Playing downloaded games from usb hard drive on ps4






















The company said via email that it doesn't have timing for a UK and Australia release yet. So it's up to you if that little logo is worth it. First published Jan. Updated Jan. How to add more storage to a PS4 : Everything you need to know. These are your best choices. Xbox boss confirms Project Scarlett will have a disc drive: Here's what else we know about the upcoming console, including 8K graphics, fps and SSD. As part of the PS4 system software 4. The most important thing to remember before you buy a new storage device — or try to use one you already own — is to make sure it meets the minimum requirements for use with your PS Some of them are absolutely massive, especially ESO.

Or is that a feature not available, or thought of, yet? Thanks Val. I was just asking to future proof myself???? Options are always great! Just keep in mind you can only transfer game data to an external. No saves, themes, videos or screenshots. Any updates on this? Paranoimia the fact of the matter is that downloads on my xbox one are much much faster.

Download speeds for that and my PS3 were always comparable. Even Xbox one maxes my connection that is direct competitor of Sony. I actually have answer from you guys support in my email saying that bandwidth is limited to around 50 Mbps per connection, this can be worse with heavy traffic.

Thanks Ageranu for the tip! Have to give it a try. Is it possible to download my games in my friend ps4 then move it to my new ps4 because my old one not working? Your trophies are attached to your psn account but games would more than likely have to be reinstalled.

Does the external USB need to have its own power suply, or does the PS4 power it throught the usb connector? That depends on the hard drive. But 3. I think that depends on the type of HDD, as Bumblebee says. Which HDD is best? I have a seagate for my wii u and my ps4 is completely maxed out XD also, would I need a Y cable? Why the pointless minimum size? If i install a agame to the external hard drive , will i still need to insert the disc to play the game?

What happens if i lose my external drive with my games on can i redownload them or what and can i take my games on a external drive go to my friends house log in as me and play my games. Now, if you try to start a game the following message will show up:.

To install this application on another storage device, first delete it, and then download it again or insert the disc for it. Your downloaded games will stay in your library — you could just re-download them to a new HDD. I have changed my internal HDD 2 years ago, since that time my console seems to run more hot, the fans are almost always on.

Or it will automaticly format the usb one? I know this question will be somewhat off topic, but I think it would be better to simply upgrade my internal HDD. But I am uncertain which internal HDD to purchase. Could someone link me the a good Internal HDD? Can we have a partition? I use an 8tb external for backups but really only need well under 4tb. Can I partition it and use half for backups from pc and half for PS4?

What about Networked Attached Storage? Can I use same disk on another PS4 when I create my account there, so console can check I own content on it? Why do I have to leave 50gb free on my internal hard drive in order to play games off my external hard drive? What a waste of space. I upgraded to a 1tb hdd while back,I still have my gb,so how do I attach it to use as an external drive?

Does the system run slower, hang up or stutter when playing resource heavy games like Destiny and Horizon Zero Dawn? For fast paced games like BlackOps 4, MW and such, i would transfer all those games to system storage.

If I go to my friends house and I want to play a game that is on the usb will the game saves stay or do I have to start a new game? Settings — Application saved data management — Saved data in system storage — Upload to online storage. No, you need to connect the USB cable directly to your console, not through any external ports or extenders. And yes, it does work perfectly when I connect it to my PC. Googling this gives me a couple of results of people having the same problem with this particular HDD.

Does anybody have any ideas? Maybe my specific HDD will be added to the compatibility list in future. Well y dont you post what external devices work for the ps4 sony its your JOB to do that unless we use the wrong external device and our ps4 goes wrong then its your falt sony.

Hopefully have an answer for you soon! Rhys, thanks for trying to answer as many of the questions here as possible. I have a question that you may not know the answer to immediately but it would be great if you could find out and get back to me:. Will it cause issues having games and their DLC on different drives? If I download new DLC for an old game should I manually copy the installed game to the external drive too, so that everything is on the same drive? Or is the PS4 able to cope with bits of the same game being spread across different media?

What happens if I wanna upgrade to PS4 Pro? Can i move the games from my old PS4 to external hdd and then play them on my new console? I have many games and dont want to redownload the whole library. Does it make any difference in terms of speed if you buy an external drive with seperate power source? I have found an old harddrive that i plugged into a USB3 enclosure and its currently formatting.

Step 1 : Connect both USB drives on your computer and enter the main interface of the program. In the pop-up window, select the new one as the target disk and click Next. Step 3 : Configure the changes as your needs and click Next button. Click Finish button to back to the main interface. Now, I can take my favorite games with me and play them on different devices conveniently.

If you have any ideas about this post, please feel free to leave a message in the comment zone below. For any problems in using MiniTool Partition Wizard, you can contact us via [email protected]. Download Partition Wizard. Note: Due to the different calculation methods of hard drive capacity , the actual usable storage space of a GB USB flash drive purchased on the market is only about Tip: You can also format the flash drive on PS4.

Yes, you can. The detailed steps are displayed in the contents above.



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