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PS4 Suspend Function

Postby VideoGameCritic » March 25th, 2015, 6:49 pm

I stumbled upon this article about a new PS4 feature and didn't think much of it at first.  Then I thought about how time consuming it is to start up Alien Isolation (which I play a few times per week) and shut it down.  

http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2015/03/ps4-finally-getting-suspendresume-feature-first-promised-two-years-ago/

This would actually come in very handy.  I noticed my Xbox One already does it, which is great if you're just playing one game at a time.

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PS4 Suspend Function

Postby Vexer1 » March 25th, 2015, 7:19 pm

This does sound quite useful, I was rather annoyed at having to sit through several load screens every time I started up Resident Evil Revelations 2.

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PS4 Suspend Function

Postby Gilly1 » March 25th, 2015, 8:45 pm

Cool! The PS4 is finally getting one of my favorite XBone features, if not favorite. This is just in time as I'm planning on getting a PS4 from Gamestop this weekend to take advantage of their trade in offer, giving up a spare 360 I have.

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PS4 Suspend Function

Postby ActRaiser1 » March 25th, 2015, 10:06 pm

What's weird is some games on my PS4 already support that function.  I can swap to Netflix and it will suspend my progress immediately but other games it doesn't.  It seems to be hit and miss.  Hopefully, the update makes work everywhere.

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PS4 Suspend Function

Postby Ozzybear1 » March 26th, 2015, 4:24 am

That feature has been there for quite a while !! lol
You should try the share function, even on a game
that's only local multiplayer, you can still play online
with a friend, very very unique touch!

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Re: PS4 Suspend Function

Postby Herschie » April 12th, 2015, 8:11 pm

This is the best thing to ever happen to video game consoles. Now I can confidently start a game of MLB: The Show or Madden, and know that if my wife comes at me with a honey-do list, or the dog has to go out, or when I just have 20 minutes to play, I can just put it into suspend and play it later. Plus, often times with sports games, you're not done playing after one game, but you get a little tired of it during the second. As Ernie Banks would say, "Let's play two!". Well, part of that two can wait until I have the time to play it.

I wish my dog had this function.


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