Here’s something quite cool about the Playstation4 that Sony Worldwide Studios boss, the supercool Shuhei Yoshida revealed on Twitter; you can buy a Ps4 game from your smartphone or tablet, and the PS4 will wake up, download the game, and then go back to sleep.
@SyriasSerj When you buy a PS4 game on smartphone, it will wake your PS4 up to start downloading the game. PS4 goes back to sleep after that
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) August 27, 2013
Right now, you can queue your games to download to your Xbox 360 and PS3 from the web-based stores – but the consoles actually need to be on.
This makes me happy, because nobody likes having to wait to play games…and I’m too lazy to actually go to a retail store to pick up games or have to depend on some courier to get my games to me. though Microsoft’s said nothing about this particular feature, it’s quite likely to make its way to the Xbox One as well; the console runs in a low power state to download updates and listen out for that “Xbox On” voice command, so it wouldn’t be a stretch.
Of course, with the size of next gen games and our delightful local internet connections, we could still end up waiting forever to play games.
What do you think? supercool feature, or something you’d never use?
Last Updated: August 28, 2013
RinceThisdripdripdripdripdripd
August 28, 2013 at 13:38
Would have used this yesterday… 😛
Lourens Jordaan
August 28, 2013 at 13:48
Just make sure the PS Eye is not plugged in. That’ll create Big Brother rumours fly kinectically.
EDIT: This should be called PS Super Plus!
Drewidian
August 29, 2013 at 06:01
Hmmm sounds like an always on connection to me… Where’s the outrage???
Martin du preez
August 28, 2013 at 13:43
The PS4 is self aware! Spystation 4 confirmed
FoxOneZA - X-Therminator
August 28, 2013 at 13:48
What internet connection? You have an internet connection!?!?!?!?
Airborne
August 28, 2013 at 13:55
And we’ve been fingerpainting on cave walls!!! Oh the Horror!!!
Gavin Mannion
August 28, 2013 at 13:51
This is so cool.. I hate to wait for 2 hours yesterday to get my new map packs for Black Ops 2…
Maxiviper117
August 28, 2013 at 15:30
While the rest of us have to wait 4-10 hours…oh the horror lol
Brian Murphy
August 29, 2013 at 08:29
Yeah I hate to wait for 2 hours yesterday also….? 😉
Airborne
August 28, 2013 at 13:59
Knowing my luck, i will get the whinny version of PS4… “Why did u buy the game? Do you know how much it costs? And really, I must get up and download your freakin games whilst you shop on line?!?!? Whose controller were you holding in those pics? Is that beer I smell on your breath?”… I dunno, I like having physical discs, but that’s just me.
TiMsTeR1033
August 28, 2013 at 14:02
your ps4 will do all that? bitch at you or that the wife or mother?
Airborne
August 28, 2013 at 14:06
We don’t address machines as female, for nothing… eish!!!!
Although, I have a feeling that the gf will be the same!
Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs
August 28, 2013 at 14:06
Very cool feature
Zubayr Bhyat
August 28, 2013 at 15:22
agreed
Admiral Chief Raider of Tombs
August 28, 2013 at 14:07
Provided its in some sort of standby mode. It won’t go plug itself in and stuffs
Double-O-Six and a half
August 28, 2013 at 14:11
super cool feature… now if only it could allow me to remotely tell my PS4 to tell the microwave to reheat last nights left over pizza, fetch me a beer from my internet enabled fridge and pour it into my USB powered chilled beer mug, and have my cyber slippers ready to be slipped into and have it all waiting for me when I get home ready for an evening of gaming debauchery… Hmmm, I think I’ll have to rename the wife “PS4″…
Airborne
August 28, 2013 at 14:20
Where would you like us to send the flowers to?
ALKi1234
August 28, 2013 at 14:28
I want to download my games on the pc or VITA.Don’t like leaving the console on the hole time to download a game.
Maxiviper117
August 28, 2013 at 15:35
It only turns on when it downloads a game then turns off back into a low power state when its done, like if you turn your ps3 off now, it isn’t Truly OFF, its still has power going into it, if you want it to Truly be off, you have to switch it off with the switch at the back of the console.
ALKi1234
August 28, 2013 at 17:28
Well i got a 2 meg line with 50gig cap….u c where i’m going with this?it takes a hole night to download a game(10gig)
ElimiNathan
August 28, 2013 at 15:35
PS4 FTW, awesome little feature that
fred
August 28, 2013 at 15:49
All that horsepower and it goes back to sleep !!… isn’t it supposed to cure cancer , organize wold peace and all that stuff.
eagleboy378
August 28, 2013 at 17:08
It downloads items while it’s asleep.
Pieter Kruger
August 28, 2013 at 16:38
This is insane, what else will it get up to while you’re using your mobile??? Report back to NSA about your phone conversations??!!
ElimiNathan
August 28, 2013 at 16:57
You are either a troll or really thick
Maverick Saturn
August 29, 2013 at 02:22
Can I do this to my Vita from my Ps4 :O
Pegasus177
August 29, 2013 at 02:41
Can already do this on xbox360. Go to settings and turn on “download/Update while console is off” then you can purchase from the marketplace on any browser and the co sole downloads it while its idle in off mode. The “next gen” consoles just seem to be announcing stuff we already could do.. Making it public knowledge.. and calling it ….new -_-
Kromas
August 29, 2013 at 07:27
Soooo essentially what steam can do?
Merna Gombez Jessica
November 23, 2014 at 17:59
Nice article Tim, i am happy that i do not have to wait for soo long load my map 🙂 amazing feature <3
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Guest
November 26, 2014 at 18:09
I am using this and loving it 🙂 Thank for the article admin from Saweel
Saweel Ur Raheem
November 26, 2014 at 18:12
I am using it and loving it 🙂
thank you admin for the article,,,
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