I actually don't mind much of these things that have been omitted from the current generation of games consoles. Paying for multiplayer access with the PS4 doe

I actually don't mind much of these things that have been omitted from the current generation of games consoles. Paying for multiplayer access with the PS4 doesn't seem too egregious, especially since their online service also introduces a bunch of new social and sharing features. It also includes the benefits that PS+ had in the PS3 era - discounts on games, free games, etc. The PS4 is actually a highly capable media centre - as long as you're not trying to stream from your local network. For me and all of my friends, that's not a problem. Since I don't watch much TV, BBC iPlayer and Netflix fulfils 90% of my entertainment needs. I think we can all agree that while mildly frustrating, breaking backwards compatibility is a usually good thing. The lack of external storage may indeed be a bummer. Though I have yet to see anyone complain about hitting filling up their PS4's disk. Storing shared videos (and to a lesser extent, screenshots) in the cloud alleviates some of that, I would imagine.