So, I have just a normal PS4 (not pro). Is it okay to leave it on overnight to AFK fish or ride horses? I ask because my PS4 gets really loud and already works hard when playing BDO, the fans being louder than I have really ever heard them in other games. Is it safe/ healthy for my PS4 to leave it on overnight? Do you guys have any tips that would make it more efficient to do this? For example, on the PC you can minimize the BDO process and that would make it use less resources when left on.

I have one protip. Whether you afk-fish, ride horse or trade-walk in a loop, after setting the automation just go for the world map view. Your character will keep on doing his job but the nearest environment won't be rendered. Which will make the console a bit more quiet.

1 hour ago, Nox_Tenebris said:

So, I have just a normal PS4 (not pro). Is it okay to leave it on overnight to AFK fish or ride horses? I ask because my PS4 gets really loud and already works hard when playing BDO, the fans being louder than I have really ever heard them in other games. Is it safe/ healthy for my PS4 to leave it on overnight? Do you guys have any tips that would make it more efficient to do this? For example, on the PC you can minimize the BDO process and that would make it use less resources when left on.

On PS4 you can minimize the game too, just by clicking the PS logo button on the controller to go back to the main menu, but now sure how it would affect the actual console idling.

4 hours ago, MahouShoujoDesu said:

I have one protip. Whether you afk-fish, ride horse or trade-walk in a loop, after setting the automation just go for the world map view. Your character will keep on doing his job but the nearest environment won't be rendered. Which will make the console a bit more quiet.

3 hours ago, BushWildWithin said:

On PS4 you can minimize the game too, just by clicking the PS logo button on the controller to go back to the main menu, but now sure how it would affect the actual console idling.

Both awesome suggestions, thanks. Anyone else?

If you’re willing to spend maybe 25 bucks to help your PS4 you can buy a cooling pad on amazon. I have one cause of the same issue and it helped. It connects to your PS4 USB port and is basically 4 fans. It doesn’t stop the PS4 from sounding like a jet engine but I haven’t had overheated PS4 shut down issues like i had in the past.

Buy a Xbox one x = no noise