback
No music CD playback
No video file playback
No custom backgrounds
No custom themes
No streaming from my PC or NAS
This is f'ing ridiculous considering its 2013 and all these features are present in the PS3. I think its great that Sony wants to focus on games but don't neuter the system to do so.
Maybe I'm overreacting, but I find it odd they just said No to a bunch of these things and not "planned for later" or something along those lines. Also, I understand software development time etc, but it's not like they just decided to make this console, they have been working on it for years.
Well with no server support or external hard drive support its hard to get the files into it.
This. Would have hoped that they had a full featured DLNA support et media player capability. That is so depressing. How do they fuck so badely ? Evryhthing was looking nice but they had to screw it up. No DLNA support means ps3 stays in the living room.That actually makes me less confident in seeing these features any time soon.
Well with no server support or external hard drive support its hard to get the files into it.
Well with no server support or external hard drive support its hard to get the files into it.
There's a difference between no external hard drive support and not using one to "expand storage."
So I can't use my New Pulse Elite HS (yet) on my PS4
I just hope Remote Play is the real deal!!!!
The mp3 is not a problem 4me!
PlayStation 4life!!!
August 31st
Can you just stream to twitch and export that footage/edit to youtube?
If a flash drive can work, an external hard drive can work. I think Sony means you can't run or install games on an external hard drive.
Can users copy the recorded gameplay video from PS4 to other devices, such as PC?
PS4 users will not be able to directly copy recorded gameplay video files from PS4 to other devices, though they will be able to use the DUALSHOCK 4 controllers Share button to upload videos to Facebook for distribution. This function will be supported by a future system update.
From all of these... that is the one that I most didnt like. =(
But... when they say "This function will be supported by a future system update", they mean the share function (like add other places to share it) or they mean the function to copy the gameplay to other devices?
Am I the only one finding the irony that the games first focused system that was praised upon is getting complaints about its media functionality now?