Do games continue to download when ps4 is off

You can. Just turn it off, move it, and when you turn it back in the download/install will resume.  · Yes, As long as you have the console on the dock [or not] and connected to the internet (with no other games running in the background), the console will download updates or games in sleep mode. Can I leave my switch on overnight? Search within r/PS4. Found the internet! 4. Do games continue to download while you are playing a game? Close. 4. Posted by 7 years ago. Archived. Do games continue to download while you are playing a game? Currently downloading MGS:GZ and wondering if i can play GTA V while I wait. 8 comments. share.

7 years ago. Yes! Its a great feature! Using the Playstation App you can download things to your system while your not at home. For example, I was at work last week and the NBA 2K14 came out so while I work I hit "Download to PS4" and it downloaded and installed it for me while I was at work. When I got home everything was ready to be played. For PlayStation 4 on the PlayStation 4, a GameFAQs message board topic titled "Will my ps4 continue to download/update if it is turned off?". It's a bit more complicated than the title. I'm trying get to download GTA5 as fast as possible, but it's taking forever. I want to move it into a different room to hook it up to ethernet, but it downloaded about a gig, and is now downloading the rest of the game from inside the game. It says installing, and I don't know if I should turn it off.

You can. Just turn it off, move it, and when you turn it back in the download/install will resume. That’s all you need, now when you turn your console off via the controller, or it goes into sleep after inactivity, it’ll keep downloading games to install or update. What do you think?. So long as the system is on or in rest mode, with the correct settings, with an active Internet connection, yes it will continue to download.