
Streaming your own media content on a TV should be a standard feature, which is why most media center interfaces are also designed to be used with smart TVs. Plex alternatives (as well as Plex itself) should not just allow playback on the original device, but should also be able to play through external devices. The user interface should make it easy for you to find and play back the content you want.


eventually.The primary function of a media center is to organize all media files (audio, video, and image) on the selected computer system in a clearly arranged format. So it caught us off guard."īut in a move that will surely become a trend in the next-generation of games consoles, Sony will add MP3 and CD playback, along with DLNA (Sony's chosen media network standard) to the PlayStation 4's firmware.

We've been doing it with all the products. "We always thought we're going to do that eventually. We didn't really think about MP3 or DLNA," he adds. And some of the features we wanted but we couldn't get in on day one we are very disappointed and worried about not having on day one, and that have been the higher priorities.

Like we have been saying, the focus has been always on the game features. "It's not like we actively decided 'Let's not do this feature so that people will subscribe to Music Unlimited. It may be somewhat shocking to some then that Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida claims to be genuinely surprised at the negative reactions the MP3-less PlayStation 4 has gained. During a chat with the hosts of the Giant Bomb podcast, Yoshida explained how the lash back from the seemingly benign PlayStation 4 "Ultimate FAQ", posted on the official PlayStation Blog, was "the biggest surprise for us all internally at Sony." Yoshida then goes on to explain how and why CD and MP3 support was dropped:
