PS3 Unbearably Slow And Frequent Updates Getting REALLY Old

it probably depends on the day you started the download. if it was a time when everyone else was downloading then that would cause your speed to be much slower. Ontain

That is really not the case,mydownloads and updates always take forever for me on my ps3.

Well at least it makes the gameplay better :D;)8)

I hate the PS3 for the exact same reason. Updates take forever to download and then forever to install. On my 360 it takes 5 seconds, max. PC is fast as well. It's just bad software, no if ands or buts.

I am a long time PS fan and PS3 owner and I'm going to have to agree. I don't know if this is something that has been getting slowly worse over time, or if it has always been this slow and I never noticed it before?

I am a PSN+ subscriber and even downloading something like Qore, which is smaller than 300 megs I think, takes, like you said, hours. And it isn't my internet connection because I don't have the same problems on my PC which is all hooked up to the same system.

So I can concur that the download speeds for PS3 are unacceptably slow.

300MB for 5 hours!!? There must be something wrong with your internet connection. Mine is 1-2 Mbps and I can finish download that amount within 3 hours. For your 32 Mbps, this is ridiculous.Kleeyook

I'm pretty sure it is the PS3 and not his connection.

I had the DCU beta through PSN+. It literally took a good 7 hours to download the original file. Then it had to install which wasn't too bad. But then I never even got to play the game because it needed another 100-200 meg download that I had no patience to even get. I literally left my PS3 on all day one day, about 12 hours, and it was only up to 30% downloaded. Once I saw that I swore then immediately just deleted the beta completely.

I do not have these issues with my PC.

i call shennanigans somewhere on this.

I have a 15mb/s speed and it takes me usually only a matter of minutes to download updates. sounds like the TS needs to check his isp...

Started the update, I'll post when Im done.

I am a long time PS fan and PS3 owner and I'm going to have to agree. I don't know if this is something that has been getting slowly worse over time, or if it has always been this slow and I never noticed it before?

I am a PSN+ subscriber and even downloading something like Qore, which is smaller than 300 megs I think, takes, like you said, hours. And it isn't my internet connection because I don't have the same problems on my PC which is all hooked up to the same system.

So I can concur that the download speeds for PS3 are unacceptably slow.

ZIMdoom

Qore is usually around the 1.2GB-1.4GB.

Im done updating, there is something wrong with your connection dude.

maybe there are other devices downloading other stuff while you been downloading the update? maybe there is something with your ISP?

The updates are done. It was 6 updates (not 4 like you said), and it was about 1.3 gigs total, the 324 MB was just the last one. You also said that you saw it was 324 MB and that it took five hours from when you started. Given that it was the 6th update that was that size, and the fact that you said you never played the game on your ps3 before, I'm gonna have to call you out on your B.S.

I'll also add that Windows updates take a lot longer than my PS3 updates do. Since it downloads in the background it doesn't bother me though.

Also, I deleted the game date before doing this, so the game would have to start from scratch. I posted as the game was finishing its install, the one it does after the updates. Game is at start menu now.

I've never played this game, but I haven't had that many updates. You act like they update every week. And it will take 10 mins max to update. Not a big deal. Must be something wrong with your PS3. And cross game chat, I heard they were having some kind of copyright issues with EA concerning that.

I think we all can agree that the update system Sony uses is rather clunky.Stevo_the_gamer

MS will always be ahead of Sony and Ninty when it comes to operating systems.

Ya the PS3 download speed has always been slow and it stinks.rybe1025

Not 5 hours slow. this dude is full of crap honestly. Its his internet connection.

For me as well the updates are excruciatingly slow, strange thing is its just the updates everything else is fine

5 hrs for 300 MB?? Either there must be something wrong or you must be joking.

It doesn't take that long.

My girlfriend had a similar problem the other day. Went to play Blur, but had to sit through a 40 min update before should could. She just left it running and found something else to do, but she did say her least favorite part of her PS3 are the updates :P

Sounds like someone has a slow internet connection. 300MB would take me about 5 minutes, which is definitely bareable

BPoole96

[QUOTE="Messiahbolical-"] 324MB Skittles_McGee

5 hours Messiahbolical-

Sounds like someone has a slow internet connection. 300MB would take me about 5 minutes, which is definitely bareable

BPoole96

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Sounds like someone has a slow internet connection. 300MB would take me about 5 minutes, which is definitely bareable

wsdsxsdsw

Installing games can sometimes take a really long time. I've never had the problem with system updates.

I can't relate. Never had any updates take a real long time.AmazonTreeBoa

>February 2011

if you want to play so desperately ASAP you can always skip the update by pressing O and play offline

it's been so long since the last system update...i feel like it's not really a PS3 anymore :(

The other night I had a similar experience.

Downloading file of about 1 gig off PSN, I use my 360 for about 2 hours, come back it's at %54 "wtf"

Reset my router and cable modem, it started going alot faster.

This never happens to me on my PC or 360, only on PS3.

People have been telling Sony for ages "dude PSN is f*cked up, something's wrong." But they either don't have the expertise or money to have smooth downloads, it's always a crapshoot, PSN is always some percentage of normal speed, never full speed.

You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

ReadingRainbow4

This.

The longest I had to wait for an update was 20 minutes, tops.
And even that happened maybe 2 times in all the years I owned a PS3.

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You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

Sagem28

This.

The longest I had to wait for an update was 20 minutes, tops.
And even that happened maybe 2 times in all the years I owned a PS3.

Yeah.

Honestly, I'm not calling the TC a lemming but it really makes me think that some of these complaints are coming from the less technically inclined.

Learn your sh!t people, it's not hard, might take all of 10 minutes but It will save you alot of time and headaches in the long run.

You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

ReadingRainbow4

It's not settings it's PSN.

PC/360 never does this.

My friend actually had similar problems and hired a professional to go over his setup, even bought a new router. PSN is very poor.

Sony KNOWS this.

Why do you think PS+ does background download? They know their schit is unreliable and spotty.

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You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

ReadingRainbow4

This.

The longest I had to wait for an update was 20 minutes, tops.
And even that happened maybe 2 times in all the years I owned a PS3.

Yeah.

Honestly, I'm not calling the TC a lemming but it really makes me think that some of these complaints are coming from the less technically inclined.

Learn your sh!t people, it's not hard, might take all of 10 minutes but It will save you alot of time and headaches in the long run.

IT for 14+ years

Get over yourself.

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You guys really need to look at your connection settings, that's not normal behavior. Make sure you have ports open and nothing is being blocked, if you run Wifi make sure your router is configured.

ZombieKiller7

It's not settings it's PSN.

PC/360 never does this.

My friend actually had similar problems and hired a professional to go over his setup, even bought a new router. PSN is very poor.

Sony KNOWS this.

Why do you think PS+ does background download? They know their schit is unreliable and spotty.

Your right it might not had been just on PSN, Like I mentioned earlier. Check your internet settings also as well as the Wifi if that is what he uses.

I gotta say, the fact your friend had to hire a "Professional," to figure out his PSN settings is very telling.

It's not rocket science, I mean you should of been able to figure that out with your 14 years In IT bulsh!ttery.