There's no denying that video games are getting bigger and bigger in size, something that has become quite the problem on the PlayStation 4. Developers are looking to tackle that issue with the next-gen PlayStation 5, however, with more modern technology that is supposed to speed up how quickly we download games.
Speaking with Wired, EA's chief studio officer Laura Miele said: "More generally, we’re seeing the GPU be able to power machine learning for all sorts of really interesting advancements in the gameplay and other tools. We're stepping into the generation of immediacy. In mobile games, we expect a game to download in moments, and to be just a few taps from jumping right in. Now we’re able to tackle that in a big way."
It's nice to know that during the next generation, we probably won't need to be waiting around for 12 hours to download the latest PS5 game. Of course, local download speeds will still play a part in this, but it looks like the issue is being tackled in some way.
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[source wired.com]
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Blizzard has been allowing to play their games when they were only partially downloaded. Sure you had really long loading times when you get to a new area, but it is still a good solution when you can't wait 5h for the full game to be downloaded (I used to have a really bad connection)
I never have a issue with downloading a ps4 games even if it takes couple of hours whatever.im a patient man.i can play another games while i wait for this game to download.or i can go to you tube and watch videos.and watch cable tv.or go to my phone and have fun.time goes by fast.so its no problem waiting for a ps4 games to download.word up son
I'll believe it when I see it. Sony throttle their download speeds like crazy, I highly doubt that will ever change.
Sounds good to me.
there is an easy solution to this, release the game finished on day one. problem solved.
@TheBuzz
That does not help the download of a digital game
@Shigurui reads like a comment from 2010🤣 get your internet checked.
i know an even quicker way
buy it physically then there is no download time at all (and before anyone says what about updates, you can still play the game even while it's downloading updates)
@David187 - My 350Mbps line is fine, Sony throttle speeds, it's not exactly a secret. I can DL any game on my Xbox or PC in a fraction of the time the PS4 takes.
Today is Trine 4's release day. My physical copy was delivered to my door at 1PM. I will play it tonight but decided to install while reading this post. The title was ready to play in 3 minutes 5 seconds. System Update 7.00 took another 2 minutes. I buy digital games also, its a 3 part process with digital. Download, Uncompress/copy to HDD, and then Install. The biggest factor is still your internet speed.
@OscarHTX
Was going to say the exact same thing. I'm lucky enough to have 200mb fiber, I can download in no time but copy and installation is heart breaking it just goes on for so long. That's the number 1 thing I want fixing next gen as I'm pretty much 100%digital gaming the last 3 or so years
@Shigurui you are talking rubbish
@David187 Am I, really? Wow you showed me there champ. Now go and search about it, you'll find plenty of articles on reddit, gfaqs, forbes, Sony official forums etc. As I said, it's no secret.
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