Media

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The PS5 (standard version with the disc drive) includes a Ultra HD Blu-ray drive that can play a variety of disc formats[1]. Alternatively, just like the PS4, it has limited support for local media playback, using a USB drive. The Media Player functionality is baked in the system software, not needing a optional download of a separate application like it was on the PS4.


Disc Support

  • The digital only version of the PS5 cannot play any disc, even if a external drive is inserted via USB.
Media Type Supported Notes
CD No Any type of Audio CD (official or burned), CD Video or homemade CDs cannot be played.
Blu-Ray Yes Region locked - 5 available region switches. Both official and compatible[2][3] types of burning are supported. Supports Dolby Digital (max 5.1ch) , Dolby Digital Plus (max 7.1ch), Dolby TrueHD (max 7.1ch), Dolby Atmos (when connected to a supported device), DTS (max 5.1ch), DTS-HD HRA (max 7.1ch), DTS-HD MA (max7.1ch), AAC (max 5.1ch), Linear PCM (max 7.1ch), DTS:X (when connected to a supported device).
3D Blu-Ray No
4K Blu-Ray Yes Region locked - 5 available region switches. Not all types of 4K HDR Blu-Ray content will play, depending on the HDR method. See below for HDR compatibility. Supports Dolby Digital (max 5.1ch) , Dolby Digital Plus (max 7.1ch), Dolby TrueHD (max 7.1ch), Dolby Atmos (when connected to a supported device), DTS (max 5.1ch), DTS-HD HRA (max 7.1ch), DTS-HD MA (max7.1ch), AAC (max 5.1ch), Linear PCM (max 7.1ch), DTS:X (when connected to a supported device).
DVD Yes Region locked - 5 available region switches. Both official and compatible types of burning[4] are supported.

HDR compatibility

HDR Type Supported
Dolby Vision No
HDR10 Yes
HDR10+ No
HDR HLG Yes


Local Media Support

  • Local media playback is supported on a USB Drive if the USB is formatted as EXFAT or FAT32.
  • In order for the media files to be recognized, the user needs to create a folder on the root of the USB drive, called "Music" for music, any folder for video files and "Pictures" for photos. PS5 will not see the content if it's not in a folder.
Format Container Supported Notes
Video
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 4.2 + AAC LC MKV (.mkv) Yes No HDR support. Up to 4K resolution (3840x2160) is supported. Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level 5.2 + AAC LC MP4 (.mp4) Yes No HDR support. Up to 4K resolution (3840x2160) is supported. Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
VP9 + Opus WEBM (.webm) Yes No HDR support. Up to 4K resolution (3840x2160) is supported. Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
H.265/MPEG-H Part2 HEVC Any No HEVC is supported only on 4K Blu-Ray discs, not locally.
Audio
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) FLAC (.flac) Yes Stereo only. Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
MP3 (MPEG-1/2 Layer 3) MP3 (.mp3) Yes Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC (.m4a) Yes Stereo only. Will not play DRM/encrypted files.
PCM (Pulse-Code Modulation) WAV (.wav) or AIFF (.aiff) No Linear PCM is only supported on Blu-Ray discs.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-au/support/hardware/ps5-problem-reading-disc/
  2. ↑ https://www.avforums.com/threads/can-the-ps5-use-bd-r-and-homemede-dvd-some-one-tried.2330182/
  3. ↑ https://www.playstation.com/en-ro/support/hardware/play-video-music-discs-usb-drives/
  4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dtPOWLVKRqk
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