Mark Botwright
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Thanks for the article. I'm intrigued, having a Vita already, but a few things remain unclear - will I be able to use PS+ games on the PS TV (assuming compatibility)?
If 'yes', then that's a potential bonus. If 'no'...then I don't fancy having to buy everything again - I think that would put a lot of people off.
It's not immediately clear to me as yet, but hopefully details will emerge over the coming weeks.
Good write up. It answered my main question about using a PS4 controller with the console (for stuff other than Remote Play).
I have a Vita and it has my games and saves stored on a memory card and I would like to know if I can just pop out my memory card from my Vita and put it in my PS TV and just continue playing games on the PS TV (and switch back)?
If I can just use my memory card between two devices I might pick it up.
Could i use this as a Bluetooth extender? i.e if i have my PS4 running on a TV in a different room using an HDMI splitter, could the PS TV then use remote play to control the PS4 but i'd still view the image via splitter to keep 1080P? Or would there be a delay?
So, a splitter from the TV hooked up to the PS4? That's a really interesting idea, in theory it should be possible to view the screen attached to the PS4 whilst controlling it via PS TV.
When you use a Vita to access the PS4 via remote play, the image is still viewable on the original TV screen attached to the PS4, so it should hopefully be the same with PS TV.
As for the delay, well I'd assume it'd go some way to fixing the problem of the streamed image, but input lag might still be an issue. I'll gladly defer to someone techier on this one though.
Strange they differ between regions on the DLNA question:Doesn't support DLNA according to the US blog entry of the same ilk sadly. Nor does it confirm any support for my beloved FF games!
Will PS TV support media servers or DLNA support in order to stream videos or movies from a home PC?
The Network Media Player (coming soon to PS TV and PS Vita) can be used to access media servers over a network. The Network Media Player can be used to view photos and stream music and videos from a media server located on your home network. You can also copy photos, music and video files from the media server to your system.
Yeah the EU page isn't committing either way! Bit odd, but not really my priority, though it would be a SUPERB reason to have it in the bedroom if it would work with served music and films on the media server downstairsStrange they differ between regions on the DLNA question:
You're right though, there's no mention of Final Fantasy on the games list page either, I would have though all classics would work, it's essentially just a vita in a box after all
There's part of me hoping sony sort out their media server side of things soon. With microsoft getting plex yesterday i'm a little envious that my PS4 still can't do anything like that, but with the ps ecosystem now having the TV and vita it could be done well if they released the apps for it.
I may get a PSTV yet, i'm planning on living away for 12 months so one of these could be great to stuff i na suitcase to use in hotels from time to time
One of the Store's best features is the curated list that displays "optimized" PSTV titles like The Lego Movie videogame and Minecraft for kids, and Killzone Mercenary and Borderlands 2 for adults that will play in native 1080i. If you're in the mood for something more nostalgic, the PSX Classics look good too. (And yes, before you ask, Final Fantasy VII is on there.)
As a guess I'd say no, not certain as I don't own one but the remote play app is part of the system software so I'd presume there's enough internal memory to support that without a cardDo you *need* a vita memory card, even for streaming from a PS4 (remote play)?