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[EmptySpace]

Really strange. What kind of things would developers restrict? Maybe something with gore/nudity?

twists, endings, all of the story perhaps?

 

[LCfiner]

oof. not a good decision, at all.

 

[Mr.Marston]

Ridiculous. I already have Music Unlimited but this is still annoying.

 

[Carl]

I'm a subscriber to Music Unlimited.

Still...Fuck this.

 

[Canis lupus]

Lemme play my FLACs

 

[Sykra]

This sucks, what about other formats?

 

[sfedai0]

While it doesnt particularly impact me, my crappy BD player supports DLNA. Its like a luxury car not hacing AC. IT SHOULD BE THERE.

 

[Kid Ska]

I've never used background MP3s but just not supporting them is pretty lame.

 

[Orochinagis]

Didnt know about this

I actually used this feature non stop on my 360

 

[UpUpDownDown]

Not something I've ever used but defiantly a box Sony needs to check in the near future.

....if only to spare them the ire of message boards ;-)

EDIT: I just remembered I subscribed to this when it was 12 bucks a few months back. lol

 

[BakedSardine]

Never loaded a single MP3 onto my PS3. I do know there are some racing fans who will complain about this though. I've never been compelled to provide my own music.

 

[10101]

Yeah that blows I have Spotify and loads of other digital music, not going to be buying another service that's for sure. But whatever I can live without it or just stick some music on in the background, could be worse.

 

[Byakuya769]

No custom soundtrack for multiplayer? Come the fuck on Sony!

 

[Archaix]

Sony is really fortunate that Microsoft became completely incompetent since the last console launch. They have little to offer other than "Hey, at least we're not them, right?"

 

[Skilletor]

I've never used background MP3s but just not supporting them is pretty lame.

Same and agreed. This is stupid.

A lot of stuff they did with Vita, I just assumed would carry through with ps4. Jokes on me, I guess.

 

[MutonCommander]

Well that sucks. What would be the harm in letting people enjoy their music through the PS4?

 

[Aeana]

Really strange. What kind of things would developers restrict? Maybe something with gore/nudity?

If it's anything like what some developers do with Vita games and screenshots, whatever they feel like, for any or no reason.

 

[Killthee]

That's terrible. They need to patch in MP3 support and DLNA functionality ASAP.

 

[Step]

Wat a sec, Is the MP3 not supported for background music or is it not supported on any way? I can't listen music and copy them to the ps4(I know by usb since it doesn't read CDs)

 

[Nafai1123]

Bullshit
No DLNA support, either.

This is bigger news for me. WTF Sony?

 

[Anony]

webbrowser -> some online streaming service

 

[Facism]

terrible.

 

[lupinko]

What in the actual fuck?

I can understand no Audio CD support, but no MP3 support?

Yeah, okay, they just have to get right on that then.

I think this is the real reason why there is no Audio CD support, and it's not because of licensing (Sony owns Sony Music and owns a lot of the Compact Disc licensing since you know they cocreated it with Phillips).

This was just part of Kaz's master plan to push Music Unlimited.

=/

 

[bryehn]

Now the real question is does the bone still support custom soundtracks using MP3 or require an Xbox Music sub?

 

[snack]

...

 

[Omikaru]

Yeeeeeeeah, I am not paying for Music Unlimited. I am happy with the collection of MP3s I own.

They should at least support DNLA network streaming from a PC, Mac or NAS, like the PS3 does.

 

[tranciful]

Cut scenes. I thought it was already known that they wouldn't allow you to record certain parts?

Yeah this was already known. Developers can restrict recording of spoiler heavy parts of games.

It'd be interesting if they could put embargos on it. Like, you can only publish video from the last level of the game after the game has been out for a week or two.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Bloody dumb sony..come on

 

[Wynnebeck]

Sony is really fortunate that Microsoft became completely incompetent since the last console launch. They have little to offer other than "Hey, at least we're not them, right?"

lol Please. Sony isn't going to lose sleep over people on GAF bitching that they can't play MP3s on their system.

 

[EmptySpace]

Sony is really fortunate that Microsoft became completely incompetent since the last console launch. They have little to offer other than "Hey, at least we're not them, right?"

the news is lame but your statement is pure bullshit.

 

[Angelus Errare]

Sony dropping the ball like fuck.

If something is too good to be true...it probably is.

 

[dhonk]

Sony really won me over with some of their stances, but shit like this? Dumb.

Glad to know at the end of the day I'm just a chump with a wallet. (Yes, my money IS where my mouth is. Im not buying a PS4 or Xbone.)

 

[televator]

Wat da fak?

Sony, I already have tons of music I already paid for. Better quit this shyte and patch MP3 in there. Bad enough I can't just pop in a disk.

 

[Samus4145]

That's tricky considering some games allowed music files to be imported, MLB The Show and WWE series for example. Wonder if those features will be removed.

 

[Anduron]

Well that's dumb.

 

[Muppet of a Man]

I haven't used custom soundtracks in the past, but this is just plain stupid. Fix that shit Sony.

 

[Bundy]

Sony is really fortunate that Microsoft became completely incompetent since the last console launch. They have little to offer other than "Hey, at least we're not them, right?"

 

[Saint of Killers]

This also stood out to me:

Are users able to record, distribute or stream any gameplay video?
No. Users may not be able to record certain areas within the game. Developers can select the area of restriction, and what will be restricted will depend on game titles. In these cases, recording will be temporarily suspended during the scene.

First no sharing via YouTube and now this. Ngh.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

That sucks. I've never done custom soundtracks, so I don't really care, but this existed on PS3, right? Hate losing options.

 

[oconnomiyaki]

Music Unlimited is terrible. I got a year subscription for it back when they were giving it to PS+ members for $12 (for the whole year) and I've still be paying for Spotify in that time. The catalogue is severely lacking and all of the applications are utter horseshit. The web app is terrible, the smart phone app is terrible, the PS3 app is terrible. A concession was that it was integrated nicely with the Walkman app on the Xperia Z, but that's only going to affect such a small percentage of people.

I honestly couldn't recommend paying for it given the quality of the competition. This seems like the same old Sony trying to leverage its good products to get you using its bad ones.

 

[Flayer]

Not that I ever played music on my PS3 apart from when they released that outer space visualizer but it was one of those baseline features I liked having. Not a deal breaker or anything but certainly a negative mark on the PS4.

A music subscription server is a useless alternative since it won't have most of the music I like anyways. Bet it's just a load of chart crap.

 

[Glorified G]

people should go on twitter and blast shu for this

 

[Psycho_Mantis]

This also stood out to me:

Thats a good thing depending on the dev. No spoilers.

Also no MP3 support wtf!!!

What about game specific BGM? Like GT5 lets you use custom music iirc.

 

[Rollo Lawson]

At least it's an awesome service

 

[BloodMoney]

what...! this is bullshit if true. So the PS4 won't be able to play mp3's streamed from my media center? fucking stupid stupid bullshit

 

[Bedlam]

I was already contemplating cancelling my PS4 pre-order after some recent developments (Driveclub delayed etc) but this might just be the one thing that finally makes me pull the trigger.

I used both my 360 and PS3 for listening to mp3s regularly. :-/

 

[Toma]

Well, that is vogelkacke. I hope they add support for MP3s later.

 

[GillianSeed79]

Is this just for background music in games or does it mean you can't download any MP3 files at all? I get lazy sometimes and like listen to podcasts on my PS3 while cleaning the den or taking a nap on the couch.

 

[Macnair]

I hope this feature will be added in the future. All audio support via DS4 and MP3 support together will be awesome!

 

[qa_engineer]

Pre-order canceled, and then pre-ordered again.