5 PS4 'Hacks' that Will Change Your Life

How many of these tricks were you aware of?

Preloading Your Games

As mentioned in the previous hack, you can pre-download your games without even being at you PS4. Not only does this save you valuable time, but it's just a nice feeling to know that you can preload a game while you're busy at work, then play it the minute you're home. No more having to watch the download progress bar for three hours.

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With games getting bigger and bigger, and day-one patches a common occurrence, turning on preloading will keep your games updated at all times!

You can even preload your games without your phone by making sure your PS4 is set up for automatic downloads whilst in rest mode. Doing this will allow files to be automatically downloaded as soon as they become available, but you must make sure there is enough room on your HDD.

To activate this, open up the Settings and select Power Saving Settings. Select Set Features Available in Rest Mode  and ensure Stay Connected to the Internet is checked. Next, go to System, Automatic Downloads, and make sure the bottom three boxes are checked: System Software Update Files, Install Automatically, and Application Update Files.

This will ensure that your PS4 is always connected to the internet, even while resting. You'll be thankful for this when you're at work and hear about a massive update for a game you want to play - your PS4 will get that downloading for you!

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