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.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Want. Want right now.

[KendrickLamar]

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.

[pedrof93]

"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.

[Conzul]

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

[Army_of_Darkness]

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

[alexkoepp]

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

[AceBlazer13]

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

Dude do you even own a next gen system ?

[Anarki]

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

[DigitalRaptor]

@ 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.

[morganfell]

Winter is coming? http://ps4daily.com/wp-cont...

[TruthInsider]

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

[ThanatosDMC]

I want a youtube app than mp3.

[morganfell]

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.

[UnbiasedOpinions]

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

[Utalkin2me]

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_Leone]

Custom soundtracks are essential to gaming.

[Omegasyde]

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

[bigfish]

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

[Kiwi66]

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

[KwietStorm_BLM]

Cmon man really?

[Mankey]

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

[combatcash]

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

[LackTrue4K]

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

[Abdou023]

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

[smashman98]

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

[jon1234]

@sashman false! There is no pause feature

[Aceman18]

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

[Mankey]

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

[Not-A-Cat]

Here you go @KwietStorm :D

http://www.daylol.com/image...

[randomass171]

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

[solid_snake3656]

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

[WiiUsauce]

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

[Geekman]

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

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

[MasterCornholio]

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

[randomass171]

^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.

[UnbiasedOpinions]

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

[incendy35]

X1 already has MP3 support, just use PlayTo.

[Geekman]

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

[dantesparda]

@incendy

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

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

[Conzul]

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.

[dazzrazz]

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

[gigoran]

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!!!"

[ShowGun901]

http://veryhilarious.com/be...

[andibandit]

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".

[nunley33]

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

[WitWolfy]

Source?

[nunley33]

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.

[Parapraxis]

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

[nunley33]

Yes flac but that won't come over either

[FamilyGuy]

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.

[Baccra17]

Good,now bring on the video codecs.

[Nafon]

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.

[BG11579]

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.

[ShowGun901]

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.

[Killzoner99]

Sony just wanted to make sure it worked 100% before releasing MP3 playback , unlike the glitchy Xbone. It's amazing how every update Sony releases renders the Xbone more and more obsolete .

[Dewitt]

Maybe in your mind, the monthly updates MS is releasing have been fantastic.

[Rideck]

Wow, you have Sony stuffed deep deep in there eh? Lulz

[pwnsause_returns]

umm, Dude, microsoft been pumping out monthly updates...

[randomass171]

How on earth is the Xbox One obsolete? To the One's credit it had HDMI recording support at launch and Sony has taken quite some time to get the update to fix that out there. PS4 is the better console, but it's not infallible and it certainly doesn't render its primary competition obsolete.

[ShowGun901]

I know what youre getting at, but dude. Read your comment before you post it, waaaay to biased sounding to get many agrees!

[spaceg0st]

Now will this enable us to play custom music in game? Or is that a separate feature?

[Soldierone]

Sony and their dates lol. They say "end of the month" and they will literally wait till the very last minute of the month, but hey at least they pull through!

Seriously cannot wait for this update, it's almost as big as 2.0 for PS3.

[Illusive_Man]

X1 getting VLC app which is already on win8 and all its playback goodies

[gigoran]

And? So it can do something a dvd player, bluray player, computer, smart phone can do... because it's not like anyone in the world owns any of those other common devices. Makes the Xbone a must buy! Oh wait... totally doesn't!

[nunley33]

A VLC app, requested by nobody ever is totally pointless, just add the mp4& avi and you don't need it.

[Mr_Luke]

Rumors and speculations. I guess people will say "Sony promised this in 1.70!! Damned Sony!! etc etc" and Sony didn't confirm anything at all. I'd say it's better if we wait and see what's in this "legendary" firmware (legendary because it's all a myth for now, not reality =P).

[Sadist3]

I'm an industry insider, and I'm telling you Sony will have another update coming sometime after 1.7. Just can't tell you when, but it's coming

[Bob Dole]

Um, duh? I'm sure they'll have one after that and so on and so forth. That's kinda what they do; release updates, add features, optimize their OS, etc. To think they wouldn't be releasing updates after this one would just be silly.

[Cryptcuzz]

Dude be was just being sarcastic and funny, but yes, I agree with everything you said.

[HeavenlySnipes]

Need game folder making ability to organize the XMB I just got my PS4 and downloaded DCU, Warframe, Resogun etc and theey're all scattered along the menu there

We should be able to organize games by whether they are free to play/PSN Games/PS4 games etc and just show the game in the disc drive on the XMB

[Bob Dole]

That and not have EVERY SINGLE video on demand service pop up. If one only uses netflix they shouldn't have to see 20 other programs they don't even have installed to use it.

[monkey48]

All I need is mp3 playback and the ability to change my psn name and it will make me so very happy.

[hollabox]

Yes! About time, how about MKV playback as well?

[nunley33]

MKV will never ever happen, it's a lost cause that people need to give up. It won't come for the same reasons it never came for PS3 and it'll never go to PS5 either.

[hollabox]

You mean to tell me my ancient Blu Ray player, my Galaxy MP3 player, my cell cell phone, PC can all play MKV but my PS4 cannot? All jokes aside this is getting kinda lame with both of my next gen consoles lacking the ability to play what I thought was a basic format. Converting MKVs to MP4 using handbrake is waste time since half of the time my movies can't be played without some kind error with no video and or no audio.

[TitanUp]

would like to listen to different music while playing ff14, ff14 has a great soundtrack but it still gets old listening to the same thing over and over.

[mr233]

DLNA Please!

[bradleejones]

I second that. Miss the media streaming capabilities.

[Dasteru]

Can't believe it's taking this long just to add in crappy MP3 support. They should have Flac/Wav support by now.

[Are_The_MaDNess]

much rather have in-game Spotify Streaming over MP3's noone downloads those anymore.... unless it cant be streamed

[ipach]

if it's not 1080p i don't want it.

[B1uBurneR]

Your right If I can't play those mp3 in 1080p @60fps.. I don't want it.

[OutcastMosquito]

Hilarious!

[randomass171]

Pretty accurate to some people, actually...

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

Let's see, Hip-hop, check. Rock, check. Techno, check. Trance, check. Electronica, check. Metal, check. Japanese eurobeat, check. Dance & house music, check. And Drum & Bass, check x5! yep, ready to load these babies on PS4 from my USB memory stick.

[OutcastMosquito]

Metal for the win!!

[hardcorehippiez]

metal - any type really hell yes . currently listening to dog fashion disco mp3 s . yes that will go on nicely. have to start organizing my playlists :D

[Majin-vegeta]

Hip Hop FTW listenin to some Bone Thugs while blasting people on BF4 would be so godly.

[Sheikh Yerbouti]

Mo murda all day...!

[sAVAge_bEaST]

Tech Step/?Euro Trash?/mixed with a'lil Wu'Tang?

;) *_ - (;

[TheTowelBoy]

YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS

[bornsinner]

why could my 360 do this in 2006 but not on ps4 in 2014? why are we taking steps back?

[WitWolfy]

Took the words right out of my mouth!

[Predaking77]

Nice for those who use that feature. I, don't use MP3 playback so I have no issue.

I'm mlre exited about the share studio.

[robert]

Mp3 compressed disappointment come on sony please.

[chobit_A5HL3Y]

can't come soon enough~ that music unlimited has one of the most clunky, horribly designed interfaces i've ever used. you can't even drag multiple songs into a playlist- you gotta do it one by one... like, seriously, wtf?

[Skate-AK]

No surprise. It was teased in the Sharefactory trailer.

[OutcastMosquito]

Yay! A feature that should have been available day one!!

[d0r1en0]

So this would enable custom songs to walk out to in MLB the show.

[GentlemenRUs]

FLAC please, Just having MP3 on it's own would suck.

[blakstarz]

Please allow playback of movies on USB sticks and Youtube video playback and I'm good!

[memots]

dude try www.youtube.com/tv in ps4 browser ,
it used the D-pad and thumb stick. Works great

you can even sync any other device to stream directly to your tv ( like Ipad or Android tab )

[yazter]

Didn't know that. Thanks for the helpful tip.

+ Bubble.

[blakstarz]

Oh cool, didn't know that...THANKS!

[finito82]

now this is a cool add feature, can't wait.

[Ulf]

I can't believe MP3 playback wasn't there to begin with. What device with audio output, in like the last 6-10 years, hasn't had it?

I'm happy to finally get it -- although, yeah, I'm probably not gonna use it on my PS4, due to the fact that, like I said, every other electronic device in my home already does it. Maybe that was Sony's reasoning? Save a couple $$ in royalties on making PS4s, because consumers already have a MP3 player, or five.

I suppose if you like custom audio, and don't want to have a 2nd device on, this feature might be pretty important, though.

[victorMaje]

I want, I need! Now!

[kingPoS]

In Tekken Tag 2, customizable music is indispensable. I spent hours composing my OST on it.

Gateway MT6706 2008

[memots]

I don't care too much about Mp3, I want Video and USB playback that is all.

[sgtGanGreen]

Wait ps4 can't play mp3? lol

[Malacath]

I hope so.

I have both next gen consoles and can't play my music on either unless I use a CD or the play-to function on my Laptop to stream the music to my xbox.

Hopefully this rumour is true.

If true it will also be good news to xbox owners because Microsoft will be forced to follow suit and add the feature as well.

[IceKoldKilla]

YESSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

[Coach_McGuirk]

wait, the ps4 doesn't have mp3 support? why?

[e-p-ayeaH]

Cause they only focussed on gaming related matters before launch and now we are finaly getting some features we all want.

[Funky Town_TX]

Because Sony wants you to buy music from them. If it was gaming only focus then half the crap on PS4 would not work.

[saber23]

Gotta bring that DLNA back I love watching anime on my PS3 via transcoding and would be sad if I couldn't on my PS4.

[Funky Town_TX]

I hope they fix the "player met" tab. Adding friends is a b8tch.

[Museigen]

If you believe this you're a fool, why would sony allow mp3 playback [even with the outcry] when they are making money by channeling music playback through their music unlimited service. The addition of mp3 playback would make music unlimited obsolete, cutting off a source of revenue for sony. The same can be said for video playback as well, neither one of these will be what they were on ps3.

A lot of ps4 owners have said "well sharefactory allows mp3s to be used", not realizing that it's an app with it's own parameters.

[GeofferyPeterson]

It's been confirmed, so who's the fool again?