12 Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do With Your PS4

WC: This list takes a look at 12 things you probably didn’t know you could do with your PlayStation 4. From hidden away options to neat tips that will greatly improve your user experience, each of these entries will help you get the most out of your console.

[ReBurn]

More like 12 things that everyone who owns a PS4 already knows if they read the manual.

[PaleMoonDeath]

Manuals? pfft, how very 90's.

[Kingthrash360]

He didn't even state real things people may not know ...like how to put a YouTube app on the ps4 or playing online browser free games..smh amateurs.. Double tapping the home button to go directly back into you last app ...streaming mp4 videos...I can go on ... syncing it with your Sony TV ( turn on your ps4 your TV will come on...turn your TV off it turns the ps4 off if nothing is running) playing certain online games without PS+. Smh

[BX81]

You should write article. Lol

[brads4]

You should always read the manual.

[guitarded77]

I know what I can't do... make my own custom playlists for in game music. Wish Sony would get on it. Drive Club is on the way, and I like having my racing set list.

EDIT: OMG this list is crap. Everyone who owns a PS4 knows this stuff already. Don't waste your time clicking through 12 pages of stuff you already know.

[windblowsagain]

Kingthrash360.

Did you mean this.

http://www.youtube.com/tv

Into browser of your PS4:)

[zeee]

I didn't read the manual. Seriously, I never touched that thing but I know all of those features. Still, I can imagine there are plenty of gamers out there who didn't know some of these features if not all.

[DragonKnight]

In the interest of sparing people from reading things that everyone already knows.

12. Log in with Facial recognition (knew that from day one)

11. Easily take screenshots (you mean no one knew about Sony's most discussed feature?)

10. Charge your controller from standby mode (really?... really? ugh)

9. Manage your data (*facepalm*)

8. Switch between applications with ease (is it just me, or does it seem like the author just unboxed his PS4?)

7. Play PS4 games on your Vita (WHO DOESN'T KNOW THIS?)

6. Find out how rare your achievements are. (You mean by doing what everyone does and look at their own trophy list? Wow, I never knew that. /s)

5. Save Power [Meaning set a power down time] (Yeah, this existed in the PS3)

4. Control the console with your voice (read answer to login with face recognition)

3. Use more than just the official headset ( https://www.youtube.com/wat...

2. Backup Your Data (maybe I should have used that last video for this comment instead)

1. Type with Dualshock 4 Gyro. (Umm, the text box actually TELLS you this.)

I seriously think that the person who wrote this video has been living in the Tibetan mountains and just came down recently, purchased a PS4, and unboxed it for the article.

[BG11579]

If you have a smart-tv that can use simplink, you can use the TV's remote to turn on/off the PS4 and navigate in the menu.

[lfc_4eva]

Very true.

Most young people lost the skills to read in the 90's.

[jrshankill]

Stopped at "9. Manage Your Data".

If I couldn't manage my data on a console, I think I would have a problem.

[Gazondaily]

There's a manual?

[Bdub2000]

Yeah, who's Manuel?

[UltraNova]

@^^ The dude in the box. Dont worry though he got evicted for good.

[killer4fun53]

@bdub brother of marvel I guess

[bouzebbal]

i heard it is possible to go to standby mode with the game still running so you can start off exactly where you stopped, a bit like Vita and PSP. Can anyone confirm and tell me how to do that?

Helpful bubble awaits :)

[Th4Freak]

Not true, that would be the Suspend/Resume mode that they promised on launch and according to Yoshida "it's still in development"...

[MagUk]

No i think its just on the x1 at the moment.

[Oschino1907]

You can suspend a game while you use other media like movies, music, Netflix, etc... And you will be right where you left off.

But otherwise the full feature of suspend/resume isn't out yet. Don't recall it ever being promised on launch though.

[Th4Freak]

@MagUk Here: http://youtu.be/TmaxC1V5gNM...

[MagUk]

@Th4Freak

I was replying to abzdiine about it being available at this present time. No dobut the ps4 will have this facility soon.

[bouzebbal]

thanks guys, helpful bubble for you all :)
i really thought it was possible to do it. i hope they bring this feature soon.

[Bhuahahaha]

hehehehehe
when i bought mine i go straight to room throw my shoes away,unboxed ps4 plug the cord and connect at tv

i recall ive read the manual a week later lol

[XxExacutionerxX]

I love my Xbox One!

[AiirJordann23]

What manual?

[badz149]

manual, LOL!

bunch of noobs!

[Kidmyst]

I didn't even read the manual and found how to do all of these just using it and messing with it.

[Kemo_Spear]

*sung to the tune of TV's Star Trek*

Click bait
This article is nothing but click bait.

[Orionsangel]

Manual? Haha! Part of the fun is figuring things out for yourself.

[cj1pate101]

Yet you still can't multitask worth shit when PC has been for years.

[Muzikguy]

Lol! I always throw my manuals away... Or put them up. I don't ever read those things. As for the list, I'm not even going to read it. I saw the first one about facial recognition and stopped. Yes, I knew we could do that. Sites that split everything up though I don't like

Not to mention how does a site like this think it knows more than the PS community does?! <banhammer>

[bennissimo]

LOL "Things I didn't know I could do with my PS4."

Play games? Because the only game that's ever kept my attention on the console so far has been Transistor.

[Rachel_Alucard]

More like click each page to give free hits to a site that tells you captain obvious levels of information.

[nunley33]

what's a manual?

[iNFAMOUZ1]

i havent read a manual since 1995 or alot earlier lol

[saadd20]

agreed hundred percent..nothing I did not know from before..and we are just giving it hits for no reason..rather go to the official site, they may have 12 things we actually did not know before!

[Th4Freak]

* Type With The Dualshock 4 Gyro
* Backup Your Data
* Use More Than Just The Official Headset
* Control The Console With Your Voice
* Find Out How Rare Your Achievements Are
* Play PS4 Games On Your Vita
* Manage Your Data
* Charge Your Controller From Standby Mode

What a joke of article, seriously...

[Mega24]

Whatculture just wants clicks, everyone knows about this.

[TriangleOffense]

12 things on 12 pages = close link

[Spenok]

Yeah this article was terrible. Not a single thing that hasn't been known since week one or two.

[kopite96]

this article is nothing but p**s.

after nearly 12 months i think most people would know about these features, if they didnt what the hell have they being doing with there ps4

f**ck this article in its stupid a**e

[andibandit]

sometimes less is more

[Knushwood Butt]

So true.

Pretty much the only one that was relatively new to me, was typing with the DS4 gyro. Stumbled onto it by chance after wondering what the icon was. Works pretty well, and now I use it whenever I type.

[Muzikguy]

That's the list?! Wow... Wtf. Glad I didn't read them. One per page is pathetic too and tells everyone "RUN AWAY!" anyway lol

[qwerty676]

really why couldnt they just list all 12 on one or two pages?

god i hate sites that do this.

[mushroomwig]

More clicks equals more revenue, which is literally the only reason this article exists since it doesn't contain anything people don't already know. Sigh.

[Psygnosis333]

They want cliks :P for avery view on theres site thay got more comercials thats why thay have constantly to make this stupid staff top '10 best caracters in video games'top this ..top that lol AND SEPARATED.. I even herd that some sites paid someone to cklik-open that adress constantly lol
100 people X 10 clik this tipe of artikle thats 1000 cliks :\
I dont know how to explain i admit :P

[Devilbringer]

this video from 2013 -.-

[Darth Gamer]

So, I have a pair of X07's Headset for my XBOXONE. This says any headset will work with the PS4. Can anyone confirm if I can use these WITH THE MIC for my PS4. I have never tried and I'm at work.

[fei-hung]

If it has an audio jack you can connect into the pad you can.

I've used a whole bunch of non gaming headsets that have a mic built in and they work fine.

[Darth Gamer]

Actually, the more I think about it, the headset will more than likely work BUT, the mic probably will not due to the fact that the XBOXONE needs an adapter plugged into your controller. This adapter then controls all of the volume for both the headset and the mic including turning on chat If I remember. Anyways, I will try it when I get home. Thank you for the reply though. :)

[OB1Biker]

My favorite in this 'article'...
Find Out How Rare Your Achievements Are ...
XD

[CPTN MITCHELL]

Dumb article

[generic-user-name]

Just adding whatculture to the list of sites that I won't waste time on again.

[Ryan741]

Play exclusive AAA, its possible.

[N4Gguy1]

Setiously every idiot know this. I got my ps4 a few weeks ago and i know all of them.

[voodoogts]

Sony supports DNLA! Love to able to plug a usb stick and watch videos and listen to music. True nex gen console.

[system22]

DLNA? at least know what you're actually being sarcastic about.

[DarXyde]

This is all common knowledge. The only one I forget is that holding the SHARE button takes photos, and the only reason I forget is because I very rarely ever take photos/videos. I'm finding that it takes up quite a chunk of space.

[Oschino1907]

You can actually change the 3 settings for screenshot, record and display menu to stream. Like short press, long press and double press for each option.

Same sorta with the PS button but without customization, you can double press it to switch between open apps/games without going through the menu.

[ShadowKing-]

i really knew all these things, how about this one, i just found this out when i subbed to music unlimited, you can play music unlimited while playing the game. at least for me i did not know that.

[QuickdrawMcgraw]

I like using it to listen to my music.....

[spence52490]

Let me add to this awesome list with my 5 things you didn't know your PS4 could do!

1. Play PS4 Games
2. Plug in to your HDTV
3. Consume Eletrical Power
4. Lay on the ground or on an entertainment system
5. Not be a sega Genesis

[kopite96]

wooooow i didnt know about 5 that it wasnt a sega, and how cool is number 3 that is uses electrical power.

that is one crazy list
(for the idiots this is a joke)

[spence52490]

Thanks! up until today I was convinced it ran off of magic energy from this rock I found. I also didn't know why my Streets of Rage cartridge didn't work with it. The more you know!!! *Star flys by*

[kmeck518]

6. You can use a PS4 controller to play the PS4 games
7. You can connect it to the internet

[andibandit]

Do you write for WhatCulture.com by any chance?

[Tzuno]

I bet you didn't know that you can sell it and buy a PC.

[Angeljuice]

Why would anyone do that? PCs are so 1990's.

[ashcroft]

...And Consoles are so 1970's

[Jack_Reacher]

But why would we do that. Even at 350 the pc would be not a patch on the ps4. Please dont insult is with it would. After all windows would be 100 pounds of that.

Oh sorry what was that.

You dont need windows use a pirate copy. Please give us your name and address so we can let ms know.

Do us a favour stick to what you know best. Nothing.

[Protagonist]

Why would I buy something that needs to be upgraded every year, just to play the latest games, spending 10 times the amount as for a PS4, considering the lifespan of a Playstation console.

No thanks to a gamer PC, I game for fun! not to upgrade to the latest specs.

No THANKS to this money-wasting-just-to-play-gam es- Recommended Requirement

Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Core i7-3770 4-Core 3.4GHz
FX-8350
GD CPU hardware score: 10

GeForce GTX 660
Radeon HD 7950
GD GPU hardware score: 9

8 GB
GD RAM hardware score: 9
Win 7 64
DX 11
40 GB

------------------

A PS4 will have a hardware score: of 10 for the next 10 years, when it comes to play games.

[OOMagnum]

Wow,very intuitive! Give me a break.

[Kingdomcome247]

It also makes toast. French toast.

[Manubiggs]

my french toast came out with a Destiny logo on it

[BISHOP-BRASIL]

That's gotta be Jesus... That guy has a thing for toast and dog's asses.

[SojournUK]

They forgot beer holder and wobbly table leg fixer.

[wynams]

@Pozzle please never submit from this website again. TIA!

[Donnywho]

You can now pay for online play and get ddos'd right the heck back offline. It's not exactly a new feature but the payment plan sure spices it up.

[system22]

hmm i knew about all of this except the typing with a gyro thing. wonder if thats easier than using the touchpad (which i have adapted to over clicking the dpad or sticks)

[hkgamer]

stop telling what i know and dont know. arghh hate these article headlines. sounds like sone smug elitists who thinks he knows more than you. then you find out the stuff he knows is very basic.

except for the amount of pages, the article was alright and could be informative. just that headline pisses me off.

[assdan]

12 things that every ps4 owner knows they can do with their console.

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

Wtf ? Everyone knows this simple stuff. And its Trophies not Achievments , get it right.

[Exies7]

I would figure most gamers probably already knew that stuff.

[Macdaddy71]

12 things Sony needs to add or fix, first put replaceable batteries in the controller, one for X1..2 if no replaceable batteries add a long cord OMG it sucks, 3 stop copycat MS on everything they do, 4 stop making gamers think your system is so great...(by the way?? I own a ps4) so I'm not a X1 fan man,...
5.. F***k all this kids BS and just release n make more games!!!! I'm so sick of Sony wanting to be a Nintendo want a be, only reason Sony don't copy Nintendo is they know they would lose fans,
6.. Stop f***kin gamers into buying online!!! Ya'll made it sound like a bad thing when MS said they was going to online only Sony back-track out at the last min, now they are pushing it more then ever!!! I want hard disk

[Paprika]

I'm no fanboy.... but are you high? Even the most hardcore x1 guy would think you're high lol.

Go get hard disk lol!

[Paprika]

I was saddened to see that they didn't include that it can play Xbox one games if you tilt it backwards slightly. The technical reason this works is simply you have to fool the ps4 into thinking its broke, thus the power goes to shit and it just reads Xbox games and displays at 720p.

I'm only joking guys.... I own both consoles lol!

[Rothalack]

More like "12 things my PC has been doing for years"

[BrianG]

PC definitely let's you send messages through PSN using the gyro sensor in the PS4 controller, for YEARS now..........

Cool

[Evolve]

I'm happy with everything my PlayStation 4 does. There's more coming for sure. Will see what the v2.00 update have for us.

[BrandanT]

Doesn't the Wii U and Xbox One do most of this stuff? I sware my Wii U does a lot of those things. I sware I've heard that the Xbox does a lot of those things too.

[cjflora]

Oh, a list that requires me to click next to see each item? Close.

[Grave]

Hey look, this story is at 1080 right now. Hmm ... coincidence?

[RedstonerMC]

Slow day today huh?

[TotallyNotGlenn]

This would have been a PERFECT article to publish on November 16, 2013.

[blesbok]

#13: Play ps4 exclusive titles!

[TWB]

There was a few things I didnt know but wouldnt have doubted.

Like changing configuration of share button and allowing voice commands via your own mic (or with the standard headset).

And really, gyro typing sucks IMO.

[RedSoakedSponge]

this is rather a pathetic list. a list that should never be put on a gaming site since all true gamers would know all of them. put it on a site casual gamers would go on maybe. not this one.

[imahustla19]

not even a mention that the PS4 can play streaming video in HTML5 from sites like billionuploads , primewire.ag and projectfree.tv just to name the few i use.