Shin-Ra
Junior Member
All of the USB ports on PS4 and PS4 Pro are USB 3.0 which is exactly the same as USB 3.1 Gen 1.
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PS4 System Software Update 4.50 Features Detailed
- Thread starter madmackem
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A single 60gb game with nothing else using my internet takes 24 hours to download.
You have three games downloading and the longest you have to wait is 9 hours. I wish I could have your internet speeds, I really do.
A single 60gb game with nothing else using my internet takes 24 hours to download.
You have three games downloading and the longest you have to wait is 9 hours. I wish I could have your internet speeds, I really do.
I'm sorry. Yeah internet is still shit in most parts of the world, and expensive on top, I know I'm very lucky.Only PS4 data.
Goose_Se7en
Banned
Maybe this has been asked and answered already and for this I'm sorry but had anyone tested to see if when using an external HDD and setting a game or DLC to download to that drive, has it successfully worked when the console has been put in sleep mode?
I can test that now for you. Give me a couple of minutes.
Edit: Yeah it works just fine.
GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
Member
If I install the beta on my og ps4 and pick up a pro this week, will I be able to access this beta on my new pro as well?
Transistor
Banned
Yeah, those are account tied.
boredandlazy
Member
So is it possible to manually copy games between the internal drive and the external?
And there's a setting to choose the default location for game installs?
And there's a setting to choose the default location for game installs?
Exactly, when choosing to copy over to external you have a multi-select list and you can select any number of games and apps before beginning the process.
In the PS4 settings you can specify where you want the data to be installed by default.
GET2DAACHOPPAAAA
Member
Goose_Se7en
Banned
Thanks.
boredandlazy
Member
Thanks.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
A single 60gb game with nothing else using my internet takes 24 hours to download.
You have three games downloading and the longest you have to wait is 9 hours. I wish I could have your internet speeds, I really do.
Christ. I will never go digital.
Omegabalmung9
Member
Download speeds used to top out at 25ish Mbps but now I'm looking at 75+ Mbps.
Negotiator
Banned
Do you get the full capacity of external HDDs?
For example, a 500GB HDD has 465GB of formatted capacity. Internal 500GB HDDs give you 409GB of free space.
For example, a 500GB HDD has 465GB of formatted capacity. Internal 500GB HDDs give you 409GB of free space.
Windle Poons
Made a crappy phPBB forum once ... once.
I put a 5tb external on and have 4.60tb of space free so I guess so.
3TB gives me 2.76 available.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
They should make a bigger deal of Boost mode on the blog.
RedAssedApe
Banned
People are always commenting about download speeds with firmware updates but those always end up being placebo.
People are always commenting about download speeds with firmware updates but those always end up being placebo.
iirc its in the japanese blog but not the western ones for some reason.
Not really a big deal as I'm assuming the beta is only available to a small fraction of their install base. Like if I didn't have a pro already, knowledge of this feature (if its the selling point that pushes me over the edge) wouldn't make me go out and get one if the firmware update is still 1-2 months away.
Plenty of time to do some marketing. For example, use this and Horizon as reasons for people to upgrade to a PS4 Pro.
People are always commenting about download speeds with firmware updates but those always end up being placebo.
iirc its in the japanese blog but not the western ones for some reason.
Not really a big deal as I'm assuming the beta is only available to a small fraction of their install base. Like if I didn't have a pro already, knowledge of this feature (if its the selling point that pushes me over the edge) wouldn't make me go out and get one if the firmware update is still 1-2 months away.
Plenty of time to do some marketing. For example, use this and Horizon as reasons for people to upgrade to a PS4 Pro.
2blackcats
Member
Disappointed that there's no copy function.
They're will be savings on data caps or download times so.
What are the chances that GAF figures out a work around?
They're will be savings on data caps or download times so.
What are the chances that GAF figures out a work around?
Transistor
Banned
I doubt a workaround will be found.
holygeesus
Banned
Why would you need a copy function when you can just move games between drives?
Transistor
Banned
My thought exactly
Why is move option not enough? You can download the game once, and then keep it on one of your external drives.
holygeesus
Banned
I'm trying to decide whether a 250GB SSD is going to be enough, if I am only going to have one active game at a time. Sure, it will fit fine space-wise, but how much extra are we going to need for additional things such as video captures etc? I think it's still going to have to be a 500GB minimum right?
RadarScope1
Member
Been off GAF for a day and this megaton drops. I thought folders and external HDDs would never happen. Gives me a tiny shred of hope that PS1 games will carry over someday...
256GB should be fine imo
holygeesus
Banned
Yeah I'm gonna give it a shot, thanks.
Because I have a 2TB drive in my PS4, and maybe I want to take games to a friend's PS4, but surely don't want an external drive always attached. With a copy function, I could bring the large game on a drive ready to go, and just delete the whole drive afterwards. The way it is now, I need to move it back again, waste of time.
2blackcats
Member
What I'd want to do is put my my profile on my friend's playstation and copy Doom (75 gigs) across.
He can buy it then and play it on his own account. His data cap is 25 gig a month. And his Internet is painfully slow.
I guess I can just move it across and download it again myself.
holygeesus
Banned
Is there any way to swap out the internal drive during a beta?
kriskrosbbk
Member
Can you move an already installed game on the stock drive to the external one?
Transistor
Banned
Yep yep
Works on another PS4 subject to the same limitations as games on the internal drive. Digital installs will be locked for all but the owner (unless on owners primary console, in which case unlocked for all), disk games will be locked unless the disk is in.
Yep and if you remove the HDD you'll see an icon on the game and you can't launch it.
Jailer of Hope
Member
I copy my Xbox games from my brothers console and vice versa to save on bandwidth now that Comcast has that 1tb cap in our state. PS4 also still differentiates between disc and PSN installs. There's really no way to save on bandwidth on PS4.
2blackcats
Member
This is exactly what I was talking about. Thank you.
That's phenomenal news! I've been planning to get another PS4 for another home and would love to be able to just fly with an external drive to carry games with me. The prospect of starting lengthy downloads just to play on the few nights when it would be ideal just didn't seem worth the bandwidth, time, or hassle. This will be great!
PodcastFips
Member
Are we still using that burner account to download the beta? I think it was Audioboxer who started it.
I'd love to download it this way as I'm still waiting for my code to arrive
I'd love to download it this way as I'm still waiting for my code to arrive