This article lists some common problems when newcomers enter the pit of PS4. I hope that after reading this article, you can have a better experience of entering the pit.
- Q:How to choose the machine version?
A: The PS4 console is divided into Hong Kong version, Japanese version, US version, National Bank, etc. according to the sales area. Among them, there is almost no difference in the experience except for the National Bank host. All versions of the machine can be changed arbitrarily except for the National Bank. The zone server you log in and the zone server you log in depend on the region you selected when registering your PSN account. If you select Hong Kong during registration, you will log in to the Hong Kong service store, and if you select Japan, you will log in to the Japanese service store. At present, the Bank of China can log in to the foreign service store through the method of U disk backup.
For details on how to log in to the foreign service store using U disk backup, please refer to “PS4 Newbies-National Bank PS4 Backup Method Details”
“PS4 Newbies-National Bank PS4 Backup Method Detailed”
- Q:What is the difference between the slim and pro models of PS4 machines?
A: To put it simply, slim is cheaper, lighter and pro is more expensive, but it has better performance and supports 4K images. You can also increase the number of frames and images through “enhanced mode” and “super sampling mode”. Please consider your own wallet and the degree of pursuit of the picture.
- Q:How to solve the lack of space?
A: It can be solved by an external large-capacity hard drive. PS4 will format it on its own. Newly installed games in the future will be installed on the external hard drive by default. The installed games can also be migrated manually. If you feel that the external hard drive is inconvenient, you can directly replace the hard drive in the PS4, but you must back up the system before proceeding.
- Q:How to solve the slow reading speed?
A: You can choose an external mechanical hard drive and move the game to the mechanical hard drive to solve the problem
- Q:Why does the PS4 not display the screen when connected to the laptop?
A: Most of the laptop screens on the market only support HDMI OUT, that is, only have the output function, so they cannot accept PS4 signal input, but the PS4 screen can be output to the laptop screen through the capture card.
- Q:What are the precautions for standby?
A: PS4 will automatically download the game and system update package in the standby state. If the game is not running, the game update package will be automatically installed. The system update package will prompt to install after the standby state is released, and the download task list To download the game, if you join a PS member, you will also upload the cloud archive. However, once the power is cut off in the standby mode, the PS4 will perform hard disk checks and other tasks and may damage the PS4, so if the playing environment is If there is a power outage, such as a university dormitory, it is not recommended to keep the standby state for a long time.
- Q:What are the characteristics of each common district service?
A: The service of the PS Store that we can access is determined by the PSN account. A PSN account can only be bound to one service and cannot be changed. The service of the PSN account belongs to the country/region selected during registration.
National Service: Select the country/region when registering [China (Mainland)] There are very few games but they are all equipped with Chinese. There is a certain harmony in the game. It is the only store that can be accessed by the National Bank PS4 by default, but it can be backed up by USB To make the PS4 of the National Bank can visit the foreign service store.
Hong Kong server: Select the country/region when registering. [Hong Kong SAR] The game library is sufficient, and most games are available in Chinese.
Japanese service: Select the country/region when registering. [Japan] The game library is sufficient, but most games are only available in Japanese.
US server: Select the country/region when registering [United State] The game library is sufficient, but most games are only available in English.
Note: Some games do not have language setting options in the game. At this time, the in-game language will be the same as the PS4 system language. If the game is marked with Chinese but the game is in English, please set the PS4 system language item to Traditional Chinese. For some games, such as “Wonderful World of Gravity” is only equipped with Traditional Chinese. If you use Simplified Chinese as the system language, English will be displayed in the game.
For PSN account registration, please refer to “PS4 Novice Getting Started with PSN Account Registration Tutorial”
“PS4 Newbies-PSN Account Registration Tutorial”
- Q:What is the function of PS Plus?
A: PS Plus is usually referred to as a membership function. If you join a member, you can receive several free games and themes every month. After receiving the membership, you can always play as long as the membership has not expired. There will be no shortage of Call of Duty, Blood Curse, and Monsters in the game. Masterpieces such as Hunter World and Nioh. And most of the online functions of the game need to be realized by members.
Joining a member will also automatically turn on the game’s cloud archive function by default, which can effectively prevent the loss of archives and the player’s efforts to waste. And some game members will enjoy additional discounts when discounts occur.
Occasionally, members will appear to purchase 12-month membership to get 30% off and other activities, friends who want to join the membership should not miss it.
- Q:How to use the internal recording function to record video?
A: Press the SHARE button twice to start recording. At this time, an icon prompt will appear in the upper left corner of the screen (as shown in the figure below). Press the SHARE button twice again to stop recording.
Or press the SHARE button and select “Save Video Clip” on the interface that appears, then the first 15 minutes of video can be automatically recorded.
The 15-minute video before recording is the default time. You can change the recording time, movie quality, operation mode, screenshot picture format, picture quality and other settings in [Settings→Share and Broadcast Content]. The support time for screen recording starts from 30 It varies from a second to an hour. The recorded videos and screenshots can be exported via U disk. But pay attention to some games, such as Persona 5 does not support in-game recording. At this time, this function cannot be used, and you can only use capture cards and other equipment to record.
- Q:How to buy the digital version of the game?
A: The physical version of the game is usually purchased through Taobao, JD.com, Amazon and other platforms, so I won’t go into details here. The following describes in detail how to buy the digital version of the game. Note: Take the Hong Kong service store as an example.
First select your favorite game in the PS Store and add it to the shopping cart. After the selection is complete, choose to checkout and jump to the shopping basket interface for settlement. In the shopping basket interface, you can delete the content that you don’t want to buy from the goods on the leftmost side, and then if you have a discount code on hand, you can jump to the place where you enter the discount code to enter it, and then click to checkout.
Choose payment method interface:
Because of Sony’s policy, Hong Kong service PSN can only be bound to Hong Kong’s PayPal/credit card/debit card, while Hong Kong PayPal requires a Hong Kong-issued credit card, which has a high threshold limit, so I won’t introduce too much, and I’ll introduce it in detail below. Here are the two most commonly used payment methods-Alipay and Dianka. (Only the national service and the Hong Kong service support Alipay payment)
The Alipay payment process is relatively simple, just select Alipay directly in the selection payment method interface. The system will automatically calculate the amount payable after subtracting the balance in the account and use it as the default payment amount. You can also manually adjust the recharge amount, and then click Continue. Jump to the payment page and use Alipay to scan the payment code to complete the payment. The exchange rate when paying will be calculated according to the exchange rate, and the displayed amount is the amount in RMB.
Point card purchase
When choosing a payment method, select the redemption code and gift certificate on the far right, then jump to the code input interface and enter the point card code. Dianka can be purchased on Taobao, Amazon and other platforms.
- Q:How to download the deleted digital version of the game?
A: You can download it again after finding it in the content storage library on the far right of the main interface. Or enter the store, the third item from the bottom of the list is also the content repository.
