Does ps5 always copy games?

PlayStation does this “copying” mechanic with certain downloads because when it gets a new patch, it essentially copies the entire game while adding the patch, in an effort to prevent file corruption. This usually means the larger the game, the longer the copying phase takes.

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2024-01-04 14:57:02

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Can you play ps5 disc games on ps4 digital?
The PS5 is backwards compatible with PS4 software, so this means both physical and digital software will work on the current-gen system.
2024-02-20 11:36:10

How fast does ps5 copy games?
You may download a 500 MB update in seconds, but the “copying
copying
Copying is the duplication of information or an artifact based on an instance of that information or artifact, and not using the process that originally generated it.
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Copying - Wikipedia
” component takes much, much long to implement, delaying your actual gameplay from anywhere from ten minutes to a full hour.
2024-01-19 23:22:01

Why do you have to copy games on ps5?
To play PS5 games, you need to copy game data from your USB extended storage drive back to your PS5 console's internal SSD storage. It's much quicker to copy a PS5 game from USB extended storage than to re-download it.
2023-12-12 13:49:49

Will ps5 run games at 60fps?
Ps5 games will have 2 modes performance mode which will give 60fps and resolution mode which will be 30fps so maybe heavy graphics games will have only 30fps as companies want games to look more realistic then focusing on getting 60fps which is sad for gamers .
2023-01-20 09:32:08

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