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Do PS4 games transfer over?

Select “Move to External Storage”. Select all the games you want to transfer and then select “Move”. Your PS4 will transfer your games from to your external drive and automatically delete the old versions from your console once complete.
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Do PS4 games carry over?

You can copy PS4 game saved data from your source console to a USB drive, and then use the USB drive to copy the data to your destination console. If you already have saved data for the same game on your PS5 console, you can replace it with the saved data from your USB drive.
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Will my PS4 games transfer to a new PS4?

You can transfer data saved on your current PS4™ system storage to a new PS4™ system. Transferring data to your new PS4™ system initializes it, so you should transfer data before you begin using your new system. After the transfer, data also remains on your current PS4™ system.
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Can I transfer my PS4 games to a new account?

The downloaded games on PS4 console are non transferable at all. You cannot transfer a downloaded game from one hard drive to another hard drive of other PS.
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Are PlayStation games linked to console or account?

Are ps4 games tied to account? Yes, if you buy a PS4 digital game with your psn you can log in to a second PS4 with your account and play it.
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How to TRANSFER DATA FROM PS4 TO PS4 (EASY METHOD)

How do I share games between PS4 consoles?

How to Share Play on the PS4
  1. On the Invite Players screen, add the friend you want to start a party with by searching for them, or select them from your friends list. ...
  2. Load the game you want to play.
  3. Press the share button on your DualShock 4 controller.
  4. Choose Share Play on your TV screen.
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How do I play PS4 games on another console?

How to Play Your Games on Another PS4
  1. Install your game(s) on your external hard drive. ...
  2. Turn off your PS4.
  3. Unplug your external hard drive.
  4. Plug your external hard drive into the new PS4.
  5. Turn on the PS4.
  6. Press the Home button on the controller.
  7. Log into your account.
  8. Enjoy your games at a friends house or new location.
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Can you transfer PS4 games from one hard drive to another?

Press your controller's “Options” button, and a pop-up screen will appear. Select “Move to External Storage”. Select all the games you want to transfer and then select “Move”. Your PS4 will transfer your games from to your external drive and automatically delete the old versions from your console once complete.
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Can you have 2 PS4 with the same account?

Yes, you can share it between all accounts on one console, and just one account on a second. You set the first console as the “primary” console for the account that purchased the PS+ subscription. Any player can play on that console. Meanwhile, on the second console, the actual account owner logs in and plays on that.
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Can I transfer a game from PS4 to another using hard drive?

To transfer the games and other data from the PS4 to the external hard drive, you can simply press the Options icon on your game and pick the options for move to USB extended storage. If you are trying to install more than one game, you can move to the options for transferring the content in one go.
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Do I have to buy games again for PS4?

Once you purchase a game, you have the license to download as many times as you wish on any PS4. Once you delete the game from the PS4 storage, you re-download it by going to the library and selecting the game that needs to be downloaded from there.
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How long will they keep making games for PS4?

In Sony's latest financial presentation, the company formalized its plan to cease producing games for the PlayStation 4 by 2025. Legacy games will still be purchasable, but there won't be new ones – their focus will shift entirely to the PlayStation 5.
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Do you have to rebuy games on a new PS4?

Games that are downloaded are on your account, not specific to the console you play the games on. You will be able to redownload the game after you log back into your account which has the game.
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How to transfer your games to a new hard drive on PS4 without deleting everything?

Navigate to System > Backup and Restore > Back up PS4. After following the on-screen instructions, your console will restart, and backup will begin. Your PlayStation will restart once again when the process is complete, and a copy of your data should be saved to the external drive.
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Can I transfer games between hard drives?

Run the games transfer software, choose "App Migration" and then click "Start". On the left bar, choose the original drive where your game programs are installed, locate the games and tick the checkboxes. Click the triangle icon to choose the target drive as the file path. After all the selection, click "Transfer".
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Are PS4 games saved to your account?

The games are connected to your account, not your coneole, so yep. Any and all purchases will be transferred to a new PS4. Save data, however, won't be transferred unless you upload them to PS+ cloud storage. System data won't be transferred either.
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Can I redownload PS4 games after deleting them?

If you would like to install the game to the PS4 system storage, you may need to delete some applications. Don't worry, you won't lose access to any deleted games — you can redownload the application from your Library whenever you like.
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How does PS4 game sharing work?

In the simplest terms, it allows you and another person to connect your libraries of games purchased on the PlayStation store and to access them collectively with fewer restrictions attached. For this process, you will only need access to a friend's PS4 and your main account details.
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How many consoles can you game share on PlayStation?

You can only share your games and PlayStation Plus benefits with accounts on one PS5 console with Console Sharing and Offline Play activated and your primary PS4 console.
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Do all PS4 accounts share games?

If you set one of the accounts as “Primary” on that console, then the other accounts will be able to play downloaded games that have licenses attached to that “Primary” account. Keep in mind that a PSN account can only be “Primary” on a single console.
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Is PS4 being discontinued?

Nearly ten years after the launch of the PlayStation 4 - which kicked off the eighth generation of consoles - Sony could finally saying goodbye.
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What is the longest game to play on PS4?

18 PS4 Games That Take The Longest To Beat
  1. 1 Farming Simulator 19 (143 Hours)
  2. 2 Persona 5 Royal (103 Hours) ...
  3. 3 Gems Of War (93½ Hours) ...
  4. 4 SnowRunner (93½ Hours) ...
  5. 5 Rocksmith 2014 Edition – Remastered (92 Hours) ...
  6. 6 SD Gundam G Generation Genesis (91 Hours) ...
  7. 7 Elite: Dangerous (89½ Hours) ...
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Are PS games permanent?

Only if the game is a “free monthly game”, you will not be able to play it once your subscription ends. All other games bought on the PS store (whether at full price or discount or extra ps-plus discount), are yours to keep as long as you login with the same PS ID.
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