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Monday, January 12, 2015

Streaming Directly from the PS4

IT WORKS. IT ACTUALLY WORKS.

Unlike YouTube's streaming features, what with them being incredibly slow and barely functioning in the best case, streaming from the PS4 actually works. If you have a twitch account already and you'd like to stream, the way to do it is thus: 

  1. Hit the Share Button
  2. Go to the Option for broadcast your games (3rd option right now)
  3. Login to Twitch
  4. Choose the name of your stream (WHICH MOST LIKELY WILL NOT APPEAR ON THE ACTUAL STREAM-- you'll need to edit it manually on the actual site with a computer, unfortunately), and the quality of your stream Note: The PS4 does not automatically know what game you are running, so you'll need a computer or other device nearby to choose the game you are streaming anyway 
  5. Edit your party settings for voice chat (whether party members will be audible or not. Though, I chose yes, and they were not audible in the stream)
  6. Profit!
The PS4 has its own interface for Twitch streaming which is actually really interesting. It shrinks the game's screen size just a little bit and adds a chatbox to the right side of the screen. It also lets you see how many viewers you have and keeps track of the number of comments. If you leave the game application while you are streaming, the video will cut to black, but audio will be there, which is kind of strange, but I guess it keeps you from changing things too much. 
My only real gripe right now is that as usual twitch is not really that accepting of new information cuz their interface is slow as hell in regards to stream name and what game you're playing and all that jazz. Also I find it weird that even though the PS4 knows exactly what you're playing, it doesn't relay that information to Twitch. I streamed Warframe for 2 hours or so yesterday only to find out as I was closing the stream that the stream said I was playing Trap Team...
I'll probably be utilizing this streaming feature quite a bit in the future, in any case!
EDIT: I've discovered that instead of cutting to black, the stream plays a little video with the playstation face button symbols and an icon for no camera. Also, when you get alerts from the PS4 itself, they appear as weird glitchy blobs on the side. I guess that they want to keep some kind of personal info (in case you're using real names) safe?

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