PS5 Media Apps Detailed

[Mavrick]

New media experience and top entertainment streaming apps coming to PS5

Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Spotify and more will be on PS5 at launch.

Hi, everybody! We know that for many of you, your PlayStation console doesn’t get shut off when you’re done playing games. Entertainment like movies, TV shows, music, and gaming livestreams only add to the PlayStation experience. As we continue on our road to PS5 launch, we’re pleased to announce some of the entertainment apps* scheduled to hit the PS5 console on day one, with more apps to come in the future.

Apple TV

• Enjoy Apple TV+, Apple TV channels, new and popular movies, and personalized, curated recommendations on the Apple TV app. That means users can enjoy Apple Originals like Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Ted Lasso, and The Morning Show through Apple TV+, subscribe to premium channels, and buy or rent movies and TV shows and access past purchases from Apple. The Apple TV app will also be available on PS4.

Disney+

• The dedicated home for movies, shows, shorts, and originals from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. From original series like The Mandalorian, to fan favorites like The Simpsons, you can watch your favorite stories right from your PS5 console.

Netflix

• Catch up on top entertainment hits such as Stranger Things, The Haunting of Bly Manor and more. With thousands of TV episodes and movies in Netflix’s library, there’s plenty to choose from.

Spotify

• Listen while you play. Just as with PS4, users can play their favorite songs as background music in-game with Spotify. You can choose from more than 60 million songs while you’re battling bosses or roaming through an open-world adventure.

Twitch

• With a deeply integrated Twitch experience on PS5, you can now watch or livestream your favorite gameplay and chat live about the best moments with fellow gamers throughout the many diverse and dynamic communities.

YouTube

• Also integrated with PS5, you can broadcast and share your epic gameplay moments directly to your YouTube channel, or sit back and watch new and trending content shared from around the world.

Additional streaming apps* coming to PS5 include Amazon Prime Video, MyCanal, Hulu, Peacock, and more.

As we showed in our tour of the PS5 User Experience, there will be a dedicated space exclusively for media entertainment. It’s located right next to the Game home screen, so you can quickly switch between Game or Media content.

Within the Media space, you’ll no longer need to download entertainment apps through PS Store — it’s all in the Media space. Creating dedicated Game and Media spaces for the PS5 user experience will make it fast and easy to switch between gaming and entertainment content whenever you want. The PS5 console also features a new Control Center that makes controlling your music easier than ever before, so you can quickly switch between channels, skip, and pause your music.

At the launch of the PS5 console, there will be a new Media Remote to conveniently navigate and control the entertainment experience on PS5. Users can power on the PS5 console and quickly navigate media with built-in play/pause, fast forward and fast reverse controls. The remote also lets users adjust volume and power settings on compatible TVs, and also features dedicated launch buttons for the following entertainment apps*, Disney+ Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

We hope you’ll enjoy this experience once PS5 launches in November.

*Internet and account for PlayStation Network required. Streaming services may require paid subscription and are not available in all countries.

Update - Plex has confirmed it will be available at launch.

Update - Funimation Has Confirmed That A Funimation App Will Be On The PS5 At Launch

Update - Crunchyroll Has Confirmed That A Crunchyroll App Will Be Available For PS5 At Launch

UPDATE - Hulu (Confirmed by ArsTechnica)

UPDATE - Amazon Prime Video (Confirmed by ArsTechnica)

UPDATE - MyCanal (Confirmed by ArsTechnica)

UPDATE - Peacock (Confirmed by ArsTechnica)

[NARMAK]

I am going to assume Twitch and YouTube probably will do 4K/30fps streaming but if they somehow managed a 60fps, that would be cool too. Personally i've been streaming just on my PS4 but it's capped at 720p and the recording says no longer available if broadcasting at 60fps. So i'm actually hoping that there's quite a bit more flexibility for streaming with camera placements etc. and whatnot such as transparency options if you're able to use a greenscreen.

[36crazyfists]

What about Tidal ? Proper High Def music streaming service .

[JayTL]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

As we showed in our tour of the PS5 User Experience, there will be a dedicated space exclusively for media entertainment. It’s located right next to the Game home screen, so you can quickly switch between Game or Media content.

Within the Media space, you’ll no longer need to download entertainment apps through PS Store — it’s all in the Media space. Creating dedicated Game and Media spaces for the PS5 user experience will make it fast and easy to switch between gaming and entertainment content whenever you want.

I hated this as a part of the PS4

[Zivouhr]

They should just have a growing list of paid channels and free channels as with some Smart TVs that update next time you connect online.

Last thing I want is to only have a choice of payment required web TV channels.

Tubi is the best IMO for free movies and TV shows, and that's all free with occasional commercials. For renting new movies online, that's something different.

[ckenisell]

Haha, HBO Max sucks it yet again.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

New media experience and top entertainment streaming apps coming to PS5

Netflix, YouTube, Disney+, Spotify and more will be on PS5 at launch.

Hi, everybody! We know that for many of you, your PlayStation console doesn’t get shut off when you’re done playing games. Entertainment like movies, TV shows, music, and gaming livestreams only add to the PlayStation experience. As we continue on our road to PS5 launch, we’re pleased to announce some of the entertainment apps* scheduled to hit the PS5 console on day one, with more apps to come in the future.

Apple TV

• Enjoy Apple TV+, Apple TV channels, new and popular movies, and personalized, curated recommendations on the Apple TV app. That means users can enjoy Apple Originals like Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet, Ted Lasso, and The Morning Show through Apple TV+, subscribe to premium channels, and buy or rent movies and TV shows and access past purchases from Apple. The Apple TV app will also be available on PS4.

Disney+

• The dedicated home for movies, shows, shorts, and originals from Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. From original series like The Mandalorian, to fan favorites like The Simpsons, you can watch your favorite stories right from your PS5 console.

Netflix

• Catch up on top entertainment hits such as Stranger Things, The Haunting of Bly Manor and more. With thousands of TV episodes and movies in Netflix’s library, there’s plenty to choose from.

Spotify

• Listen while you play. Just as with PS4, users can play their favorite songs as background music in-game with Spotify. You can choose from more than 60 million songs while you’re battling bosses or roaming through an open-world adventure.

Twitch

• With a deeply integrated Twitch experience on PS5, you can now watch or livestream your favorite gameplay and chat live about the best moments with fellow gamers throughout the many diverse and dynamic communities.

YouTube

• Also integrated with PS5, you can broadcast and share your epic gameplay moments directly to your YouTube channel, or sit back and watch new and trending content shared from around the world.

Additional streaming apps* coming to PS5 include Amazon Prime Video, MyCanal, Hulu, Peacock, and more.

As we showed in our tour of the PS5 User Experience, there will be a dedicated space exclusively for media entertainment. It’s located right next to the Game home screen, so you can quickly switch between Game or Media content.

Within the Media space, you’ll no longer need to download entertainment apps through PS Store — it’s all in the Media space. Creating dedicated Game and Media spaces for the PS5 user experience will make it fast and easy to switch between gaming and entertainment content whenever you want. The PS5 console also features a new Control Center that makes controlling your music easier than ever before, so you can quickly switch between channels, skip, and pause your music.

At the launch of the PS5 console, there will be a new Media Remote to conveniently navigate and control the entertainment experience on PS5. Users can power on the PS5 console and quickly navigate media with built-in play/pause, fast forward and fast reverse controls. The remote also lets users adjust volume and power settings on compatible TVs, and also features dedicated launch buttons for the following entertainment apps*, Disney+ Netflix, Spotify and YouTube.

We hope you’ll enjoy this experience once PS5 launches in November.

*Internet and account for PlayStation Network required. Streaming services may require paid subscription and are not available in all countries.

The big one there is Apple TV. Wasn’t expecting it at launch.

[Mavrick]

Yep, I was surprised to see Apple TV.

I'm waiting for the new Apple TV 4K model to be announced. But I'm guessing it won't be coming until next year since we're already pretty late in the year now.

So this app will certainly help pass the time until the new model is released. Only possible downside is that it won't support Dolby Vision or Atmos. The Disney+ app on PS4 absolutely sucks, it doesn't even do 4K let alone DV or Atmos. So I'm not holding my breath for that support to be included.

[ckenisell]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Yep, I was surprised to see Apple TV.

I'm waiting for the new Apple TV 4K model to be announced. But I'm guessing it won't be coming until next year since we're already pretty late in the year now.

So this app will certainly help pass the time until the new model is released. Only possible downside is that it won't support Dolby Vision or Atmos. The Disney+ app on PS4 absolutely sucks, it doesn't even do 4K let alone DV or Atmos. So I'm not holding my breath for that support to be included.

I bet Atmos will be supported. DV remains to be seen, although I own a Samsung TV that only support HDR10+ with no Dolby Vision support. At least I would get HDR10.

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by ckenisell

I bet Atmos will be supported. DV remains to be seen, although I own a Samsung TV that only support HDR10+ with no Dolby Vision support. At least I would get HDR10.

I expect Atmos for discs as in BD/UHD movies since you just need to bitstream to a compatible AVR to get Atmos.

I wouldn't count on the streaming apps to support it. I don't think any PS4 apps support Atmos, and I really don't understand why the Disney app doesn't support 4K on PS4 either.

Fingers crossed they fix all of these app issues with the PS5 versions.


The best thing about Apple TV is the astonishing bit rate they stream at vs every other service.

"See" had the highest bitrate of an *Apple TV*+ show tested, averaging a 29Mb/s video bitrate and a 41Mb/s peak

Netflix meanwhile are reducing their bitrates again, it was already pretty low at 16 Mbps but their new compression algorithm is reducing it to as little as 1.8 Mbps depending on the scenes shown.

[ckenisell]

Originally Posted by Mavrick

Fingers crossed they fix all of these app issues with the PS5 versions.

Since all of these streaming apps were developed before the PS5, I would be willing to bet that they will stream in 4K HDR with Atmos. Time will tell.

Streaming apps, although they started to get introduced on the PS3, still weren't huge when the PS4 was developed. The PS5 has been built with high-res everything in mind.

[Talal86]

I like that Apple Tv is an app now, I wish Samsung would add it to “older” tv

[Mavrick]

Originally Posted by Talal86

I like that Apple Tv is an app now, I wish Samsung would add it to “older” tv

Yep, my KS7000 has become dumber and dumber each year that passes with the apps that have been removed from it and it not getting newer apps. I was amazed it got the Disney+ app.

[heyadol]

Nice to have options, but no thanks. I like my Apple TV for streaming, so far nothing does it better (for my needs). The only way I'll change HDMI 1 is if I get a new TV and that's where HDMI 2.1 is.

[Mavrick]

Update - Crunchyroll Has Confirmed That A Crunchyroll App Will Be Available For PS5 At Launch

[Steelmaker]

I stopped using PS4 for apps months ago. My LG OLED has all that built in.

[InfinTravs]

Where's VUDU or Fandango Now? Movies Anywhere? I wish they took the chance to show us the Media side of the PS5 UI and more information.

[_Seth]

Will we be able to store video files locally on the hard drive?
Will we be able to fast forward those videos slower than light-speed?

[emailking]

No Vudu? That seems almost inconceivable.

[Derb]

Damn

I wish I kept my remote pre-order now.

I didn’t think these would be built into the actual UI.