Sony has issued a brand new statement concerning some of the features included in yesterday's PS4 firmware update 2.00, like the fact that it still won't allow owners of the new home console to transfer files, such as MP3s or photos, to the internal hard drive of the device.

The PS4 has been around for almost one whole year and Sony has made sure that fans are happy with their purchase, both in terms of games as well as in terms of features that were delivered to the console via different system software updates.

Unfortunately, while the new versions certainly kept on launching almost every month, many of them consisted of small patches that just improved the stability of the console or fixed an unknown number of games that encountered errors while running on the PS4.
Firmware 2.00 included a USB Media Player

However, with the recently released PS4 system software update 2.00, Sony finally brought forth a lot of different features to directly improve the console's list of features, including a USB Media Player that can play back music files found on a USB memory stick that's been inserted into one of the slots available on the platform.

Unfortunately, playing the files is available only off of the USB memory, as the PS4 still won't allow players to transfer files from an external storage unit to the internal hard disc drive of the actual console.

Sony explains why the USB options are limited

In order to shed some light on this perceived lack of features, Sony's Product Planning Department Division 2 Manager, Satoshi Hashimoto, has talked with AVWatch, via DualShockers, and has confirmed that right now the capability of USB to HDD transfer requires a bit more work.

Apparently, the team worked hard just to provide a basic framework for the USB Media Player to function, and it will keep experimenting to add a more fleshed out mechanic via a future PS4 firmware update.

"This time the reason is that we wanted to push out compatibility from the USB storage as soon as possible. Its implementation is pretty lightweight. If you want to save media files in the built-in hard disk, there are still a lot of things that will take more development time," he explains.

"Because of that, allowing that would have delayed the release of the feature. We need to consider development load, so please understand that we had to implement playback from USB storage first. Of course we understand that demand. Please wait for it, since we’re doing our best," the developer adds.

Considering Sony's reclusive nature in regards to future updates for the PS4, it's unclear when more options are coming to the home console.