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PlayStation 4 to support external hard drives
A wish of many has been granted. PlayStation 4 console will allows users to store games on an external storage medium. PS4 System Software Update 4.50 invokes this new option. The new software update has been made available this Friday for testers. The 4.5 update will be released for everyone at a later stage with a date to be announced later.
Sony just posted this info on their playstation blog. Normally games on the PlayStation 4 can only be installed on the built-in hard disk. Users who wanted more storage space, had to replace the internal storage unit with a bigger version. According to Sony the PlayStation 4 supports hard drives with up to 8TB storage. All games and save games can be stored on it.
Starting today, those of you selected for our beta program will get an early peek at some of the new features coming to PS4 with our next major system software update, version 4.50 (codenamed Sasuke). If you signed up for the beta and were chosen, you’ll receive an email with instructions on how to download and get started.
Even if you’re not participating in the beta, we still wanted to give you a quick glance of the key features that will be rolling out with this update. We’re refining the user interface of PS4 even further, and adding highly requested features like external HDD support and custom wallpapers.
External HDD Support
It’s easy to upgrade the HDD that came with your PS4, but if you’re still looking for more storage space on the console, we’ve got you covered. With this update, you have the option to store content to an external HDD. Just plug a USB 3.0 HDD into your PS4, and voilà, you now have more space on the console. This is compatible with HDDs up to 8TB in size. You can download and install applications directly to your extra storage, and the saved contents are easily manageable through the settings menu. Also, all the applications saved in the external HDD will appear in the Content Launcher of the Home Screen so it’s easy to keep track of what apps you launched recently.
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#5389390 Posted on: 02/06/2017 05:46 PM
Not defending it, but with the PS3 and PS4 you could always replace the hard drive yourself. In the PS3's problem though, USB 2.0 ports aren't fast enough for game storage...
But external is always more convenient.
The Wii-U has USB 2.0 ports and it can be used for game storage.
Not defending it, but with the PS3 and PS4 you could always replace the hard drive yourself. In the PS3's problem though, USB 2.0 ports aren't fast enough for game storage...
But external is always more convenient.
The Wii-U has USB 2.0 ports and it can be used for game storage.
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#5389401 Posted on: 02/06/2017 06:13 PM
WiiU games don't have the textures that even PS3 games had.
The Wii-U has USB 2.0 ports and it can be used for game storage.
WiiU games don't have the textures that even PS3 games had.
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#5389428 Posted on: 02/06/2017 07:19 PM
Wii u games can hit up to about 23gb. That's not filler
Wii u games can hit up to about 23gb. That's not filler
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#5389458 Posted on: 02/06/2017 08:48 PM
Just bought a 4 TB Seagate drive to supplement the almost full 2 TB drive in my own PS4 Pro. This update is great news for people like me who have large games libraries that they switch between. While PS4 games install relatively quickly, the multi-GB sized updates/patches don't hence why I want to keep them installed rather than install/uninstall them to make space. For example, I bought Hitman Complete Edition Season 1 and that had a 10 GB patch plus another 8 GB for the DLC!!!
Just bought a 4 TB Seagate drive to supplement the almost full 2 TB drive in my own PS4 Pro. This update is great news for people like me who have large games libraries that they switch between. While PS4 games install relatively quickly, the multi-GB sized updates/patches don't hence why I want to keep them installed rather than install/uninstall them to make space. For example, I bought Hitman Complete Edition Season 1 and that had a 10 GB patch plus another 8 GB for the DLC!!!
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I don't understand why Sony are such ****ters that this had to be a feature to be added.