PS4 eliminates lengthy pre-install process, says Sony dev
Many PS3 games (and a growing number of Xbox 360 games) require users to pre-install several gigabytes of data before being able to play - a process which can take up to and beyond 20 minutes.
According to the Official PlayStation Magazine UK, Sony's Neil Brown told Develop attendees today that the same technology which allows PS4 to play a game as it's downloading from the internet will also allow the PS4 to play a game while it's being installed from a disc.
"A similar system also works on Blu-ray, chunks are automatically copied to the hard drive in the background," said Brown. "This means that after the first few minutes your game can rely on having faster read speeds from the hard drive."
Brown said that this "provides a better experience for players" because it will be "a completely background process".
He added, "They don't have to wait for anything to install before playing the game. The game will launch as soon as the disc has been put in the drive."
The PS4 release is currently officially 'holiday 2013'.
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UG_UnknownPosted:
Foolish Halo 4 on the 360 is one of the games that requires this pre-install
Yeah, Thanks!
WeaksaucePosted:
Gmlukens This looks better and better
I agree. The one thing that I hated about getting new consoles is the long update you had to sit through before you can actually use the system you've been waiting for. This should only increase the popularity of the PS4 console.
SCOPosted:
Fuzzeh_X-Mark Have either consoles released how much memory they have?
I haven't heard memory specs from either consoles.
Both will have 500gb but you can actually upgrade the PS4's.
I upgraded my ps3 aswell...
Fuzzeh_XPosted:
-Mark Have either consoles released how much memory they have?
I haven't heard memory specs from either consoles.
Both will have 500gb but you can actually upgrade the PS4's.
DJMarkyMarkPosted:
Have either consoles released how much memory they have?
I haven't heard memory specs from either consoles.
I haven't heard memory specs from either consoles.
RuinsPosted:
ExoticWolfs Good! Takes forever to pre-install, this will save tons of time. :D
mine doesn't take long?
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