Remote play.. You could do it with psp
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Buying a PS4 game on smartphone activates console, downloads game and shuts it down.
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Remote play.. You could do it with psp
Obviously it will be optional, just as it is now. Not that I'm really concerned, if I start to get near my 400GB cap I'll just move back to a higher level plan.
Apparently basic understanding of promotional photographs being in promotional material is not a requirement for posting.
FeiRR
Banned
It's explained here http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/current/settings/remotestart.html but I've never used it due to:
My PS3 kept waking up by itself and I've never found time and will to look into the problem. I will for PS4.
Kageshinzo
Member
This is just like the Steam app. Very, very convenient, especially during Steam Sales. You can buy the game and then have your computer download it, all from your smartphone. You can even queue downloads if you want.
It's great that the new consoles are doing this as well.
It's great that the new consoles are doing this as well.
Neither is a functional sarcasm detector.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Smart. Some in this thread aren't quite there with the rabble about always online.
Bullshit. The 30% is only for content purchased in app for that app. This doesn't apply, as the content is for PS4.
Steam already has an app that works exactly like this will. You buy in the app, and it's installed on your computer when you get home.
ShiroAmakusa
Member
It's a great feature but I'm surprised that nobody mentions the X360 doing this already (especially with comments like "Take notes, MS"). When I buy a game or download a demo on the xbox website, my 360 at home starts up, downloads the title and shuts down again. It's doing this for at least three years, but I don't know how old this feature really is.
Still good move, Sony. Didn't know this feature is absent from the PS3.
Still good move, Sony. Didn't know this feature is absent from the PS3.
SolidusDave
Member
It kinda isn't.
The difference is that it's for PS+ and that it only starts up the console at a specified time each day, not directly after the purchase.
Technically you can remote-start the PS3 over the internet at any time, but the PS3 has to be in Remote-Play mode (for PSP/Vita) for that. So for downloading new games they use the daily automatic update schedule from PS+.
Rest is the same.
I'm at work and just "bought" AC3 for PS+ via the PSN web store. Then you click that it should download it the next time your PS3(s) is on.
I set the automatic update time to a few hours before I come home, so the PS3 will download (&install) the game soon. Maybe even finish it before I get home, but my bandwidth isn't really high.
3rdamention
Member
Right now on PS Plus, you can choose if your system turns on automatically to install updates/patches.
FlashFlooder
Member
In the same sense that the PS3 is "always online", I suppose, since the PS3 can already be remotely turned on.
ShiroAmakusa
Member
Evolution_1ne
Banned
Until the it shuts back down again part.....
BurnOutBrighter
Banned
Awesome. Great feature for a lot of situations.
This could even work while playing the PS4 so you don't have to go to the store on PS4. Though since the system can multitask I doubt that would have been an issue anyway.
This could even work while playing the PS4 so you don't have to go to the store on PS4. Though since the system can multitask I doubt that would have been an issue anyway.
ptuck874
Member
Kind of the same thing as the ps+ auto updates at night (or whenever you want to set the time too), except for instate updates for purchases. So technically the ps3 is "always online" as well right?
CambriaRising
Member
Thats pretty neat, did 360 do this as well with purchases from the site or am I imagining things?
Your console had to be on for it to happen, it also failed a lot of the time in my experience.
SniperHunter
Banned
Right now, I can buy a game off PSN store (online store), and my PS3 will automatically start downloading the game and turn itself off after
Garrett 2U
Member
No, it would download as soon as you started the console up, and Xbox 360 would idle until the download finished if you "shutdown" the console.
But Xbox One will do this too.
TheRealTalker
Banned
nice... since I assumed that the system had to be on to actually start downloading your game
also does anyone else get a malware warning on page 2
also does anyone else get a malware warning on page 2
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Wake on LAN for PS3 remoteplay should be different than what PS4 does.
I think PS3 literally used a version of wake on lan, and it could get messed up sometimes.
PS4 I expect will be regularly polling PSN while in standby, so it could be much more resilient to false positives regarding remoteplay, or waking up to download games.
hopefully.
I think PS3 literally used a version of wake on lan, and it could get messed up sometimes.
PS4 I expect will be regularly polling PSN while in standby, so it could be much more resilient to false positives regarding remoteplay, or waking up to download games.
hopefully.
Live Free or Die
Banned
Yes for both ios and Andriod.
You used to only be able to add it to a que and download content at a set time that you pre-determined. Being able to do it at any time is cool.
SteveO1683
Member
If you put something in your download queue from the web store on Vita it will pick it up after a few minutes. I don't think that is a PS+ feature but am not 100% sure.
For PS3 if you put something in your queue from the web store it won't start up the PS3 right away. It will pickup the downloads at the next start (psp/PSVita remote play are options) or when the system starts to do it PS+ stuff it will do it then.
pharmboy044
Member
I'll believe it when I see it. I'm still waiting for their first Playststion app that EU got.
TetraGenesis
Member
The Playstation App. The announced it in February, I believe. You can message people over PSN from any device with the app, buy content, and control your PS4 (to an extent) from the app.
I bought through the Xbox site for years until I switched to cash and it most assuredly does not start up my 360. It queues it for the next time you start the console. You can then shut down the console and it'll keep downloading but it's never actually booted the console to start a download.
Cornbread78
Member
It really is gross "always online" "Always online" NO NO NO NO NO.....
It's just like Remote play as has been told multiple times in here, lol.
Anyhow, this is an awesome feature. Hopefully in the future, they can make it like most PC download systems, whereyou can pre-pay for a game and it will automatically D/L upon release. Now that would complete the awesomeness...
TetraGenesis
Member
I don't think it activates your PS3 and downloads it does it? I thought it only added it to your download list or whatever.
I don't know, though.
CadetMahoney
Member
It's the good kind of "always online" I'm sure.
I really like that. Is that a day one app?
ACH1LL3US
Member
This is it... if they are 20-40gb a pop that could take time to download. Nice I can set it up at work and get home and play the game without wiating.
How do you know if you are bandwidth capped? I will have Time Warner in the Charlotte area and on their site it just says it caps out at 50mb/sec ( I will have the ultimate internet option) but doesn't say how much gb you can download a month.
Ludicrous Speed
Banned
Good feature. Steam already does that, and I love the feature. Buy a game while I'm at work and then it's downloaded when I get home.
Bluekaveli
Member
Nope, Sony will call your ISP and tell them to freeze your bandwidth because you're downloading a game from them.
Not in the sense that the term actually implies.
Skyrim is ~4.5GB.
Uncharted 3 is 46GB on bluray [less on PSN, you can choose download of 2D/3D cinematics].
SolidSnakeUS
Member
Amazing for those who aren't home either because of work or something else and would love to jump on a sale or something.