4064

This post in reddit says it might be ps+ only?

Sony are not overly clear in that they imply downloading game updates automatically is free for everyone on their support page, but the actual wording on the application update files option on the console suggests it will only download updates in rest mode if you have PS+ (ie. the console has to be activated as the Primary for the account with PS+, and presumably it will only update games recently played by that particular account in rest mode).

You also have to consider that it only seems to check for application updates while in rest mode once a day. For me this generally happens between 5AM and 7AM, so if a game releases an update at 10AM and you come to play it that evening you’re going to find you need to download the update still because it missed the update cycle for that day.

4065

Yeah, that’s a PS+ only feature, like cloud saves. Kinda amazing that such basic OS functionality is buried behind the subscription. I leave my PS4 pro on in sleep mode, too, and it seems like damn near every time I go to play a game, there’s not only a full system update, but a patch for the game I want to play. Which makes me avoid playing on the Playstation even more, which just exacerbates the problem.

4066

It’s a total PITA. Do they ever discount that BS?

4067

PS Plus? Yes, you can consistently get a year for $40 or less by checking Slickdeals or whatever your deal site of choice is.

$40 on CDKeys right now.

4068

Thanks for the link. I suppose they at least still have the monthly games included, as well as these QoL features (for who knows how much longer since the New Hotness is the supposedly current but very rarely spotted PS5).

4069

Gamestop is offering substantial trade-in credit for the PS4 Pro right now. Traded mine in for $325 ($300, plus an extra $25 for being a Pro member - since the subscription is $15 for a year there’s no reason not to sign up) along with a pair of Move controllers that they gave me $24/ea for and $40 for a DualShock 4. ~$400 in credit for a console and controllers I spent less than $500 on and got to use for nearly 5 years was worth it.

4070

They’ll have to tear my PS4 Pro from my cold dead hands since I don’t have a PS5. I gotta have my Ghost of Tsushima and still have Dad of War to start and HZD to get very far into. And technically I haven’t finished Spider-Man (I kinda thought I had when I beat Mr Negative but I guess not --gotta be pretty far along in the game though).

4071

Damn that is a crazy good deal.

4072

And just like that, console life finds a way!

PS4 manufacturing had been set to cease at the end of 2021, Bloomberg reported today, but has been extended throughout 2022 - meaning around a million more last-gen consoles will now be created.

4073

So after seeing the PS4 production story, I went to Sony’s page expecting that the PS4 Pro would be what they were pushing but, nope… Even if you go to the PS4 Pro page, when you click the purchase link, you get taken to the OG 2013-performance PS4 for $299.

I’m excited for Brad to explain how this is good for gamers and a better option than the Xbox Series S which at least plays next-gen games. (popcorn emoji)

I have no investment in this… I’ve long left MS behind and I own both a PS5 and a Series X. But I’m pretty incredulous that, if Sony’s going to keep making PS4s, that they’re not at least the Pro model.

4074

I would have been shocked if they had done that. The pro is significantly more expensive to manufacture, and the whole idea is to offer a cheap stopgap that prioritizes price over performance, not something that risks being “good enough” to put off getting a PS5.

That said, I am a bit surprised that they didn’t take the opportunity to drop the price or offer a good bundle or something to make it look more appealing as a competitor to the Series S.

4075

$299 ain’t a cheap stopgap. That’s only $100 less than it cost 9 years ago.

4076

Yep, that’s straight up BS.

4077

I just checed, and where I live, the PS4 is out of stock everywhere. A couple of stores advertise it available within a week but at $200 over MSRP. The XSS is always in stock in tons of places, often below MSRP. So while I have no idea of who the hell would buy a PS4 today when the XSS is cheaper, it seems like it must be a lot of people.

4078

Assumedly, they want to play spider-man.

4079

Sure, but not much reason to drop price if they can’t keep it on the shelf at that price.

4080

I’m seeing an article here and there that Sony didn’t separate out PS4 sales in the latest quarterly report. Which probably signals the end of the PS4 is here.

Personally I hope they keep putting out their exclusives on PS4 for a while. I’m still hoping to skip the PS5 generation. I know God of War Ragnarok is already announced for PS4. We’ll see about next year’s first party PS games. I hope maybe we can get one more year of PS4 first party ports.

4081

My wife is looking for recommendations for a cozy fun PS4 game.

She has greatly enjoyed Journey, Abzu, Overcooked, untitled goose game, and moderately enjoyed The Witness on the PS4. She loved Super Stardust on the PS3.

We don’t have PSN or PS+ and don’t desire them. But anything on the PS store would be fine.

She does not want Stardew Valley or any game where you tend crops or sell things to buy things.

I was maybe thinking FireWatch, but I don’t know how intense that gets, or there’s something new advertised called Season but I haven’t heard anything about its quality.

Hivemind, activate!

4082

A Short Hike, Resogun, Nex Machina.

4083

Tearaway!

Has some light platforming, but nothing too hard IIRC.

Wandering the forest in Firewatch is lovely, but I can’t call it cozy.

If she doesn’t mind experimental stuff Dreams might go over well. There are a lot of fun cozy games in there, but everything is very short. We’re talking minutes, not hours. It’s Sony’s version of… Roblox or Project Spark. Homemade art/game creation engine thingy.