With your PS4 switched on and signed in, press the Share button on your controller.Here, then, is how to set the PlayStation 4 recorder to the minimum possible duration: However, if you crimp the recording to the minimum of 30 seconds, it’s possible that short recording can be stored in memory, meaning the hard disk isn’t taxed unnecessarily. Sony is rather vague around how the gameplay recording is performed, but my best theory is that long stretches of footage – such as the default length of 15 minutes – would need to be saved to hard disk, increasing wear on the disk drive. Unfortunately, I come with bad news: Sony doesn’t let you switch it off.īut, what you can do is reduce the recording activity, which may help. However, all of that recording places a strain on the console and if you never use that feature, it would make sense to turn it off, right? One of the cool things that a PlayStation 4 does is constantly record your gameplay, although it only saves it when asked.
