Cookie Settings. Learn why people trust wikiHow. Download Article Explore this Article methods. Related Articles. Article Summary. Method 1. All rights reserved. This image may not be used by other entities without the express written consent of wikiHow, Inc. Press the PS button on your controller. This opens your profile's Dashboard page. Use the left analog stick to highlight Library.
This tile is the furthest one on the right. Press X on the controller. This opens the Library. Scroll down to highlight Purchased. This option is on the left side of the screen. Highlighting it shows you every game you've previously purchased with your account. Games that are not currently installed are displayed first, with currently installed games displayed beneath them.
Highlight a game and press X. This opens the game's Details page. The game is downloaded to your console. Depending on the size of the game and the speed of your internet connection, your download may take some time to complete.
Method 2. Use the left analog stick to highlight the PlayStation Store tile. This tile is the furthest one on the left. Press X. This opens the PlayStation Store. However, to make it easier, you can use the PlayStation App to turn your phone into a remote keyboard for easier text entry. The PS4 makes it easier than ever to take and share screenshots of your games in action. To take a screenshot, press the Share button for a full second or so.
This should make a sub-menu pop up that offers the option to upload a screenshot of what was just on screen. Perhaps even more useful, you can also send a screenshot directly to your friends through the messaging function of the PS4. Uploading your game videos is also dead easy. The PS4 automatically caches the last 15 minutes of your gaming, so everything you do is there and already captured. Press the Share button quickly and the share menu will pop up. This offers an option to upload a video.
Select it and you can then edit from your last 15 minutes of gameplay. You can alter the start and end of the clip to take out any boring bits, using the R2 button, and then you just need a title and a comment — if you like — before uploading to Facebook. Just press the PS button quickly twice and the PS4 will automatically switch to the last app you used.
One way we can think of making good use of this is to switch to a game walkthrough while playing something particularly tricky, or to switch to the IMDb website while watching a TV show or film.
Related: PS4 vs PS3. If you have a habit of leaving your PlayStation on all night, you can set the console to automatically power off after a certain time of not being used.
There are different options for gaming and video playback, and you can set the console to either power off completely or go into standby. One of the features that we sorely craved when the PS4 was first launched was the ability to manage your downloads. One of the neatest — and most modern — things about the way the PS4 operates is that you can download and install games while the system is in standby. Just as useful as the ability to install and download games in standby — being able to charge your DualShock gamepads in standby.
No longer will you have to spend half your time watching the low battery warning twinkle away. USB power will be one of the options here.
Related: Best PS4 Games We have to recharge ours after any significant play session, which pretty much means every time you use it. Head to our extensive PS4 controller battery life: How to make your DualShock 4 last longer article for multiple ways to increase the battery life, but for a quick fix you can dim the brightness of the DualShock 4 light bar. Add-ons, DLC and in-game currency support. How to download PlayStation games remotely When you purchase a game, you can choose to start the download remotely via a web browser or PlayStation App.
Set up automatic downloads. Sign in to PlayStation. Select the game you want to download from your purchased list and select Download. Select which linked PS5 console or PS4 console you would like to download to. Your game will begin downloading automatically. PlayStation App support. Upgrade an eligible PS4 game to the digital PS5 version. Was this article helpful? What went wrong? I found the article confusing. The article is out of date. Thank you! Need help?
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