PlayStation 4 adds game pre-loading with 1.70 update

The upcoming 1.70 update for PlayStation 4 adds a crucial feature that PC gamers have had for a long time: the ability to pre-load.

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The upcoming 1.70 update for PlayStation 4 adds a crucial feature that PC gamers have had for a long time: the ability to pre-load. As with Steam, once a digital game is pre-ordered via the PlayStation Store, it will start to download onto the console. That doesn’t mean you’ll be able to play the game right away. Instead, you’ll be able to play it once the game is “unlocked” on release day.

Once pre-loaded, “there will be a countdown that starts when the official time of release is announced,” SCEA director Scott McCarthy confirmed on the PlayStation.Blog. Given games like Infamous: Second Son are 20GB, it’s nice to shave off a few hours of download time and get right to playing as soon as possible.

Andrew Yoon was previously a games journalist creating content at Shacknews.

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    April 17, 2014 8:15 AM

    Andrew Yoon posted a new article, PlayStation 4 adds game pre-loading with 1.70 update.

    The upcoming 1.70 update for PlayStation 4 adds a crucial feature that PC gamers have had for a long time: the ability to pre-load.

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      April 17, 2014 8:21 AM

      Now we are cooking with gas.

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      April 17, 2014 8:24 AM

      Fuck yeah.

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      April 17, 2014 8:26 AM

      Man who's running the show over there these days? I want to send them some cookies for DOING SHIT RIGHT

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      April 17, 2014 8:30 AM

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      April 17, 2014 8:42 AM

      Now if they'd only release a remote so I could use a Harmony, I could buy one.

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      April 17, 2014 8:56 AM

      PS4 continues to get better. This is what else I would like to see happen.

      Near-term improvements:
      -Release 720p twitch support
      -Game suspend mode
      -Improved bluray playback
      -More durable thumbstick material.

      Future improvements/changes:
      -Increased battery capacity in the DS4 controller
      -Reduced OS memory footprint allocating more ram to developers.
      -New sku with 1tb hybrid drive.

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      April 17, 2014 9:13 AM

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      April 17, 2014 10:32 AM

      Did the infamous patch drop yet? I want to fool around with photo mode.

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      April 17, 2014 11:59 AM

      WHERE THE HELL IS MY SUSPEND MODE

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        April 17, 2014 1:58 PM

        fuck suspend mode, give us bluetooth headset support

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          April 17, 2014 4:45 PM

          I used to be in that camp, but I ended up caving and buying the Sony headset (which uses a dongle) and I love it

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      April 17, 2014 5:59 PM

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