PS5 Media Remote Includes Netflix, YouTube, Spotify, and Disney+ Buttons

No Prime button is a bit of an oversight.

So if i buy PS5 i can access Disney+ instantly ?

We have a release date for the remote control but not the PS5 itself. We're living in the wrong timeline.

@Anti-Matter Its just a shortcut to open the app rather than clicking the apps button then selecting it from a menu. You still need an account and subscription.

I need Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Prime, Disney+, YoutubeTV, and Spotify...but they need to be mapable and replaceable as I cancel subs as I finish a binge. Speaking of...Hulu has an interesting comedy.

Going to get this as well.

Is anyone going to buy this?

@Dange If it's anything like Roku remotes, it's the companies/apps paying to be on the remote. If Prime isn't on there, it's Amazon's fault.

That's cool and all, but I hope PS5 isn't turning into 'TV, TV, TV'...

Media buttons should be programmable to your choice of apps. Two of those would never be used by me.

To be fair though, it's not unique to this remote. I have the same problem with my Roku... buttons for Netflix, Red Bull TV, Rakuten TV, and YuppTV... the last 3 have never been pressed.

I think overlooked is the possibility that after all this time, the release date of the PS5 has been leaked on a post about the remote control... is almost trolling

@Paranoimia by now those should be named A,B,C,D and customizable... but I guess you get paid for putting the buttons in there

@Octane I will. I currently use the XB1 S as a HD blu-ray player and no way am I letting the kids near the controller!

It would be pretty sweet if those buttons were able to be customized - where assigning apps changes the logo on the button.

If not, I know at least 3 of those buttons will be pressed - my receiver has direct Spotify access, so I would use that over a PS5 app.

@Turismo4GT
I haven't seen Sony pushing the PS5 as a "TV, TV, TV" console the way Microsoft did the Xbox One. In fact, the little they have shown us has been all about "GAMES, GAMES, GAMES". They just recognize that a lot of consumers use their consoles as streaming devices as well.

If I recall, the PS3 and PS4 had media remotes as well.

My Sony tv remote already has 2 of those buttons and has a built in mic. You can also control the apps when using them on the ps4 instead of the controller.

I'm guessing this will the most substantial piece of ps5 news we will be getting this week? My patience is starting run out, but we've got no choice except to wait it out.

@Octane me!

Oh, I was going to buy the remote.......... But I wont bother now knowing its for faster access to apps?, I have NO interest in Disney +, I have Netflix, Spotify and Youtube on my Sky Q box AND my laptop.

So many years, so many remotes and they still can't get it right. It's dark, you have had a few drinks and you want to turn the volume up and like magic the TV is turned off.

First things first: I'm a brazilian myself and I have to say that Tecnoblog is a pretty reliable source. They are tech insiders and they have contact with literally all the tech companies in the world. Period.

Second: they also say in the original post that the buttons could have different shortcuts: "É por isso que a foto de divulgação oficial do controle de mídia do PS5 não possui nenhuma plataforma de streaming: a Sony poderia fazer uma parceria com o Hulu em vez do Spotify nos Estados Unidos, ou com o Apple TV+ em vez do Disney+ em outra região, por exemplo."

They said that the buttons and the said shortcuts vary depending on what Sony will agree in each territory.

Also, here in Brazil, when they homologate something like that, it means that the product will most likely ship on the indicated date (because here the homologation proccess is public and VERY rigid).

My TV already has apps for these, but having them on the PS remote as well is pretty handy too, so no complaints here. Might well pick one up if the PS5 loads the apps more quickly and reliably than on the TV itself.

I hope PS5 supports Atmos on Netflix.🤔

@Octane I will, absolutely. Playing media on the PS4 with the DS4 is a pain in so many many ways.
1. The BluRay player on the PS4 has the X and O swapped (O pauses, X cancels). This is the opposite of the PS3, and of every single media app on the PS3 and PS4.
2. The triggers are way too sensitive. Put the controller down on a soft surface, or bump it, and it begins to fast forward.
3. The battery life of the controllers is measured in hours, of the remotes its measured in weeks/months.

I hate the inclusion of the branded buttons (I wish they were unlabeled and configurable)

They expect us to pay for 3 separate subscriptions? It would be pretty cool if Sony had a discounted bundle for all services.

@Dange There are still tensions between Google and Amazon since the YouTube incident on echo show, so I wouldn't be surprised if one of them refused to have YouTube and Prime video on the same remote. It is like a toddler fight between 2 trillion dollar worth companies

@Rudy_Manchego All your problems can be solved by ditching those little monsters. You don't need this remote. Believe me.

@Octane I have tried but someone sewed their name and address into all their clothes so they keep being returned.

I mean technically I don't need a white new computer box to replace my other computer box that sits next to all my other computer boxes. So if I am in the market for not needing things I totally don't need this.

@Absymbel

When it's dark, and after I've had a few drinks, I'm lucky if I can even find the remote haha

That would have been perfect! if I didn't have a roku tv...

@Rudy_Manchego Xbox One has a few remotes that are pretty good. The Nyko Xbox remote is the cheapest and does a great job for about 15 bucks.

I already have all these built into my TV remote, I have no use for this but I guess this is for people who don't have theses streaming services but even then there are many other devices that also use these services 🤷‍♀️

Wouldn't it be better to have the TV or av receiver remote connect to the PS4 instead. Or a remote app would do as well. Little use though since I love my Nvidia shield.

@BleedingDreamer Yeah I have the Xbox one official remote (got cheap second hand) and it is really rugged and the kids haven’t broken it. Though somehow made the Xbox symbol button spin 180

@Rudy_Manchego that's kids for you lol

Apple Music ☹️ Should be included on PlayStation

My what useful buttons. Out of all those I only use YouTube. On my PC. 🙄

@Turismo4GT of course not. PS3 had one too, it's just a nice thing to have if your TV remote doesn't control your console already.

I really hate this trend, just give me mappable favourites. My TV remote does this and there are buttons using up prime real estate which I have only ever been frustrated to have pressed by accident!

@Rhaoulos I think it's more likely that the evil Disney empire have paid Sony a lot of money to promote their subscription service.
I mean, it's the one subscription link you can't get rid of from the PS4 TV services screen! And it's always at the first item - you can't even relegate it to the other side of the screen.

@sanderson72 that's more likely indeed. They just took the 4 best offers. I personally created a folder called "sh*t" with all the unwanted icons on my PS4 and I don't remember what's in it.

@LilFabiooo now we have it!