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[RUMOUR] PS4 beta firmware 2.50 brings external HDD support
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They could from day one. The drive is user replacable, just pop in any 3TB drive you want.
and having to reload everything you own and getting none of the advantages of having two hdds.
its not the same.
Because I don't want to have people get their hopes up and then get mad later:
This is for back up. It's not for playing off the hard drive. It's most useful for if you change your hard drive, you no longer have to redownload everything.
Also external HDs have always worked for for things like keeping save files and after the usb player was added; worked for playing music from.
This is for back up. It's not for playing off the hard drive. It's most useful for if you change your hard drive, you no longer have to redownload everything.
Also external HDs have always worked for for things like keeping save files and after the usb player was added; worked for playing music from.
ShadowkillXNA
Member
I added 1.5 terrabytes of storage to my ps4 six months ago when I upgraded to a 2 tb harddrive. But please continue to misrepresent the situation if you like.
Rebel Leader
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This god damn update.... hope it's true
kriskrosbbk
Member
3.0 USB should be fine.
josecitoxnyo
Member
I'm totally ok with backup only.
RadarScope1
Member
While it'd be nice to play from external HDD, I think even if it's just the ability to back up, many people would be very happy with that at this point in time.
Killer OS update if true.
Caayn
Member
2.50 is shaping up to be a feature rich update. But the title is a bit misleading as it seems to be just back-up and not external support like the WiiU and Xbox One have.
Took Sony long enough.
This, please be true, finally
Took Sony long enough.Yes, that's what it is meant for. Especially great for those people who like to get digital games but have a weak/limited connection and don't want to re-download everything again.
This. Id be ok with that. Youd still have to transfer stuff over but would probably be a ton faster than redownloading. Id be ok with this as a start.
josecitoxnyo
Member
Why are people happy for something so stupid (IMO) like auto sync trophies when you can't even see them offline?, i prefer that instead.
It's quite amazing how most of the features are in the Vita and PS3.
It's quite amazing how most of the features are in the Vita and PS3.
You answered your own question in your post.......
RadarScope1
Member
Why shouldn't people be excited about improvements? Not everyone is a cynic.
Souldestroyer Reborn
Banned
Can't wait for the back up utility!
Got a 2TB HDD waiting to put into my PS4 so this is awesome!
Got a 2TB HDD waiting to put into my PS4 so this is awesome!
Delusibeta
Banned
While it's not true external hard drive support, as far as I'm concerned it's close enough. Especially considering I use Steam's backup function to put large games on my external hard drive in a similar manner, and then uninstall and restore from backup as hard drive space demands. Plus I put literally everything from my Vita in the same hard drive, and then uninstall and restore as required.
And then I get Crashplan to make an offsite backup.
And then I get Crashplan to make an offsite backup.
Yep sounds good! 500GB for these machines with no other factory option was always a terrible idea.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
Member
i suppose for those that only have like two or three games in their system this isnt a big deal but holy shit this is a god send
now i dont have to copy 1 by 1 all my saves because i want to change my hard drive and the PS+ storage was already filled after 6-8 months of ownership
now i dont have to copy 1 by 1 all my saves because i want to change my hard drive and the PS+ storage was already filled after 6-8 months of ownership
Zombie James
Banned
Just looks like a regular backup option to me.
BronsonLee
Member
A hearty lol at thuway being salty about not getting credit. Can it man, or credit the person who leaked those details to you
Backups sound good. I'd prefer running off the external too, but a full backup makes the process of replacement even easier, really. Move everything over, pop out the drive, done.
Backups sound good. I'd prefer running off the external too, but a full backup makes the process of replacement even easier, really. Move everything over, pop out the drive, done.
By back-up only does that mean I can store downloaded games on it and just move them to the internal drive whenever I want to play? That would be good enough for me, better than redownloading.
It would be fantastic if I could store Vita games on there too and move games to the Vita through the PS4 UI.
It would be fantastic if I could store Vita games on there too and move games to the Vita through the PS4 UI.
Bluekaveli
Member
Now give me Vice City playability on my PS4
This will be useful for when I have to send my PS4 in for repairs. Last time I sent it in I had to wipe everything and redownload when I got it back. That wasn't too bad, but now I have a lot more games and that will totally kill my bandwidth to get everything back. I really hope they can stop it from getting so damn loud this time, they didn't actually do anything to fix that last time. I have to remember to send in my two peeled controllers as well :/
Anyway, nice to see more useful features being added. It might be taking an obscene amount of time, but at least they're still working at it.
Anyway, nice to see more useful features being added. It might be taking an obscene amount of time, but at least they're still working at it.
mumbles365
Banned
This is more than enough for me.
As a person living in a country with horrible internet, it would be an absolute nightmare for me to redownload my games again.
The Faceless Master
Member
a backup option is nice, downloading everything again has gotta suck fort upgraders
Obviously the screen capture shows a backup utility, and not playing games or media off the HDD...
But it is still external HDD support of some kind, and its a feature I would expect to be included along with playing games from an external source as well. Regardless, even if just a back up utility its at least a step in the right direction and a welcomed addition to what's shaping up to be a hefty update
But it is still external HDD support of some kind, and its a feature I would expect to be included along with playing games from an external source as well. Regardless, even if just a back up utility its at least a step in the right direction and a welcomed addition to what's shaping up to be a hefty update
Merci Monsieur Galahad
This is not how it works. You can only copy the entire harddrive, with or without ALL your applications. You can't select a game to back-up or individually choose a game to restore. In addition, if you want to perform a restore, you can't add to the existing data on the drive, you overwrite the entire drive with your back-up.
We'll see. Even if it's just for backups, it's a step in the right direction.
Seriously? Booooo
Infinite Justice
Member
Its a usual backup procedure.
And unless something has changed it seems to be the same feature they advertised for FW2.0 before quickly pulling it
Also it might be best to change the title since it looks to be not be the feature people are expecting after reading the title.
Saw thread title, got excited. Now seeing its probably just a backup mechanism. Lame if that's all it truly is.
Awful.