Everyone knows that an appealing component of any video game console or PC is the ability to create content in the form of video captures – Pixel Enemy exists primarily due to this concept. So when the rumor started circulating that the PS4 wouldn’t be able to easily capture video with external capture devices due to the High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP), people were naturally concerned. Fan-boys were even more concerned as the Xbox One has enabled external card capture, and in the battle of the Next-Gen consoles, every little point matters.
It appears as if there might be some truth to the rumors as “a source” has revealed to the Examiner that the only way you can capture content on the PS4 is with some form of license or a HDCP stripper – and Sony is apparently in full damage control mode to fix this issue before launch.
The source is credited as saying:
Sony don’t have provisions for capture devices with PS4 right now. They are supposedly scrambling to ensure this works via an update. Doesn’t know when that will be, though.
Unless they push through an update that turns off HDCP while gaming, you won’t be able to.
I think they didn’t expect Microsoft to enable the feature on the X1. They really wanted to push the share feature. They scored a point with having a longer recording buffer than X1, but didn’t anticipate the HDCP backlash would grow.
Keep in mind, these are all just rumors, and we’ll no doubt hear something from Sony in the near future.
What do you think Pixel Nation? Would you give any cred to the HDCP debacle? Or, is this just the typical shit slinging we’ve seen between the powerhouse game consoles as we get closer to launch dates?
Source: The Examiner / Wikipedia
Note: HDCP is is a form of digital copy protection developed by Intel to prevent copying of digital audio and video content as it travels across connections. The system is meant to stop HDCP-encrypted content from being played on unauthorized devices or devices which have been modified to copy HDCP content.Before sending data, a transmitting device checks that the receiver is authorized to receive it. If so, the transmitter encrypts the data to prevent eavesdropping as it flows to the receiver.