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[RUMOUR] PS4 beta firmware 2.50 brings external HDD support

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bombshell

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Credits to TheNAC for posting it in the other firmware thread.

Image from thuway on Twitter:

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Not sure if this is only backup of data to an external HDD or if it also allows playing the games off it.

Thuway also mentions Auto sync trophies in another tweet.

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Other firmware 2.50 news threads:

PS4 Firmware 2.50 Suspend/Resume Coming March/April

[RUMOUR] PS4 beta firmware 2.50 allows DualShock 4 button remapping
 
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Spineker

Banned
Whatever is good for Nintendo and Microsoft has to be good for Sony as well.

This firmware update is shaping up to be one of the best ever....If it doesn't break things.
 
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TimPV3

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Isn't that just for restoring your system once you've upgraded your hard drive, and not actually playing games off of?
 
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benny_a

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That looks like a back up utility and not what the WiiU and Xbone offer as external harddisk support.

It allows to relatively painless upgrade the internal harddisk and not have to redownload all the shit you have, but not extend the harddisk space by using two harddisks.
 
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Pankratous

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TimPV3 said:
Isn't that just for restoring your system once you've upgraded your hard drive, and not actually playing games off of?
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Or sticking your digital games on so you don't have to re-download. Swapping them back into the internal would be a lot faster than downloading again.

Even if you can't play off the external, that is good news.
 
HUELEN10

HUELEN10

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So there is a possibility that PS4 owners will finally be able to add storage to their console?

That is awesome! Best 8th gen feature to date.
 
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bombshell

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HUELEN10 said:
So there is a possibility that PS4 owners will finally be able to add storage to their console?

That is awesome! Best 8th gen feature to date.
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You have always been able to add a bigger internal HDD on PS4. This is external support on top of that.
 
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benny_a

extra source of jiggaflops
HUELEN10 said:
So there is a possibility that PS4 owners will finally be able to add storage to their console?

That is awesome! Best 8th gen feature to date.
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No. This does not look like you can add storage. You can replace the storage with something bigger (which you could always do on PS3 and PS4) but now you can also restore the previous data without redownloading it again. The latter part lacked on PS4.
 
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Xater

Member
benny_a said:
That looks like a back up utility and not what the WiiU and Xbone offer as external harddisk support.

It allows to relatively painless upgrade the internal harddisk and not have to redownload all the shit you have, but not extend the harddisk space by using two harddisks.
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Yeah, that's what it looks like. A hard drive extension would be nice to have on PS4 as well.
 
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Spider_Jerusalem

Member
Actually that doesn't look like external HDD support, not in the way it's meant on Xbox One, at least. Looks like it's just for backup/restore of game installs and data.

Edit: aaaaaand beaten.
 
HUELEN10

HUELEN10

Member
bombshell said:
You have always been able to add a bigger internal HDD on PS4. This is external support on top of that.
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No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB.
benny_a said:
No. This does not look like you can add storage. You can replace the storage with something bigger (which you could always do on PS3 and PS4) but now you can also restore the previous data without redownloading it again. The latter part lacked on PS4.
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Oh, well that kinda stinks. I was really hoping that the PS4 would finally have what One and U owners have.
 
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madmackem

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HUELEN10 said:
No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB.

Oh, well that kinda stinks. I was really hoping that the PS4 would finally have what One and U owners have.
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Logic how does it work.
 
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score01

Member
Sounds like there maybe a redesigned slim model incoming? - this would make it easier to swap models as well has internal hard drives.
 
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bombshell

Member
HUELEN10 said:
No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB.
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That's a weird way to look at it.

By that reasoning, if I were to buy a 2TB internal HDD, then I would get an extra 1.5TB on PS4, but a lower value of 0TB extra on the competition.
 
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thesaint08

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Absolutely nothing shown even hints to the PS4 being able to use an external HDD as a storage option. It's finally getting what the PS3 has.

HUELEN10 said:
No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB.
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I can't even...
 
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Shengar

Member
Spineker said:
Whatever is good for Nintendo and Microsoft has to be good for Sony as well.

This firmware update is shaping up to be one of the best ever....If it doesn't break things.
Click to expand...

Maybe that's why we have beta tester for this update. Seems big enough for Sony to warrant extensive QA.
 
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Percy

Banned
HUELEN10 said:
No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB
Click to expand...

Having external HDD support is probably a less essential feature when you have the ability to upgrade the actual system HDD. Probably less of an issue still when you don't have a PS4 I can only imagine.
 
AmuroChan

AmuroChan

Member
HUELEN10 said:
No. On a PS4 you can replace storage, but you cannot add storage. If I buy a 2 TB HDD and use it with a PS4 instead of the competition, I am getting a lower value out of it because I am only adding 1.5 TB of storage, not 2 TB.
Click to expand...

You are adding 1.5TB of storage.
 
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DieH@rd

Banned
Thread name is bit misleading. Someone could start believing that games can be played off the external drive.

This is only game backups.
 
FranXico

FranXico

Member
I hope a mod will update the thread title. This looks like it will be for backups only - still an essential feature, none the less.
 
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bombshell

Member
DieH@rd said:
Thread name is bit misleading. Someone could start believing that games can be played off the external drive.

This is only game backups.
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I say as much in the OP :)

If a mod feels the thread title should be updated to say "external HDD backup" then please do.
 
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TheNAC

Banned
bombshell said:
To be fair to thuway, I didn't credit him at all before, because I hadn't realised the source was his twitter.
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Gotcha. I appreciate you making the topic. I was on phone at work and my work blocks gaf so I just did a quick type up in the other thread.
 
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