Why do i have to download ps4 games

So you either suck it up and wait, or, you replace your internal hard drive. Once the update has been downloaded, if you restart your PS4 at that point, when it boots back up again, the update will be completed. Though this is hardly an ideal solution it is at least something for those who folks who are not willing or able to upgrade their internal storage.

With these kinds of download speeds and requirements, players may want to queue their PS4 downloads long before they want to start gaming or download in the background while doing something else. Or just drive to the store and get a disc. We'll have much more about the PS4 in the coming days as well as a review of the system at 9am ET, on Wednesday, November To contact the author of this post, write to stephentotilo kotaku.

I'm surprised these new-gen systems aren't launching with TB hard drives considering how much data the games will take. They'll be filled up quickly. The A. By Stephen Totilo. Visit the guide below to restore licenses on your console.

Restore licenses on PS5 consoles. Open ports on your router and check the firewall settings. For help with port opening and router settings, please contact your ISP Internet service provider. Update PS4 system software. Manage PS4 console storage space. Safe Mode on PS4 consoles. Check transaction history. Activate primary PS4 console. Restore licences for your account. Restore licenses. If you are having trouble finding DLC or add-on content, please visit the guides below.

Just imagine if we had no Internet … if there was a critical bug in the game, they would have to send out all-new physical copies of the games! Requiring the game disc to play is -- for the most part -- for copyright protection. Why so many updates? Have game developers just become real perfectionists these days?

The updates are there to fix bugs in the game. There are more updates now because games have become larger and more complex. Keep in mind, the original PlayStation games came on CDs with the capacity of megabytes; PS4 games on Blu-Ray discs have the capacity of 50 gigabytes, or about times larger, meaning there is a lot more room for bugs in the software.

Do you think game discs will stick around for awhile? What's the argument for keeping them, at this point? They don't seem to do much except feed Gamestop's profit margins used games and all. The argument is that 50 gigabytes is still a massive-size file to download on an average Internet connection in the U. Even at those speeds, downloading 50 gigabytes would take about one to two hours. So, if the speed to download the entire thing comes down to minutes, then I think disks would no longer make sense.

But that is the future and the shift is already happening right now toward downloadable games with the rise of [the online merchant] Steam for the PC, as well [as] many games that are available both as a downloadable and as a physical disk on current consoles. What do you make of Nintendo reportedly going back to cartridges with the Switch? Will that eliminate the game installs we see with the other consoles?