Do you have to download ps4 disk games

 · Keep in mind, the original PlayStation games came on CDs with the capacity of megabytes; PS4 games on Blu-Ray discs have the capacity of 50 Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins. As for downloading games to the ps4, you already do. The ps4 installs the games to itself in the background as you play. Presumably it does this because it can read from its internal harddrive faster than from a disc. A better question would be how to stop 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.

Example: I have Borderlands 3 for the PS4 (disc). Borderlands 3 has a PS5 version you can download for free. It is a whole different version of the game. I downloaded that one and deleted the PS4 version. However, whenever I insert the disc to play the PS5 version it automatically starts copying. If I sell my PS4 game disc and buy a digital version, can I still access my original saved game, or my progress? I have the Resident Evil 2 remake on a disc. I finished the game already and I'm thinking of selling the disc and buying it digitally. If I do this, can I still access my saved data and progress on the digital version? I'm led to understand all PS4 games download the full game to the hard-drive as part of the install but the dvd has to be in the machine because it basically acts as the verification of ownership (otherwise there'd be little to stop you installing it and passing it on to a friend who does the same thing).

Physical Games (Cons): Have to swap the discs when you want to play a new game-Possibility of misplacing or scratching the disc-If you want to do remote play, you're restricted to the disc currently inserted in your PS4 only. You do not have access to the entire library as you cannot remotely swap discs. As for downloading games to the ps4, you already do. The ps4 installs the games to itself in the background as you play. Presumably it does this because it can read from its internal harddrive faster than from a disc. A better question would be how to stop it. Some gamers like to buy all their PS4 games online. They don’t have to store physical copies of the games. They don’t have to go out to a store to hunt down a game that they really want to try, and neither do they have to wait for a disc that they ordered online to arrive in the mail. Instead, they can hop over the online store anytime, select a game, and own it within minutes. The Disc Avenue. Some people prefer to purchase all their PS4 games as physical disc copies.