The State of Plex on PS4

Plex Players Gaming Consoles
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They are too busy adding stupid BS like VR.

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Thatā€™s it exactly. They are wasting resources on gimmicky garbage that no one asked for or wants instead of making a good stable program. Seriously I would have gone full plex pass long ago but their players always seem to be in constant beta. And I refuse to pay to be a beta tester.

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Add me to the list of plexpass users who are desperately wanting a properly updated PS4/PS3 app so that it matches the windows experience. Iā€™m currently setting up a very large media library and itā€™s an eyesore on the PS4, where as the windows platform does a great job of keeping things looking clean and organized.

I havenā€™t had playback issues yet, but I also am new to setting it upā€¦

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+100 from me. I despair at every marketing email I get from Plex nowadays, as I see them add yet another niche feature, whilst completely ignoring improving their core application (yā€™know, the part that has the power to make media enthusiasts like me part with their cash on a monthly basis). The focus seems to be on platform omnipresence and gimmicky features, rather than just being the best at what they do, which is very disappointing.

ā€¦ And to add to that, Iā€™m one of the sorry PS4 users who feel totally forgotten and unloved by the Plex team. After 5+ years as a PP subscriber, I think Iā€™m done with it :frowning:

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25

Well at least we got a load of updated client, judging by the news letter sent out today.

Oh wait, everything but the PS4 or PS4 Proā€¦

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26

My thoughts exactly. Considering that more people own a PS4 than a Xbox One, I really donā€™t understand the mentality either. Itā€™s basically like Plex donā€™t want the majority of people to use their product. Odd marketing idea.

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27

I just wanted to pop in to say that weā€™re sorry for the frustrations some of you are having with the app, but the PS4 app has not been abandoned and we are actively working on updates for the app.

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28

Thank you! Finally an employee gave us an update, instead of leaving us all sitting in the dark. :slight_smile:

29

Thank you! Would love som status update?

30

Nothing to share right now, but I will be the first to let you know!

31

Where can I see the release notes / change log for 1.04 that just hit PS4?

32

Yes, the lack of updates is painful. I only use Plex on PS4, so this is a must-have.

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I donā€™t know what the update did, but I still get 2 Mbit/s maximum quality. Itā€™s super frustrating to spend hours encoding BR rips with 10-15Mbit/s, only for the video player to cut everything down to VHS quality.

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That sounds like it is connecting over relay which has a 2Mbit/s limit https://support.plex.tv/articles/216766168-accessing-a-server-through-relay/

I would turn on logging in all then play something then look at server logs and we can try to confirm if that is what it is doing

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Itā€™s all on my local network. I can send you the log, though, itā€™s 375kb.

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Addendum: on a tip from BigWheel, I entered my serverā€™s IP address as a manual server in the PS4 app, and now it seems to run the way it should.

Brb, watching Planet Earth IIā€¦

37

Any idea on HDR support?

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Thank you for taking the time to reply. I really hope we hear something sooner, rather than later. I use my PS4 way more than my Xbox, yet the experience on latter is infinitely better. I mean, it has autoplay to start with!

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39

Hi all. Weā€™re now inviting users to try out the new Plex for PlayStation 4 app in a public beta. For further details please see Plex for PlayStation 4 v2 beta. Thanks!

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40

My plex app updated today and I found that itā€™s finally working just like we always wanted it to. Yay!