PS4’s digital library will be accessible anywhere and on any console

Written by Brandon Hofer on July 10, 2013

PS4 News: Sony has revealed that you will have access to your digitally downloaded PS4 content anywhere you go.

PS4 will allow your digital library to be played anywhere. Sony has recently stated that PS4 games that are downloaded from the PS Store will make, “a digital library a practical option in the real world.” Speaking at Develop, Neil Brown, Sony’s R&D senior team leader, outlined this process:

“You can visit your friends house you can log into your account and play any game from your digital library, which is good. But how useful is that if it takes half a day to download the game you want to play? With Play As You Download you get much quicker access to at least the first section of the game so you can start playing quicker. So this makes a digital library a practical option in the real world.”

He also went on to discuss how this means that, ideally, you’ll never have to wait for games to install. You will be able to play instantly but still be able to benefit from faster loading and streaming from the PS4’s hard drive:

“A similar system also works on Blu-ray, chunks are automatically copied to the hard drive in the background. This means that after the first few minutes your game can rely on having faster read speeds from the hard drive. Which provides a better experience for players, and this is a completely background process for the player. They don’t have to wait for anything to install before playing the game. The game will launch as soon as the disk has been put in the drive.”

It seems that both next gen consoles will allow you to play your digital games wherever you go. What do you think about all of this? What is the next thing you hope Sony announces in regards to the PS4?

Source: Official PlayStation Magazine UK