PlayStation 4 Discussion

[UNC_Pete]

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The mp3 thing is by no means a deal breaker to me. But, streaming music was one of the things I loved about my 360 before I switched, and I had really been looking forward to using it again. It's not cool that they announced that we could listen while playing, but not what the caveats were.

On the no CD front, they announced that they cut the CD reader out of it to cut down on costs I believe.

Also, I could have sworn that they said that external hard drives would be usable during one of the announcements. I remember posting in here that I was going to consider using a 1TB external to run stuff, and I feel like others did as well.

I thought it was always about swapping in an internal 1-2 TB drive.

[Pappy Knuckles]

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Just tweeted them as well. Unless we hear something regarding this before launch, I'm cancelling my pre-order. Not going to hold onto the system in the hopes that it will be patched.

If Microsoft does the same thing will you skip out on both consoles?

[bluengold34_OS]

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Doesn't affect me one bit, but it seems odd that Sony would remove custom sounds when one of their system sellers (The Show) uses it prominently.

This - seems so very strange that the parent company would remove a feature that is so beloved in one of it's most popular titles here in the states -

But I play 2K, The Show, and WWE for the game - adding custom music was always just a nice to have, but definitely not a game-changer(for me at least) Feel bad for the people who do utilize it often though -

[Cabke]

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I thought it was always about swapping in an internal 1-2 TB drive.

I know it's been that, but I would swear we talked about external use in here early on. But I could be wrong.

[the_future420]

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If Microsoft does the same thing will you skip out on both consoles?

Honestly, I think I would. At least until there was a significant price drop. NBA 2k14 is the only reason I even feel like I NEED a next-gen system at launch. Just based on principle I feel like I can not go next-gen if both consoles strip key features that are present on current gen consoles. I could use the extra money saved anyway.

[jwilphl]

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Reading through the FAQ again I noticed all disc-based games must be 'cached' to the hard drive - does this imply a temporary storage of game data or something more permanent? I've seen game sizes ranging near the 50GB mark.

If that is the case, it means we can only conceivably install say 8/9 games before we need to upgrade the hard drive. The largest hard drives at the dimensions Sony requires are 1 TB which doesn't exactly make things a whole lot better. This makes the failure to include support for external hard drives a bit of a head-scratcher.

[HustlinOwl]

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Honestly, I think I would. At least until there was a significant price drop. NBA 2k14 is the only reason I even feel like I NEED a next-gen system at launch. Just based on principle I feel like I can not go next-gen if both consoles strip key features that are present on current gen consoles. I could use the extra money saved anyway.

No Next-gen for you

https://twitter.com/JustinMcElroy/status/395612304609255424

[DirtyJerz32]

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Maybe they have something planned, but haven't released yet. It doesn't bother me at all, but to some of you I can see why it's upsetting.

Removing features is just wrong IMO. Regardless if it's a game or console.

[aholbert32]

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I don't care about .mp3's or DNLA. I have a smart TV so I stream everything right to it. Hell I don't even listen to MP3's that much anymore I just stream Amazon cloud or Pandora for that anyway.

I just want the PS4 to be a bad *** gaming machine. Which I think it will be.

Its not a "bad *** gaming machine" if it doesnt have features like in game music streaming that other gaming machines have.

[aholbert32]

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If Microsoft does the same thing will you skip out on both consoles?

.mp3s are already confirmed for Xbox 1.

[the_future420]

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.mp3s are already confirmed for Xbox 1.

Really? Where did you see this?

[HustlinOwl]

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.mp3s are already confirmed for Xbox 1.

where did you get this from??

[mestevo]

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Reading through the FAQ again I noticed all disc-based games must be 'cached' to the hard drive - does this imply a temporary storage of game data or something more permanent? I've seen game sizes ranging near the 50GB mark.

If that is the case, it means we can only conceivably install say 8/9 games before we need to upgrade the hard drive. The largest hard drives at the dimensions Sony requires are 1 TB which doesn't exactly make things a whole lot better. This makes the failure to include support for external hard drives a bit of a head-scratcher.

Yeah, it leaked that COD requires a minimum of 49gb, and Sony said on Twitter it was caching that happened during gameplay. It's unclear if this is just what they're calling their streaming install process or not, if it keeps the cache until you delete it, etc. (I haven't had time to read the FAQ, apologies if it's covered there and just haven't seen it).

[UNC_Pete]

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That could make sense if it's just caching. You would just need to keep ~50GB free to let all games use the cache (as long as it's automatically cleaned up).

[LowerWolf]

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Hopefully this is correct.

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2013/10/...t-cache-space/

That means as you play, it will install and delete data, saving you a lengthy install time and valuable hard drive space. Essentially then, you’ll have at least 400GB of space on your hard drive to do what you want with.