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Details on the entertainment apps shipping day one on PS5
- Thread starter Loudninja
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Yeah, same here. Weird omission.
Not terrible but hopefully they work fast to get the rest like HBO, Prime, Hulu, and Shudder.
Hulu is my most watched service recently.
Hulu is my most watched service recently.
I bet there will be a Picture in Picture mode so you can watch something while playing.
Kinda weird they didn't even mention HBO coming there later, considering The Last of Us series is gonna be on HBO eventually. I'm sure it's coming later though.
Yep. My guess is that they are going to rebuild both the Xbox and PS5 versions to make it a lot faster (current apps on Xbone/PS4 are sluggish).
Since the PS5 has a new OS with new features and everything (like cards), they probably want to streamline the Media experience with all the apps available, so they gotta work a bit on them before adding them to the console, that's my guess.
Always strange when they lose apps during these transitions... they have the most important ones there to launch... and hopefully those other ones will be there by EOY.
I use my PS4 for Crunchyroll. I hope that comes soon after launch since my Samsung doesn't offer a built-in app for it.
Now the question is if Disney plus will actually be 4k HDR as it doesn't work on ps4 pro for a lot of people from what I have seen.
Tested it myself and my LG C9 app clearly has a better picture quality than my PS4 pro app.
Tested it myself and my LG C9 app clearly has a better picture quality than my PS4 pro app.
I thought I saw they were coming soon but not there at launch
Only care about Spotify for background music streaming. Hopefully it's still built into the UX and works as elegantly as it does on PS4.
Otherwise my Bravia's Android TV blows console streaming out of the water in terms of PQ, responsiveness, features (Dolby Vision/Atmos aren't supprorted by Playstation for example), and app availability. Haven't touched my Pro, One S, or Roku for streaming since.
Otherwise my Bravia's Android TV blows console streaming out of the water in terms of PQ, responsiveness, features (Dolby Vision/Atmos aren't supprorted by Playstation for example), and app availability. Haven't touched my Pro, One S, or Roku for streaming since.
I'll be seriously disappointed if they didn't pay for the license. But at this point we will not find out until people have them in their houses.
On the apps, don't they not work with HDR on Ps4 Pro? I remember them not being amazing. I'd expect these to work properly out of the gate, this time.
Plus, mention the UK apps, Sony!
Yeah I was counting on the PS5 having HBO MAX since it's on the PS4, I guess its not backward compatible. Right now I have to watch HBO on a fire stick on my TCL Roku TV.
My fault, thought you meant those apps not being there at all.
This is interesting. Does this mean those services are baked into the OS? If so, I wonder how that would affect updates to the individual services would the release cadence be different on PS5?
Because they will either be WebApps or use some other custom PS5 media app framework that enables the apps to work without having to be downloaded while adhering to a standardized feature set.
PS4 HDR support in apps is pretty much none existent if I remember correctly, I never use them as I have them all built in on my LG CX with Dolby Vision support.
The PS5 will be my 4K Blu-Ray player which is why I'm really wanting to hear more about Dolby support for those.
i'm happy apple TV is there. it's the only app i need to go into my TV for because it's obviously not on android to cast to my TV.
Nah, it's probably just that all those icons are already there and can be downloaded with a single button press. AFAIK PS4 also shows you icons for media apps you haven't downloaded yet so it's just simplifying the process.
uhm...no Crunchyroll. Which is not a super big surprise, but I am now realizing that if I replace my current-gen consoles by the next-gen consoles (like it is my plan) that will mean I will lose access to Crunchyroll, as it also does not have an app for my LG WebOS. Not great...
So no built in media player? PS3 had the best one, PS4 was crappy but still kinda worked via separate app and it's gone now in PS5
I think that would be a stretch goal at best, if they even care about it anymore. I've moved my library to Plex which I think will be there sooner but that is not without its own issues.
IIRC dolby atmos and dolby vision is xbox exclusive
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I haven't found that any PS4 apps are better than one built in to SmartTVs. Always go with your OS level app as they're faster and easier and as mentioned, the PS4 version rarely has the full features. The only one I use is Crunchyroll since it's not available via the TV.
I am slightly hopeful this is the case and these native PS5 apps just have more features..