PlayStation 4 Video Streaming Apps Officially Announced
Posted on April 1, 2014 at 2:49 pm
Throughout the past eight years, the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii consoles have slowly become greater than game machines. Each console now has access to quite a lot of streaming video and other apps that expand their functionality beyond household gamers. The PlayStation 3 even managed to become probably the most-used Netflix streaming device last year.
With the subsequent console generation only weeks away, consumers are actually expecting the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 to have streaming video apps from day one. Though Microsoft has certainly let it’s known that TV is a focal point for the Xbox One, Sony was specializing in gamer nostalgia for its PlayStation 4 campaign.
Today, with the launch of the PlayStation 4 only eight days away, Sony has finally revealed what streaming video apps its new console can have available at launch.
Unsurprisingly, the most well liked streaming video apps will all be at the PS4 day-one. Netflix and Hulu Plus would be available, as will Amazon Instant Video or even Redbox Instant. Streaming sports can even make an appearance with the NBA Game Time and NHL GameCenter Live apps, which also require subscriptions to apply. People with access to the EPIX channel may also enjoy that channel’s programming on a PS4 and the VUDU streaming video store can also be available.
Beyond the most obvious apps, the PS4 can even have several niche video streaming apps. Sony’s Crackle is a given, however the Crunchyroll app will come as a pleasant surprise for fans of Anime programming. Also, the YuppTV app should be available, providing access to over 150 Indian TV channels and hundreds of Indian movies.
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