| Zkuq said: I usually want to wait even when installing a new game because those updates sure do bring lots of good stuff these days (partially because sometimes games are barely ready when they're released). I don't have auto-update though, because it's ridiculously locked behind a paywall, and I'd get maybe a few hours of worth every few months so it's not even nearly worth the cost to me. That 'few hours' is how much I'd maybe play online on consoles if I had access to online gameplay, and no, PS+ games don't help because my backlog is so huge that I'd never get to play them anyway. If PS+ is worth it for you though (and it seems to be for a lot of people), I guess auto-updates are quite handy. |
I have ps+ (for GT Sport online races and my kids use it on the primary ps4) play often but also don't have auto updates enabled. For that the system needs to be in standby mode. Since I use the ps4 pro in different places depending on the game and time of day it needs to be off or it gets very angry for unplugging it while in standby mode. Most updates fail anyway because of the stupid disk space requirements. GT Sport is 108 GB, requiring another 108 GB to update and it takes 35 minutes to install the update (copy the game over). SSD next gen will be a blessing, it only being 850 GB will be a curse.
Steam keeps everything up to date by itself, which is how I wrongly assumed the game had the new update (which was for the beta branch) or I wouldn't have even tried to get it running again.
It's a pita either way. Auto updates plus bandwidth caps don't mix (I'm glad to have unlimited internet now at least). Auto updates with limited disk space don't mix either. Choosing what to update sucks as well since often when I launch an older game it wants to update first. (Doesn't matter for single player but anything online like GT Sport won't work until updated)
PS+ games, I downloaded Uncharted 4, then deleted it again because I needed the disk space to update ARK to play with my kids. By the time it was done updating my kids had moved on to Fortnite. Fun times.
