Gamers on the PS4 have a variety of ways in which they will be able to stream content. One of those ways was through Ustream, but unfortunately it looks like that will no longer be possible as Sony has announced that come 1st of August, 2016, Ustream will no longer be a supported feature on the PS4.According to Sony, “On August 1, 2016, Sony Interactive Entertainment will terminate the following Ustream features available on the PlayStation 4 (PS4) system and Live from PlayStation: Broadcasting gameplay to Ustream. Viewing Ustream broadcasts from ‘Live from PlayStation’ on the PS4 system, PlayStation App (PS App) and PlayStation Vita (PS Vita).”
Instead Sony has pointed users towards other streaming platforms like YouTube, Twitch, and dailymotion. It is unclear as to why Sony has decided to no longer support Ustream, but some have speculated that the largely unregulated streaming platform could be the reason as in the past, some have used it to broadcast inappropriate content.
Ustream has been a supported platform since the PS4 was announced in 2013, but it seems that its 3 year run has come to an end. Either way gamers who plan to stream from Ustream on their PS4 should probably start looking for alternatives as you’ve pretty much got one month left to do so.