Sony's massive PS4 FAQ

[dlevere]

With all eyes on PlayStation 4’s North American launch on November 15th, we wanted to provide definitive answers to your questions, both big and small. This list of Frequently Asked Questions is only a start, as certain details are still being finalized in preparation for launch. We will continue to update this FAQ leading up to launch and post-launch, integrating new answers to your questions and additional details as they are confirmed.

Read on to get answers to your questions regarding PS4, covering everything from the system specs and benefits to accessories, PlayStation Plus features, the launch game lineup and much more. Head over to the EU PlayStation.Blog for information specific to that region. Please leave your burning questions in the comments and we’ll address them in a future update!

PS4: The Ultimate FAQ

[47iscool]

Wow, you can't even rip your audio CD's to it. Guess that means it can't read CD's at all, much like Nintendo's systems.

That sucks because sometimes I like hearing MY music over what games come with on the 360.

[Viper187]

They're STILL using 5400RPM hard drives. Sickening.

[Helder]

Cutting corners to save $$. It's always like that. Better off saving for a SSD or hybrid hdd.

[Viper187]

Cutting corners to save $$. It's always like that. Better off saving for a SSD or hybrid hdd.

Yeah. I don't expect to be playing much on one anyway. I'm waiting on both systems for now. I'm actually considering importing a PS4 from the UK depending on how things are the first couple months and what I hear about the DVD/BD playback quality/capabilities. I need something to play Region B blu-ray / R2 DVDs, and the games are region free anyway.

[lee4]

Wow, you can't even rip your audio CD's to it. Guess that means it can't read CD's at all, much like Nintendo's systems.

That sucks because sometimes I like hearing MY music over what games come with on the 360.

Sony has confirmed that the PlayStation 4 will support both MP3s and CDs in the future.

Speaking on Giant Bomb's Interview Dumptruck, Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida explained he was surprised by the intense backlash the company experienced when it was announced the PS4 would launch without MP3 and CD support, as the company underestimated how much people valued the feature.

"The biggest surprise for us all internally at Sony was there are so many people who passionately reacted to our announcement that there's no MP3 support or CD support on day one," he said. "It's not like we actively decided 'let's not do this feature so people will have to subscribe to Music Unlimited. The focus has been more on the game features. Some of the features we wanted but we couldn't get in on day one."

"We didn't really think about MP3 or CD. We thought 'we're going to do that eventually.'... It caught us off-guard.

"People don't really talk about these features, right? Some people get really mad and [say] 'I'll cancel my pre-order!' So as we speak, people in Japan - the system guys - are discussing when we can put these features in."

source: http://www.giantbomb.com/podcasts/a-...hida/1600-670/

[lee4]

Yeah. I don't expect to be playing much on one anyway. I'm waiting on both systems for now. I'm actually considering importing a PS4 from the UK depending on how things are the first couple months and what I hear about the DVD/BD playback quality/capabilities. I need something to play Region B blu-ray / R2 DVDs, and the games are region free anyway.

here list of blu-ray movies are region-free and region-locked
http://bluray.liesinc.net/

As for DVDs will continued to be region-locked (region-free dvd player are harder to find)

why you have PAL version of movies?

[Viper187]

here list of blu-ray movies are region-free and region-locked
http://bluray.liesinc.net/

As for DVDs will continued to be region-locked (region-free dvd player are harder to find)

why you have PAL version of movies?

Because some things don't get released here. I've got a few DVDs that never got released state side, and there are a fair amount of blu-rays that only get released in other countries. Plus, sometimes other countries get better packaging or things. I imported Falling Down from the UK just because I hate digibook shit. I've stuck mostly to stuff I know is region free, but there are some region locked ones I need. The director's cut of Cyborg releases in Germany next month. We won't be getting that state side. The UK release of Cube supposedly looks better than the Canadian release. Missing in Action 3 and Highlander 3 only got BD release in Germany so far. Californication seasons are released on BD in Germany, but we only get fucking DVD here. etc