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Rumors: PS4 Getting MP3 Playback Soon, Latest Firmware Build Has Unannounced Features; 1.7 on 30th

Looks like the request for MP3 playback on the PS4 is going to be satisfied soon, even if possibly past the 1.7 firmware, that according to an industry insider with a solid track record will come on the 30th.

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KendrickLamar3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

Soon my friend, soon.
https://i.imgur.com/TLUHTpz...

@pedrof93
As glorious as it sounds, and I do wish this is true, but I don't believe it will come :(
And I've been waiting to play my music straight from my PS4 for a long time, so I can't wait for that.

pedrof933655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

"Latest Firmware Build Has Unannounced Features"

Like retro-comparability ?

It would be GLORIOUS !

"So, some people ask for mp3 playback, that my friends is coming. but I do not know when it will come. #Soon#PS4"

Insider strikes again, MP3 playback is coming, don't know when. OK. Just... OK.

Conzul3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

Dude, retro-comparability is what gaming journalism is for.

Army_of_Darkness3655d ago

Top it off with MKV playback too :-) That would be sweet!

alexkoepp3655d ago

Lol the ps4 can't do something the original Xbox could... Talk about "next Gen"

AceBlazer133655d ago

@alex same goes for the xbone huh dumbass? Never cease to amaze me.

Dude do you even own a next gen system ?

Anarki3655d ago

I want to be able to play movies from my mp3 drive. >.>

DigitalRaptor3655d ago

@ AceBlazer13

He supposedly owns a PS4, as he's posted a pic before with his username, but for someone that has one, he loves leaving us with stupid, inaccurate remarks. He mustn't have used it very much.

And by the way Alex, there are features that are unique to both consoles. Some consoles have both, and some companies charge you to use the free ones, whilst some put them behind a paywall.

TruthInsider 3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

lol The Xbone can't even do games at a higher rez than PS2, talk about next gen.

ThanatosDMC3655d ago

I want a youtube app than mp3.

morganfell3654d ago

I also want the youtube app but I want the mp3s more due to the editing suite. This will save me from having to continually edit quick vids in the den without having toi go to my man cave where I use Avermedia and Vegas and Adobe or else having to do it at the office.

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UnbiasedOpinions3655d ago

Well MP3 playback is important to me, i love playing custom tracks over the game and now sometimes i find my self playing last gen consoles more and more and MP3 playback is one of the reasons

Utalkin2me3655d ago

Sounds like you need to invest into a nice headset if custom soundtracks is that "Important". I have been using custom soundtracks for years and years not a single soundtrack has come from my console.

Joey_Leone3655d ago

Custom soundtracks are essential to gaming.

Omegasyde3655d ago

Customer Sounds are vital for racing games AND sports games especially Madden and how it reuses phrases every 2 second.

"I'll you what Chris (collins), I believe that the visiting team will provide a chann

bigfish3655d ago

Sony can do no wrong,, this is another sign of them putting the fans first... some other companies could learn a thing or two.

Kiwi663655d ago

right so with ms bringing features in their regular updates that fans have asked for isn't that also putting their fans first

Mankey3655d ago

It's true, they really have been a on role lately.

combatcash3654d ago

It should have been included to begin with. So they can definitely do wrong.

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LackTrue4K3655d ago

I want MP3 playback and custom themes with sound!!!
<3 !!!

Abdou0233655d ago

They are joking if thy aren't adding paus/resume options for downloads

smashman983655d ago

I've been using stop and resume since day 1 buddy

jon12343655d ago

@sashman false! There is no pause feature

Aceman183655d ago

I only use my music for racing games as I'd rather hear the original soundtrack for the other genres.

Mankey3655d ago

First on a long list of updates Sony needs to work on. . .lolz

randomass1713655d ago

ALRIGHT! Update release date! Looking forward to all of the upcoming Let's Plays. :D

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solid_snake36563654d ago

Well we also need dynamic themes/wallpapers, DLNA, youtube app, friends sign on notification.

WiiUsauce3654d ago

Hoe sad. Sumthin thet waz avalabel on teh Xbox 360 isent on teh PS4?? LOL! TEH PS4 IZ LAST JEN!!! XD

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Geekman3655d ago

Lol. The "All entertainment in One box" thing is being rivaled.

That said, the Xbox Ones non-gaming services are pretty badass, but still.

MasterCornholio3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

As long as the update doesn't hinder its ability to play games I'm ok with it.

randomass1713655d ago

^This. Games should be at the at most forefront of any console. Media features like this are secondary. They're great to have of course, but if running the games optimally means delaying those features, I'm cool with it.

UnbiasedOpinions3655d ago

@Geek, why even start man? Xbox will get MP3 support eventually, but why even start your bullsh!t?

incendy353655d ago

X1 already has MP3 support, just use PlayTo.

Geekman3655d ago

I wanted to see if an Anti Xbox post would actually be disagreed with on N4G.

dantesparda3655d ago

@incendy

"X1 already has MP3 support, just use PlayTo. "

Oh then if thats the case then so does Sony, just use Plex.

Conzul3655d ago

Yeah I wanna see cross-platform video chat for PS4.
If not Skype, then something else like VSee or even a proprietary method.

Also needs mp4 support.

dazzrazz3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

I wanna see mp3,mp4,m4v,m4a,avi,mkv and all that should be playable from external hard drive also

gigoran3655d ago (Edited 3655d ago )

Congratulations! The thing you are writing your comment from can complete the tasks you are asking for! Now, go enjoy them!

While it would be awesome for the ps4 to support all of that, it isn't all necessary. Just add support for streaming media.

But yeah, if you got a computer that can do all that stuff... It's like saying "Toaster! Why don't you fry my eggs!!!"

andibandit3654d ago

my computer is at my computer table....having to move it because movies should be watched on a tv is nothing like "toaster fry my eggs".

nunley333655d ago

Mkv will never happen and xbone will never will either, You'll just have use mp4 or avi when it comes to ps4.

nunley333654d ago (Edited 3654d ago )

I don't need a source, sony answered this years ago when people were crying for it on ps3 but of course it was never considered for a second. It'll be the same with ps4, it'll get avi& mp4 but no mkv ever, not even in some backwards bazarro universe would it happen. It won't go to ps4 for the same reasons and nothing has changed with it. If you're actualy holding out hope,you cann quit now and stop holding your breath.

Parapraxis3655d ago

don't forget FLAC, FLAC is very important for audiophiles.

nunley333655d ago

Yes flac but that won't come over either

FamilyGuy3655d ago

You would think with the ability to add music to your clips in Share Factory that MP3 playback was a given. Then again, launching with MP3 playback was assumed to be "a given" as well. :/

Media Server support is what I want to know about.

Baccra173655d ago

Good,now bring on the video codecs.

Nafon3655d ago

I don't understand. These consoles are supposed to be the center of all entertainment in the living room but they can't play local files?? Never considered that either of them wouldn't be able to play audio and video files.

BG115793655d ago

You're getting confused. One is a console. The other is supposed to be a media center.
Guess which is which? One clue, the one that sold more is a console.

ShowGun9013654d ago

my pc is hooked to a tv, I'd much rather have a pure console than an "all entertainment" box... just MY opinion, but the "all in one device" spot has already been taken in my house, by my IPad and my Galaxy S4... just need my console to play beautiful games, thank you.

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mkis0075h ago

Such a good game to me. Crazy how different peoples opinions can get.

Crows905h ago(Edited 5h ago)

For me it wasn't that surprising. There was some bad press before. There's also the matter and element of a person's disposition when trying out a certain game. Sometimes you're just not really into the type of game that you're playing so you put it down because you don't like it. Not necessarily because it's a bad game but because you're just not up for something like this. Reviewers have a tough because no matter what they feel like playing they've got to play what's releasing.

I have many times gone back to games that I put down only to thoroughly enjoy them the second time around because either there wasn't another exciting game coming out around the same time or I just had no other games to play and haven't played that type of game in a while. I'm not the type of person that can just play a souls game through all this iterations one after the other without getting burnt out on the formula.

In my opinion this game was great from the start. Some bugs here and there but nothing worse than the most AAA releases during the same time after and before. All I did was wait one week and I had a phenomenal time with the game. No other zombie survival game comes close to how I thoroughly enjoyed this one

-Foxtrot4h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Yeah I thought it was pretty decent, it had its flaws but for their first big console single player open world game it's a solid 8/10.

I have never seen an AAA "zombie" game feature as many enemies as the horde sections did, you really had to think about your surroundings and plan carefully.

I feel journalists had an issue with this game from the moment it was announced, they really didn't like the Biker characters and the overall Biker gang theme. If they were anything else I feel it would have had a better chance or at least they'd overlook some of the flaws like they do for certain other open world games. They don't mind waiting weeks or months for a patch knowing its coming but a game that has it Day 1 it's suddenly a big no no? Yeah this was one of those moments that showed you how they cherry pick who to suddenly decide to go harsh on when they want to.

mkis0074h ago

Ill never forget the reviewer who tried to claim the "ride me like you ride your bike" line was anything but a joke...they (sarah and deacon) explicitly call it a joke and the reviewer still misinformed the reader about it as if it was a literal thing.

Michiel19893h ago

the score on metacritic is 71 from journos, its 9 points lower than your review so stop making stuff up. They didn't hate it from the start, they on average just liked it slightly less than you.

-Foxtrot3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

@Michiel1989

I'm not making anything up, they held a grudge against it and made stuff up themselves like mkis007 has just pointed out. That 71 on Metacritic is why it didn't get a sequel.

Anyway how can I make anything up when I didn't even mention metacritic in my original post?

Leeroyw5h ago

Second act of that game far surpassed the first. Which is why people felt it didn't live up to the hype of the trailers. Personally I loved it. But it was a slog to get your bike and weapons up to skill.

Inverno5h ago

Was gonna post a brick wall of text but I'll keep it short. Pardon my French but f**k the media for the hate they gave this game. If you have a PC to play it on you can get it as low as 10 bucks, and if you have a PS then it's a no brainer. Totally worth a play.

phatak5h ago(Edited 4h ago)

I don't even comment here often but had to for this game, I still stand by my opinion that this was one of the top 10 games of the ps4 generation, I preferred days gone over god of war, horizon and last of us 2, the launch version was definitely piss poor and that messed up the reviews for this game, honestly some games deserve a re-review or post patch review as the metacritic score stays forever but the reality is its not even the same game anymore, the ps5 patch is amazing and the pc version which I play on nowadays is one of the best looking games ever, complete shame that we wont get a sequel, god of war got one, horizon got one, last of us got one, spider man got one,ghosts of tshushima about to get one but this game wont get one, sucks to be honest.

Ps3/360 era had some hidden underated games for me it was shadows of the damned, alice madness returns that deserved more sales and a sequel/ higher scores, and similarly for the ps4 era it was days gone, and dying light 1 that deserved much more love, dying light atleast got a sequel, everyone needs to play this game once and judge for themselves, for me its officially the most underrated game of the ps4 era, go play it if you haven't.

andy854h ago

Awesome game. Just bought it for my laptop last week

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