Oh Geoff.
Gaming PlayStation 4 (Console)
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I got laughed at when I said that would be an issue.
Good news anyway.
Good news anyway.
Fair play, I think I remember that.
The stupid thing is that the option did exist!
Wait.. so you wont be able to turn the LED off?
Oh dear.. Sony and it's mixed messaging. Should take lessons from Microsoft.
Oh dear.. Sony and it's mixed messaging. Should take lessons from Microsoft.
More like Geoff and his dumbass non-listening, probably had doritos stuffed in his ears.
Ok here´s the deal I have 2K14 and have been having a lot of problems VIA HDMI with the sound.. It goes on and off all the time from 3.2.1 to 2.0..
I tried changing from DTS to Dolby D to PCM.. On PCM I only get 2.0 but with the others I get the sound in DTS or Dolby but then it just starts doing this thing where it goes on and off from stereo to 3.2.1 dts or DD! So I thought it was only this game but then I started a Blu-ray and I couldnt get DTS through PCM on the PS4.. And now I just can´t get any DTS,DD or anything else on my Blu-ray on the PS4.. NO matter which setting I use so I thought it something to do with my amp but no.. I connected a Blu-ray player and my PS3 to it and it worked fine no problems at all.. The funny thing is that when I bought it it worked, I tried Star Wars BR when I bought it and no problems at all..
I am acctually pretty good at this stuff so I think it has something to do with the PS4 and the digital output from the machine.. Weaste do you have any magic tricks to fix this or do you know of any problems like this??
I tried changing from DTS to Dolby D to PCM.. On PCM I only get 2.0 but with the others I get the sound in DTS or Dolby but then it just starts doing this thing where it goes on and off from stereo to 3.2.1 dts or DD! So I thought it was only this game but then I started a Blu-ray and I couldnt get DTS through PCM on the PS4.. And now I just can´t get any DTS,DD or anything else on my Blu-ray on the PS4.. NO matter which setting I use so I thought it something to do with my amp but no.. I connected a Blu-ray player and my PS3 to it and it worked fine no problems at all.. The funny thing is that when I bought it it worked, I tried Star Wars BR when I bought it and no problems at all..
I am acctually pretty good at this stuff so I think it has something to do with the PS4 and the digital output from the machine.. Weaste do you have any magic tricks to fix this or do you know of any problems like this??
I have no idea!
When you use the PS3 for example, are you using the same cable or a different one? I'm only asking this because an HDMI cable has several data lines.
When you use the PS3 for example, are you using the same cable or a different one? I'm only asking this because an HDMI cable has several data lines.
Same cable..
But like I said in the begining it worked fine.. I got DTS through PCM both on the games and Blu-Ray.
I tried many different things PS3 back had no problems, my other Blu-Ray had no problems all connected through the same cable.
Now when I play games on PCM I get stereo and no matter what settings I use when I play Blu-Ray it always comes as 2 channels to my amp!
It looks like I´m not alone!
http://community.us.playstation.com...lby-5-1-via-HDMI-on-PS4/td-p/42123275/page/12
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Maybe they fecked it up with the recent firmware update? Doesn't sound like a hardware problem.
Why did they mess this up?? It worked nicely on the PS3, is there a reason why they would do that? I reas somewhere that it started when they tried to patch the dodgy sound for Netflix..
http://community.us.playstation.com...port/PS4-audio-problems/td-p/42169325/page/37
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Well the software on the PS4 isn't the same software as on the PS3. If they changed something in one of the audio libraries they might not have noticed the bug.
This seems to be a widespread issue.. Let´s hope it´s not a PS4 hardware issue.. That could become very very expensive!
As I said, it doesn't sound like a hardware problem to me.
Know you're only half serious, but you really can't blame Sony for Geoff Keighley not listening properly.
Do you reckon it's because the controller has no other power indicator?
Does it need one, really? How often do you look at the back of a DS3 to see which LED is lit to tell you which controller you are using?
To be honest mate I've no idea. It's utterly absurd that
a) the controller has a massive bright LED that can't be turned off and is incredibly distracting when watching movies
b) the battery lasts 8-10 hours, whereas last gen both Xbox 360 and PS3 controllers would give you around 30.
It's a shame because the DS4 is a beautifully designed controller.
All the time when playing local MP.
Really? Isn't it rather obvious when the game starts what you are controlling?
More about keeping track of whose controller is whose. Common scenario:
I have two controllers, mate brings two of his and 4 of us play FIFA 2 v 2. We pause the game for some reason and leave the room (say grabbing food). When we come back, everyone knows whose controller is whose by looking at the little red light.
It's not essential I suppose in that we could start the game, have everyone run around for a minute and figure out who they're controlling to sort it that way. Or everyone could leave their controller in a specific place. But the little lights are such a handy touch. Especially if you alter that scenario to a racing game, where unpausing and mucking about for a minute has a more disruptive effect on the game. Ditto for a fighting game like Mortal Kombat.
I remember playing X360 for the first time (Madden 06 or 07) and thinking "Wow, that's really handy" when I saw how the controller light around the guide button indicates which controller you are. It's a simple thing, but a very useful one.
Don't see how it can distract you while watching a movie, pretty sure it turns off after a while with no use anyway doesn't it
Well I tried something I read online. I turned the pass through to the tv off in the menu of the amp.. And it worked! Now I get PCM on evrything I try but no sound to my tv.. I don´t get this, never had any problems with this at all..
Well we at least know that audio is comping out of the PS4 through HDMI.
Yeah after 10 or maybe 15 minutes, and I usually just do so manually anyways. "incredibly distracting" was, in hindsight, an exaggeration.
Battlefield is brilliant, just bought it for the first time. Whoever makes COD should be ashamed with what they're putting out
Go in the BF4 thread and join up with us and the platoon, I need to make a bit of time and get back on...
I'm still learning the ropes, I'll drag you lot down soon enough though
This was announced on Wednesday, checked the thread hadn't been put in so I thought I'd share it. This coupled with the DS4 LED it looks like the next couple of updates will be massive in improving the PS4 experience.
Also it looks like pre loading will be available very shortly in the US so I imagine we won't be too far off that in Europe.
Also it looks like pre loading will be available very shortly in the US so I imagine we won't be too far off that in Europe.
I mentioned the screenshot stuff, everyone was distracted by the shiny lights.
Oh noes, the light!
@WeasteDevil why wont remote play switch on my PS4 when I do it locally? it switches it on if I'm out and doing it over the internet.
Really? Hmmm!
Settings? I had to feck about with the router to get it working the other way, at first only the local play worked.
Even second screen starts up my PS4 but remote play? no dice... I have to expend valuable energy using the controller to switch it on, that's not on.
Ok, so I'm the only person with this issue then?
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I've never tried my PS4 link out and about, but it works just fine about the house.
It works in and out, it's just that one issue...
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It's a bloody nuisance, I'd imagine.
Not really, would be nice to get sorted but it won't be the end of world if not. At least it works eh?