President of Worldwide Studios for Sony Computer Entertainment Shuhei Yoshida took to Twitter to clarify several facts regarding the upcoming PlayStation 4, including the patch that users will need to download on launch day.
First off, you won’t need to worry about the patch keeping you from your games. Yoshida has revealed that you can download the 300 MB patch in the background while you play.
@jeedee if the game has same couch coop, it will
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) October 26, 2013
Information was also provided on mandatory versus optional installs, though the answer might not be what most people were expecting.
@DiamondDM13 it’s automatic, not install but caching data
— Shuhei Yoshida (@yosp) October 26, 2013
There’s still a ways to go for the PS4, so stay tuned as we anticipate its launch on November 15th/29th in North America/Europe.