Sony Confirms PS5 Media Apps, Explains Dedicated Entertainment Space

I use Netflix and Prime so that’s good enough for me. Unfortunate prime doesn’t have its own button on the controller, but perhaps it’s mappable.

Also like that the apps are in a separate tab on the PS5 UI, much tidier.

Play Doom Eternal while watching Netflix in PIP??? I cant multitask like that anymore. I only have 1 brain now these days.

@thefourfoldroot Will I still need a media player?

Spotify integration would be awesome with some games. GT for example. I really wish Beat Saber would add a map editor and then integrate that with Spotify.

I'm glad the media apps got their own tab.

Need Funimation and Crunchyroll to confirm they’ll work on PS5 day one

No Crunchyroll at launch? Now I'm depressed

If you can picture-in-picture with these apps it would be really cool.

@thefourfoldroot I would be very very surprised if the buttons on the remote were mappable - media companies pay an absolute fortune to have their name there.

I hope Sky make a much better app this time round. I use it often on my PS4 but the app is just horrible.

I’m hoping Netflix / Amazon ends up like the new ps store integrated. That would be pretty cool.

not sure why you would have dedicated buttons for Disney over Amazon Prime Video or even in the UK Now TV

Really hoping the sky app is on there soon. I use sky on both the PS4 Pro & one s . Thought there’d be a sky app on the ps5, so that I’ll be able to pack the PS4 away.

As long as all that clutter isn't preinstalled.

I hope something like Universal Media Server or Plex work on PS5 too.

@scottdevine48
I don’t know, depends what media you are talking about. If just watching the popular streaming services and watching DVD, Blu-ray, 4K discs, then no.

Ok, sometimes I play youtube on console, but why the other apps??? I have PC for it (if I wish ever use them... 😂... no that never happens)

I wanna know how good the 4K player is, whether it'll be as good as my Samsung one. Be good to clear some space

@ShikabaneHime13 I am weirded out that Funimation is not on there since Sony Aniplex owned it kinda hope that they added it on the future cause I really love watching Sony Aniplex produced animes like the Fate Series, Demon Slayer and Love is War

Looks like you'll be able to switch on the PS5 and turn it off with the remote, too with that PS button at the bottom.

@ShikabaneHime13 I swear Sony own funination? Or am I wrong

Definitely going to pick this one up - it will be super helpful for those non-technical people in the home to get Netflix and Disney+ up.

I hope simply pressing the button will boot up the PS5 and use HDMI-CEC to turn on TV and set HDMI as well - just like the PS4 uses HDMI-CEC to turn on my TV and set to proper HDMI

@Bad-MuthaAdebisi Money. It’s Disney, simple as that.

Not sure why people would use these over their native TV smart apps?

@ShaiHulud From the article, it appears that they are pre-installed, since it claims you can access them without having to download and install an app from the PS Store.

It's better, I guess, than the PS4 setup, where it showed most of the media apps, even when they are not installed; but they were just links to the store. You saved a few MB of installation size; but the clutter was real. At least now it's on a separate tab.

Seems a bit pointless. I already have things that play all the media I want. The ps5 would be for ps5 games.

@Angelus3K Of all of the smart TV's I have used over the years (and thats quite a lot) only one has decent built in apps (and the jury is out on how thats going to age). For the rest, they are horribly slow, outdated, lacking features, and even get removed from the TV's occasionally. Not a good experience. (You also can't just plug in headphones to your TV remote like you can the PS controller).

If I only had "Smart" TV apps to access my streaming services, I would probably stop using the services entirely.

Hello - not exactly the place to put this but anyone got a text from Sony about 2 step verification being active and asking you click a link to set up a password? I have got one and other people on Twitter have got one to the surprise of Sony. Link is probably a bogus one

If the PS5 doesn't utilise Atmos or Dolby Vision then there is zero point in using the PS5 as a media center and/or any of the apps available via it.

Stick to the built-in apps on your smart TV that is capable of all of the above (assuming your TV is equally capable of higher resolution formats) and will also display content natively in its correct resolution.

And @GamingFan4Lyf all modern electronics should use consumer electronic control (CEC). If it ever fails you or doesn't initiate the TV turning on in turn when you power up a connected component in your video chain, it is highly likely you just need to reestablish the handshakes.

A simple power cycle (power everything down at the wall for thirty seconds) will solve this for you by reestablishing handshakes all round .

@theMEGAniggle Sony does own Funimation but it doesn’t necessarily instill confidence that they’ll have the app on the ps5 at launch. The ps4 app is still laughably bad but at least better than crunchyroll’s efforts on the console

@Woogy There are quite a few reasons to use the PS5 as a media center even if it doesn't have those features (neither of which I care about).

Smart TV apps are generally terrible, slow, and outdated. I can cold boot the PS3 (yes, the 3, as slow as that is) load into Netflix, and start an episode of a show, before my Samsung "Smart" TV can even load Netflix, and YouTube is even worse.

I have used one TV that had really nice, updated, fast, and responsive apps (that equal the speed of the PS4 built-ins), but thats one out of a dozen. I wouldn't rely on Smart TVs for an optimal experience.

I'm guessing you won't be able to copy your own music and videos to the PS5 like on PS3 😕

@thedevilsjester I believe the issues you are experiencing must be down to your choice of TV.

I've an LG C9 OLED, all apps are up to date and it displays everything better than Apple TV and a Shield, both of which I tried and returned as they offer no improvement over the TV.

So, my point is still valid. The less obstacles in the way from source to screen, the better the experience.

The only reason to use a connected media device is if you have a 'dumb TV'.

Apple Tv is terrible I got it free even then hardly ever used it in the last year

@Woogy Interestingly enough the LG CX is the one TV that had good, responsive apps, and its not much different than the LG C9.

I have tried many TV's, not just Samsung, and they have all been pretty terrible in the apps department, So yeah, there are some that are good (like LG's latest TV's) but thats not going to be a reasonable option for most TVs.

no Hbomax is dissapointing that's one of the most important ones because it's not available on Roku

I probably missed it (but I did re-read the article) ... no VUDU? We actually use that a bunch on PS4... hmm....

Evil Mouse corporation gets a button over Amazon Prime? I suspect money talks...

I've already got many ways of watching all of these including the actual TV, so don't see the point in wasting electricity having a second device on to do the same

@sanderson72 Is Disney really any more evil than Amazon?

@thedevilsjester my Samsung TV is pretty quick for these apps, my friends LG is quicker but mine certainly isn't bad, though the Hisense TV I have is truly awful

@carlos82 Have you timed it compared to, say, the PS4? Its been my experience that peoples opinion on what "isn't bad" can vary wildly. I would occasionally use them, but when the apps started to get arbitrarily removed, and when I noticed that they lacked features that other platforms got 6 months to a year earlier, I stopped using them entirely. (Most of my experience is with Samsung and Vizio)

@Woogy Tell that to Microsoft when it made the Xbox One. Heck even the Xbox One X didn't use it!

Thank goodness that Series X will finally use HDMI-CEC.

I mean, I kind of figured PS5 will use HDMI-CEC - but just because it "should" doesn't mean it "will". I assume nothing, no matter how obvious it may be.

@deathaxe Tried to Google quickly but no luck. I expect they're both pretty awful but Amazon seems to be in the news for avoidance much more. Basically, they're both pretty evil.

@GamingFan4Lyf What an odd decision on Microsoft's part given it's the 21st century.

Until you said it, I wouldn't have believed it. It appears Microsoft has been relying on an IR blaster/remote to initiate turning on other devices.

Strange.

Now I know it, I apologise if my initial response to you sounded pompous or sneering, I certainly didn't mean it that way.

@thedevilsjester I'm just on it now so out of curiosity timed going from watching YouTube to watching a film on Netflix and it took 11 seconds and its pretty fast and responsive overall. I've certainly never felt the need to use my PS4 or Xbox instead, that said its a KS7000 so was pretty expensive when it came out

@thedevilsjester Yea I guess so. I have a Samsung Q90R which has great app support but guess not everyone has a high end TV at hand.

@Angelus3K I would use it over native for certain connection benefits. PS5 is already hard-wired has a more stable connection than the wifi that type of situation

@Woogy I didn't take it as such. No worries! Just providing an example where a completely obvious feature of modern electronics is mind-bogglingly omitted.

@FlawlessG Yea true. My TV is hard wired as well. I find that one the PS4 HDR comes on for everything and also game mode is on which I don’t want for viewing TV.

@thedevilsjester Yeah, I'm afraid you're right. Hopefully they can be uninstalled. I could do the same on my Sony phone, so who knows.

@ShaiHulud If its anything like the PS4, uninstalling is a joke and will technically uninstall the app, but will not actually remove its icon/entry.

How has everyone ignored the real reason these dedicated streaming service buttons are there on the remote?

These buttons are always paid placement. Disney, Netflix, Spotify, and Google paid Sony to be featured on the hardware.

I wonder how much more I’d have to pay to get one without them...

According to a blue check mark on twitter, Crunchyroll will be available day one too.

I don't care about Disney, except for the classics, they aren't good at making anything, and I don't like that they can't just stay a kids/family movie company, for whatever reason they have to own ESPN. I like the remote but I dislike having Disney as a dedicated button. I want to know if the pre installed apps are deletable, otherwise I just have to sit there with Disney taking up some space on the screen, without ever being used, kind of like a phone app that you can't delete or uninstall.

They could have a Twitch button instead.

So with these apps on it, is it confirmed there is Dolby Atmos and Dolby Vision? Also it will automatically go out of game mode when launching media apps back to normal viewing and so forth? Too much hush hush so I should be expecting this is all the case.
Also with a 4k Bluray drive, it's to be expected.

Kinda useless for me as i already have a 4K smart TV that has these apps like youtube netflix amazon prime spotify disney plus. Honestly isnt this what xbox one tried to do? Make it a media machine with cable etc. Dunno why ps5 needs to put this bloatware on their console. Did netflix and youtube pay sony to advertise for them?

As long as I can uninstall them I'll be happy. I have enough tech that can play everything I need.

Netflix & YouTube on TV; blu-ray player for movies (almost never use) and PlayStation for games - now 100% digital. Never used PS for anything but games. Maybe once

I love having my PS4 as an entertainment hub, Ive got one 4K HDMI slot on my 4K TV, so being able to access all 4K quality stuff from one place is very nice indeed. Cant wait to finally be able to use my 4K Bluray movies on the PS5.

@RevDrGalactus To be fair why would i care about that i use most of them anyway.

@PaperAlien Maybe this will boost 4K bluray sales. And lets be honest bluray movies already look better then digital bluray.

So PS5 is now XBOX ONE and XBOX series X is now PS4. Yay.

@ShikabaneHime13 All Funimation apps are pretty bad no matter what device you are on but I am sure it will on PS5 soon.