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Playstation Network Downloads Getting Faster?

Psnathome.com - Playstation network has been known for its horribly long download times. sometimes updating a game would take forever....

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Sillyace925849d ago

Yeah kinda noticed that too when I was downloading the Uncharted 2 beta

40cal5849d ago

I noticed that it seemed faster after the minor touch up that happened during E3.

iamtehpwn5849d ago

just browsing around the store is faster now o_O

Rigmaster5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

PSN downloads saturate my Net connection every single time.

One of the gaming sites this past year did download tests from PSN and Microsoft's and PSN was the fastest of the two.

The only reason you ever hear about PSN speeds is from people trying to justify the inane 50 dollar a year online fees from Microsoft.

Zedux5849d ago

I noticed that too! It's annoying to have such a fast connection but still when downloading from the PSN it would take forever but since June I feel speed has improved!

UltimateIdiot9115849d ago

Really? As far as I know it has always been fast. But then again, most of the year I'm in school so I end up using T1 or T3 connection.

dcbronco5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

The $50 allows me to download a 180MB file in just over a minute. I thing that's worth it. But the fact that I got 13 months for $30 on sale makes it even better.

@Rigmaster I'm sure you don't have a 360 or Live, since apparently you can't afford two consoles if $50 is that big of a deal. But if any of your friends or family does, go to their homes and try it out. I don't need to lie. I have Live and 16Mbs Internet. Even with cheesy Comcast, downloads are extremely fast. Maybe PSN, who I'm sure were fair, should try again.

Rigmaster5849d ago

Sony's free PSN lets me get a 180MB file in just two seconds.

Isn't that fun just making up crap?

The point is moot. Download speeds were tested by a gaming site and Sony's PSN won. End of story. Silly little stories from Xbox fans trying to justify the stupid 50 dollar a year online charges mean nothing.

zoneofenders5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

my downloading speed is always about 1MB/sec.
never change...........

Baka-akaB5849d ago

Funny thing is i dont see any chance (as in it never was slow for me , except the day servers were hammered by stuff like Home's launch)

Jack Meahoffer5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

"One of the gaming sites this past year"

"Download speeds were tested by a gaming site"

A gaming site huh. Very specific of you there... I wonder why you don't give the name of this very credible site.

You know "A gaming site" also said that Rigmaster is a total bias corporation worshiper. Must be true... See what I did there?

Links or it didn't happen. Your argument fails.

EDIT: Disagreeing doesn't reveal the name of this mystery site that Rigmaster is claiming is the god's law. Cowards. haha

Rigmaster5849d ago

@Jack Meahoffer

http://multiplayerblog.mtv....

Sony/PSN wins.

So basically Xbox owners are paying money to get a crappier PSN.

Megaton5849d ago

My speed has been 1 - 2 MB/sec for a few months now, ever since I replaced my modem and router. Running at around 22mbps.

Jack Meahoffer5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

If you read the whole article you'll see that it went back and forth and was clearly not scientific.

I own both consoles. Both connected wirelessly to the same router in the same location on the same 8mb connection.

The PS3 is NEVER faster. I don’t think you want a real scientific test. The results wouldn’t suit you. If PSN is the fastest why is a site named PSNathome saying “Playstation network has been known for its horribly long download times”

But they’re wrong and I’m wrong right? You're the only one thats right even though you probably never touched a 360 in your life.

While this article is anecdotal evidence to support your claims it’s clearly not some proven fact that you can weld like Excalibur on internet forums like the gods law like you’re trying.

specialguest5849d ago

I dl several 150-200meg videos today and it does seem a little faster than before.

Statix5849d ago

I have your regular DSL service, and I can download ~1 gig demos pretty quickly, and it's never been a hassle. I'd say it takes around 20-30 minutes usually.

The Great Melon5849d ago

Using the schools internet I easily get around 2mb a second on the ps3. Using PSN at home though always maxs out since we only have DSL.

BLuKhaos5849d ago

LMAO you xbox muppets are really something else.Your comment doesn't even make sense.If we can afford to buy the most expensive console in the market what makes you think we can't afford a crummy $50 a year.Of course most of us can afford $50 a year but that doesn't mean we want to pay for something millions of people get for free, especially when their product is superior(STEAM).That's like stopping someone before they punch you in the face to offer them $50 so they can take a dump in your face afterward.

FamilyGuy5849d ago

Me too.

With the exception of a few firmware updates i usually get 1-2mbps on PSN. I did notice the increase but i would say it was before june, not in june.

mastiffchild5849d ago

I honestly have never found any difference in download speeds between Live and PSN-neither are very fast for me(though in my area you can only get 8meg bb connections though why that would slow down one rather than the other I fail to see)and I always use wired connections.

Both could and should be much quicker-my PC's can manage it. Have the consoles and their networks got something else on? They too busy? And don't get me started on how slow Wiiware and VC downloads are.

Makes me laugh when people big up either PSN or Live in regard to download speeds.

Sarcasm5849d ago

I don't really notice a difference.

I've always got 1-2mb/sec from PSN.

Then again, the only time it really slows down is usually for firmware updates seeing as how a lot of people download them the same time.

J8M7G5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

Just out of interest what region are you all from if you are getting 1-2MBps? Cus i'm in eu and usually get anywhere between 4-6 on virgin 50meg.

EDIT: I usually get 1-2 when there is a highly anticipated app or addon such as home.

Syronicus5849d ago

There are so many different ISP's out there that trying to say the PSN is at fault for slow DL's is silly. I have a 20 meg service and have never had any slow issues with DL'ing from the PSN. I have never had any issues with XBLA either so it is not the console, it is your connection.

kashiko5848d ago

Since forever PSN downloads has been relatively slow for me. I've downloaded a few things recently (since around E3) and my download speed has doubled approximately! Very nice :).

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LukaX235849d ago

It's always been blazing fast for me... weird.

PotNoodle5849d ago

Yeah, i've always put me getting quick speeds on PSN on something like me being really close to the UK PSN servers..

MiloGarret5849d ago

Me too, particularly videos are downloaded extremely fast on PSN in my experience.

subzero95849d ago

I've been feeling a difference also

blakstarz5849d ago

Definitely noticed a difference today d/l a qore episode with was 1.3 GIG I thought it was gonna take a little I came back in just a few minutes and it was done....very surprised and even downloading the FNR4 demo didn't take long at all....PSN looking better every day!

Troll-Killer5849d ago

"1.3 gig" in "a few minutes". Bull-fvcking-shlt. I don't care if you live in Japan or Korea, you're not getting download speeds like that.

PirateThom5849d ago

Fight Night and FFVII are when I first noticed it being a lot faster.

dronde5849d ago (Edited 5849d ago )

I downloaded core within 4 minutes

UltimateIdiot9115849d ago

I don't know about you, but if you live in metropolitan areas broadband is pretty fast.

skip2mylou5849d ago

Fight night took me 8minutes

Baka-akaB5849d ago

BS ? hum I find my net quite unreliable and sometimes crappy , but at it's peak i easily get 6go in 15 min , be it on XBL , PSN , torrent , http downloads ...

Sarcasm5849d ago

""1.3 gig" in "a few minutes". Bull-fvcking-shlt. I don't care if you live in Japan or Korea, you're not getting download speeds like that."

Wow, is it really that hard to believe? I could download 1.3gb in a few minutes...

It's not like we're claiming to download 50gb's in a few minutes, otherwise we'd be Turn 10.

J8M7G5849d ago

I've only got virgin 50meg but that works out just over 6megabytes a second and with 1GB being 1024MB it only takes 2.8 mins.

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ZombieNinjaPanda5849d ago

I've noticed faster speeds a while before E3.

But it just depends on what you download.

I remember downloading the Infamous demo took me an hour, but downloading something like the old Guerrila Red Faction Demo took only 15 minutes.

ZombieNinjaPanda5849d ago

Haha, just noticed I lost a bubble.

Thanks guys (:

No matter.

Sarcasm5849d ago

Well considering the popularity of the items you mentioned, I think the less popular items are faster to download.

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The Evil Within Deserved More: A Great Horror Series Left Behind

The Outerhaven writes: While I hold Bethesda's The Evil Within series as some of the best Survival Horror games available, it's clear that Bethesda has no intention of revisiting the series. While Capcom is still working on its Resident Evil series, I look back at the now-dead survival horror series from Bethesda, wondering why the series was left wide open, and yet still not revisited.

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SimpleSlave1d 17h ago

An OK horror series left behind. It had some great ideas, but it never knew how to play to its strengths. Instead, it came out like just another RE4 clone.

I would love for a third entry to come out, but it needs to learn to lean in on the psychological aspect and move away from the generic "pew pew" ideology at the center of the gameplay loop. It doesn't need to abandon it; it just needs to put it into better context, is all.

Also, try a first-person perspective instead. Too many 3rd-person games with nothing to offer but an avatar taking precious screen space. At least make it an actual option and not that janky-ass mess the second game pretended to have.

Venoxn4g1d 6h ago

Love both games, hope that we will get third game

gold_drake21h ago(Edited 21h ago)

i really didnt like the 2nd game.

first game was fantastic

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John Marston Voice Actor Teases "Exciting" Red Dead Redemption News

During a livestream on his personal Twitch channel, Rob Wiethoff (who voices John Marston in the Red Dead Redemption series) hinted at "exciting news" to be revealed next week. According to Wiethoff, the news will be announced "before Friday".

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jznrpg1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

PS5/Pro/Switch 2 version of RDR2 seems most likely. I’d love a RDR3 but that seems years away

Cacabunga1d 16h ago

Id be happy for just a 60fps patch

OmegaSoldati1d 15h ago (Edited 1d 15h ago )

Agreed, but at the same time RD2 came out in 2018. Could it be a remake of Red Dead 1?

Spoiler:

Marston died in the end of Red Dead and Red Dead 2 is set before that. Im curious now. What news could it be?

mkis0071d 8h ago

I'm pretty sure the next game will be another prequel as the story really has no where to go as far as being a western after red dead redemption. The next game will end with the ferry boat incident.

Profchaos1d 17h ago (Edited 1d 17h ago )

Their contracts are iron clas if they leak anything legit they are threatened with immense legal action.

My hopes for what this is are minimal its probably a meet and greet with the cast

I dont see why they would be involved in a upgraded version of rdr2 when the dialogue hasn't changed

thorstein1d 14h ago

He seems to have been cleared to do this as he purposely picked up the game, streamed it, and made the announcement.

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It Has Been Over 2,500 Days Since The Elder Scrolls 6 Was Revealed

It's been officially over 2,500 days since The Elder Scrolls 6 was revealed, and fans are still waiting for more than a logo and a mountain range.

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jznrpg6d ago (Edited 6d ago )

It will come out in another 1000-2000 days or so. I’d rather they remake Morrowind. After they added quest arrows, sprint button, making stats lesser and the big nerfs to spells Elder Scrolls has been too simplified. They could change that with ES6 but I don’t have much faith in modern Bethesda. I would love to be wrong

clevernickname5d ago

Wait until he hears about Star Citizen...