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Sea-Anywhere-799 OP t1_irytzrh wrote

Reply to comment by FunkinDonutzz in PS5 or Series X (Need Advice) by Sea-Anywhere-799

if a game has two versions for it on PlayStation ( ps4/ps5 ) Can I download the ps4 version of it instead so I'll be able to play it from my external hard drive or since its a ps5 it won't let me download the ps4 version?

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FunkinDonutzz t1_irzrb95 wrote

If you have the PS4 version you're free to download and play that from your external drive if you want. Perfect example is Elden Ring - the most performant way to play it was to run the PS4 version on PS5, and that's what I did. I still owned the PS5 version as well, and only download that for a look at a later date. If you tried to do this on a Series console, it would force you to play the Series-enhanced version.

What version you get is publisher dependent. Some will stick the PS4+PS5 versions together as one purchase, some will have seperate versions (I've noticed this does happen on Xbox as well), some are selective about what you have to buy (for Elden Ring I had to buy the PS4 version, which included the PS5, but didn't the other way around).

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Sea-Anywhere-799 OP t1_is1jehk wrote

Thank you! So all ps4 games can run from external drive and only ps5 games from internal drive or a similar ssd? Just want to get that correct.

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FunkinDonutzz t1_is1mdct wrote

Yep, that's correct. If you have space to spare, you can also run PS4 games from the internal or SSD (there's a small improvement to loading with some titles in this scenario).

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Sea-Anywhere-799 OP t1_is1r4j0 wrote

Thanks. Also I know loading times are faster on both consoles and Xbox has quick resume but how are loading times on ps5?

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FunkinDonutzz t1_is1rle5 wrote

When you compare like for like PS5/Series X games, the PS5 is usually a little bit faster. A lot of the PS5 exclusives have pretty much instant loading.

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Sea-Anywhere-799 OP t1_is1rtvn wrote

Ahh ok but other big games from ubisoft, Warner Brothers, etc are still fast right? And graphics I've heard are the same right? Sorry for all the questions.

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FunkinDonutzz t1_is1uk1n wrote

Pretty much. Just for a comparison there (granted it's not perfectly like for like) I booted up PS4 AC Odyssey, and PS5 AC Valhalla.

From hitting "continue" on the title screen to being able to control your character, Odyssey took over a minute, Valhalla was 13 seconds.

Saints Row 3 Remaster took 8 seconds from pressing continue to being in the open world.

I haven't really done any side by side comparisons with the two consoles, but have watched a bunch of Digital Foundry videos. They're effectively the same - Series X will sometimes have slightly higher resolution but slightly lower framerate. In most cases you'd have to go through the games with a tooth comb to really see any differences

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Sea-Anywhere-799 OP t1_is1whpa wrote

Ahh ok. Thanks mate. You said ac odyssey took a min for the ps4 version right? Appreciate all the help you have given.

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