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Does the PS4s Standby Mode work at all?
- Thread starter Snapshot King
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For me recently the 1.62 update downloaded but did not install (which is fine, I would want to be there when updating the system itself)
Infamous purchased on the PSN store downloaded and installed,.(This was rad to have it waiting for me after I got home)
Game updates seem to work sometimes, sometimes they don't start until I turn on the machine.
I would guess it has something to do with when it will check for updates. I have also heard that if your internet connection drops out while on standby, it will not re-establish a connection until you boot the console up.
Infamous purchased on the PSN store downloaded and installed,.(This was rad to have it waiting for me after I got home)
Game updates seem to work sometimes, sometimes they don't start until I turn on the machine.
I would guess it has something to do with when it will check for updates. I have also heard that if your internet connection drops out while on standby, it will not re-establish a connection until you boot the console up.
I think this is probably working as intended, though. I think it is because they want you to confirm when you actually want to install something as major as a firmware update. At least that's what I presumed.
If I remember correctly it never installed updates on PS3, either. It'll download them, but not install. I prefer that.
I also haven't had any issues with my PS4 downloading updates/patches.
djplaeskool
Member
Worked perfectly for me since I put the system on a UPS not long after launch.
Zatoichi's Cane
Member
Workds for me. It downloads stuff all the time.
In my experience putting it into stand bye sets it so it turns on once in a while and checks for downloads and then downloads them if they are there. If you only go in stand bye for a few hours it may not wake up to check, not sure.
To get games and such you buy online to download you have to go one step further and add them to your download que after you purchase them, it won't auto download unless you do this.
Go to the store>your account>download list> select the game to download and done. Next time you turn it on or next time it wakes itself, it should work.
To get games and such you buy online to download you have to go one step further and add them to your download que after you purchase them, it won't auto download unless you do this.
Go to the store>your account>download list> select the game to download and done. Next time you turn it on or next time it wakes itself, it should work.
Works fine for me for everything but PS4 firmware. I used to think it wasn't working properly, because it would give me "added to downloads" notifications after I started the system up, but when I go to check those "added downloads", they're already finished.
nevernamed
Banned
It works, problem is it just does not check in often enough. Seems to only check in during the night, so if an update comes out midday, its likely you wont get an update if you turn on the console prior to the wee hours of the morning.
They need to adjust that.
They need to adjust that.
It's worked perfectly for me, from updating software and firmware (doesn't install until you choose "yes" for firmware) to beginning the download of a remote purchase through the web-store (you need to choose "download" specifically). Vita local remote-play has worked flawlessly, though I haven't been able to get proper infrastructure remote-play to work outside of my home network.
Yeah I can't either. It keeps saying that it can't connect.
they probably wouldn't enable that cuz in worse case scenarios the console could possibly be bricked with out your input
Cool give us an update when you get back home.
I had to mess with my router settings a bit to get remote play to work but here is the guide I used. Remote Play Guide
SteveO1683
Member
Yes I agree with this as well. There could be things in the firmware that need to be agreed to licensing terms as well which is another reason to let the end user do the update but have the update ready for them.
The only odd thing I've noticed with regards to firmware is it will tell you that it's ready to install but the only way I've gotten it to trigger the update is to try to sign in to PSN. It'd be nice if as soon as you powered up it said "A new firmware has been downloaded, would you like to update now?" or at least take you to apply the update when you click on the notification.
My assumption too - you have to be crazy to set any kind of FW or other OS update to auto install.
Will do!
crazygambit
Member
PS3 doesn't have sleep mode. PS+ updates actually turn on the console at a set time everyday to download and install patches. PS4 does that in a low power state supposedly at any time a new patch is available.
Nope only checks for updates at a set time every day. Though it will download a game if you push one to it using the pc or mobile store. I wonder if it checks for updates at that time as well.
Sure just hold the ps button on the controller until the menu comes up and select turn off controller.
Aces&Eights
Member
mitchman
Gold Member
I pity you americans, it's like the third world when it comes to internet connections.
If the PS4 is downloading something while in standby it's about 5s as it's not really powered down. If it's standby and full sleep mode, it takes about 20s with a standard HDD.
Hold down the PS button, go to Adjust Devices, and you can turn it off.
General_Frags
Member
Works fine for me, downloads game updates and installs them as well as backing them up, only thing it doesn't do is download and install system updates, instead it auto updates when booted up and requires me to manually install them.
Also remote play and buying and queuing from the pc works fine.
Also remote play and buying and queuing from the pc works fine.
Thanks. I never thought it would be an option nested in one of the initial 4!
FairXchange
Member
I used to think it wasn't working, but it is. Game updates, system updates, etc are ready when I boot up. It doesn't make clear what it's doing, but when I start up and an update is completed then I can be sure it happened when it was off.
LoveCake
Member
Mine works fine, it does need to be set-up though it doesn't work like Sony has said it would, but it does download updates & also if you buy a game on PSN+ it will download it to the PS4, i have mine set to check online at 2am in the morning.
https://support.us.playstation.com/.../enable-automatic-download-of-ps4-sen-content
https://support.us.playstation.com/...2LzEvdGltZS8xMzk1NzYxMzIyL3NpZC84NkRIeDdRbA==
After you make a purchase on the Sony Entertainment Network Online Store, your content is added to your Library on your Sony Entertainment Network activated PS4. You can either manually download your purchase on your PS4 or, if you have purchased a game , you can choose to remotely download your content so that it is ready to play when you next use your PS4.
You can only activate one PS4 console as your Primary PS4, and your purchased game will only be available for remote download to your Primary PS4. If you have more than one PS4 console, you will need to manually download your game to those consoles.
https://support.us.playstation.com/.../enable-automatic-download-of-ps4-sen-content
https://support.us.playstation.com/...2LzEvdGltZS8xMzk1NzYxMzIyL3NpZC84NkRIeDdRbA==
After you make a purchase on the Sony Entertainment Network Online Store, your content is added to your Library on your Sony Entertainment Network activated PS4. You can either manually download your purchase on your PS4 or, if you have purchased a game , you can choose to remotely download your content so that it is ready to play when you next use your PS4.
You can only activate one PS4 console as your Primary PS4, and your purchased game will only be available for remote download to your Primary PS4. If you have more than one PS4 console, you will need to manually download your game to those consoles.
Fornaximus
Member
I always leave mine in standby and it doesn't seem to initiate anything on its own (yes, the settings are checked and I have PS+). Not like my Vita. Be more like my Vita, PS4.
Admiral Woofington
Member
as far as I know it still works for me. It charges the controller for one thing. Last update came when I was out of town so I had the ps4 off. So next update I'll try to keep it in standby see if it still downloads, but there should be no reason it doesnt.
Phaethon0017
Member
I'm not sure it's ever downloaded anything for me. I'd been queuing downloads for weeks since I last turned it on, and it all downloaded at once. I also saw a save upload error recently as well. I was also disappointed it didn't auto-install firmware updates.
qa_engineer
Member
Mine is on standby 24 hours a day. Everytime I turn it on new updates are already queued for downloding.
U mad bro?
Never auto-install FW updates - if there's an issue that bricks your machine you've got pain to sort it out. IIRC it happened with a PS3 update about 18 months ago, and I've had a couple of Windows .net updates cause some issues.
I *always* wait a couple of days before installing any FW update to see if there's anything amiss.
cjp
Member
But shouldn't they already be downloaded?
Fallout-with-swords
Banned
The thing about update downloads is that the PS4 only checks once a day at like 4am. So there will be many occasions where and update has been added and you will turn on your PS4 before it has checked if there was an update so it looks like it isn't working.
It isn't a perfect system I'm guessing they don't want every PS4 to start downloading updates and patches for games at the same time as it would be a high server load.
Basically, the current system stops the problem from last gen where people would complain about having not played their PS3 for a couple months and having to sit through a hour of updates. In the future I hope they will add the ability for us to set the time when an update check occurs. In a perfect world the update would download as soon as it's available but again I don't think Sony wants all the PS4's on standby to start downloading at the same time.
It isn't a perfect system I'm guessing they don't want every PS4 to start downloading updates and patches for games at the same time as it would be a high server load.
Basically, the current system stops the problem from last gen where people would complain about having not played their PS3 for a couple months and having to sit through a hour of updates. In the future I hope they will add the ability for us to set the time when an update check occurs. In a perfect world the update would download as soon as it's available but again I don't think Sony wants all the PS4's on standby to start downloading at the same time.
molnizzle
Member
Perfectly reliable for me. It won't automatically start downloading pre-ordered content once it's been released, but I guess it's not intended to at this point. Not a big deal I guess since I can queue downloads from my phone.
Everything else has always worked flawlessly for me. Firmware updates, patches, etc.
Everything else has always worked flawlessly for me. Firmware updates, patches, etc.
Ok so as mentioned earlier today I got the Naval Strike DLC for BF4 on the ps store website and checked the download queue some hours later where it said the DLC was now playable.
Got home a few hours later and turned on the ps4, which was in standby mode all day.
What happened?
A BF4 patch had been auto downloaded and installed at 16:00h, a Warframe patch started downloading, and the DLC for BF4?
I needed to go to the ps store again and press 'download' again before it started downloading.
Not much consistency there.
Got home a few hours later and turned on the ps4, which was in standby mode all day.
What happened?
A BF4 patch had been auto downloaded and installed at 16:00h, a Warframe patch started downloading, and the DLC for BF4?
I needed to go to the ps store again and press 'download' again before it started downloading.
Not much consistency there.