In my experience the PlayStation Network is quite bad. So in essence your speed does come into play, but it can’t top the designated cap set by Sony’s servers. It’s also important to remember that having an ultra-fast internet connection doesn’t always translate to super-fast downloads.ĭigital games are hosted on Sony’s PlayStation Network servers, which control the maximum bandwidth - that is the transfer rates of the downloads themselves - capping your download speeds by default. There’s nothing more frustrating than spending the same amount of money and then having to wait half a day to play your game. The sheer size of next-gen games like Wolfenstein: The New Order‘s 51GB’s is the main reason to stay away from digital, as you’ll be spending a lot of time waiting for the downloads to complete. Usually PS4 games will be bigger than Xbox One games - Dragon Age: Inquisition clocks in at 44.28 GB on PS4 and 41GB on Xbox One - and as we all know, a bigger game means more waiting. Play as you download: Crutch or convenience? Often gamers are surprised mid-game by having their session interrupted because their download hasn’t finished, or spend hours upon hours staring at a barely moving progress bar on a home screen.įirst let’s take a look at how the PlayStation 4 handles digital downloads. Instead of being straightforward and streamlined, downloading a full game on next-gen systems is awkward, clunky and utilizes some very nasty underhanded tactics. Sony ( NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft ( NASDAQ: MSFT) have a very big problem with digital downloading on their next-gen consoles.īoth the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One suffer from some of the most ill-designed handling of digital content in any generation of gaming, making what was once a convenient feature into a troublesome waiting game.
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