PS4 Megathread 2.0

BordorFox

1. Sony don't make apps belonging to other companies, it's their job to get them out to you.
2. Sony said the ps4 is a gaming console, not an entertainment system.
3. As fieldog has already mentioned, plex does work with the PS4 browser.
4. I hear it also pushes party chat limit to 16 players not just 8, great news for clans.
5. Most smart tv's out nowdays have DNLA support, so i use that as one device not needing to turn on ps4 or ps3 just to use it.
6. Sharefactory is great.
7. Go to http://www.youtube.com/tv on ps4 browser = ps3 youtube app.

Riesen_Meal

pleasant Co. wrote: »

You know little about the xbox one then, as it has similar media functionality to the ps4 - limited. :pac:

The media side of things isn't at all a deal breaker for me, but I'm coming more from an energy usage point of view - it makes very little sense to use something as power hungry as the ps4/xbox one just to play some vids.

Oh I know all about Xbox One, having worked for them up until last month...

Hence buying the PS4.... :-)

Working for them and their ever changing disastrous policies would put anyone off... ;-)

Varik

Dimming the light bar isn't going to increase the battery life in any measurable way, the only thing it does is help those who's TV screens are glossy and reflect the light.

Pixelbastardo

Are you kidding me ? then wth is using up the DS4's battery so quickly ? (compared to the DS3)

Riesen_Meal

Pixelbastardo wrote: »

Are you kidding me ? then wth is using up the DS4's battery so quickly ? (compared to the DS3)

They put less of a battery in to cut costs!

If your handy with stuff like that and have a spare DS3, have a read of this...

http://www.psu.com/a022202/Extend-PS4s-DualShock-4-battery-life-without-modding

I would do it but I have 2 controllers and I've already had them both replaced by Sony....

Batesy

Can someone check that their 'Players Met' function is or isn't working?

I've been unable to see my recent players met after games of FIFA for about 2 weeks now.

Thought the update may have fixed it.

Varik

Going to get tired of the new notifications for friends, 2000 people and you're getting told when each one joins a party and more.

Batesy wrote: »

Can someone check that their 'Players Met' function is or isn't working?

I've been unable to see my recent players met after games of FIFA for about 2 weeks now.

Thought the update may have fixed it.

Depends on the game, on BF3 it works but on War Thunder it does not.

jaffusmax

The main feature I want from SONY is great AAA games. Anything else is a bonus. I would love to stream my ps4 games to through my ps3 so I could play in two rooms.

lertsnim

Damn being away from my PS4 all week

JamboMac wrote: »

give me the updates so I can stream from TV sites, this is the most needed update.

This is the first I have ever heard anybody mention it.

Riesen_Meal

Batesy wrote: »

Can someone check that their 'Players Met' function is or isn't working?

I've been unable to see my recent players met after games of FIFA for about 2 weeks now.

Thought the update may have fixed it.

Friends list bug is still there...

Every time I turn on my PS4 it tells me my missus is online playing GTAV on PS3, where in reality she is in work.... or asleep beside me!

seanand

finally got my 2nd controller i like the red one. got it off play-asia

padraig_f

Awesome....Spelunky is coming soon to PS4

I'm still addicted to it on the Vita, and even better...."If you already bought Spelunky on PS3 and PS Vita, thank you so much! You’ll also own the game on PS4 when it comes out, since we’re including it as part of Cross-Buy."

Otacon

Sky Go and Now TV coming to PS4 this summer

Sky and Sony Computer Entertainment UK have struck an agreement to make Sky Go and NOW TV available on PlayStation®4 (PS4™). Customers will be able to watch NOW TV on the PS4 from this summer with Sky Go becoming available later this year.
The deal means NOW TV customers will be able to connect their PS4 to their TV and home Wi-Fi to watch NOW TV content on their main TV as part of their subscriptions. Meanwhile Sky TV customers will be able to watch TV from Sky Go on a PlayStation®3 (PS3™) or PS4 for the first time.

Good news.

Sephiroth_dude

Otacon wrote: »

Sky Go and Now TV coming to PS4 this summer



Good news.

That is great news.

Lucious Sweet

Otacon wrote: »

Sky Go and Now TV coming to PS4 this summer

Good news.

Yes Yes Yes. The only reason I owned an Xbox was for Sky Go. Brilliant News

_Redzer_

Am I mistaken, but don't you have to pay extra for sky go now? Whenever I see ads for it it's like an extra €10 a month or something to get it on your phone or tablet

_Redzer_

_Redzer_ wrote: »

Am I mistaken, but don't you have to pay extra for sky go now? Whenever I see ads for it it's like an extra €10 a month or something to get it on your phone or tablet

You pay for one but the other is included in a subscription. Parents recently got the Movie channels in so when this does go ahead it'll be handy for those aswell as some of the HBO stuff.

jaffusmax

Is Ireland getting sky go? All i have read so far is UK.

jaffusmax

jaffusmax wrote: »

Is Ireland getting sky go? All i have read so far is UK.

Even if we don't I imagine that like Hulu and other US services all it'll take is the creation of a UK PSN account

Riesen_Meal

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Even if we don't I imagine that like Hulu and other US services all it'll take is the creation of a UK PSN account

Doubt it, Sky are fairly good geo-locking stuff...

Sky player won't work outside the UK or Ireland on Xbox, no matter what DNS trickery you try....

danthefan

Fieldog wrote: »

Doubt it, Sky are fairly good geo-locking stuff...

Sky player won't work outside the UK or Ireland on Xbox, no matter what DNS trickery you try....

The fact it works in Ireland on the Xbox surely suggests it'll work in Ireland on the PS4?

lertsnim

jaffusmax wrote: »

Is Ireland getting sky go? All i have read so far is UK.

Now TV probably not but I see no reason for Sky Go not showing up. Even if it doesn't there is a very easy workaround

Riesen_Meal

danthefan wrote: »

The fact it works in Ireland on the Xbox surely suggests it'll work in Ireland on the PS4?

I'm sure we will get it alright, as Sky is here - but I do know my mate over in Spain can't use Sky Player on his Xbox over there, on his Irish account....

He tried a VPN and everything and it still didn't work...

Just incase people think creating a UK account would do....

(if it doesn't come Ireland, which I'd say it will!)

Getting Sky to work outside of the UK and Ireland is doable. It just takes time, what's really annoying is that Sky used the fact that you could watch your tv while away as a selling point. Supposedly they are going to do what Netflix does in regards traveling and access to catlaogue but there's been no movement on it in ages

Varik

Sharefactory needs to add slow-mo, and change the stickers a bit.

Also more than 8 songs would be good.

Fiddlex

Is my PS4 broken? I have noticed that since I had my ps4 since Christmas my ps4 network speeds have never been fast. The built in test usually shows between 20-60mbps which varies a lot. Browser tests I do don't generally go higher than 20mbps. I have noticed games download at OK speeds but not fast at all. I am on a 200mbps line with UPC. Use a AC66u router and have my ps4 wired with cat6 cable. I have forwarded ports, disabled firewalls, disabled/enable upnp and set static IP addresses with my own DNS settings and nothing gives it use of my network. No other device has this issue on my network. Online play, YouTube and web browsing seem generally fast with no issues its just downloading games that is terribly slow and I've never seen good speeds in my tests. Is it possible that my ps4 is faulty after all this time?

F1ngers

Fiddlex wrote: »

.....Is it possible that my ps4 is faulty after all this time?

No.

nocoverart

Jaysus, playing Daylight there for the last hour or so... what a load of bloody rubbish! I know I don't have the greatest navigation skills but this is taking the phish. Going around like a half idiot and even with the GPS/Phone to help me. Also makes my PS4 sound a Boeing 747 for some reason.

jaffusmax

nocoverart wrote: »

Jaysus, playing Daylight there for the last hour or so... what a load of bloody rubbish! I know I don't have the greatest navigation skills but this is taking the phish. Going around like a half idiot and even with the GPS/Phone to help me. Also makes my PS4 sound a Boeing 747 for some reason.

Thx u have got rid of any lingering idea i had of buying this!

RangeR

nocoverart wrote: »

Jaysus, playing Daylight there for the last hour or so... what a load of bloody rubbish! I know I don't have the greatest navigation skills but this is taking the phish. Going around like a half idiot and even with the GPS/Phone to help me. Also makes my PS4 sound a Boeing 747 for some reason.

Agreed. A tenner I won't see again. Was really looking forward to it after finishing Outlast. Now that's a GREAT game.

vidor

Surprised that there's still no sign of a media server. Doesn't look like it's coming any time soon either.

Otacon

RangeR wrote: »

Agreed. A tenner I won't see again. Was really looking forward to it after finishing Outlast. Now that's a GREAT game.

Should have saved your money for the Whistleblower DLC for Outlast. It is out next week.

vidor wrote: »

Surprised that there's still no sign of a media server. Doesn't look like it's coming any time soon either.

Use Plex. Works perfectly for me via the PS4 browser. At least until they add the functionality.

Moneymaker

Daylight just looks like a cheap knockoff of Outlast.

Definitely avoiding it now.

KingJamsie

How's the dual shock 4 for everyone? Any left analog sticks wearing badly for anyone?

hallo dare

KingJamsie wrote: »

How's the dual shock 4 for everyone? Any left analog sticks wearing badly for anyone?

Mines perfect. Using it almost everyday sine launch and no wear. Seen a few lads on the forum saying they had issues alright. Thankfully all good here.

Fiddlex

F1ngers wrote: »

No.

That is no help whatsoever to my issue.

RangeR

Fiddlex wrote: »

That is no help whatsoever to my issue.

To be fair, you asked a direct question and you got a very direct answer. Your PS4 is not faulty. The PSN is [relatively] slow downloading content. It just is. It's not a problem with your PS4 nor your internet connection.

nocoverart

Fiddlex wrote: »

That is no help whatsoever to my issue.

TBF to him you did ask was your PS4 broken. How can your PS4 be broken because of Connectivity/Broadband issues?, them issues can be more complexed than the female mind.

Fiddlex

RangeR wrote: »

To be fair, you asked a direct question and you got a very direct answer. Your PS4 is not faulty. The PSN is [relatively] slow downloading content. It just is. It's not a problem with your PS4 nor your internet connection.

I got a direct answer to part of my question which was is it faulty, nothing else about download issues. I understand PSN is slow but on a 200mb line and the PS4 gets at most 35mbps if that on average, that can't be right can it?

nocoverart wrote: »

TBF to him you did ask was your PS4 broken. How can your PS4 be broken because of Connectivity/Broadband issues?, them issues can be more complexed than the female mind.

Like I said it was on a partial answer with no information. I asked if there could be a fault with my ps4 not that it is broken. As with all things it is possible to have a fault with the Ethernet controller of the console. I just wanted to see if anyone else has these dire speeds to the extent of barely getting 10% of my line speed.

BordorFox

Fiddlex wrote: »

I got a direct answer to part of my question which was is it faulty, nothing else about download issues. I understand PSN is slow but on a 200mb line and the PS4 gets at most 35mbps if that on average, that can't be right can it?



Like I said it was on a partial answer with no information. I asked if there could be a fault with my ps4 not that it is broken. As with all things it is possible to have a fault with the Ethernet controller of the console. I just wanted to see if anyone else has these dire speeds to the extent of barely getting 10% of my line speed.

Just because you have a 200mb/s line doesn't mean the server(s) you're connected to will give you everything back at 200mb/s, that just delusional.

Most ps4 servers will be throttled and the speed test on the ps4 is just an approx estimation and shouldn't be taken into account and even states that while it's running.

Xenji

Fiddlex wrote: »

I got a direct answer to part of my question which was is it faulty, nothing else about download issues. I understand PSN is slow but on a 200mb line and the PS4 gets at most 35mbps if that on average, that can't be right can it?



Like I said it was on a partial answer with no information. I asked if there could be a fault with my ps4 not that it is broken. As with all things it is possible to have a fault with the Ethernet controller of the console. I just wanted to see if anyone else has these dire speeds to the extent of barely getting 10% of my line speed.

Can you bring it over to a friends house and see if you have the same issues on their connection? The PSN speeds have vastly improved on the PS4 and even on a 24MB line the speeds are lightning quick.

hallo dare

Have you ever owned a PS3 and tried downloading? You wouldn't be complaining about the PS4's speed then!!!:D

Give the wifi a go if you're not happy with the ethernet speed.

Or take it to someone elses house and see what you're getting.

Basically, PSN is slow when it comes to downloading.

Your PS4 is grand

Fiddlex

BordorFox wrote: »

Just because you have a 200mb/s line doesn't mean the server(s) you're connected to will give you everything back at 200mb/s, that just delusional.

Most ps4 servers will be throttled and the speed test on the ps4 is just an approx estimation and shouldn't be taken into account and even states that while it's running.

I know that I won't get anything near 200mb nor did I say I wanted it but on real download tests on games I get around 2MB/s at average. I have never had an issue like this to this extent. I can't see how this could be throttling on the psn that causes this issue.

Xenji wrote: »

Can you bring it over to a friends house and see if you have the same issues on their connection? The PSN speeds have vastly improved on the PS4 and even on a 24MB line the speeds are lightning quick.

Yeah Im going to have to bring it to another house to test the connection as its annoying me a lot. I know what real word speeds and issues are like and are no where near maximum line speeds its just my download experience isn't optimal at all. I wanted to just see what others have done to fix their issue with their connections.

BordorFox

Fiddlex wrote: »

I know that I won't get anything near 200mb nor did I say I wanted it but on real download tests on games I get around 2MB/s at average. I have never had an issue like this to this extent. I can't see how this could be throttling on the psn that causes this issue.

You stated you get 20-60 mb/s on the test and approx that on the browser tests, that is more than enough to download any content relatively fast on PSN, count yourself far more fortunate than most when downloading from PSN, some take a few days to download and can't do anything else because their is no pause download feature, your PS4 is not broken, broken things don't work, yours obviously works just fine.

Otacon

Fiddlex wrote: »

I know that I won't get anything near 200mb nor did I say I wanted it but on real download tests on games I get around 2MB/s at average. I have never had an issue like this to this extent. I can't see how this could be throttling on the psn that causes this issue.

It is possible that there is some incompatibility with your router or ISP. Or it could be something else. Call Sony and explain the issue because all we can do is guess really.

CrazyFish

Spent entire day downloading War Thunder and it failed near the end and had to restart GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

BordorFox

CrazyFish wrote: »

Spent entire day downloading War Thunder and it failed near the end and had to restart GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Take your ps4 to Fiddlex's house, should be downloaded in about 5-7 mins :P

JamboMac

I have no real issues downloaded stick it to the man in 15 mins on eircom 50mb line and the max I tend to get is 33mb. I think UPC over estimate there speeds and capabilities if there is large usage in the area, I hear that blanchardstown is one of the worst.

BordorFox

The latest Call of Duty Installment Reveal video.

Varik

BordorFox wrote: »

The latest Call of Duty Installment Reveal video.

Not sure if it's kevin spacey or not, but that I'd buy.