New PS4 Media Player Lets You Stream Video, Audio From a PC or USB Stick

The PlayStation 4 finally has a new media player that allows video, music, and pictures to be streamed from a PC or USB stick.

The app--simply titled Media Player--is now available on PSN. If you browse through the PS4's content area, you'll find a Media Player tile that allows you to download it.

You can stream files off of a home server or a USB stick that you plug into the system. Many of the major file formats you'd hope for are supported, such as MKV, AVI, and MP4. A full list of supported formats follows below.

PS4 Media Player Supported File Formats and Codecs
Video
MKV

Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2
Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
AVI

Visual: MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2
Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
MP4

Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2
Audio: AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital)
MPEG-2 TS

Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2, MPEG2 Visual
Audio: MP2(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2), AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)
AVCHD: (.m2ts, .mts)
Photo
JPEG (based on DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21)
BMP
PNG
Music
MP3
AAC (M4A)