Don't forget to backup P.T. before selling your PS4

dmr87 · Sep 12, 2020

Doing some prep stuff before selling my PS4 so thought I'd give you a heads-up.

I don't even know if PS4 backups of games/captures/saves etc will seamlessly carry over to the PS5 via USB or external HDD, but you better believe I'm backing up P.T. Did the same when I went from the OG PS4 to the Pro and now it's that time again.

_zoipi · Sep 12, 2020

Yeah, good luck trying to make P.T. play on a PS5...

dep9000 · Sep 12, 2020

You might want to hold onto your ps4 if you want to replay it...

defaltoption · Sep 12, 2020

I highly doubt this will make the compatibility list for ps5, may want to keep the ps4

RivalGT · Sep 12, 2020

Yeah I'm taking P.t with me to PS5 lol. I did the same with my PS4 Pro, then my Seagate SSHD died, I then downloaded the game again, I forget what you have to do, but Google will help you.

dmr87 · Sep 12, 2020

_zoipi said:
Yeah, good luck trying to make P.T. play on a PS5...

Guess I'll find out. Hopefully any PS4 software will be in a playable state at some point, just without any direct improvements.

Lemony1984 · Sep 12, 2020

PT won't work on PS5.

J75 · Sep 12, 2020

PT working on PS5? Doubt.

Musubi · Sep 12, 2020

defaltoption said:
I highly doubt this will make the compatibility list for ps5, may want to keep the ps4

There isn't a "compatibility list" the console is compatible with pretty much every game in the PS4 library.

ZeroX · Sep 12, 2020

It's just a demo. If I lose it I don't really care, I'll never play it again.

and yeah you gotta keep your PS4, that shit ain't working on PS5

_zoipi · Sep 12, 2020

dmr87 said:
Guess I'll find out. Hopefully any PS4 software will be in a playable state at some point, just without any direct improvements.

There was rumors that they were letting every PS4 game to be played, but not officially supported. Which means a game cane be played but if it used some tricks with the PS4 hardware it might be impossible to play some sections or even finish the game. Happened with a lot of PS2 games on the backwards compatible PS3.

Mr. Shakedown · Sep 12, 2020

If you previously downloaded it there's a way to get it back. I've tried this method and can vouch for it personally, will try it on PS5 too.

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alr1ght · Sep 12, 2020

Either way, if it works on PS5 at all, you can probably just do that proxy trick to get it back on your console.

Tigress · Sep 12, 2020

Would PT even work if you saved it and put it on another PS4? Anyways, I'm keeping my PS4 for my bedroom so that solves that problem ;).

dmr87 · Sep 12, 2020

ZeroX said:
It's just a demo. If I lose it I don't really care, I'll never play it again.

and yeah you gotta keep your PS4, that shit ain't working on PS5

It's more about conserving it than actually playing again, but it would be nice to be able to bust it out now and again for someone that haven't seen or played it.

Tigress said:
Would PT even work if you saved it and put it on another PS4? Anyways, I'm keeping my PS4 for my bedroom so that solves that problem ;).

I carried it over to my Pro so yes.

Ocirus · Sep 12, 2020

Gonna just repost my info from another thread:

You can absolutely download it again as long as your account has already downloaded it - you just need to do some tech magic. Basically: P.T. is no longer available for the public to download (or redownload) but it's still on Sony's servers. This is how people with PS4 Pro consoles have it (like me) since they removed access from downloading it before the console released. I doubt I could post directions or a link here, but do a quick search and you'll find a way. It was so long ago, but I remember you need a computer handy. You're essentially forcing your console to redownload P.T. through the back end.

TL;DR: it's still possible to redownload P.T. if you originally downloaded it on your account, with a computer and know how.

It'll be very interesting to see if anyone somehow gets it into their PS5 (using this method, or something similar).

dmr87 · Sep 12, 2020

Ocirus said:
It'll be very interesting to see if anyone somehow gets it into their PS5 (using this method, or something similar).

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind.

MrBS · Sep 12, 2020

I recently did a two hour gaming session at a local cinema with my PS4 hooked up and I made sure that I gave PT a whirl on the big screen. So good, PT forever.

golem · Sep 12, 2020

Not gonna sell my Pro before I get PT setup on the PS5

I dont know why people are doubting it will be BC? It would be a dick move to block it... oh.

rocket · Sep 12, 2020

IF you want to continue to play it, you need to keep you PS4.

Ocirus · Sep 12, 2020

golem said:
Not gonna sell my Pro before I get PT setup on the PS5

I dont know why people are doubting it will be BC? It would be a dick move to block it... oh.

I see we've come to an understanding. I also plan to hold onto my pro until I know for sure I can get it working on PS5. It's a piece of history.

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Fafalada · Sep 12, 2020

Lost my PT when Firecuda decided to die on me. Should have backed it up but I liked to live dangerously I guess. Carried the thing through 3 ps4s but alas...

Pyro · Sep 12, 2020

I'm just keeping my PS4 forever for P.T.

dom · Sep 12, 2020

Fafalada said:
Lost my PT when Firecuda decided to die on me. Should have backed it up but I liked to live dangerously I guess. Carried the thing through 3 ps4s but alas...

You can put it back with a dns trick.

defaltoption · Sep 12, 2020

Musubi said:
There isn't a "compatibility list" the console is compatible with pretty much every game in the PS4 library.

There absolutely is a list, it may be a large majority but there are definitely games that won't work. There's a reason every time it's mentioned by Sony or a partner they say backwards compatible ps4 games or a large majority instead of all. You can bet that this will not be a priority on that list.

Het_Nkik · Sep 12, 2020

Mr. Shakedown said:
If you previously downloaded it there's a way to get it back. I've tried this method and can vouch for it personally, will try it on PS5 too.

How to redownload P.T. Silent Hills Demo - PowerUp!

The playable teaser for Silent Hills was released on PS4 in 2014. Known as P.T. (short for playable teaser) and released under the fake developer 7780s Studio, this demo for Silent Hills was created by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro. Played in first-person, P.T. featured a hallway that...

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Don't even have to have downloaded it, just claimed it to your PlayStation account. Like, I added it to my PlayStation account from the web store before I even had a PS4 and by the time I did get a PS4 the game was delisted but I was still able to download it using this trick.

Deleted member 56995 · Sep 12, 2020

Guys, Sony we're saying the same shit when the Procame put and people were freaking out about Boost mode screwing up games.

Mr. Shakedown · Sep 12, 2020

Het_Nkik said:
Don't even have to have downloaded it, just claimed it to your PlayStation account. Like, I added it to my PlayStation account from the web store before I even had a PS4 and by the time I did get a PS4 the game was delisted but I was still able to download it using this trick.

Lol that's what I meant, just worded poorly. Yeah as long as it's claimed and showing in your library you can somehow route it to your system from a cache this way. I guess Sony doesn't truly remove the executables, just migrates them somewhere else.

I imagine if PT shows up in your library still on PS5 this will still work.

Musubi · Sep 12, 2020

defaltoption said:
There absolutely is a list, it may be a large majority but there are definitely games that won't work. There's a reason every time it's mentioned by Sony or a partner they say backwards compatible ps4 games or a large majority instead of all. You can bet that this will not be a priority on that list.

That doesn't mean there is a list. That just means Sony can't test 4000+ titles and can't 100% guarantee compatibility but that every title in theory *should* work and in no way excludes PT. It just is a matter of how nicely PT plays with the PS5's hardware which we won't know until the console is out.

nampad · Sep 13, 2020

My PT license already got fucked with because you needed Ps+ for it in Germany and everytime a nee subscription starts all the licenses need to be renewed 😭

Laser Ramon · Sep 13, 2020

Blessed PSA thread

R0987 · Sep 13, 2020

_zoipi said:
There was rumors that they were letting every PS4 game to be played, but not officially supported. Which means a game cane be played but if it used some tricks with the PS4 hardware it might be impossible to play some sections or even finish the game. Happened with a lot of PS2 games on the backwards compatible PS3.

Doesnt the system go into ps4 legacy mode for those kind of scenario's?

liquidtmd · Sep 13, 2020

I get the assumption that it probably won't work, but If you have a licence and generally you can port your existing collection over via HDD from PS4 > PS5 then why 'wouldn't' it work?

Turnabout Sisters · Sep 13, 2020

The value went down a lot with those PC ports. These days anyone who wants to experience PT can.

Asbsand · Sep 13, 2020

I won't sell my PS4 before I see PT running on my PS5.

eZipsis · Sep 13, 2020

I lost P.T. when my PS4 was stolen. I've tried that trick to re-download on my new PS4 but it never work, I might have been doing something wrong, or my VPN program was messing with it.

obin_gam · Sep 13, 2020

Why would I sell my PS4?

NotSmartEnough · Sep 13, 2020

I've got P.T. installed on both my Pro and OG PS4 and don't plan to sell either.

But OP's point has made me wonder about backup and restore cross-gen:

Do you reckon Sony will allow me to restore a PS4 backup onto a PS5? Ideally I'd like to keep some screenshots and videos I've captured, and it would probably be an easier way of transferring game saves rather than redownloading everything from PS+.

What I want to get to is where I've got a couple of choice PS4 games (looking at you, CP2077) installed on the SSD alongside some launch PS5 games, with everything else on an external HDD. Guessing that if we are allowed to restore a PS4 backup then everything will be put on the SSD and will then need to be moved to USB HDD later.

CasualsareFilth · Sep 13, 2020

Shit.

Marco_Tovarich · Sep 13, 2020

Mr. Shakedown said:
If you previously downloaded it there's a way to get it back. I've tried this method and can vouch for it personally, will try it on PS5 too.

How to redownload P.T. Silent Hills Demo - PowerUp!

The playable teaser for Silent Hills was released on PS4 in 2014. Known as P.T. (short for playable teaser) and released under the fake developer 7780s Studio, this demo for Silent Hills was created by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro. Played in first-person, P.T. featured a hallway that...

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Any way of doing this with a Mac?

manustany · Sep 13, 2020

Asbsand said:
I won't sell my PS4 before I see PT running on my PS5.

This.

takriel · Sep 13, 2020

No, thanks. Clinging onto a game demo feels really misguided to me.

tastybread · Sep 13, 2020

I was going to try selling my PS4 with P.T included 😂

plagiarize · Sep 13, 2020

Asbsand said:
I won't sell my PS4 before I see PT running on my PS5.

Ditto.

Wallace Wells · Sep 13, 2020

Mr. Shakedown said:
If you previously downloaded it there's a way to get it back. I've tried this method and can vouch for it personally, will try it on PS5 too.

How to redownload P.T. Silent Hills Demo - PowerUp!

The playable teaser for Silent Hills was released on PS4 in 2014. Known as P.T. (short for playable teaser) and released under the fake developer 7780s Studio, this demo for Silent Hills was created by Hideo Kojima and Guillermo Del Toro. Played in first-person, P.T. featured a hallway that...

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holy shit, this actually worked

Scuttlefluff · Sep 13, 2020

MrBS said:
I recently did a two hour gaming session at a local cinema with my PS4 hooked up and I made sure that I gave PT a whirl on the big screen. So good, PT forever.

Holy shit. 0_0. The dream.

I mean I did this once too but we only played Guitar Hero.

Mr. Shakedown · Sep 13, 2020

Marco_Tovarich said:
Any way of doing this with a Mac?

Don't have a mac to verify this myself, but I found this.

Ashes of Dreams · Sep 13, 2020

takriel said:
No, thanks. Clinging onto a game demo feels really misguided to me.

It was never a game demo. Wasn't even intended to represent the final product in any way. It's a 1 to 2 hours long mini-game teasing the concept of Kojima working on a Silent Hill game. It's legitimately still fun to play to this day. What you're saying is like telling people they shouldn't hold on to Ground Zeroes because The Phantom Pain is out. Not the same thing.

And either way, it's a piece of gaming history that deserves to be preserved.

The Third Heat · Sep 13, 2020

Marco_Tovarich said:
Any way of doing this with a Mac?

Mr. Shakedown said:
Don't have a mac to verify this myself, but I found this.

It does indeed work. The only trick is the page his video links to that explains how it works no longer exists, so you'll have to do some Googling. Google SquidMan for the most recent version of that software, then google PT OS X Template for the PasteBin he mentions. It's all pretty simple. Downloading now for me! Thanks for finding that!

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