When playing disc-based games on PS4, do I need to install data to the hard drive?
Yes, all PS4 Blu-ray Disc games must be cached to the hard drive to ensure a smooth gaming experience. However, certain titles may not require you to wait for the game data to be fully cached before starting gameplay. In order to start playing disc-based games, users will need to insert the game disc into PS4 just like on the PS3 system.
Why?! It was a running joke with the PS3 that you had to sit around twiddling your thumbs for a good long while before you could play certain games specifically for this feature (to give an example I had to wait about an hour for Rage to carry out its mandatory installation). Surely it would be better to make this optional like a lot of games did (e.g. Gran Turismo 5) so that a player can see if the loading times really are hefty enough to warrant installing the whole thing (and whether they like the game enough to bother for that matter). Unless the install times have been hugely reduced then this is surely going to be a huge nuisance, especially with the size increase in game files for the next gen.
If I rent a game disc, and then decide I want to buy it digitally, can I use the mandatory install to avoid downloading it and just activate my license?
No, in this example you would have to delete the disc install data and fully install the digital version of the game.
Following the previous point this just seems outright inconvenient, would it have been so difficlt to at least work the install in to reduce the download time?
Can I listen to audio CDs using PS4?
No, PS4 does not support audio CDs.
Will I be able to play MP3s on PS4?
No.
I know the primary focus of the console should be games but this just seems utterly stupid. I don't believe for a second that it would have been a big technical challenge to at least include the ability to play mp3s, this sounds like yet another attempt to trick people into buying Music Unlimited rather than actually make the service more appealing.
Can I play my PS3 games on my PS4 system?
No, PS4 does not feature backward compatibility for PS3, PS2, or PSone games.
It's hardly new information but this still irritates me hugely, even the PS3 was able to play PS1 games. Hell they could even stick a PS2 slim onto the top of the console with a second disk drive with basically no effort, why keep pretending every previous generation doesn't exist as soon as a new console comes out?
How many DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controllers can I connect to my PS4 at one time?
PS4 supports up to four DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controllers at one time.
The PS3 was able to support 7 controllers; yet another step backwards.
Can users switch the light bar off and on?
No. The light bar also serves as an indication of whether the DUALSHOCK 4 controller is turned on. Across different games, the color and brightness of the light bar on the DUALSHOCK 4 controller can be adjusted by game developers, but it cannot be completely switched off.
Because it'll be really immersive seeing a bright blue bar reflected in the TV screen constantly... I think this will prove an issue for horror games in particular with their dark environments and reliance on tension, it can only be distracting having a little colour changing light under your nose the entire time.
Can I add voiceover to my Shared video?
You can?t add voiceovers to a shared video clip, but you can speak in real time when streaming live video.
I'm curious about this from a copyright perspective. Nintendo have started merrily pulling down any video using their games, even when there is original added value in these videos (e.g. let's plays). What's to stop developers/ producers deciding they don't want their game footage being shared and this feature becoming obsolete?
