Sony threw in one little new feature last night before giving us a few curve balls and unexpected titles from its E3 conference: a Media Player feature is now available to use on PlayStation 4 consoles. All you need is a USB memory stick to plug into the controller slot, and you can upload video and photos, and even set your favorite music in the background while using the console. A list of supported file formats and codecs are listed below, from the PlayStation Blog:

File Formats and Codecs

Video

MKV

• Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
• Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)

AVI

• Visual: MPEG4 ASP, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
• Audio: MP3, AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)

MP4

• Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2
• Audio: AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)

MPEG-2 TS

• Visual: H.264/MPEG-4 AVC High Profile Level4.2, MPEG2 Visual
• Audio: MP2(MPEG2 Audio Layer 2), AAC LC, AC-3(Dolby Digital)
• AVCHD: (.m2ts, .mts)

Photo

• JPEG (based on DCF 2.0/Exif 2.21)
• BMP
• PNG

Music

• MP3
• AAC (M4A)

You can find the Media Player app on the PlayStation Store so you can try it for yourself on your PS4 console.