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[shinobi602]

If you have a 3DS or a Vita, you know how wonderful suspending your game and picking right back up can be. Unfortunately, the PlayStation 4 won't have that on Friday, but it will be patched in some time after launch. We're hopeful that it comes soon, because we confirmed the boot time on the console.

This morning during a demonstration, we saw a PlayStation 4 cold-booted. We roughly timed that at about 30 seconds and confirmed it with our own unit after setting it up.

For comparison, the PlayStation 3 boot cycle takes approximately 20 seconds (this is an original PS3 model). It's not an eternity, but anything that gets you into the game faster will be welcome.

Via Game Informer

 

[Wario64]

Pre-ordering my 10 second sandwich.

 

[VanWinkle]

That's a shame.

 

[Jinfash]

I knew they were hiding something.

 

[RangerBAD]

Oh, God, what am I going to do for those 30 seconds?!

 

[Suirrad]

In before complaints

Spoiler

 

[Sub_Level]

I can practically do my laundry, bills, and walk the dog in that time.

 

[bigboss370]

so this is a cold-boot (first time ever), not a boot from the low powered state which everyone will be using?

 

[ThePrivateCookie]

nitpicking.....30 seconds is really too much? lol

 

[Hidden One]

30 seconds? Not too long.

 

[ckohler]

I can't wait all second!

Just kidding, that's pretty fast.

 

[Dragon]

I knew they were hiding something.

jnc

 

[Sanjuro]

I can't believe Sony would wait this long for this information to come out.

 

[Tsundere]

This is probably the only 'small' disappointment I have for PS4. Although I'm probably not going to turn it off at all really.

 

[Jiggaloboy]

But seriously, I guess its not that huge of a deal.

 

[chubigans]

nooooo

 

[Metfanant]

preorder canceled



















did i do that right overractionGAF?

 

[ILoveBish]

I'll survive till the suspend/resume show up.

 

[mrdark]

I guess there are slim pickings for what to try and make the next controversy out of.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Just enough time to finish off with the Occulus...


...whew...sleepy.

Also, it'll suspend fine as long as you're not in-game when you do it, right? Until they roll that into the system later?

 

[Dead Prince]

if someone told me at gunpoint to turn on my ps4 and boot up a game in 10 seconds i would be dead.

 

[Bluekaveli]

Gives me time to figure out what porno, I will be playing.





I meant PS4 game.

 

[meanspartan]

Pre-order cancelled.

 

[JLeack]

Eh, something negative about the PS4. I'm sure this'll be buried.

 

[BrokenEchelon]

This is a 500% drop in honor.

 

[FinalStageBoss]

cancel next gen

 

[C.Dark.DN]

Uh, what does cold booting have to do with suspend-resume?

You would want to compare standby + launching a game.

 

[Jinfash]

http://lifehacker.com/top-10-everyday-life-hacks-that-take-10-seconds-or-less

 

[James Sawyer Ford]

Hopefully suspend/resume gets added soon.

 

[Vestal]

so this is a cold-boot (first time ever), not a boot from the low powered state which everyone will be using?

There is no sleep resume at launch.



30 seconds not a huge deal. but disappointing.

 

[StreetsAhead]

nitpicking.....30 seconds is really too much? lol

That extra ten seconds or so is about the difference between the Wii U at launch and the PS3.

 

[Budhapalm]

good, i can be done with my gf in that time ...

 

[SnakeEyes]

30 seconds? Shit son, I'll just read a comic book.

 

[fsckdev]

Cancelled.

 

[Nightengale]

Standby mode exist, Gameinformer.

Your logic of resume game feature and cold boot time has no real correlation.

 

[Derrick01]

I guess people today really are so afflicted with ADHD that this is considered a problem.

 

[Metfanant]

Eh, something negative about the PS4. I'm sure this'll be buried.

is a 30 second cold boot really a negative? lol

 

[DUMPTRUXX]

I had assumed this after reading about the dude who got his Xbone early talking about the 20+ sec cold boot.

Eh, something negative about the PS4. I'm sure this'll be buried.

Jesus fucking christ man. Get real.

 

[TheDarkKnight774]

MARCUS was right!!!! The cover ups!

I too can't wait for the feature to arrive. It's the second most desired feature after vita remote play. I hate it didn't make launch and hope it doesn't take too long

 

[Spine_Ripper]

I'll survive till the suspend/resume show up.

But...I want it now!

 

[Sanjuro]

I guess people today really are so afflicted with ADHD that this is considered a problem.

You're fooling yourself if you don't think this is a big deal. If GAF could get laid, we're talking roughly two rounds of sex

 

[a secret-boss]

pre-order cancelled took me 15 seconds to type this

 

[fourstorks]

I'm probably never going to turn the console completely off anyway.

 

[Vire]

That kinda sucks, you would think things would get faster not slower.

 

[GotchaForce]

so this is a cold-boot (first time ever), not a boot from the low powered state which everyone will be using?

This. Won't it be a lot faster after the first boot?

 

[GalacticaN7]

Jimmy Johns can make that delivery with those 10 seconds.

 

[Bad_Boy]

enough time for me pour a tall glass.

 

[Shaanyboi]

nitpicking.....30 seconds is really too much? lol

Have you seen the WiiU threads six months after launch?

 

[GetemMa]

I can't believe this even warranted a write up.

We live in an age where 30 seconds is considered precious. Holy crap.

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Eh, something negative about the PS4. I'm sure this'll be buried.

It'll just give me more time to read this post again while my system boots up.