How to pause on ps4 Ps4#

How to pause on ps4 Ps4#

I would propose to at least make the /pause command somehow executable on PS4 splitscreen or introduce some other way to pause the game. I understand that this may be hard to fix, since the input dialog is external by the PS4 environment. I would love to being able to casually play with my partner on the same device, but being unable to pause the game is a gamebreaker when you have a baby at home which at any time may require your instant attention. I was excited for splitscreen being introduced on PS4 since the feature was announced for PC. So effectively, it is not possible to run commands as the host on PS4 splitscreen, which means there is no way to pause the game with splitscreen on PS4 at all. You may asked yourself: Why would I need to use the chat window in local splitscreen? Because when using the /pause command it cannot be executed and shows a warning message that this command 'can only be executed by the host'.

When the message is confirmed, both the message appears in the chat window for both players. Instead, booth users can (or better: have to, since both user cannot continue to play while the dialog is open) do inputs. However, it's not a dedicated dialog for the user opening it.

When going to the chat and pressing X, the PS4 input dialog pops up as intended. I am experiencing the following bug when playing a 2-Player splitscreen game on PS4 with the most recent Patch: There is no way to pause the game.Д«ut let me go a little more into detail, to explain what is actually happening: