Trim the fat

Consoles are more than just gaming devices these days. For better or for worse, they’ve also become entertainment hubs, allowing consumers to Netflix in some films, boot up some MP3s and chuck in some chunkier storage options. The Playstation 4 however, won’t include at least two of those options.

Sony published a list yesterday, called the PS4: The Ultimate FAQ. 160 questions, 160 answers. And not all of them positive. Here’s some of the more relevant information that was shared.

Will users be able to connect an external hard drive to expand storage on PS4?

No, this feature is not supported on PS4.

What entertainment services will be offered at the launch of PS4?

Sony Network Entertainment’s Music Unlimited and Video Unlimited will be available at launch in North America. We will announce other entertainment services that will be available on Day 1 before launch. Check PlayStation.Blog and PlayStation social channels for further news and updates.

Will PS4 be able to automatically download game patches?

Yes, all PS4 users will be able to automatically download and install game patches to their PS4. In addition, PlayStation Plus members will enjoy the ability to have those automatic downloads happen while the system is in standby mode.

Will PS4 support any 3D content, including stereoscopic 3D games?

Technically, PS4 supports 3D gameplay at launch in North America, though no launch titles are currently 3D compatible.

Well bugger. Part of the charm of the Playstation 3 is that I can add some jams and films whenever I want, and having a Sony laptop has further expanded that option for me.

But if you’re desperate to have some One Direction or Taylor Swift singing about their boyfriends (That’s what kids listen to, right?), then you’re going to need to sign up for that online store that Sony is clearly steering consumers towards for your music and movies needs.

Not that it matters locally even, because that content will not be available here anyway, thanks to licensing issues. But at least Sony boss Shuhei Yoshida is aware of the complaints, as he tweeted:

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And yes, he’s aware of that other problem as well.

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As for the storage problem, I can see that becoming problematic in the future, when the PS4 expands on that launch library it happen to has. It’s going to be a tight squeeze for next-gen games, even if the hard drive does boast 500GB of space.

Last Updated: October 31, 2013

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was reviewed on PC

191 Comments

  1. I need to listen to porn?? LMFAO, did he mean KoRN perhaps? Not to hype about not plugging in an HDD, no biggie though really, my HDD is plugged into my TV in any case. I can listen to PORN all day long

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    • TiMsTeR1033

      October 31, 2013 at 08:56

      Nope he meant porn… Maybe it helps he stay calm when playing Battlefield..

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      • Umar heartless

        October 31, 2013 at 08:58

        But what does listening to porn entail? groan sounds?

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        • Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)

          October 31, 2013 at 09:00

          It kinda sounds like woman tennis I suspect…

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          • Umar heartless

            October 31, 2013 at 09:03

            Serana Williams would be classified as hardcore then

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:06

            Indeed!

          • CypherGate

            October 31, 2013 at 09:44

            you getting lots of downvotes i see…

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:10

            That girls so full of steroids she started to grow hair……on her balls!!

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 31, 2013 at 09:12

            Great, now everyone wants to know why I’m laughing.

          • Umar Moe Moe

            October 31, 2013 at 09:18

            LOOOL

          • That Happy Twit

            October 31, 2013 at 09:18

            Bwahahahaha!

          • Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)

            October 31, 2013 at 09:46

            LQL

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            October 31, 2013 at 12:35

            Anyone remember Monica Seles? Holy crap… she made Tennis watchable 😀 Ahheeeeeeaaah… aaaahhyeeehhhhhh… aahyeehhh!

          • That Happy Twit

            October 31, 2013 at 09:17

            HAHA!

        • TiMsTeR1033

          October 31, 2013 at 09:08

          I remember on Grey’s Anatomy guy watched porn for pain! Apparently can be true! So maybe the groans and hearing woman saying things like ” F*ck me you dirty boy” helps his game!

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          October 31, 2013 at 12:27

          The groaning unleashes an animalistic urge to kill!!!

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      • Mark Treloar

        October 31, 2013 at 09:03

        Maybe its the references to his big gun he’s looking for.

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      • Rincethis

        October 31, 2013 at 09:35

        Tim dude, 4 downvotes!? Where’s the rage 😉

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        • Sageville

          October 31, 2013 at 09:38

          Why the fuck do we even have downvote feature?

          Is it adding anything good to our conversations?

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        • Vampyre Squirrel

          October 31, 2013 at 09:40

          I just down voted her for knowing something from Grey’s. I know her wife (LOL) watches it, but doesn’t mean you gotta know anything from the show. My wife watches it and I don’t know much about it.

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          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:42

            BWAHAHAHA 😉

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:44

            Grey’s is a GOOD SHOW! I like it so shoot me!

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:44

            Ok, will do >:)

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:46

            *hands ammo

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:47

            Thanks mate… now where’s that sniper rifle?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:48

            GEE thanks! Make my already bad day worse! such great people we are! What’s worse is I know you know how to use that sniper rifle! I seen in person!

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:53

            LOL! You said I could shoot you! hehehe

            Don’t worry dude, I won’t shoot you… unless if there’s a bounty on you.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            *sniffs* Is that squirrel I smell? Will be soon!!

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 10:02

            You’ll be smelling @1261e6c89cf5cbd90eb61c1e34ac9e49:disqus Oh My http://subversify.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/49157-george-takei-oh-my-gif-e64l.gif

          • Sageville

            October 31, 2013 at 09:44

            Your opinion is wrong!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:47

            I like medical stuff…Is that an issue now?

          • Sageville

            October 31, 2013 at 09:49

            If it adds rage, then yes.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:50

            Oh you want me to RAGE do you?

          • Sageville

            October 31, 2013 at 09:52

            I’m doing comparisons to the OVG benchmark….

            Please continue.

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 10:03

            Ha. That’s like comparing a candle to a super nova bro…

          • Sageville

            October 31, 2013 at 10:07

            Yes, I now realize this, I hoped for more *sigh*

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:45

            I cannot watch that. I cry my eyes out at the end of each bloody episode…

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:47

            I don’t!

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:50

            Yeah, but you are an emotionless troll *runs

  2. Mark Treloar

    October 31, 2013 at 08:43

    PS4 internal drive is upgrade-able from what I remember.

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  3. RangerMossel

    October 31, 2013 at 08:43

    I think 500Gb will be way too small. I just got a 256gb ssd and thought it will be more than enough…I’m already out of space.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      October 31, 2013 at 12:27

      Agreed, but it’s confirmed that you can replace your drive.

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      • RangerMossel

        October 31, 2013 at 12:33

        lol I have know idea what you mean by that.

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        • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

          October 31, 2013 at 12:36

          Naruto… Criminal Minds… Sons of Anarchy… walking dead! Mah SECRET FILES!!

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          • RangerMossel

            October 31, 2013 at 12:38

            Strange. I usually call that folder “Anime” or “Series.”

          • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

            October 31, 2013 at 13:42

            But Secret Files sounds so awesome! Like you have secret NSA documents – instead of the latest episode of Glee…

  4. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 08:50

    And wtf’s the story that they’ll mail you a CD to activate your Blu-Ray if you’re not online? I’m just glad MS will offer me the choice to use my 2TB HDD and not force me to buy a new one! Will PS support SATA III?

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    • Wesley Fick

      October 31, 2013 at 10:42

      Its SATA II and Microsoft won’t support external hard drives at launch either. Thankfully Sony saw the sense in using USB 3.0.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      October 31, 2013 at 12:28

      lol

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  5. Alien Emperor Trevor

    October 31, 2013 at 08:56

    Trim the fat? That would explain why the PS4 resembles a scale.

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    • That Happy Twit

      October 31, 2013 at 09:16

      LOL! Well played.

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    • Rincethis

      October 31, 2013 at 09:23

      BOOM!

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    • Sageville

      October 31, 2013 at 09:42

      Scale? What is this thing you speak of?

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  6. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 09:08

    But but but Sony promised there will be no one time online activation wtf!? “No biggie, I’ll just get internet, thx Sony, I love you!”

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    • Rincethis

      October 31, 2013 at 09:22

      Indeed…

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      October 31, 2013 at 12:36

      lol, you’re salty!

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  7. Rincethis

    October 31, 2013 at 09:21

    Looks like 4Chan found this article. Losers. Rather pissed about this actually. One of the awesome features about the Xbox360 was putting the music down on UFC, putting metallica up to full volume, and, well, here’s the video to explain 🙂 Sorry OVG… BOOM!https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=313232965233&l=6912442185203169660

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  8. Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

    October 31, 2013 at 09:22

    No DLNA? That’s it, cancelling my preorder.

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    • Sageville

      October 31, 2013 at 09:31

      Can we please get rid of the downvote feature already

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      • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

        October 31, 2013 at 09:35

        It’s built in to Disqus; we have no control over it at all. If we could, we’d keep it – but have it show who downvoted.

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        • Sageville

          October 31, 2013 at 09:51

          Fair enough, just note, at the moment it’s spoiling alot of people’s experience on your site.

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          • Unavengedavo(aka. IceCreamMan)

            October 31, 2013 at 09:52

            Seems like the more we complain, the more they do it. So let’s just ignore it till it goes away

          • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

            October 31, 2013 at 09:58

            Yeah, honestly – it’s just a little number next to a comment, Ignore it. the downvoter will get bored and go away. Its how trolls are.

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:41

            It often amuses me. Small things, small minds. You know.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:54

            A vote is a vote according to Disqus, so a down vote still shows as a positive vote on your profile… and I don’t pay much attention to the voting system other than up votes.

        • SaintsRowNigri

          October 31, 2013 at 09:57

          Geoffrey, you have -1 upvotes

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    • Mabenito

      October 31, 2013 at 09:46

      So does thing mean no PS Media Server with PS4? *Teary eyes*

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      • Exalted Overlord Geoffrey Tim

        October 31, 2013 at 10:06

        For now, yeah. Can probably still access i via browser if you have an http server running on pc…but it sucks.

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    • veggiesaurus ZA

      October 31, 2013 at 09:46

      That’s literally the first thing I said. Then I read that it couldn’t play mp3s. What the hell? Ps3 was a dream for media (apart from mkvs)… The thing that bothers me the most is that this is done purely to force people to use their online content providers. We need to put together a donation page for plex or xmbc developers to develop a full-blown ps4 app.

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    • Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

      October 31, 2013 at 12:42

      GEOFF’s CANCELLING!! I’m ALSO CANCELLING! SCREW THAT! I WANT TO BE ABLE TO LISTEN TO ABBA STREAMING THROUGH MY PC TO MY PS4!

      And you know I’m serious; I’m using caps!

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  9. Vampyre Squirrel

    October 31, 2013 at 09:24

    In all honesty, 500GB is not a lot, that could disappear very quickly with the patches and installs of games on consoles at the moment.

    Install 5 games at 10 gigs each, then patch them three times in a couple months or weeks, and suddenly up to 60 gigbs of space is gone… not including the OS and the patches for that! O.O

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    • Rincethis

      October 31, 2013 at 09:25

      Totally. If each game is supposed to be 50 gigs? Not much at all.

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      • Vampyre Squirrel

        October 31, 2013 at 09:26

        “Sure you can install all your games… but only 2 at a time, because the hard drive is so damn SMALL!!!”

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        • Rincethis

          October 31, 2013 at 09:28

          Really bloody stupid, almost as stupid as the downvote troll. Nah, stupid and there’s stupid…

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          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:29

            Yeah it is quite stupid… both instances.

            It really can’t hurt Sony and Microsoft that much to install a 3TB drive into a console.

            It shouldn’t hurt Disqus much either to limit the amount of downvotes per day 😛

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:31

            It’s the fact it can’t support ecternals that surprises me. Why the fudge not? And Disqus won’t limit downvotes, I think they have a contract with the world wide federation of lonely losers.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:33

            yeah, could always plug in an external into a PS3… why stop that? seriously!

            Hopefully the Xbone supports normal NTFS file systems 😛

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:36

            Money for extra hard drives from Sony. The PS2 had those memory cards (lol 8mb’s, remember when you had to buy a new one, we were all like damn!) and I’m sure Sony made plenty of cash from those. They’d be smart to do that, but with extra 500GB or 1TB hard drives. It’d be what I’d do as a shareholder. Just saying.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:38

            Too true… like Xbox 360 drives… even though you can get around it.

            M$: “Oh you got a 4gig X360? here buy a 320gb external to install your games on”

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:42

            lol, 4GB’s is such a joke these days. Brings back memories of my 400mb hard drive and Dark Reign being too big for it.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:43

            Lol yeah… don’t buy GTAV if u got the 4GB console and no external.

            IT SHALL NOT FIT! *cough* that’s what she said *cough*

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:44

            hahahahaha +1 for the end bit.

            But no, I was smart enough to buy a 250gb, and to date there’s only 1 game I’ve installed on it, and I’ve not noticed any performance difference after doing so. Unless the game specifically requires an install, I don’t think its necessary to be honest.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:46

            Yeah, I got the old 120gb… don’t see any difference when installing, except sometimes load time gets SLIGHTLY better, and it’s very very slightly. I do have a lot of games downloaded onto it though… down to 29gb free on it 😛

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:10

            For downloaded games yeah it’ll become a big issue. In my case, I use my PC for that. If I can’t buy the disk, I don’t buy it for console. That’s changing though which makes me sad.

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 10:13

            All the ones I have downloaded to my console are free except for one or two Arcade games I had to have.

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:23

            Ah free games. The one thing I miss out on without having internet on my console. Not that I don’t want to, just that my 3G connection can’t without some expenditure and creative networking. Too much effort.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:41

            Can the Xbone use external Hdd’s?

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:42

            Good question.

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:43

            Not sure, haven’t heard MS say otherwise… YET.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:43

            Confirmed! Not at launch, but yeah!

  10. FoxOneZA

    October 31, 2013 at 09:27

    Seems like XDF is in full force this morning 😛

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    • Rincethis

      October 31, 2013 at 09:28

      I’m sure it’s 4Chan members 🙂

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      • FoxOneZA

        October 31, 2013 at 09:55

        Attack of the Geoff clones 😛

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        • Rincethis

          October 31, 2013 at 10:01

          Hehehehe 😉

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  11. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 09:29

    BUT if you don’t have internet how will you know to contact Sony to send you a CD by mail to activate your Blu-Ray? Surely you’ll think it’s broken when you get home and the Blu-Ray’s not working?

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    • SaintsRowNigri

      October 31, 2013 at 09:31

      Why the fuck do I even have to activate my Blu-Ray????

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      • Pieter Kruger

        October 31, 2013 at 09:33

        DRM! It requires a once off online registration, JUST LIKE THEY SAID IT WOULDN’T!

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        • ToshZA

          October 31, 2013 at 09:34

          Or maybe Blu Ray movies weren’t high on their priorities, and they went to production before adding that bit of software code into the system. It actually does happen.

          Doom prophets abound.

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          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:37

            No man. With all the love and respect in the world that is bullshit! It’s a damn disc reader. Do you have to phone in and activate your hard drive when you install it on a pc?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:38

            No but to play certain formats of movies you need to download codecs. Yes, those are real too. THAT is what the update is for. Its not to make the Blu Ray drive work, its so that it knows how to decode and play the movies themselves. Remember, you can play your launch titles without the update, and they’ll be on Blu Ray discs.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:42

            HAHA, If they state “Blu-Ray Player” anywhere on their packaging they’re gonna be tied up in court for a very very long time!

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:46

            Not at all, the hardware can play Blu Ray movies at launch, they just need the decoder to be installed.

            All PC’s need codecs man. This is no different.

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:43

            Dude, if I wanted to watch some scabby porn on my PS4 and downloaded it in some godforsaken format, then yes, I can understand that I would need codecs. But from what I gather based on @pieterkruger:disqus s comments the Blu Ray player/disc will not read Blu-Ray movies?
            Or am I wrong?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:47

            No, the hardware can read the disc, but without the decoder (codec) it won’t know what to do with the data on it. That’s all, the software update is there to let the drive know how to interpret data.

            Think of it like 2 different languages, you speak English, but you need to meet and talk business with a Japanese guy who doesn’t speak it. You will need an interpreter. You won’t just be able to understand Japanese because you suddenly need to.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:49

            Can I watch Blu-Ray movies out of the box? Yes or No?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:51

            No, but you can play games on your Blu Ray Discs (which all PS4 games come on) without connecting to the internet. So, the hardware works.

            Please understand, that without codecs I can’t watch MP4’s or DivX videos on my PC. This is the same thing. The hardware can, it just needs a bit of software installed to do the same.

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            Tosh, you are being an idiot. (an I say this with love) A PS4 is not a PC. It is a console. It is a thing t hat is meant to work out the box. I plug it in, it needs to do what it must. Play games and play Blu-ray movies if it states that it can do that on the box.
            If it cannot do that, if I need to install anything before I can use it then it is broken…

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:02

            Its not broken dude. Please see where I’m coming from. I won’t watch Blu Ray movies. Just because it uses a Blu Ray drive doesn’t mean it has to. Its a gaming console, and the games work just fine without the update. I don’t need that bullshit fluff to play my games. That’s my point here. Its not broken. You’re saying you are going to buy a PS4 to watch movies on? Is that correct? Seriously, yes, they didn’t install a codec for their production line, and yes it was an oversight – but its not broken and its really NOT A BIG DEAL. Buy your PS4 and play games. Don’t connect to the internet, and you know what? This weird and amazing thing will happen. Your broken console will play the games as advertised.

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 10:09

            Newsflash: I bought my PS3 for gaming and the fact that I can watch Blu-Ray movies on it. That way, I can squeal with glee when I watch Serenity and the Expendables in my cave whilst my fiancé watches Good Wife in the living room.
            So why can I not expect the same from the PS 4? Out of the box?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:12

            Hey, I hear you. But I honestly don’t know why a 300mb update is such a big issue just for the movie thing. I don’t see how its a broken console when a small update will enable you to do that which you intend to. 300mbs is less than a person uses on their phone in a month, so its not a big deal.

            I’m sorry man, I know I’m pushing buttons, but I can’t see the big fuss over such a small thing. And to be clear, I’m not intentionally trying to piss you off.

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 10:05

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:09

            So glad we can be your entertainment man xD hahaha.

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:50

            Despite my looks, I am not an idiot. That what you mention there is still a broken piece of hardware, or at worst, not working like it should work. In other words, it cannot do one of the basic things it is meant to do, which is play Blu-Ray movies.

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:52

            The hardware is NOT BROKEN. my god. Its the software that’s the issue. They didn’t put the codecs into the factory production software. So they need to add it post-launch. This was an oversight on their part yes, BUT ITS NOT THE HARDWARE. THEY JUST NEED TO ADD A SMALL BIT OF CODE.

            A Blu Ray player comes with that shit installed because that’s all it needs to do, play Blu Ray movies.

          • Foxy

            October 31, 2013 at 09:53

            In other words they made a boo boo.

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            To a degree, yes. I admitted that didn’t i? I don’t see how “This was an oversight on their part yes” is confusing you. But its not the hardware which is what everyone’s saying. They saying the console is broken. Its not.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            That’s the biggest fcuk up in launch history!! “your ice maker doesn’t make ice but you can still keep water in it! ????”

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:57

            Wow. So you’re buying you PS4 to watch movies?

            PS4 is a GAMING console. The movies are extra fluff. I won’t watch movies on my PS4. Many people won’t. I don’t give a crap about this Blu Ray movie thing on my GAMING console – because I can stay offline, never connect to the internet, and still play my games. The hardware works as its main function. Your analogy is poor at best.

            If it couldn’t play games without the update (like Xbox720) then yes, your analogy works. But not in this instance.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 09:38

            You CANNOT defend this in your right mind!! I’ll lose all respect for you bro!

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:39

            I seem to be the only one thinking objectively here. Please see my reply to Saints below.

        • SaintsRowNigri

          October 31, 2013 at 09:35

          I know I am going to sound fickle, but shit like this is making that PC look more and more attractive…

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      • Rikus

        October 31, 2013 at 09:46

        Licensing

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        • SaintsRowNigri

          October 31, 2013 at 09:48

          Crap reason. I own a proper Blu-ray. Never had to activate the thing for licensing or anything.

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          • Rikus

            October 31, 2013 at 09:50

            The activation doesn’t bother me, because I have internet, but I completely agree that this was a shitty move from Sony and it doesn’t make sense. I’m just speculating.

          • Observer

            October 31, 2013 at 09:52

            When I bought my Blu-ray player I did not have to download any codecs or activate it. This is crap, Blu-ray is a known format, therefore it can come with it. And the licensing issue does not make sense.

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:53

            I know. This just raises a shitload of red flags for me about the quality we might be getting when this thing launches. The appeal in a console for me is take it out the box, plug it in and I play. Not plug into internet and play

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 09:53

            You can plug and play your games – which is why you’re buying the console, correct?

            If not, why not spend half the price on a 5.1 Blu Ray system (like I did)?

          • SaintsRowNigri

            October 31, 2013 at 09:59

            Oh Gods! Are you here to tempt me into a rage of murder ball???

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:05

            No, I’m trying to argue my point. I see your point, I really really really do. I just think you’re making a mountain out of a mole hill. Its really not a big part of a gaming console. Its a nice extra feature, which they did indeed not install software as they should have, but its not broken its main function.

            I buy a console to play games. That’s what its for. Not movies. So what I’m saying, is that the movie thing is really so insignificant that I can completely ignore it. Because I’ll still be able to play my games.

            I know they fucked up, but its a tiny one, not anywhere near as deal-breaking as you’re making it out to be. This is my point.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 10:07

            IT’S NOT “A TINY ONE”!!!

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:08

            That’s what he said.

          • Pieter Kruger

            October 31, 2013 at 10:19

            Yoshi? That you?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:20

            And that’s what she said immediately thereafter.

  12. Alukard Neck Nibbler PhD

    October 31, 2013 at 09:31

    Yoshida-san well played. This comment would be downright creepy if it came from MS and their all seeing Kinect.

    Reply

  13. TROLOLOLOL

    October 31, 2013 at 09:37

    I DOWNVOTE THIS ARTICLE!!

    Reply

    • ToshZA

      October 31, 2013 at 09:37

      I actually lol’ed.

      Reply

    • Rincethis

      October 31, 2013 at 09:43

      You can’t downvote articles 😛

      Reply

      • TROLOLOLOL

        October 31, 2013 at 09:50

        I DOWNVOTE YOU FOR TELLING MEWHAT I CAN AND CAN’T DO!!

        Reply

        • TiMsTeR1033

          October 31, 2013 at 09:54

          IF YOU THE WANKER DOING THE DOWN VOTES PLEASE TAKE A KNIFE PUT IT BY YOUR ASSHOLE AND RUN BACKWARDS AGAINST A WALL..

          Reply

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            Wow, Tim’s in an awesome mood today.

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:58

            HAHAHA! He is 🙂 He gets very irritated with downvote trolls 🙂 He’s still young, not say as old as, oh, I don’t know, someone who has more than 10,000 comments… Oh hang about trololol! See you this sat in Los Santos?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:01

            Gonna Kill shit! See I am in shit mood, coz all these issues I am having means Sunday gonna be a kak Bday for me! So yeah hell will be raised!

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 10:08

            Sunday’s your Bday? Didn’t know!

            Anything I can do to help it be a better Bday?

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:16

            No man…Bday will be fine I guess… Just really shitty thing happening to wives parents and can’t even help them.. So yeah and all this crap is happening now and over this weekend so everyone will be too stressed to even be happy and stuff with me… Just really bad timing for bad things to happen..

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 10:17

            That sucks man. Hopefully everything works out and everyone overlooks the stress to be happy and stuff with you.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:20

            It’s cool man.. just another day..

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 09:55

            I DOWNVOTE YOU FOR BEING ANGRY!!!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 09:58

            Seriously man… If you the guy… I’ll find you, I’ll sedate you, I’ll use that Grey’s Anatomy Knowledge I learnt and make an incision my your anus and stitch you closed! Keeping you alive on tubes till the wound heals, then let you free one day after I gave you mass amounts of laxatives… Should be interesting to see how that ends… be like the saw movies… What will you do to help yourself…

          • Rincethis

            October 31, 2013 at 09:59

            0-O Just… WOW… I mean… Human centipede wow…

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:08

            Remind me not to let you know where I live. I’m bound to piss you off at some point (I’ll avoid it today, man, sorry), but at least you’ll not know where to come and creatively kill my ass.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:16

            Dude I am not really pissed off… More down and frustrated..

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:19

            Yeah I understand (family issues are the worst). I’m sorry you’re having a shit time, I do hope it improves. Sincerely.

            Now if you’ll excuse me, I need to see if Saints has replied so I can carry on pushing his buttons. 😀

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:22

            You like Peter Tosh?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:24

            I look like a white version of him (I went through a big rasta phase, had the same dreads) which is how I got my nickname. It’s a real nickname I was given. Tosh. 🙂

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:51

            So still smoking it up rasta style?

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 10:57

            Once every 5 or 6 months. Toned down a crap load since then. From 3 a day to this. Kids will do that to you though.

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 11:02

            It’s cool man.. I know how it goes, I got alot of respect for you being single dad.. not so long ago. Was raising my own daughter and ex gf’s 6 year old son by myself while ex worked… I used to smoke rasta style but gave it up.. Don’t miss it to be honest..

          • ToshZA

            October 31, 2013 at 11:14

            Yeah, don’t miss it much myself. Got my whiskey for a glass every other week, and I’m happy.

            That’s hard work man, one kid is plenty, but 2? It doesn’t matter that the one wasn’t yours, it’d be the same if it was. Nice to know I’m not the only man out there prepared to do it. Its apparently rare.

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 10:49

            I DOOOOOOOOOOWNVOTE YOU FOR MAKING INTERNET THREATS!!

          • TiMsTeR1033

            October 31, 2013 at 10:54

            It’s not a threat! Who said was a threat!

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 10:54

            lol, the trololololol doesn’t have a sense of humor.

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 12:07

            HERE, HAVE ANOTHER DOWNVOTE 😉

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 13:35

            HAVE ANOTHER DOWNVOTE!!
            NO NO…ON ME 😉

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 11:51

            I DOOOOOOOWNVOTE YOU FOR MAKING INTERNET THREATS!!

        • Rincethis

          October 31, 2013 at 09:57

          You can’t down vote articles. You can down vote the PEOPLE commenting on them noob.

          Reply

          • TROLOLOLOL

            October 31, 2013 at 12:08

            I DOWNVOTE YOU FOR THINKING YOU ARE CLEVER AND NOT GETTING IT!!

      • Pieter Kruger

        October 31, 2013 at 09:52

        He just did….

        Reply

        • Rincethis

          October 31, 2013 at 09:57

          Nope. He downvoted ME. Not the article.

          Reply

  14. TiMsTeR1033

    October 31, 2013 at 09:52

    TO THIS DOWNVOTE LITTLE WANKER, PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD IN THIS WORLD…. STOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU DON’T YOU WILL RESEMBLE SOMETHING FROM THE MOVIE HUMAN CENTIPEDE ON STEROIDS! YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT I AM CAPABLE OF!

    Reply

  15. trueLies

    October 31, 2013 at 10:24

    Good xbox PR negative spin…

    “a few features” = you cant ext plug harddrives in.

    but can u swop the 500gb internal drive for a bigger /faster one?

    Yes you can.

    Reply

  16. Vampyre Squirrel

    October 31, 2013 at 10:35

    Public service announcement:

    If anyone is on GTA Online and runs into @timster1033:disqus, we wish you luck and a safe journey to the hospital. That is all.

    Reply

    • ToshZA

      October 31, 2013 at 10:39

      In other news today: respawn rates across GTA Online have doubled today. The lone suspect is known by the name TiMsTeR1033, and, incidentally, 1033 is the number of people he’s killed every hour. Please be vigilant, and stay indoors unless you see a tank rolling down the street.

      Reply

      • TiMsTeR1033

        October 31, 2013 at 10:51

        Lol Nah… The ranking is done..

        Reply

      • Vampyre Squirrel

        October 31, 2013 at 10:52

        Unless if he’s in that tank… I’d be rolling with him though.

        Reply

        • ToshZA

          October 31, 2013 at 11:21

          This was a news article to the general population of GTA Online. If you’re in the tank with him, you’re not a suspect so you must be doing something right. 😛

          Reply

          • Vampyre Squirrel

            October 31, 2013 at 16:07

            Well my stealth skill is on “Ninja”…

  17. Maxiviper117

    October 31, 2013 at 12:11

    I think the “Will users be able to connect an external hard drive to expand storage on PS4?” is misleading because he probably confused it with being able to download games to an external hard drive, I’m sure you’ll be perfectly able to hook up a 1Tb hard drive with all your movies and porn.

    Reply

    • Pieter Kruger

      October 31, 2013 at 12:35

      Nope you won’t. That’s why the whole internet is butthurting today! It won’t even recognise audio cd’s or MP3 files for that matter!

      Reply

      • Maxiviper117

        October 31, 2013 at 12:36

        Did they say anything about video?

        Reply

        • Pieter Kruger

          October 31, 2013 at 12:38

          Not allowed. You need to subscribe to Sony’s online Video and Music streaming services to enjoy either!

          Reply

  18. Jim Lenoir (Banana Jim)

    October 31, 2013 at 12:26

    At least Mr Yoshida is listening (unlike a certain Major PR), PS gamers just need to keep the pressure on Sony, and before you know it, WAGNER DURING BATTLEFIELD 4! YAAAAAAHH!!!

    Reply

    • Pieter Kruger

      October 31, 2013 at 12:33

      NOT GONNA HAPPEN! They need the monthly subs to their music services etc. badly to make up for selling the PS4 at a loss. Sony Gaming devision just posted huge losses, AGAIN!

      Reply

  19. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 12:53

    Go read the full Q&A, very few negatives listed in this post! The Sony Shitstorm’s hitting all over the place!!

    Reply

    • Brady miaau

      November 1, 2013 at 08:33

      wow. Down-votes everywhere.

      Examples for those of use that do not want to read the full Q&A. What do you think is missing that is also negative?

      Not trolling you at all, by the way, would like to know more. (Like in Starship Troopers)

      Reply

  20. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 17:47

    So Sony completely removed any form of parental control?? Scary and irresponsible!

    Reply

  21. Pieter Kruger

    October 31, 2013 at 17:47

    So Sony completely removed any form of parental control?? Scary and irresponsible!

    Reply

  22. Loveunderlaw

    November 1, 2013 at 18:53

    Sounds like a Double Cross to me! Microsoft, Sony, & Nintendo have ALL become lazy & greedy IMO. Lets see, kill off backwards compatibility for your legacy titles, insure that all users will have to pay even more $ to get access to things that are already included with previous consoles.

    And they wonder why so many of us are NOT going to upgrade from XBOX 360, PS3, or Wii ?!

    Reply

  23. Master Troll

    November 2, 2013 at 07:19

    Sata 3?

    Reply

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