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For playstation 4 on the playstation 4, a gamefaqs message board topic titled "do games continue downloading while the ps4 is in rest mode?".. Will games download in rest mode? playstation 4 playstation 4. faqs. answers. board. in rest mode things download faster. the reason for this being is that while in rest mode the only thing that is on is downloading and nothing else like the ui and other applications. pretty sure u have to go to setting to enable to ps4 to download in. Sony encourages you to use “rest mode” on your playstation 4 instead of completely powering it off. rest mode is a bit like sleep mode on your pc–it goes into a low-power mode instead of turning off entirely, so you can get to your games faster when you wake it up. the only downside to using rest mode is that it uses more energy than turning your ps4 off–but how much more, and how much.
Rest mode is one of the handiest features of the playstation 4. instead of powering down completely, your console just goes into a low-power sleep mode (like your laptop does when it hibernates). this means that it’s quicker to start up, can charge the controller, and best of all, can download updates and games from the playstation 4.. To download while in rest mode, select (settings) > [power save settings] > [set features available in rest mode] and then select the checkbox for [stay connected to the internet].; to manually download an application update, press the options button while the application is highlighted in the content area, and then select [check for update]..