New media experience and top entertainment streaming apps coming to PS5

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kitler53

https://blog.playstation.com/2020/10/22/new-media-experience-and-top-entertainment-streaming-apps-coming-to-ps5/



Hi, everybody! We know that for many of you, your PlayStation console doesn't get shut off when you're done playing games. Entertainment like movies, TV shows, music, and gaming livestreams only add to the PlayStation experience. As we continue on our road to PS5 launch, we're pleased to announce some of the entertainment apps* scheduled to hit the PS5 console on day one, with more apps to come in the future.

Apple TV
  • Enjoy Apple TV+, Apple TV channels, new and popular movies, and personalized, curated recommendations on the Apple TV app. That means users can enjoy Apple Originals like Mythic Quest: Raven's Banquet, Ted Lasso, and The Morning Show through Apple TV+, subscribe to premium channels, and buy or rent movies and TV shows and access past purchases from Apple. The Apple TV app will also be available on PS4.

Disney+
  • The dedicated home for movies, shows, shorts, and originals from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. From original series like The Mandalorian, to fan favorites like The Simpsons, you can watch your favorite stories right from your PS5 console.

Netflix
  • Catch up on top entertainment hits such as Stranger Things, The Haunting of Bly Manor and more. With thousands of TV episodes and movies in Netflix's library, there's plenty to choose from.

Spotify
  • Listen while you play. Just as with PS4, users can play their favorite songs as background music in-game with Spotify. You can choose from more than 60 million songs while you're battling bosses or roaming through an open-world adventure.

Twitch
  • With a deeply integrated Twitch experience on PS5, you can now watch or livestream your favorite gameplay and chat live about the best moments with fellow gamers throughout the many diverse and dynamic communities.

YouTube
  • Also integrated with PS5, you can broadcast and share your epic gameplay moments directly to your YouTube channel, or sit back and watch new and trending content shared from around the world.


Additional streaming apps* coming to PS5 include Amazon Prime Video, MyCanal, Hulu, Peacock, and more.

As we showed in our tour of the PS5 User Experience, there will be a dedicated space exclusively for media entertainment. It's located right next to the Game home screen, so you can quickly switch between Game or Media content.

Within the Media space, you'll no longer need to download entertainment apps through PS Store -- it's all in the Media space. Creating dedicated Game and Media spaces for the PS5 user experience will make it fast and easy to switch between gaming and entertainment content whenever you want. The PS5 console also features a new Control Center that makes controlling your music easier than ever before, so you can quickly switch between channels, skip, and pause your music.

At the launch of the PS5 console, there will be a new Media Remote to conveniently navigate and control the entertainment experience on PS5. Users can power on the PS5 console and quickly navigate media with built-in play/pause, fast forward and fast reverse controls. The remote also lets users adjust volume and power settings on compatible TVs, and also features dedicated launch buttons for the following entertainment apps*, Disney+ Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

We hope you'll enjoy this experience once PS5 launches in November.

*Internet and account for PlayStation Network required. Streaming services may require paid subscription and are not available in all countries.


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

kitler53

Oct 22, 2020, 04:17 PM Last Edit: Oct 22, 2020, 04:19 PM by kitler53
mostly a fluff piece but..

+ Apple TV not confirmed.

...and dear god why does the media remote have hardcoded services.   while the services they choose would actually be perfect for me it is obviously infurating for someone that has "apple" but not "disney" to have a button for disney but not apple.    why the hell would you not make that configurable.   


Within the Media space, you'll no longer need to download entertainment apps through PS Store -- it's all in the Media space. Creating dedicated Game and Media spaces for the PS5 user experience will make it fast and easy to switch between gaming and entertainment content whenever you want. The PS5 console also features a new Control Center that makes controlling your music easier than ever before, so you can quickly switch between channels, skip, and pause your music.
i'm very interested in hearing more on this.   Spotify integration in ps4 was a bit lackluster.  I used it but just as often as not i just didn't because it was too much effort to get the music i wanted.



Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

Legend

mostly a fluff piece but..

+ Apple TV not confirmed.

...and dear god why does the media remote have hardcoded services.   while the services they choose would actually be perfect for me it is obviously infurating for someone that has "apple" but not "disney" to have a button for disney but not apple.    why the hell would you not make that configurable.  


i'm very interested in hearing more on this.   Spotify integration in ps4 was a bit lackluster.  I used it but just as often as not i just didn't because it was too much effort to get the music i wanted.


It's based on whoever pays the most money, but yeah the buttons are pointless. My roku remote has a blockbuster button on it haha.

kitler53

It's based on whoever pays the most money, but yeah the buttons are pointless. My roku remote has a blockbuster button on it haha.
i know.  but it is exactly why i hate the current ps4 media area.   it's great for disney that they have the first spot but as a guy that doesn't have disney it's really, really, really fudgy annoying to have to skip all the services i don't own to get to the services i do own.

find a way to get "promotion" money that doesn't make my daily user experience worse..


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

Legend

i know.  but it is exactly why i hate the current ps4 media area.   it's great for disney that they have the first spot but as a guy that doesn't have disney it's really, really, really fudgy annoying to have to skip all the services i don't own to get to the services i do own.

find a way to get "promotion" money that doesn't make my daily user experience worse..
Sell replaceable button caps!

kitler53

Sell replaceable button caps!
sell a blank remote button with a sticker sheet of every service.  make disney pay to be the top sticker...


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

the-pi-guy

Sell replaceable button caps!
If that's what we need to do.  

Roku does the same stuff. And it's so sucky.

the-pi-guy

Funimation, Plex, and some others also confirmed for day 1


the-pi-guy

Oct 23, 2020, 10:51 PM Last Edit: Oct 23, 2020, 11:00 PM by the-pi-guy
Apple TV
Disney+
Netflix
Spotify
Twitch
YouTube
Crunchyroll Link
Funimation
Amazon Prime Video
MyCanal
Hulu
Peacock
Plex

kitler53

Apple TV
Disney+
Netflix
Spotify
Twitch
YouTube
Crunchyroll Link
Funimation
Amazon Prime Video
MyCanal
Hulu
Peacock
Plex
has everything I care about. 


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

Legend

has everything I care about.
I only need youtube.

Like 1 year ago I really got into watching youtube on tv. It's great cause its free :'(

kitler53

I only need youtube.

Like 1 year ago I really got into watching youtube on tv. It's great cause its free :'(
netflix ans amazon for me.  probably starting disney at xmas as a gift for the kids.  peacock is free as well so i appreciate that. 

wish it had amazon music but i can deal with spotify. 


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

Xevross

This is a great list of apps, ps5 is going to be much more complete at launch than PS4 was it seems.

kitler53

This is a great list of apps, ps5 is going to be much more complete at launch than PS4 was it seems.
with ps5 being BC for games I have a hard time understanding why any of the ps4 apps would work on ps5.  especially the tv streaming ones,.. I could maybe understand the media server ones breaking do to changes in Sony's end. 


Featured Artist: Vanessa Hudgens

the-pi-guy

with ps5 being BC for games I have a hard time understanding why any of the ps4 apps would work on ps5.  especially the tv streaming ones,.. I could maybe understand the media server ones breaking do to changes in Sony's end.
Might be an experience issue.  Or new media apps might need different OS hooks.