New functionality out tomorrow also supports VR videos in 4K
Starting tomorrow, the Media Player app is getting an update to support 4K video playback on PS4 Pro. Following this update, 4K videos in mp4 format saved on a USB stick or home server can be played on the Media Player app (remember, you’ll also need a 4K compatible TV to watch the videos in 4K).
Your home server will appear as a media option in the Player automatically so finding your media is simple and quick. Just a reminder, USB storage that’s already been formatted as extended storage for your PS4 can only be used to save games and apps – it can’t be used to save and play the videos.
For those of you that own a PlayStation VR system in addition to PS4 Pro, Media Player will also update to support playback of 4K VR video content. PS VR’s display resolution is 1920 x RGB x 1080, therefore 4K VR videos will be displayed in a higher image quality compared to HD VR videos. Capture stunning 360 degree 4K footage, and then immerse yourself in that footage in VR at home – just as if you’re right back in the scene you shot.
And while on the topic of 4K, many of you have already been enjoying 4K streaming on PS4 Pro, but in case you weren’t aware, streaming video apps including Netflix and YouTube have 4K content available, so make sure to check them out.
Does it support HDR? I ask as the YouTube app supports 4K but not HDR….?
What about 4K Blu-Rays? Or is that reserved for yet another hardware refresh?
You didn’t need to ask a question you aren’t looking an answer for. Maybe 4K bluray discs will be needed for Playstation 5 for games. Right now it would be pointless as the games still need to run on the original PS4 too with the current Bluray drive. It simply wasn’t feasible to make manufacturing on PS4 Pro even more expensive.
Oh wait sorry, you have a big stack of 4K Bluray movies you want to be able to watch, that’s why you were asking…………………….yeah right.
@andrewsqual
It was perfectly feasible, the Xbox One S has a 4k Blu-Ray drive and is very competitively priced, it was a decision by Sony not to include it.
Many people were disappointed by the omission as it would have been another large selling point and a reason to start buying 4k Blu-Rays. Streaming services simply don’t match the quality of optical discs.
What’s so hard to believe about owning 4K blu-rays and being unable to watch them? It’s not uncommon. I have quite a few, because while they are compatible with regular blu-ray players, the 4K aspect obviously is not.