PS4 saves question

Narj · 29 Apr 2017 at 15:30

It's cool I just found a 1TB USB3 drive in my cupboard. I'm using that to back up but am also backing up app data to cloud and USB in case!

V F · 29 Apr 2017 at 16:47

Narj · 29 Apr 2017 at 18:06

Well that was easy... Apart from somehow one of the guides snagging whilst removing the old drive. I had to bend it back into place with a knife to slot the caddy back in. Had me worried for a bit!

Cheers!

V F · 29 Apr 2017 at 18:15

Guides snagging? Is it the Pro you have?

D1craig · 29 Apr 2017 at 20:21

I forgot to add that I think that the loading times beige reduced is greater when the game is downloaded rather than played from a disc.

V F · 29 Apr 2017 at 20:36

What games have you tested it on?

TheVoice · 29 Apr 2017 at 20:39

D1craig said:
I forgot to add that I think that the loading times beige reduced is greater when the game is downloaded rather than played from a disc.

Games aren't played from a disc, they're installed to the HDD.

V F · 29 Apr 2017 at 21:16

The share menu has always been slow, no?

D1craig · 30 Apr 2017 at 00:12

I've only played dragon age inquisition. Might try the last of us again once I'm done with dai.

Narj · 30 Apr 2017 at 01:29

V F said:
Guides snagging? Is it the Pro you have?

Yep. All working hunky dory. Thanks buddy!

V F · 30 Apr 2017 at 01:30

D1craig said:
Might try the last of us again once I'm done with dai.

I had forgotten how intense it was. Geez that feeling in the dark. Or when they come running for you.

D1craig · 30 Apr 2017 at 14:36

Apparently the pro has sata 3 which will get full use out of an ssd. Normal ps4 only has sata 2 so ssd doesn't offer anything more than an sshd.

V F · 30 Apr 2017 at 17:29

D1craig said:
Apparently the pro has sata 3 which will get full use out of an ssd. Normal ps4 only has sata 2 so ssd doesn't offer anything more than an sshd.

Yeah, sucky. :/ That was why I went with the 2TB mechanical. Granted its a little faster than the stock drive but all that storage.

TheVoice · 1 May 2017 at 10:01

D1craig said:
Apparently the pro has sata 3 which will get full use out of an ssd. Normal ps4 only has sata 2 so ssd doesn't offer anything more than an sshd.

It makes very little difference in reality, the PS4 Pro loads games faster with the default HDD than a standard PS4 anyway.

Narj · 1 May 2017 at 12:34

Actually the evidence points to a bottleneck somewhere else that makes an SSD a waste of money even on a PS4 Pro. I think I read something about a USB->SATA bridge limiting bandwidth but can't quite remember.

After looking at the figures of various tests I decided the 2TB Firecuda was the best bet. I wanted a bit more storage so any extra performance is a bonus.

ic1male · 1 May 2017 at 13:02

Narj said:
Actually the evidence points to a bottleneck somewhere else that makes an SSD a waste of money even on a PS4 Pro. I think I read something about a USB->SATA bridge limiting bandwidth but can't quite remember.

It's partly that and also artificial limits placed on data throughput so that the PS4 can read game data, write game saves, download stuff in the background, upload stuff in the background and record your video gameplay all simultaneously without any one of those things cocking it up for another.

V F · 1 May 2017 at 13:08

ic1male said:
It's partly that and also artificial limits placed on data throughput so that the PS4 can read game data, write game saves, download stuff in the background, upload stuff in the background and record your video gameplay all simultaneously without any one of those things cocking it up for another.

I wonder what the chances are for the PS5.