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play bf4 off flash drive?

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Could I play bf4 on a 64gb usb 3.0 flash drive without installing it on the computer?

Would it be faster or slower than internal HDD?

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i dont see why it wouldnt work but it is slow as hell loading in on HDD so usb 3.0 will be awful

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You could but it would be complicated to install.  You can't just have the game on there and play.  You have to have it install it onto the usb but have the registry on the PC.  So you could do it, but you can't use it as a way to play the game at a friend's house from the USB, it would only work on the original computer.

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It would be slower there than on an internal hdd. but maybe a bit faster than an external one.

It's impossible to just plug and play, but if you have all the game data on it you can tell origin to install to that drive and it should recognize them no problem. You could be playing in a few minutes. You won't be able to do it at school however if that's what you had in mind ;)

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