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Are all PS3 game installs pathetically tiresome -- what's going on hither?

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• Get-go date Dec iii, 2008

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Alright -- downloaded Wipeout Hard disk for the PS3, the download itself (while painfully slow to wait on) was reasonably fast considering my connexion speed.

My real frustration started when I realized downloading wasn't the terminal pace. It hung on the "Initializing install, exercise not plough off system" screen for a good five minutes, then the install itself... well, it'southward been going 15+ and I just got to 75%. This is but lamentable.

It'south a little under 1GB of data. A netbook could uncompress and copy it faster -- what'southward going on here, why is the PS3 so irksome? This is my first experience with the PSN store and I'grand... well, somewhere between furious and merely underwhelmed. There's no alibi for this kind of expect fourth dimension.

I also had to wait a good 10 minutes for the copy of Niggling Big Planet I rented to patch itself before it would allow me to play... as if the copy on the disc simply wasn't good enough. Patching wasn't optional! That's insane. I shouldn't accept to disable network connectivity to play a game "out of the box".

Thoughts on this? Suggestions, should any utilise? Aside from "stop lament, it's not that bad". Information technology shouldn't take every bit long for the PS3 to install a 1GB game every bit it does for my PC to install a 7GB game. Period. (But it does.)

What's more, Wipeout HD is 1 of the "medium-sized" games available for download. It'southward great in theory that I could get Tom Clancy's Endwar or Burnout Paradise for $30 beamed to my business firm... only we're talking 3.5-5GB of data here. If it takes well-nigh an hour and fifteen minutes to download and install Wipeout Hard disk drive, is the idea that I cue up one of the bigger titles just earlier a vacation out of state?

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You lot've encountered one of the PS3's weak spots. It doesn't do very well compared to the competition when it comes to downloading or updating. I agree that it is extremely abrasive - my own personal case is having to redownload PAIN every damn time I endeavour to play it. That's not patching, that'south lazy.

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Really,its a limit to the BD drives low read speeds and a 5400rpm HDD..I upgraded to a 7200rpm drive and installs(demos etc)are a little snappier but it didnt help at all when installing from the BD drive.

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Actually,its a limit to the BD drives low read speeds and a 5400rpm HDD..I upgraded to a 7200rpm bulldoze and installs(demos etc)are a little snappier but it didnt aid at all when installing from the BD drive.

The OP isn't talking about installing games from the BR-D drive. He's talking most downloading and installing straight from the Hard disk, no optical disc involved.

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Good question is were y'all also downloading something else than Wipeout ? Becouse from what i noticed WHD gets longer load time when something is downloading in background - probably due to deejay low speed.

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To answer your question, aye, this is the case for everyone. Abrasive as all heck. SOCOM was almost a 2 hour process after patches, updates, installs, etc.

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lmao, 1hr fifteen to download and install wipeout, think yourself lucky!! for the tape, once wipeout downloaded on mine information technology only took 3-4 min to install, burnout took about ten-12, siren blood curse took forever!! i think mines faster as i got a 250 gig 7200rpm difficult drive etc

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one time the game installs, information technology'll be crawly i promise!

simply curious, still waiting?

ps3 takes FOREVER to download and install software, it's truthful.

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DMC4 install was the worst. I think it taking effectually 45 minutes.
Probably a combination of the how the Os handles file transfers and the tedious HDDs.

On the brilliant side, update 2.53 really improved how fast the Playstion Store is.

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I wish every update is not mandatory to login the the PSN. Then abrasive

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Someday I download and/or install something from PSN or through BD, I leave the room and go find something to practise or simply switch over to my cablevision box and watch tv. I've gotten used to the long install process that accompanies the PS3'due south games and you'll probably go used to it also, information technology just takes a scrap of time.

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I'm seriously considering selling just because of this. It'due south pathetic. I shouldn't have to throw down $sixty+ on a 7200RPM HDD (and that would exist a small one, as you all well know) for this thing "in hopes" that it'due south a trivial faster.

Oh -- this was all with the 2.53 update already installed, so given GregP24'south comment had I done this a month or 2 ago the motorcar probably wouldn't have lived through the night.

The game is awesome, the system is great, I can't deny any of that... merely the install time issue is unforgivable.

My current laptop has a 4200RPM PATA ZIF HDD /known/ for being wearisome... and information technology pulled 7GB off a disc in near iii minutes concluding night.

To Sony: Fix this. It makes y'all look stupid and frustrates your userbase.

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I wish every update is not mandatory to login the the PSN. So annoying

just stay logged in...

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My current laptop has a 4200RPM PATA ZIF HDD /known/ for existence slow... and information technology pulled 7GB off a disc in nearly three minutes last night.

Indeed. Blaming this on the hard drive speed is just inaccurate. I take an ancient (well, 5+ years old anyway) laptop myself with a 20GB 4200RPM drive and fifty-fifty that can install multi-gig games (one at a fourth dimension of course) in reasonable periods of time.

That said, installing games from DVD to the 360 hard drive does take longer than I'd similar. Usually, I start it right before a meal.

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once wipeout downloaded on mine information technology just took 3-4 min to install,

This.

Something isn't right if information technology's taking y'all more than 5-10 minutes AT Most to install WipeoutHD.

I wonder if PS3's hard disk drive tin get fragmented, you'd think it would practise it automatically.

Besides a proficient tip is to disable that "ticker" that runs in the upper right corner from the XMB interface options. For some reason, having that running, will dramatically deadening down your updates and downloads.

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This is pretty odd. Download speeds are slow, only I don't think I've had any installs take more than 5-ten minutes with one exception: DMC4. That 1 took 12 minutes. Metal Gear installs prior to each chapter and each one is roughly 7-x minutes.

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I wonder if PS3'due south hd can get fragmented, you'd retrieve it would exercise information technology automatically.

Also a good tip is to disable that "ticker" that runs in the upper right corner from the XMB interface options. For some reason, having that running, volition dramatically slow down your updates and downloads.

I call up fragmation only occurs on Windows operating systems. I know there's no fragmation on Unix file systems. So unless PS3 is using a modified version of Windows (which I dubiety), at that place's no fragmation going on. Besides, my system is make new (got it this weekend) and information technology does take forever to download and install stuff, so even if information technology does fragment, it's not what'south causing the slow speeds.

Very interesting about the ticker. I'll try that side by side time!

For those challenge to accept normal/fast downloads/installs, do y'all accept the ticker disabled as well?

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I myself was rather tickled when I got home with my PS3 and got to "install" the first game I bought.

I remember going out and buying games for consoles and just being able to play them non having to worry about "installing" or patches. I would say that it seems to take a little longer than it should to install things, but actually I just flip over to cable and wait till the light stops flashing.

I have only been bellyaching really when trying to fire upward a game and and so get hit with updates or patches. I don't mind too much though, I still similar the PS3 as a system meliorate than the others. I was looking at calculation a Xbox 360 to the mix, but the high failure rate prevents me from doing it. I know they will set up it, but that shouldn't demand to be done.

I will say Wipeout Hard disk drive I will say installed a lot faster for me than you seem to have experienced.

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On rare occasions I would take issues with download speed but other than that, I don't really accept issues downloading annihilation whether it be content from the store, or firmware updates.

As far as installs, I have found that install speed can depend on HDD space. There accept been a few times when installs were taking literally forever. I found I typically was running very low on disc drive space. Once I cleared out some demos, etc., the install speed was support to snuff.

Stereophile: I believe the PS3 self defragments when it needs to.

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I myself was rather tickled when I got home with my PS3 and got to "install" the outset game I bought.

I recall going out and buying games for consoles and just being able to play them not having to worry nearly "installing" or patches. I would say that information technology seems to accept a little longer than it should to install things, only really I only flip over to cable and await till the low-cal stops flashing.

The downfall of online consoles. I went over a friends business firm to play LBP, and the game install was extremely short BUT his internet connection sucks menses and so downloading the patches took forever. My 4y/o nephew kept asking if information technology was finished however, and put on his sad face up cuz he wanted to play sackboy

As far as game installs, unfortunately, not many developers want to invest the time/money therefore cheat and force installs. I besides blame Sony for letting them crave installs equally opposed to them existence optional. As well nearly install times are hindered by them loading other information in the groundwork too. At that place is no reason why MGS4 should have 15-20 minutes when other games of comparable size install in much less than that.

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It truly is shocking. I call back a mate coming round to play on my PS3 and nosotros sat there waiting for the game to install, and so update. It went on so long... we left information technology and went out !

I'll be honest, I favour purchasing games for my 360 these days as I prefer their controller to the PS3, but the install and update delays are truly shocking when compared to my 360.

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I'll be honest, I favour purchasing games for my 360 these days every bit I adopt their controller to the PS3, but the install and update delays are truly shocking when compared to my 360.

I wonder, is it considering the patch files are huge or the update installation is slow, or both? I know that - specially since I play single-actor almost exclusively - if I was waiting more than a infinitesimal for a game update to finish I'd quit updating. As it is, even with my old, busted DSL, I don't remember e'er beingness bellyaching by 360 updates, and I go annoyed really easy.

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do you have the ticker disabled besides?

I was having a problem updating certain games like Heavenly Sword. The download would crap out repeatedly. I googled and institute the recommendation to turn it off, and like magic, my updates and downloads have been hurting free since.

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The 360's patches seem to be a lot smaller...or faster. I concluded up DL'ing a bunch of patches for games I haven't touched and none of them took more than than 15 seconds. The PS3's take been quick, only their files sizes take been upward of 100MB at times.

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To answer your question, yes, this is the case for anybody. Abrasive every bit all heck. SOCOM was almost a 2 hr process later patches, updates, installs, etc.

I take it that was including the total game download fourth dimension!!!

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i think console installs take become acceptable to me mostly because now information technology seems similar a PC game install takes 20min + for some. mayhap the witcher was one of the longer ones i recently reinstalled, but that's understandable for it.

10 min or and so on a panel but doesn't seem like a large deal anymore, and it never really bothered me in the first place, generally i'll just go do something else for a bit.

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In regards to the firmware update installs: From what I have read the PS3 uses retentiveness that requires the full firmware to exist rewritten while the 360 tin can perform patches.

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In regards to the firmware update installs: From what I have read the PS3 uses retentivity that requires the full firmware to be rewritten while the 360 can perform patches.

That would explicate why something like full screen flash support which shouldn't exist more than a MB in size probably, takes like 10-fifteen min merely to download.

Probably not a bad idea since it e'er keeps a copy of a full, up to date firmware on your HDD incase something goes incorrect, and tin can be restored any fourth dimension

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The 360's patches seem to be a lot smaller...or faster. I ended up DL'ing a bunch of patches for games I haven't touched and none of them took more than 15 seconds. The PS3'southward have been quick, merely their files sizes take been upward of 100MB at times.

I find the same thing

only I am thinking it's more likely due to live...the thing'south fast (and it should be considering we pay for information technology, whereas PS is gratis)

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That would explain why something like total screen flash back up which shouldn't be more than a MB in size probably, takes like 10-fifteen min just to download.

Probably non a bad idea since it always keeps a copy of a full, up to engagement firmware on your HDD incase something goes wrong, and can exist restored whatsoever fourth dimension

Correct. Typically once the update is available for PS3's to download, in that location is a link to download the update over your PC. That method should be faster if people want information technology to get quickly.

With the latest firmware changes, when updates come up out I am usually near to go to bed so I just let the PS3 download, machine-install, and turn off. I then check out the features when I go habitation from work.

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I take it that was including the full game download time!!!

3 hours including the game install. I bought the game, put information technology in the PS3, and it went through a long ass install process. THEN, I was prompted for an update...not once, not twice, but 5 times. Each update was a long, slow painful download....AND each one was a long painful INSTALL. After all was said and washed, it was shut to 3 hours.

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iii hours is a little much, but complaining over xv minutes? really now? if you make up one's mind you want to sell your ps3 because you can't play a game instantly you are going to put downwards in probably a few hours anyway -_- then you need to figure out what you want to do with your life. There are a lot of things out at that place that have more and so xv minutes to become =|

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Deleted.....I dunno why I bother.

I will say Siren Bloodcurse is the biggest ballache at 12Gb...took friggin ages.

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My only complaint about the 360 (as far as installs go, at least) is that they won't let you trash the Xbox emulation software. That thing eats upwardly almost 8 gigs of the 20gb harddrive, leaving about 11 gigs free to employ. I had to delete near everything on my HDD to fit 2 game installs =\

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My but complaint about the 360 (as far as installs go, at least) is that they won't let you trash the Xbox emulation software. That matter eats up virtually viii gigs of the 20gb harddrive, leaving about eleven gigs costless to utilise. I had to delete almost everything on my HDD to fit two game installs =\

BC takes up 4gb co-ordinate to MS. The remaining 3gb of space is for patches, security software, firewall, enshroud, etc.

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BC takes upwardly 4gb according to MS. The remaining 3gb of space is for patches, security software, firewall, cache, etc.

Good to know!

That 4gb could give me space for a third game.... oh well =\ I don't really play more than two games at a time anyways. I'll just delete GoW for the next must--have 360 title.

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Yeah...it would be nice to exist able to remove that BC stuff if nosotros wanted to, I concord. My question is, I have a 40gb PS3, and doesn't take BC for PS2 games (only PS1), and about 10gb are gone when I bought information technology. Do you think that is generally PS1 patches as well?

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Yeah...it would be nice to be able to remove that BC stuff if we wanted to, I concur. My question is, I accept a 40gb PS3, and doesn't have BC for PS2 games (only PS1), and about 10gb are gone when I bought it. Do yous think that is mostly PS1 patches besides?

Hundred-to-one. Most likely the Os itself

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Hundred-to-one. Most likely the OS itself

Ahh...good phone call. Forgot most that. I assumed that was on the mobo similar the 360. My bad

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