Why PS4 downloads are so slow

PS4 downloads have a reputation of being very slow. I did some digging to find out the root cause, and was surprised.

[PhoenixUp]

They've been speedy for me, especially in comparison to PS3

[Kingthrash360]

Yupp same here.....I wonder why they didn't include the xbo here too....its downloads take longer....hell even when you put in a disc it can take up to 25 minutes to start where the same game would take seconds on the ps4.

[nX]

I rarely have problems with PS4 downloads, usually full games are ready after 20-40mins.

[ShottyatLaw]

They probably didn't talk about X1 because not everything needs to be a console war circle jerk.

I liked the efforts they took to test it out. I'll definitely follow their suggestions, and it made for some interesting insight.

[septemberindecember]

Xbox One downloads don't take longer, but installs certainly do. When I had both (though I sold my Xbox One) I timed a download. My Xbox on wifi had better download speeds than my PS4 wired in. I even tried creating custom DNS settings for my PS4, as I heard that helped improve download speeds, but nothing made it as quick as Xbox.

Installs on PS4 are blazing fast though. For the first two months of me owning the console I didn't actually know that I had to install the physical game at all. It wasn't until I purchased a bigger game (I think it was Destiny or Uncharted) that I noticed the installation.

[GamingIVfun]

BS, PS4 downloads are pretty fast and games install pretty fast on PS4 also, for most games. A download and install on Xbox One is sometimes unbearable. Even installs from disk take forever for big games on Xbox One.

[MecheSlays]

Xbox One is faster for me. I download at about 10mbps on xbox whereas ps4 goes up 3mbps

[Ju]

Can't really say the XB is (was) faster. I had it on 1GB/s Fibre. Maxed out at about 150MB/s no real benefit over the PS4 Pro. My Pro swings from 10 to 200MB/s. Guess depending on the time and network load (and which game), Installs on the XB are a joke, though. Even with a disk, you can go for a walk while it's installing (and downloading) ... and you can't do anything while the disk is in there. Oh well. No more XB anyhow. Problem solved. Not getting the const "PS Downloads" are slow issue. Never really had a problem with that.

[Dirtnapstor]

Yes omg it took forever and a day to download anything, even when you had the disc!
The PS4 is pretty quick, especially in rest mode, almost twice as fast.

[zb1ftw777]

False.

The download speeds are much faster on the xbox live network.

It's the installs on the xbox that take longer.

Nearly always, Xbox live will download at your ISP maximum speed.

[Cobra951]

I don't understand this download and installation talk (about the Xbox). If you're downloading a digital game, it's installed and ready to go the moment it finishes downloading. Any current updates are already rolled into the game image file. It's only when you install from disc that installation can take a stupidly long time, because the Xbox tries to download updates as the disc is installing. I repeat--stupid! The cure for this stupidity is to take the console offline, install the disc game, then go online and allow the game to update. Or just stay offline, and play right away without updates, if you prefer.

[NatFanBoyRestricted]

Wow supposedly some fanboys owned xbox and we should take their word for it. The n4g bu11sh1t around here

[Bruh]

Those installs are slow because the disk reader and the overhead from the UI makes physical game installs slow. But XBL downloads are very fast, I average around 45 MPBS on games and you can look at a study done that awarded XBL for the fastest online MP connection

[FITgamer]

They aren't. No game ever takes me more 15-20 minutes to download.

[DillyDilly]

XBOX was not included here becayse this is about the PS4 & not XBOX. Not everything is a pissing contest

[psyxon]

The PS4 fanboy delusions on this site are insane. "PS4 downloads are speedy!" "Miy PS4 downloads fast!" Sure, dude. It is a known problem with PS4/PSN that the downloads can be irrationally slow, and if any of you bothered to read the article you would know why. But I guess the PS4 users on N4G never experience any problems that the majority of PS4 owners do.

inb4 I get called an Xbox fanboy for stating facts.

[dantesparda]

Thats funny cuz i get my full download speeds on my PS4, now my X1 on the other hand, that sh't is usually slower.

[Kiwi66]

Could it be that the article is about the PS4

[Ju]

The article explains this quite accurate why it might be slow. And yet, it's not full of facts. First, downloads are limited to 3 simulations streams at a time. When playing a game, this drops to 2. And yes, the limit is artificial. I never had a problem with it. Is the implementation perfect? Probably not. But I want to see you crying here when you have hitches during play or watching a movie. That's really all this is about. By design. And at max, it is as fast as your network can go. Max on my speedtest (wired) was around 400MB/s, downloads don't quite reach that. And, btw, games can be played before they are fully downloaded (most of them). Just saying. And I have never really waited for a game to get installed from a disk. It does this completely transparently in the background while you play - not before. I'd say the benefits outweigh the "problems" by far.

[NotAfanBoyy]

I'm being completely honest without bias when I say, Xbox One S downloads are faster than PS4 for me. Excluding backwards compatible 360 titles, I average 100-150 Mbps, sometimes reaching 200 Mbps, but usually throttles down quickly. PS4 averages 7-8 Mbps, which is comparable to downloading backwards compatible 360 titles. I swap the same ethernet cable between either console when I need it.

[babadivad]

Can confirm. I don't know what Sony is doing different than MS. But on my X1, the game was to install at least 50% before I'm able to play it.

[kitsune451]

If you think PS4 downloads are slow then you should try playing Forza 6 for the first time. I waited eight hours to finally play it...

[kneon]

They have always been fast for me on both the PS3 and PS4. Updates of several GBs only take a few minutes. How much faster does it need to be?

[DarXyde]

PS4, in my experience, has a pretty decent download speed.

PS3 though has always taken a while for me. Like someone mentioned, I used custom settings and even wired connections. Saw improvement, but it still lagged. I don't mind so much now since I can watch Netflix while something downloads (which does drag out download times, I'm sure) but it helps to cull boredom.

On the other hand, it downloads very quickly in rest mode. All in all, I have no complaints about PS4 speeds.

[RosweeSon]

Instant!! 🙄😂

[ThatDudeMunkee]

Wasn't the same for me until I switched to a PlayStation 4 Pro. With the Wireless N capability on it, I've had no issues downloading between at 150-200mbps. I think Sony has just recently begun to alleviate any caps, if they had any, from their console.

[Unspoken]

Muuuuch faster. PS4 has always had slow downloads.

[zackeroniii]

it takes hours for my ps4 to download anything. and sometimes when i have over 100 gigabytes free and try to install a 30 gigabyte game it says i have no space and i have to delete a bunch of stuff for no reason before it even downloads smh

[TKCMuzzer]

Its because it has to leave space for current games. With constant patches etc I think there is percentage of space left to update the games currently installed on your hard drive. If you filled the hard drive you would not be able to add any patches and would have to uninstall to do so.

[RosweeSon]

Because some games or patches can be anywhere upto 40/60gb+ sure you've got 100gb free but your playing needs something free to cache any data from games your playing and run the system at a nice normal speed of your hard drives full your console will become slow and unresponsive hence why even with 2tb once get down to 100Gb or so it all generally reserved for other stuff.

[nitus10]

A good rule of thumb is never to allow your storage to exceed 85%. Once this happens you start to get disk fragmentation which can slow down performance dramatically. You don't get this with SSD's but they are not cheap compared to disk drives

BTW. When I say "storage" I mean all information stored on your hard disk or SSD such as games, movies, snapshots and even the operating system.

[Kribwalker]

I would say it's on account of the crappy wifi adapter on the PS4.

Same network and they are sitting right beside each other my PS4 gets 28.9mbps DL and 3mbps UP
https://s27.postimg.org/w9y...
My Xbox oneS gets 175.76 DL and 127.41up
https://s27.postimg.org/p80...

And they literally sit right beside each other
https://s27.postimg.org/6gy...

[kneon]

Them sitting right next to each other could be a contributing factor. Try taking them out so there is nothing nearby to potentially block signal. It may make no difference, but at least you will then know for sure.

I've got the house wired for 1000baseT so I've never really tried the WiFi on consoles.

[MegamanXXX]

I got a 2tb Firecuda hybrid drive in my ps4 and my internet is very fast I get over 150mbps to 200mbps download speeds

[GrubsterBeater]

It was my understanding that Xbox downloads were slow, while PS downloads are super fast..

My downloads are light lightning and I have an average internet speed. Honestly I was surprised how it downloads considering how my internet isn't the greatest..

[HaVoK308]

Compared to the PC and the Xbox, the PlayStation is ridiculously slow. I'm hard wired to all three, with a 150meg connection. The PS is a joke when it comes to optimizing your bandwidth speed. Incredibly frustrating, and it's inexcusable.

[bluefox755]

They are quite fast for me as well.

[rainslacker]

I haven't really heard much about PS4 downloads being slow this gen. I know the PS3 had some issues there, but it was relatively easy to remedy by changing the NAT settings. PS4 has been pretty speedy for me since day one.

[YAO-BLING]

say what? it's been fast for me.

[Ceaser9857361]

same here....

Why PS4 downloads are so slow??

well No, seems fine with me ..

Lost Legacy Preload ..

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[nitus10]

I don't have a problem with my PS4 however the following are the main reasons for performance issues o any network.

1. The server. Owned by Sony.
2. The network performance. This is the main cause of performance problems.
3. The network speed of your PS4 - such as wired (up to 1000Mb/sec) or wireless type (IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac).
4. Your modem that connects to your Service provider.

If you have broadband you can get download performance of 2 to 10MB/sec or higher and this depends on your service provider, not Microsoft, Nintendo or Sony. If you have fibre optics then you may get speeds over a 100MB/sec but this is only over fibre optic and the Internet is not all fibre optic. If you have dial-up well you are going to have slow downloads get over it. 😊

Basically, the bottom line is your PS4 can support download performance up to 1000Mb/sec (approx 100MB/sec) wired and for wireless 72.1Mb/sec (approx 8MB/sec) to 866.7Mb/sec (approx 100MB/sec) so you can see that this is definitely not the bottleneck. https://en.wikipedia.org/wi... .

Obviously, your modem that is provided or supported by your ISP needs to support the IEEE_802.11 standard and overall performance depends on your network plan.

Next, we venture out into uncharted territory since the main performance issues will be the internet itself and this can be outside of the control of your ISP. There are many tests you can run to determine performance but these are only a point to point tests and do not reflect the overall state of the internet between you and your PS4 or for that matter XB1, PC ... etc.

As an example. I can easily get 1 to 3 MB/sec (MB = Megabytes, Mb = Megabits) sustained download speeds unless there are DDoS attacks or other network issues when the network is ridiculously slow.

Say I want to download a 50GB game. (this is on the high-end, most games are on average between 8GB and 25GB with Indies being much less). Assuming a sustained download speed of 1MB/sec it will take 50,000 seconds or approximately 13.9 hours and some games may allow you to play after only downloading a portion (say 5GB) of the game which may be 1.39 hours (given my example).

One thing I did not cover was Sony's servers (can equally apply this to any server). If there is an unexpected demand (say a new must have huge sized game) then overall performance may be down for the first few hours that the game is made available for download.

Some would say that this is Sony's fault for not providing for unusual demand but if you work in the IT industry which obviously the complainers don't you should know that providing short-term additional bandwidth can be extremely difficult to provide since the overall bottleneck is going to be the Internet which can be outside the control of Sony or even your ISP.

[babadivad]

Agreed, PS3 was hell when it cam to downloads

[FinalFantasyFanatic]

Downloads are ok for me, it never maxes out my connection though so it's not the fastest for me.

[TankCrossing]

Pretty shoddy implementation, but at least this might stop the "Sony should spend some of that ps plus money on PSN" talk. Good work investigator chap!

[TKCMuzzer]

I get 70MB download and my IP maxes at 72 and I do nothing special to acheive it. There are so many factors for slow downloads and I wouldn't be surprised if more were to do with ISP and gamers router setups than actual PSN downloads.

[TankCrossing]

You seem to be completely ignoring the findings in the article. Did you read it?

The testing (and my comment) support that the servers and infrastructure have the potential to deliver good download speeds.

[psyxon]

People don't read articles on N4G, Tank. They just comment. Usually to trigger the opposing console's fanboys.

[lptmg]

if I have something big to download I'll just have it do it through the night on sleep mode. It's kinda frustrating at times

[Ju]

That sure isn't the problem of the PS4 but your network. 50GB is 50GB. It's not gonna download because of "a slodown". Read the article. I never had a problem .... and I have a 1GB/s fiber line.

[nitus10]

You basically have a 1Gb/sec (ie, Gigabit "Gb", not Gigabyte "GB") fibre connection between your home modem and your ISP but do you know what the network is like between your ISP and the server (in this Sony's) and your home?

Basically, overall network performance is dependent on the slowest device between you and the machine you are connecting to.

[Ju]

I have a Gb router. My Mac makes 480Mb/sec on n. Combined 850. So, I am pretty sure my net bandwidth in optimal conditions gets close to the max. And of course, that doesn't mean PSN allows that bandwidth to download (given a couple of million accounts, that would be insane. ATM).

[pinkcrocodile75]

it's really simple, just run a traceroute

[Ju]

Sure. Lets run traceroute on the PS4. Oh wait...

[Dario_DC]

I thought this was common knowledge by now, if you have any apps like YouTube or Netflix, you'll have your download speeds really limited in favor of the apps.
I've known this for years now and that's why downloading on "rest mode" seems to be so much faster. If you're in a hurry to download something just don't run any apps.

[XiNatsuDragnel]

Faster than my Xbox 1 for sure though

[ShottyatLaw]

For downloads? No, it's not. For installs from disc, yes.

[OffRoadKing]

Yes for downloads and defenitly for installs.

[ShottyatLaw]

@OffRoadKing. No, it's really not. You could look into it through the power of Google, or buy both like some of us to see for yourself. That would require you stop fanboying long enough to educate yourself, though.

@Messiah. If only there was some magical progress bar...

How about we do this...PS4 downloads take much longer than Steam. Does that get you kids triggered, too?

[ZaWarudo]

ShottyatLaw is right. The download speeds are far more faster on XBO than PS4. But i'm sure N4G's bias is blind to the truth.

[rainslacker]

I've never really tested enough to really be able to qualify one being faster across the board, but both my PS4 and X1 seem to use the max speed of my bandwidth from my ISP, so I'd say they're probably both pretty capable, and likely, any differences experienced by an individual is something involved in their ISP or local network.

[Ju]

@above..."buy both like some of us"...yeah, exactly.

[Kribwalker]

@rainslacker

I did this morning. Same wifi, same room, literally sitting right next to each other

https://s27.postimg.org/w9y...

https://s27.postimg.org/p80...

That's a crazy speed difference

[nitus10]

@XMessiah23x

The PS4 does tell you when your download has finished unless you have turned off that notification.

I suggest go to your "Settings" then "Notifications" and turn on all important notifications. Just tick the appropriate boxes.

@ShottyatLaw

Have you done an "apples" to "apples" comparison with same sized (read identical) games?

Oh, wait no you have not.

[RosweeSon]

Without a shadow I couldn't use my Xbox for the first 1-2 days whilst all my previous games and the ones I bought with it installed and it's why my cousins 12 year old son is buying Star Wars battlefront digitally instead of on disc because it takes ridiculous amount of time to install data from an actual physical disc let along download it... from the clouds ;)
Think people got their heads in clouds if people think Xbox speeds even compare to PS4 I had an S as well Slow PS4 lauch model 👍🏻.
Xbox have been really poor this gen need to do much better in future if they want me to grab one late this gen or get their next gen machine. Poor

[Kribwalker]

Really?

I tested both this morning
https://s27.postimg.org/w9y...

https://s27.postimg.org/p80...

[RosweeSon]

Really! I have no reason to lie, only makes you look a fool when you get found out so why bother, that was my personal experience with the console its slow it's sluggish takes ages to install from a disc let alone download the required patches lacking games and lacking excitement, simple. Great when it's all set up and good to go, just not a fantastic console and not one that will go down in history and a great console.

[Kribwalker]

Well I agree it's slow installing from disc, my download speeds are 5-6 times faster, as proven, on my Xbox over my PS4, in the same environment. And that's a fact, as proven by my photos

[TimelessDbz]

Xbox 1 downloads much much faster .

[Deathdeliverer]

Fast as hell for me. Tekken 7 for example took about 10 minutes-15 minutes

[boing1]

I'm getting 6-8Mb/s on PSN (around 60-70mbps) which I find to be pretty fine for my needs. That's on WiFi. You know what helped? New router. Couldn't believe it makes so much difference. Asus RT-N18U. Check it.

[rainslacker]

No doubt. Most ISP provided routers are complete crap....particularly in the wifi department.

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

My PS4 could be a bit faster with the downloads but it's not to bad. I installed Uncharted lost legacy last night in 1 hour and I believe that game is 46gb. Usually it takes me about 30-40 mins for a game that size.

[yomfweeee]

115 Mbps isn't anything to complain about

[BLKxSEPTEMBER]

No it's not but it's not consistent. My xbox will download a 50gb file in under 30 mins consistently. I get 150mbps so my speeds are pretty fast MOST of the time.

[Ju]

^^^ And yet, you can start playing the PS4 game in about 10 minutes...

[PurpHerbison]

The download speed is okay, terrible in comparison to my PC download speeds though.

[Cmv38]

I try to download over night so it doesn't affect me. This year they have been faster during the day then in years past.

[Aenea]

In the past before I started using a local proxy I even had slow download speeds when nothing was running in the background. It's not the only reason for slow as heck downloads. There are also CDN issues at work and some other stuff, some really depends on your location as well. All I know is that running a proxy made sure I downloaded at full speed and since a few months ago I don't really need to the proxy anymore to get fast downloads so they've seemed to at least solved the CDN issue....

[subtenko]

fast for me, but Ive realised some people use mobile internet to connect to psn (crazy)

[Tross]

People are having issues with the PS4's download speed? This is news to me. My PS4 downloads games pretty fast. It's my PS3 that can be quite slow, but then I don't use my PS3 much anymore, so it's a moot point.

[TeamIcoFan]

I have, but that's because my isp, TWC (now known as spectrum) is a piece of shit.
$70 a month for at best 24 Mb/s. I envy people who bitch and moan about having "only" 150 Mb/s internet. >_>

EDIT : Did a speed test just for the heck of it and...wow. http://beta.speedtest.net/r... Fuck you TWC.

[DeadSilence]

They have been fast for me but I'll close apps for now on.

[kevnb]

I noticed it's faster on PS4 pro, could be that extra bit of ram.

[mike32UK]

I have 150Mb/s DL speed. I usually get around 130Mb/s from my ps4... speedy enough for me!

[Mister_Wolf]

My xbox one has always been faster. My Ps Pro is faster than my PS4 normal.

[OffRoadKing]

Gee I wonder where that reputation comes from? My connection is actually very fast and I have no issue downloading on PS4 quickly. Did 18 GB in under six minutes the other day. But I get it another day another disparaging article about Sony, nothing new here.

[shaenoide]

they are faster than on my One S but not at max bandwidth though

[Hroach616]

I average a 100mb but I've dipped down to 50 at times and on good days I've gotten close to 130-140mb. My top speed is 150 for my plan but I don't think I've actually hit that. I have no complaints on download speeds. Everything goes by pretty quick.

[About30Ninjas]

It really depends on the game when I downloaded gta 5 and Elder Scroll online it took almost 6hrs but when it comes to most games I downloaded it didn't take no longer than a hour

[jznrpg]

I'd guess it depends on your internet, I have 100mb and I have no issues

[UKmilitia]

let the download start,pause it for 5-10 seconds and unpauseit,voila max your connection out and takes minutes to download

[MegaMohsi]

For me the "preparing to start download" takes way longer then the actual download. Also in rest mode download finish lightning quick.

[Mulletino]

Usually a restart of the PS4 and a couple pause/ resumes of the download help for me.

[deividpaulo]

Another Xbox fanboy's "article"...

[Ju]

Nah it's not. But while it's a quite good analysis, I don't understand the closing rant. It is what it is, and in most cases it performs as expected. The "safe mode" is there for a reason, and most of the time doesn't really have an impact - unless you play while downloading or watch a movie.

[RosweeSon]

Because your internet speed is so bad? My discs install within seconds 5-10 tops, then any patches can be downloaded within 5-10 minutes or an hour or 2 depending on file sizes and I'm on 100mb+ and barely get half that most the time.

Also if your downloading the relevant games updates data and peak times and and on launch periods bound to be a bit slower but generally im very happy maybe as it's just because I've Always got something else I can crack on with whilst I wait

[Bruh]

The reason is cause PSN is atrociously slow, don't get me wrong its vastly better than the PS3 era. But it still needs work to get on the XBL's level. Nintendo Online though is absolute trash LOL

[Deeeeznuuuts]

Fast for me........

[Segata]

It varies for me. At times it's fast and others not so much. Only PS4 does this tho.

[GamesMaster1982]

Must be your shit internet because mine are super fast.

[pyroxxx]

US PSN account here in Europe,.. Seams fast as hell,.. Some patches or even games maybe on developer servers,.. so it can be slow,.. But most psn games I buy,.. downloads are scary fast ,.. And what installs are some of you guys talking about?? they install while they download,.. and disc games are usually instant,.. basically a minute or less for it to copy the image of the disc to drive, cannot even remember the last time I've noticed it

[frostypants]

I can't speak for the One, but my PS4 downloads about as fast as my PS3 and WAY faster than my 360 did.

[Chexs1990]

I run ps4 as primary and xb1 as secondary console. In my case, Xbox live is more stable, definitely faster, but takes longer to install from disc.

My PSN connection runs patching at an okay speed, ps store stability is inconsistent to say the least and just kinda stops loading after some time, and the disc install is faster.

I run an 80/40 connection btw.

[Yo Mama]

I've never understood people that claim downloads are slow on PSN. I have no problem downloading multiple gigs.
The people that complain fail to specify they are paying for 6-8 mb/sec speed. You can't fit a lemon thru a straw.

[Yo Mama]

double post

[Thomaticus]

It's slow as hell! Please help... somebody!

[InTheZoneAC]

PS4 downloads are slow?

I can download most full size games in 30 minutes

[SinisterKieran]

after having both side by side downloading the same game. xbox took 3x longer for me

[Father__Merrin]

I use my PS4 downstairs wired as the wireless performance is rubbish. Router is upstairs but... My X1s I use downstairs wireless and it's perfect fine

[BlindMango]

Fascinating read! Real journalism, well done

[ZaWarudo]

They're painfully slow, and i have a 100 mbps connection. I just leave my PS4 in rest mode when i need to download a big game or update.

[Lexreborn2]

Yeah my downloads have never been slow on my ps4. I feel like this is trying to click bait me

[mogwaii]

They are unfortunately atrociously slow for me here in sydney australia :(

[ricksjames83]

LOL is this a joke? they have been faster on my ps4 than on my xbxox one. atleast it downloads more than one file at the same time.

[trooper_]

It's fast for me.

[Kingdomcome247]

Thankfully, I haven't too much of an issue with this, myself. I will say that this article was an interesting read. We don't see too many articles of this nature here.

[bu3ouf91]

Am I the only person who feels that the download speed for PS4 is fine?

[nondescriptcitizen]

def slower than on my sboss

[Xenophon_York]

Cool trick is to use a proxy instead of going directly to the router.

[Zjet]

Why becaus the standard PS4 uses 2.4Ghz N WiFi

Direct LAN it people and DMZ your console.

purchase a decent router with prioritization and QOS, not the crap your ISP gives you.

[Ulf]

Does it even matter? I just get stuff in the background, overnight.

[pody]

Of course it matters! Most people like to avoid having to download everything through the night.

[QUIMICOMORTAL]

That may be it, as I don't have any apps enabled and I have pretty speedy downloads.

[Gemmol]

i told people on here, but no one believe me, I first realized it when I got same game on Wii U and same on PS4,the results, Wii U was faster...........i will try NBA 2k18 on ps4 and Switch for next test, I will let everyone know my results, but from what I see games download much faster on Switch, even smaller indie games, that are on ps4.......I did not read the article yet, but maybe this article can tell me why.......I do not have a xbox to test, only use Sony & Nintendo

[Rachel_Alucard]

My download speeds are normal until an app is being used. Then it slows down to a 10th of what it normally does. It doesn't matter if it's a ps2 port it always slows down if anything is running

[Mithan]

Class Action Lawsuit time!!!!!!

[Hotabang]

theyre really fast for me O_O

[OtakuDJK1NG-Rory]

My connection on PS4 could be faster if it could only find the other internet I am using.
Basically our internet has two separate connection but the same info except one is x4 faster
which downloads almost anything large in minutes. All my devices can connect to it except my PS4
which is strange and manually adding it won't work but the downloads takes about an hour with the other half.

[C-H-E-F]

lOl, because your internet is slow, it takes me about 5min. to download a 50gb game, thanks to lovely google fiber. but shhhh okay... ps4 downloads are slow lOl. better hard wire up, wifi is overrated.

[chris235]

my ps4 downloads are everything but slow.

[pody]

I just did a test. This exponentially boosted the download to what it should be for me (It does vary a lot, it's not stable unfortunately).

I first started the download with an app in the background (Plex). It downloaded maybe 3-5 mbps, after I closed it goes anywhere from 1-50 mbps, which is around the max I can get. It does seem to get faster and more stable over time as it downloads.

I don't think barely anybody read the article judging by the comments here.

[MilkMan]

I have all the platforms and this is the order from fastest to shittiests. This is all current gen by the way.
1) PC (wireless)
2) PS4 (wired)
3) Switch (wireless)
4) PS4 (wireless) - Yes it's another PS4
5) Xbox One (wireless)
I have mesh network using Orbi and I have the fastest tier internet my company optimum offers.
Sony is not great when it comes to fownloading, but being wired helps a hell of a lot.
In general, I find their online services to be servicible. Not phenomenal like their games.

[MetroidFREAK21]

Coming from someone who used to own both a PS4 and Xbox One (No longer have the PS4...) The PS4 was significantly faster than the Xbox One...

[AAWELLS09]

I cant believe people get so into this console war thing so much. It kinda blows my mind that people actually get upset when something bad is said about their console. Such a petty thing to argue over. So weird to me that people actually spend so much time running from article to article arguing over this stuff. A weird bunch for sure.

[MLGecko]

Only when using Wifi have downloads been slow for me. Sorry

[ShamefulJosher]

Sure the PSN can and sadly does quite often go down, but most of your download speed depends on your ISP and how much of your bandwidth is being taken up by other devices. Obviously wired vs. Wi-Fi also makes a difference. Personally I have no issues with long download times whether it be for a game, patches, add-ons, or anything else.

[thejigisup]

great test, but several would need to be performed under different circumstances in order to increase accuracy. I have changed my mtu from 1500 to 1473 and have had much higher and much more consistency in my speeds. I have also noticed that running the test in the system settings of my ps4 have been much lower than using the web browser to perform various speed tests. Pretty interesting read though.

[ILostMyMind]

It could be better but no problem here. Weird how some problems on PS4 affect some people and some not.