Regarding Hard-disk copy and Digital copy

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06-13-2020, 03:15 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Regarding Hard-disk copy and Digital copy

Alright, as you can tell by the Title, i play on PS4 Pro, now my question is the following, knowing about the reveal of the new PS5 digital coming out, i would like to know how much do i have to pay to go from hard(disc) copy to digital, the only game i have on PS4 Pro that is a disc, is FFXIV, can one of you give me a link where i can do the transaction.

Thanks for your help. :)
06-13-2020, 03:20 AM
Valkyrie_Lenneth

You have to delete your game, go to the psn store, download the xiv trial client, then login with your account. It'll re-download everything from there.

At least that's how some friends have done it in the past.
06-13-2020, 03:23 AM
GR1NP4TCH

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Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

You have to delete your game, go to the psn store, download the xiv trial client, then login with your account. It'll re-download everything from there.

At least that's how some friends have done it in the past.

So i have to pay the complete amount ($)? like there is no transaction fee or something like that?
06-13-2020, 03:25 AM
Valkyrie_Lenneth

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Originally Posted by GR1NP4TCH

So i have to pay the complete amount ($)? like there is no transaction fee or something like that?

You don't pay anything. If you buy it you'll be forced to make a 2nd service account since you already own the ps4 version. Hence the trial download.
06-13-2020, 03:28 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Quote:

Originally Posted by Valkyrie_Lenneth

You don't pay anything. If you buy it you'll be forced to make a 2nd service account since you already own the ps4 version. Hence the trial download.

I don't see the XIV trial client on PSN store.
06-13-2020, 03:46 AM
Iscah

You don't need the trial client. IIRC the game should be in your digital library and you can download from there.
06-13-2020, 03:51 AM
wereotter

Cost will depend on when you do it. As I recall from the migration from PS3 to PS4, Square was offering to let people move between the platforms for free when the PS4 first came out. I didn't do it at the time because I hadn't bought the new system (no games I wanted yet, so I didn't want to spend the money on it) and by the time I did upgrade my system, that was no longer an option, and I had to purchase the game again.
06-13-2020, 03:54 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iscah

You don't need the trial client. IIRC the game should be in your digital library and you can download from there.

I went to the library, and the game requires the disc to start the application do i need delete the game and see if it lets me download it digitally?
06-13-2020, 03:55 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Quote:

Originally Posted by wereotter

Cost will depend on when you do it. As I recall from the migration from PS3 to PS4, Square was offering to let people move between the platforms for free when the PS4 first came out. I didn't do it at the time because I hadn't bought the new system (no games I wanted yet, so I didn't want to spend the money on it) and by the time I did upgrade my system, that was no longer an option, and I had to purchase the game again.

This is from physical copy to digital copy, it will be on the same platform.
06-13-2020, 04:04 AM
Iscah

Quote:

Originally Posted by GR1NP4TCH

I went to the library, and the game requires the disc to start the application do i need delete the game and see if it lets me download it digitally?

Yes, you can only have one version installed at a time.

If this is purely in preparation for the PS5 then there's no need to do it yet. But it does mean you'll won't have to use the disc to run it.

You'll need to download the base game and all the patches again, so it'll take a while to install. Don't do it when you want to play soon.
06-13-2020, 04:07 AM
wereotter

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Originally Posted by GR1NP4TCH

This is from physical copy to digital copy, it will be on the same platform.

Oh my misunderstanding.

I've done this myself, and the other advise is right. I had to delete FFXIV entirely and then reinstall it from my library. The PlayStation should still keep your hotbar and HUD layouts, so you won't have to do all that again at least. But the process will be time consuming since you have to install the game and then all the patches/updates. I recommend doing the install process over-night.
06-13-2020, 04:08 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Quote:

Originally Posted by Iscah

Yes, you can only have one version installed at a time.

If this is purely in preparation for the PS5 then there's no need to do it yet. But it does mean you'll won't have to use the disc to run it.

You'll need to download the base game and all the patches again, so it'll take a while to install. Don't do it when you want to play soon.

Yes it is, and the reason why i would like to do it now, its because later on i might be busy with the new patch, etc etc... and i wont get to it, so i would like to do it now and get it over. the good thing is that i have good internet (500 Mbps), and it might not take too long (hopefully it will be downloaded and installed today).
06-13-2020, 04:09 AM
GR1NP4TCH

Quote:

Originally Posted by wereotter

Oh my misunderstanding.

I've done this myself, and the other advise is right. I had to delete FFXIV entirely and then reinstall it from my library. The PlayStation should still keep your hotbar and HUD layouts, so you won't have to do all that again at least. But the process will be time consuming since you have to install the game and then all the patches/updates. I recommend doing the install process over-night.

Thank you.

and thanks everyone for the help, i will delete the game and reinstall it digitally from the library and see if that works.
06-13-2020, 02:55 PM
Hanayumi

Dunno what I did but exactly but I had the hardcopy of shb and I guess I took out the disc early while it was downloading and yeah never had it require the disc again, guess it like automatically switched to digital download.