Good news for PlayStation 4 fans who might have missed the pre-show – DLNA support is finally coming to the PS4 tonight. It will be launched alongside a new media player and support various types of video, music and photo formats. The feature has been requested by fans for a very long time and even when Sony promised to deliver it, there was still a long waiting period.

Nevertheless, it’s finally here. Some of the supported file formats include MKV (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2) with MP3, AAC LC and AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio; AVI (MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2) with MP3, AAC LC and AC-3 (Dolby Digital); MP4 (H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2) with AAC LC, AC-3 (Dolby Digital) audio; and various photo formats like JPEG, BMP, etc. You can also check out what the new media player may look like above (though the design is subject to change).

What are your thoughts on the PS4 finally receiving DLNA support? Let us know in the comments below.

Sony was taken aback by the strong support for DLNA video on the PlayStation 4 and promised that it would be arriving in the second firmware update for the console. There is a way to get DLNA video streaming on to your console right now though.

The above video basically summarizes the process as follows:

Download Plex Media Server from https://my.plexapp.com/downloads and set up your media before signing into Plex through the Settings. Then, you navigate to https://my.plexapp.com/ on your PS4 through the browser and sign-in. Head to your media server and voila. You have access to all your DLNA media.

Keep in mind that it’s not guaranteed to work (there’s a fair amount of skepticism in the comments section for the video as well), so use this method at your own discretion. Regardless, for those who it works for, it beats waiting for the firmware update. Share your thoughts on the success of this method below.