In order for your PS4 to be able to see your films, TV shows and more from your PC, we first have to set up the PC so that it acts as a media server. Step 1: Downloading and Setting up Universal Media Server PS4 Media Player is not only capable of playing back content from any USB storage device plugged into your PS4, but also viewing and streaming media that's being shared from your PC. Using Media Server and PS4 Media Player App You can now go into the Media Player and select the USB stick from the list to watch your videos.Audio needs to be in a folder called Music.It doesn't need to be called PS4, just needs to be a folder, else you won't see anything. Create a folder on the USB stick, and place all videos into this folder.Press enter and it should start formatting, but it will take a few hours depending on the size of the drive. Type 'format i: /FS:FAT32' without the quotes, where i is replaced with whatever the USB drive is, be sure to get the right drive.ĭ. Right-click Start button -> Select Command Prompt (Admin) Ĭ. Go to Start Menu -> Type CMD in Search Programs and Files, right-click to run as admin ī. If this still doesn't work, you may have to go for a full format.Ī.FAT32Format will allow you to format the drive very quickly to FAT32.Windows 7/8 don't make it easy to format your drives to FAT32, so you will have to download a third party piece of software here: FAT32Format.This means that 4GB+ files may be an issue so cut them down to size if need be. Your USB stick needs to be in FAT32 or exFAT.

You can use a USB stick to copy and play your favourite videos on PS4, and here's how Part 1: Stream PS4 Supported Video Formats Here offers you 3 nice methods to play movies on PS4 from PC/Mac. If you have a PS4 gaming console in the household, you may be pleased to discover that it's really quite easy to stream video and audio from a local Windows PC or Mac to play directly on the PS4.

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