What are these spinning circles?

CountOfTheFog

I just bought the game on ps4 to get off of Switch and even though I did the tutorial, it won't let me play. Why all the spinning circles?

Aven_Fallen

I think the game is not fully installed yet. So you are able to play the Tutorial, but you cannot access the online functions at this point.

Memesis

Could be a loading error. Maybe try reinstalling?

Murgleïs

I think you need to do the tutorial before unlocking multiplayer. That’s what I had to do but maybere there is another explanation.

CountOfTheFog

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766281#Comment_3766281

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766290#Comment_3766290

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766279#Comment_3766279

@Aven_Fallen was correct. It said it was downloaded but then after looking at other screens, I saw it had an additional 17 minutes of Time to go. This was like my 3rd time playing on a Playstation so I was lost. Thank you everyone for helping 🙏

Peanits

Aven_Fallen nailed it. Some platforms allow you to play the tutorial while you wait for the rest of the game to download. The other buttons will unlock once the download is finished.

CountOfTheFog

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766346#Comment_3766346

Thank you, Peanits! Check out my appreciation thread! I'm in a great mood. I even survived my first match on PS4

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/421474/dbd-on-playstation-4-is-gorgeous

CountOfTheFog

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766281#Comment_3766281

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766346#Comment_3766346

Is this the norm for PS4? Today's update is "copying" something and it's taking quite a bit of time. Well past 10 minutes. Just curious as I'm new to Playstation.

TragicSolitude

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766416#Comment_3766416

Yes, that's normal. PlayStation takes forever to do some updates as it makes a copy of the game. It also means you need to leave a lot of unused space on the drive or else updates can't install.

JPLongstreet

Also I've found on my Xbox that should I start DBD when there's an update downloading but it says Ready to Start, all of my perks, cosmetics, and charms get reset. And yeah only the tutorial was playable. So I just always let it finish the update first now.

Might be the case for the PlayStations too.

CountOfTheFog

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766472#Comment_3766472

My First Killer game on PS4 and I get this. Is this common?

TragicSolitude

https://forums.bhvr.com/dead-by-daylight/discussion/comment/3766627#Comment_3766627

I wouldn't say it's super common, but it certainly happens. I haven't tried playing the game yet since installing the hotfix today, and some patches/updates bring more issues than others. I just "Report problem" and move on. If it happens again today, I'd open a bug report on the forums.

If it happens multiple times in a short span, I'd definitely stop playing until the next update, otherwise you risk a long ban penalty.