SolidSnakeUS
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Transferring everything over right now 
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Get your SSDs ready, PS4 Pro supports SATA3
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Nope. The drive is marked with a "fingerprint" that only the console it's from can recognize and use. You have to format the drive and reinstall firmware on the Pro, with the previous drive.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Got my order in for the 2TB Firecuda from Newegg. I'm still not convinced that a PS4 will make proper use of the SSD. If benchmarks prove me wrong I will send the SSHD back unopened and buy a SSD during Black Friday.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
I'm actually not doing a direct link of the consoles, I'm doing it via network with two Ethernet cables. Works perfectly fine.
Ok, thanks :/
KneehighPark
Member
Is it better to transfer via ethernet with a router as an intermediary, or just a direct ethernet link between two consoles? Waiting for my 1 TB 7200 RPM SSHD to arrive before I start the transfer.
Dark Souls 3:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieCs53BqeM
More Bloodborne:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSnbT54TN0A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nieCs53BqeM
More Bloodborne:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSnbT54TN0A
spookyfish
Member
No. The drives are encrypted to their console. You would have to reformat. (Unless that's what you were planning -- in which case, yes.) EDIT: Beaten. Badly.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
No you will need to back everything up to an external drive. Your drive will be wiped when you install it in the new console.
There doesn't seem to be much difference, wonder what drive he is using on the OG ps4.
2TB Firecuda is showing in stock at Newegg. Just bought one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179110
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179110
Barely any difference. Dark Souls 3 takes about 3-4 seconds to load on pc with an ssd.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Yeah doesn't seem to be worth it. Oh well.
So the PS4 restore process took about four hours to get my old profiles and games installed on the Pro with my lovely 2TB Firecuda SSHD. I got everything set up and started flicking through games. I started getting some pauses in menu which was odd. Finally the PS4 hard locked and after a reset couldn't detect the SSHD anymore. I know with law of averages someone has to get a DOA unit but fark! Time to restore to my old PS4's 7200rpm 1TB and wait for a replacement on the SSHD.
Crazymoogle
Member
RIP
Fallout 4:
https://youtu.be/k_X7eJisdgo
Initial load is only 20 seconds less, but the fast travel seems to be halved. Not sure what he's doing later in the video, maybe framerates?
Without a patch, it'll only be using half the PRO GPU running at PS4 specs.
I got a Samsung 850 1tb SSD in my new PS4 Pro. Initial test on two games of having long loading times.
Bloodbourne took me 7 seconds to load to initial graveyard safe zone. 13 seconds to Central yarham.
Styx, GREAT game minus the long load times. now its 9 seconds. YEAH!
Now i'm doing this super scientific with counting out One thousand, Two thousand, Three thousand, etc. But it seems like a great improvement to me.
Bloodbourne took me 7 seconds to load to initial graveyard safe zone. 13 seconds to Central yarham.
Styx, GREAT game minus the long load times. now its 9 seconds. YEAH!
Now i'm doing this super scientific with counting out One thousand, Two thousand, Three thousand, etc. But it seems like a great improvement to me.
JohnnyFootball
GerAlt-Right. Ciriously.
Yeah it was IMO a failing of Sony to not allow for SSD optimization
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I seriously doubt that.
2TB Firecuda is showing in stock at Newegg. Just bought one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179110
Any discounts available?
Its worth it.. don't be fooled.
I take speed over extra storage... I can not stand long loading times!! If I can cut them in half you best believe i will!
StrongBlackVine
Banned
Newegg had in stock a few hours ago. Would not be surprised if it sold out again though.
edit* It is still available on Newegg.
katsubento
Member
finalflame
Banned
Man, we really need a comparison of stock PS4 PRO HDD vs. FireCuda vs. SSD. I might buy a FireCuda and SSD just to do this, then return based on the results.
Edit: Alrighty, I ordered a SanDisk 960gb SSD and a FireCuda 1TB. Gonna test the Pro stock HDD vs. FireCuda vs. SSD tomorrow and draw some conclusions on value vs. performance. Will definitely post a comparison video.
Edit: Alrighty, I ordered a SanDisk 960gb SSD and a FireCuda 1TB. Gonna test the Pro stock HDD vs. FireCuda vs. SSD tomorrow and draw some conclusions on value vs. performance. Will definitely post a comparison video.
Be super-careful with that screw, you don't want to strip it.
vpance
Member
Yep thanks for the heads up. Just ordered it
Wonderful to see the benefits of an SSD. I just can't justify buying storage that costs over half the cost of the console though
I look at it as an investment. PS5 comes out and you'll be able to swap it in, plus it'll be designed around SATA3 from the ground up anyways.
Or if SSDs get cheap, buy a newarger one and delegate the old SSD to storage or NAS.
Years of use and hundreds of thousand of second saved will make it worth it for heavy gamers.
Dr. Kitty Muffins
Member
Awesome. Thank you.
Only just noticed that my 2TB FireCuda shows as having 1.30 TB of space, that's total space not free space as it shows that I've used just under 1 TB and have 300 GBs of free space.
Any idea why this would be?
EDIT:
I'm going to try and reformat it on the PS4, if this doesn't work then I'll have to try reaching it in a USB can on my Mac.
EDIT 2:
Weird, reformatted the SSHD on the PS4 and it now shows the expected 1.76 TB of capacity. I wonder of there was an issue with the transfer from the old PS4 and it had somehow created a second partition? It all seemed to work fine as I was doing it so I don't understand why but that could, sort of explain that capacity loss. I'm glad it's back though, even though I have to download everything again.
If you're doing a transfer from another PS4, make sure you check the capacity after you've done it.
Any idea why this would be?
EDIT:
I'm going to try and reformat it on the PS4, if this doesn't work then I'll have to try reaching it in a USB can on my Mac.
EDIT 2:
Weird, reformatted the SSHD on the PS4 and it now shows the expected 1.76 TB of capacity. I wonder of there was an issue with the transfer from the old PS4 and it had somehow created a second partition? It all seemed to work fine as I was doing it so I don't understand why but that could, sort of explain that capacity loss. I'm glad it's back though, even though I have to download everything again.
If you're doing a transfer from another PS4, make sure you check the capacity after you've done it.
Crazymoogle
Member
My Firecuda installed just fine. I guess I did try starting the Pro fresh before transferring data from another console though. At a glance the most noticeable change (not sure if it's the Pro or SSHD) is that the game details panels on The PS4 UI are all snappy now. No hitches while it loads trophy info or other community stuff.
The hard drive in the Xbox One is not user removable. It might actually work in another console but you'd have to cannibalize the console to try it, which would make selling it later pretty difficult.
Is the xbox one elite sshd compatible with PS4 Pro? I would like to make a threeway shuffle (xb1e -> ps4 pro, ps4 pro -> ps4, ps4 -> xb1e) before selling the xbox one for an xbox one s (thanks sony for not using a proper 4k bluray drive
The hard drive in the Xbox One is not user removable. It might actually work in another console but you'd have to cannibalize the console to try it, which would make selling it later pretty difficult.
Thanks for letting me know. Firecuda it is!
the 1.76 is correct. 2tb are actually about 1.82tb due to computers working in base 2.Only just noticed that my 2TB FireCuda shows as having 1.30 TB of space, that's total space not free space as it shows that I've used just under 1 TB and have 300 GBs of free space.
Any idea why this would be?
EDIT:
I'm going to try and reformat it on the PS4, if this doesn't work then I'll have to try reaching it in a USB can on my Mac.
EDIT 2:
Weird, reformatted the SSHD on the PS4 and it now shows the expected 1.76 TB of capacity. I wonder of there was an issue with the transfer from the old PS4 and it had somehow created a second partition? It all seemed to work fine as I was doing it so I don't understand why but that could, sort of explain that capacity loss. I'm glad it's back though, even though I have to download everything again.
If you're doing a transfer from another PS4, make sure you check the capacity after you've done it.
So I will install a new HDD in the Pro then do the transfer.
1)download the 4.05 OS thing that is 800+ MB and put in a USB stick
2) swap the HDD
3) turn on the Pro in safe mode with the USB stick attached and install the OS
4) deactivate my old PS4
5) start the transfer from the Pro using Ethernet cable between the two PS4s
Something I have missed?
1)download the 4.05 OS thing that is 800+ MB and put in a USB stick
2) swap the HDD
3) turn on the Pro in safe mode with the USB stick attached and install the OS
4) deactivate my old PS4
5) start the transfer from the Pro using Ethernet cable between the two PS4s
Something I have missed?
2TB Firecuda is showing in stock at Newegg. Just bought one.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822179110
Snagged one earlier today when I saw it back in stock. Shipped already. Good thing too because it is already out of stock once more.
Anyone?
You need to sync trophies
4) no need if you are doing a direct transfer as the Pro will ask if you want to deactivate old and activate new
I'm super happy with the transfer process altho I did have a issues starting it - but I think that was largely down to my son have a PS4 on the same network. This morning the Pro was essentially exactly like the old PS4 - everything done.
I did do a few loading test but unfortunately all times were around the same, coming out of standby went from 9 to 8 seconds but GTAV took 1:55 from clicking start to playing the game - that's comparing my 7200 SSHD with the stock Pro HDD - so certainly things are faster for loading in the Pro...think I've decided to go with the SSD in the end but still interested for more data
How do I sync trophies?