Official PlayStation 4 Thread

[Twigg4075]

Stand By mode only when Charging DS4 if not charging than off

Ever since JMS reminded me that any old smartphone charger (except of course Apple with their proprietary bullshit) works, I don't even need to do that.

[Argath]

I try to shut mine down now. Wouldn't want the power going off randomly and my shit gets fucked up.

You do know that the system being on or off makes no difference during an electrical surge right? Unless you're plugging/unplugging it into the wall you might want to look into a surge protector.


I keep my shit on stand by 24/7. I also have the charging station for my controllers so I don't even have to plug my controllers into the system to charge them. I just enjoy being able to instantly play instead of waiting for the shit to boot up. It's nice to be able to pause a game when I'm going to bed, put the system into standby and then return to the same game the next day after work.

[jms493]

During the week I shut mine down. On the weekends I will leave it on standby.

[KNUBB]

So have y'all been leaving your PS4's on Stand-By mode when you aren't using them or shutting them off? I've been shutting it off outside of the night before I knew a Sony firmware was coming out this past week. I could just be paranoid, but I'm just worried leaving it on stand-by all the time is going to bite me in the ass or something.

Stand-By is pretty much sleep/hibernation mode on PC. Its a low power state and completely safe. I have yet to fully turn my system off since it launched

[Handleit_44]

@Kotaku: We raced an Xbox One and PS4 to install a game. What a difference: http://t.co/hEOqgijN6m


Lulz.

[jms493]

@Kotaku: We raced an Xbox One and PS4 to install a game. What a difference: http://t.co/hEOqgijN6m


Lulz.

something is off here...its takes longer to install games on a $1000 PC then on the PS4? Regardless...PS4>Xbone

[Primetime]

You do know that the system being on or off makes no difference during an electrical surge right? Unless you're plugging/unplugging it into the wall you might want to look into a surge protector.


I keep my shit on stand by 24/7. I also have the charging station for my controllers so I don't even have to plug my controllers into the system to charge them. I just enjoy being able to instantly play instead of waiting for the shit to boot up. It's nice to be able to pause a game when I'm going to bed, put the system into standby and then return to the same game the next day after work.

How long does it take for your PS4 to boot up? Takes my TV longer to turn on than my console to get fully prepped and signed in.

[killgod]

@Kotaku: We raced an Xbox One and PS4 to install a game. What a difference: http://t.co/hEOqgijN6m


Lulz.

I did not expect such a difference, some of that is ridiculous. WTF Xbox.

[Atlas]

kotaku is like the handle-it of the internet, they only post anti xbox articles

[Point Blank]

You do know that the system being on or off makes no difference during an electrical surge right? Unless you're plugging/unplugging it into the wall you might want to look into a surge protector.


I keep my shit on stand by 24/7. I also have the charging station for my controllers so I don't even have to plug my controllers into the system to charge them. I just enjoy being able to instantly play instead of waiting for the shit to boot up. It's nice to be able to pause a game when I'm going to bed, put the system into standby and then return to the same game the next day after work.

I'm pretty sure I read that if you unplug your console while in standbye mode it could do harm, idk. Try it for me


I keep getting that annoying error message whenever I try to access the menu in 2k. What the fuck?!

[Point Blank]

kotaku is like the handle-it of the internet, they only post anti xbox articles

You can't get mad at that article though, they're just stating facts. The difference is pretty ridiculous.

[Primetime]

Can't access the article at work, what is the end game? I got all 3 of my games installed within an hour. 2K14, BF4, and DR3.

[Handleit_44]

Official PlayStation 4 Thread

Can't access the article at work, what is the end game? I got all 3 of my games installed within an hour. 2K14, BF4, and DR3.

Assassin's Creed IV:
Xbox One (offline, no update): 5 minutes 50 seconds
Xbox One (with update, fastest connection): 7 minutes 2 seconds
Xbox One (with update, 10Mbps connection): 10 minutes 32 seconds
PS4: 42 seconds


Need For Speed Rivals:
XBO: 09:25 (including update)
PS4: 00:32

Just Dance 2014:
XBO: 08:48 (including update)
PS4: 00:45

NBA Live 14:
XBO: 16:26 (including update)
PS4: 00:35

FIFA 14:
XBO: 16:06 (including update)
PS4: 00:34

Madden 25:
XBO: 9:38 (including update)
PS4: 00:38

[Primetime]

Is that the full installation time for PS4 or just the amount of time it games for the game to start? I could play a quick game of 2K14 after about a minute and a half. The full installation took closer to 20 minutes.

[JayDizzle]

I'm in the running to give a kid a bad Christmas starting tomorrow.

Lucky for me, my family's been eating Thanksgiving Dinner earlier and earlier every year.

"Unfortunately" this is going to be the third time I'll be in a pre-order line situation where I'm standing in the cold with a bunch of people I don't care to know.