Updated 08/12/2013
How to change your HDD.
The lastest 1.51 full firmware (It's European, but IIRC they are all identical)
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Those of you fortunate enough to have a PS4 in your possession, would it be possible for you to take a few moments to detail some of the following information for us.
I DO NOT WANT TIMES TO PS LOGOS OR SPLASH SCREENS
HDD Installed (model # & size):
Cost of HDD:
Boot from cold to menu time:
Boot from standby to menu time:
Game boot times (from XMB to menu/start, Disk/Digital):
Obviously copy the game boot time line for all the games you have tested since each will be different.
RULES!!!
Thanks for helping
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There is some kind of disparity in how different people are measuring it makes it almost impossible to get a real gauge of where things stand. Clearly the only reliable way to gather this kind of information is to have one person do it with multiple drives. Or at least get recordings of every test by every person so that they can all be looked at and judged by one person to the same standard each time.
Here is the update. I've done what I can but frankly it's all over the shop and we don't have nearly enough data. The other issue of course is that games could be designed to get to the menu quick but have longer load times for saves and stuff. Those are things that matter more than the initial boot.
Updated 08/12/2013
OK, Tested.com has a great video where they measure load times of KZ, Knack and Resogun, and load actual levels of each game, using Samsung SSD, Seagate SSHDD and stck drive.
http://www.tested.com/tech/gaming/459128-tested-playstation-4-hard-drive-vs-ssd-vs-hybrid-drive/
There's a massive speed increase in level load times on a KZ level (they actually tested with Ch 2.2) with SSD and SSHDD compared to stock. It also shows that SSHDD lags only a second behind pure SSD, making it a clear choice for this purpose:
39s SSD
41s SSHDD
59s Stock
How to change your HDD.
The lastest 1.51 full firmware (It's European, but IIRC they are all identical)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Those of you fortunate enough to have a PS4 in your possession, would it be possible for you to take a few moments to detail some of the following information for us.
I DO NOT WANT TIMES TO PS LOGOS OR SPLASH SCREENS
HDD Installed (model # & size):
Cost of HDD:
Boot from cold to menu time:
Boot from standby to menu time:
Game boot times (from XMB to menu/start, Disk/Digital):
Obviously copy the game boot time line for all the games you have tested since each will be different.
RULES!!!
- All games must be ENTIRELY installed onto your drive, please do not post a time while it is still installing the game in question or any other game.
- Please ensure you have your settings set for standby. See below for instructions.
- There are two Standby boots, one while the PS4 is active and one while it is dormant.
- If you skip a splash screen, tell me.
- Vidoes showing your times are best!
Thanks for helping
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There is some kind of disparity in how different people are measuring it makes it almost impossible to get a real gauge of where things stand. Clearly the only reliable way to gather this kind of information is to have one person do it with multiple drives. Or at least get recordings of every test by every person so that they can all be looked at and judged by one person to the same standard each time.
Here is the update. I've done what I can but frankly it's all over the shop and we don't have nearly enough data. The other issue of course is that games could be designed to get to the menu quick but have longer load times for saves and stuff. Those are things that matter more than the initial boot.
Updated 08/12/2013