Do you have to download discs on ps4

 

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-Have to swap the discs when you want to play a new game-Possibility of misplacing or scratching the disc-If you want to do remote play, you're restricted to the disc currently inserted in your PS4 only. You do not have access to the entire library as you cannot remotely swap discs.  · 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 Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. Answer (1 of 10): Like Eddie said, this is to prevent people from pirating a game. If they let you play this installed game without a disk, what would stop you from installing it on 10 of your friend’s PS4s and letting them all play it without using the disk? One workaround Sony could have taken.

I get updates for my disc based games all the time without the disc being in the system. If you're installing a game and you take the disc out before it's done it'll cancel any updates since the game has to be fully installed before you can download updates. User Info: Nicodimus. Nicodimus 1 year ago #8. 1. level 1. [deleted] · 4y. Yes, as soon as you put the disc in it downloads to your ps4 really quick. Then it will start downloading patches if your online. They all take up there own amount of space. Sum games need online only and are unplayable offline like destiny. 2. Step 1: Download PS4 Software Update Actually PlayStation 4 won't play Blu-ray discs and DVDs out of the box, you have to install the software update before playing the Blu-ray discs and DVDs. Once you connect PS4 to Internet, go to the "Settings" > "System Software Update", which you can update to or upper version.

I thought most retailers do not accept opened discs as returns. The logic seems to be more around the resale of discs, or, the “circulating disc” where one person buys the game and lets ten other people use it. Either way, downloading the game from disc would certainly be abused by many and thereby lower physical copy sales. –. Answer: Same reason why PC games is installed from the physical disc into the HDD. The reason is to reduce load times. PS4 may use bluray disc (and bluray drive) which is much faster compared to CD and DVD but it still can’t match HDD (usually SATA3) transfer rate. I get updates for my disc based games all the time without the disc being in the system. If you're installing a game and you take the disc out before it's done it'll cancel any updates since the game has to be fully installed before you can download updates. User Info: Nicodimus. Nicodimus 1 year ago #8.