Sony’s PS4 Pro media player app can now play 4K videos



Sony is emotional AN update these days for its PS4 media player app that allows playback of 4K videos from ANstorage device device or home server. sadly, content should be in MP4 format, which implies you can’t (yet) play 4K videos within the fashionable MKV instrumentation. Also, Sony notes that USB drives formatted as extended storage for PS4 games and alternative knowledge can’t be used as a supply for videos.

The update ought to additionally improve looking videos in VR:

For those of you that own PlayStation VR additionally to PS4 professional, Media Player also will update to support playback of 4K VR video content. annotation VR’s show resolution is 1920 X RGB X 1080, therefore 4K VR videos are going to be displayed in an exceedingly higher image quality compared to HD VR videos. Capture beautiful 360 degree 4K footage, so immerse yourself therein footage in VR reception — even as if you’re right back within the scene you shot.
Actually finding content that takes advantage of the bumped up quality may well be tough, as we’re still within the fairly time period of PSVR.

Overall, Sony’s strategy with obtaining 4K video on its a lot of powerful PS4 professional could be a very little lackluster. you'll be able to stream UHD from Netflix, YouTube, and Hulu — however can’t rent or purchase movies / TV shows from Sony’s own video store on the console. AN easy-to-find 4K store would possibly go how in creating up for the console’s lack of a UHD Blu-ray drive. however as perpetually, Sony looks targeting the diversion finish of things 1st.