Can you play a ps4 game without downloading it

No. The only way you can play a PS4 game without a disc is if you have purchased it in the digital storefront and downloaded it. Older games frequently go on sale for much much less than the original disc cost, but you will still have to pay again if you want to own the game. With the PS4, the game installs off the disc onto your console's HDD. So the disc contains the game, but after install the disc basically just serves as a key allowing you to play the game.  · And, of course, you can't use any social media features. If you can't get online or if you can't download the PS4 pass at launch, good news: you .

Thanks for the info; so it installs some data but not the entire game? I had an Xbox and PS3 and I think that was generally how it worked back then, I'm a PC gamer now so I'm used to just downloading entire games without discs, but my internet is slow and takes so long. So one can buy pre-owned PS4 games and play them like you used to be. That's the beauty of the ps4, you can start playing as soon as it downloads the first level[QUOTE="coolguy, post: ]who wants to download a 30 gig size game to the hard drive that would take. You can play PS4 games directly from the external HDD. YOU CAN'T PLAY PS5 GAMES OFF OF CURRENT EXTERNALS. However, you can put PS5 games on a current external to save drive space and transfer the game back to the console when you want to play it. That should be much faster, and you won't use up data if you have a cap on you internet.

Free PS4 games: The best titles you can download without breaking the bank Encouraging you to play the game however you want and try out new approaches, it helps that each frame has an eye. You can play PS4 games on PC and laptop without remote play and without owning a PS4 console by following the below steps: Download the PlayStation Now app on PC Create a PlayStation Network. The only way you can play a PS4 game without a disc is if you have purchased it in the digital storefront and downloaded it. Older games frequently go on sale for much much less than the original disc cost, but you will still have to pay again if you want to own the game.