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PS3 Downloading Speed Much Faster Than 360

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As you may know I own both systems 360 and PS3 and I was testing out which download was faster just to let people know about this.

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Agent-X - 486 days 22 hours ago

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does this also happen to anyone else out there who own a ps3 and a 360

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morganfell - 486 days 21 hours ago

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Yes it does. I am on an 8MB pipe and my PS3 downloads a great deal faster than my 360. Both systems are hardwired into my router.

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sonarus - 486 days 21 hours ago

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Well i used to have a 360 and a PS3 and i know for sure my 360 used to download stuff at LEAST 2 times faster than on my PS3. But it might depend on the connection. I was using some random internet connection. Wasn't bad but wasn't great either so wateva

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Omegasyde - 486 days 21 hours ago

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1.3 - Simple Logic

People shouldn't complain of the speed of PSN downloads. It's Free.

People However can Complain of XBL speeds since well it's not Free.

People with XBL silver accounts can't complain either since they are number one reason for teenage pregnancy. ;)

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mikeslemonade - 486 days 21 hours ago

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The speed of the downloads on the 360 are exaggerated. When you download the exact mutliplatform demo the speed is about the same and at it's fatest the 360 is only 1.5x faster. The slowness is exaggerated on PS3 just because you have to hit a few more buttons to install. I would not pay a $1 for that 1.5x speed and no install.

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PimpDaddy - 486 days 21 hours ago

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1.5 - I don't have an 8MB connection

But I will say this. Live is faster than PSN for downloading in my experience. I have had both my consoles on 2 different high speed cable connections at 2 different apartments.

I have also had my PS3 hardwired to the router as well as on wifi. Didn't make a difference.

PSN has cleaned up quite a bit since last year though. The store is much more responsive. Big props to Sony for improving PSN.

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Ben1054 - 486 days 16 hours ago

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1.6 - my ps3 dowlaods at 1mbps

so a 60mb game would take 1 min to download

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Delive - 486 days 16 hours ago

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1.7 - PS3 has improved it's speeds

But it still seems the 360 downloads faster in my home.

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rpgenius420 - 486 days 13 hours ago

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1.8 - @ben1054

Are you a noob? With a 10 mbps you can download a 60mb file in one minute, but with a 1mbps it would take a lot longer.

10mbps=roughly 1MB a second or 1024Kb/s

1mbps= around 100Kb/s

Honestly I have noticed the 360 to be a little faster, but I have a 15mbps line so everything comes in pretty damn quick.

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JasonXE - 486 days 12 hours ago

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it also depends on the community. Xbl is double the size with oeople downloading and double/triple in content. It also depends on location b/c of where the servers are located. I have a 15mpbs connection and usually can get a 5-7gb movie running within 1-10 secs with progressive d/l so time really dosn't matter.

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waltercross - 486 days 5 hours ago

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@rpgenius420

Actually 1 mbps is 60 seconds for a 60 MB game/demo etc, that's 1 minute, so Ben had it right.

I Only own a PS3, I have it hooked up to my router
via ethernet cable, my PS3 downloads almost as fast
as my PC, and that's really all I need.

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GCNSeanFoster - 486 days 4 hours ago

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No... My 360 downloads much faster than my PS3... But both of my systems are wireless... So that's from a wireless standpoint...

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juuken - 486 days ago

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Yes, the PS3 is fast, damn fast.

I remembered installing GTAIV and I had *no* idea it was finished that quickly until ten minutes later.

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Bebedora - 485 days 23 hours ago

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@rpgenius.

To be fair to 1054 he was being consequent, talking in terms of mb not MB. get it? :)

I cant really complain. I have maxed out my internet download speed most of the times when doing so on my PS3, which is about 1MB/s or 8 mbps (I think I got that right).

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DaTruth - 485 days 18 hours ago

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1.14 - Rpgenius is correct

MB and Mb are two completely different things... well not completely, but still different.

edit: I should have read further down.

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XephyrNesion - 486 days 22 hours ago

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2 - sorry guys but

I own both and what I've noticed is that my 360 downloads faster than my PS3. Maybe it has to do with my 360 being wired and my PS3 being Wireless.

Probably does. =[ I love my PS3 though.

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power of Green - 486 days 22 hours ago

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The post is nonsense, the traffic durring any specific day(due to content or activity) or the volume of the base in general has more to do with speed than anything else.

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FantasyStar - 486 days 22 hours ago

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2.2 - Yuppers

That's what I was thinking. Placebo effect, nothing more. Only way to truly know is to have an uptapped T3 line with a nice workstation to monitor bandwidth usage. I'd rather prefer the 360 way of doing things because I can let it download and it'll auto-shutdown.

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RemmM - 486 days 19 hours ago

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2.3 - Sorry kid I own both

I tested them both at the sametime, and one at a time. The PS3 download speeds are WAY faster than that of the X Box 360. I guess its thanks to SONY for improving it. X Box live used to be faster, but SONY has it the upperhand again.

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kevin1112 - 486 days 17 hours ago

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wow pog, i think thats the first non-fanboy comment ive seen you make, if you made more of them you wouldnt be as hated.

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waltercross - 486 days 5 hours ago

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Actually for system updates after downloading the
PS3 will also restart itself after installing.

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power of Green - 486 days 22 hours ago

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Thats some real useful news, wonder what was said, nothing shows up lol.

I remember the good ol days when XBL was much faster, back when there was much less traffic.

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Omegasyde - 486 days 22 hours ago

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<Insert RROD Joke #113 Here>

I will agree who cares what downloads faster, unless somehow some way you can run a torrent engine and "ILLEGALZ DOWNLOADZ ENGINEZ" from your console.

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power of Green - 486 days 22 hours ago

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Dude I can tell when price drops happen, when new games hit or when most folks play on XBL and even what time zone has the most traffic based on DL speeds lol.

I know people are buying 20gig and 60gig consoles based on speeds lol.

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g3nkie - 486 days 21 hours ago

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lol. You really think thats the cause?

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Agent-X - 486 days 22 hours ago

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yea i agree with you power of green 360 was much faster i dont know what happen maybe the updates they released for the 360 made the download go slower but they should do something about it fix it up i mean seriously i downloaded geometry wars 2 took me 30mins lol

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Omegasyde - 486 days 22 hours ago

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Ask for your money back.

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Dmitry Orlov - 486 days 13 hours ago

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4.2 - @Agent-X

Yeah, I hear ya. But did you forget about the downloading time for system update on both consoles?
My x360 updates in 5min, and my ps3 updated in half and hour.
I have both systems using wi-fi and x360 is faster (it was faster even when Too Human Demo was downloaded and full game released).
BTW, game updates take about 15-30sec on x360.

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waltercross - 486 days 5 hours ago

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30 minutes to download and install
a PS3 update?, Takes me anywhere from
3 minutes to 8 minutes, depending on the size.

The Install takes longer then the DL.

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Yipee Bog - 486 days 2 hours ago

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game updates are so fast for 360? for the ps3 it has a hard drive from the factory, not all 360's do. so what does that mean? the ps3 can have game updates much larger ex. the orange box recently at 128 mb if I remember correctly. since not all 360's have a hdd there is now way an update should be or can be that big, same thing with game installs. at least thats how I interpret it.

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GutZ31 - 486 days 22 hours ago

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I only own a PS3 at this point, but I must say that this is a mutt point as although it may be faster for one person, there were not any fail safes put in place to make sure there was no why for variable change in the results.
For example, lets talk about peak hour or service traffic.
Was this even considered?
What about the fact that the 360 installs after its finished downloading, even though it looks like its still downloading.
Or what about the area he lives in, the connection type/speed and console and location of origin.
And are you using a router, and if you are, was it setup properly with static IPs or just allowed to connect to what ever IP is free.
Did you open ports if you are on a router to make for optimal performance.

These kinds of questions must be asked before you can ever say for certainty that ANYTHING is "better" or "faster".

I approve this story only in hopes that people will check the comments to know that this is bull, and not to be taken as fact.

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Agent-X - 486 days 22 hours ago

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oh ok i see but just to let people know im using TPG ADSL+2 which is the fastest connection speed in AUS

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GutZ31 - 486 days 22 hours ago

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That still says nothing for the people outside of AU.
How about some number crunching and overall service record for your service.

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Agent-X - 486 days 22 hours ago

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well its not just me my other 2 friends as well from America they download games on ps3 and they said its more faster then downloading on the 360

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w22shadow - 486 days 21 hours ago

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Gigabit Ethernet port...

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Omegasyde - 486 days 21 hours ago

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Gigabit Ethernet porn...

? O_O

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nsky171 - 486 days 17 hours ago

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8.2 - 1000 > 100

I can't be sure about the internet download speed but for transfering with-in your own network the PS3 is faster.

I'm sure many people didn't even bother to look at what the PS3 comes with. The ethernet adapter on the PS3 has got to be one of the most overlook PS3 hardware.

The xbox 360 has a 10/100 ethernet adapter. 100Mbit/s being it's max

The PS3 has a 10/100/1000 ethernet adapter. 1000Mbit/s being it's max.

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kingnick - 485 days 23 hours ago

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Most people don't have Gigabit Ethernet capable routers and/or fast enough internet connections that would utilise the extra bandwidth over 100Mbit Ethernet.

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caffman - 486 days 21 hours ago

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9 - i tested this yesterday and downloaded the demo for tiger woods from both xbl and psn

the xbl downloaded in 20 minutes and I could turn off my xbox while I did it if I wanted to.
The psn download took well over an hour and needed to be installed after.
So XBL won hands down I'm afraid

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achira - 486 days 18 hours ago

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lol, then check your connection. i can download this game in 10 minutes with a 12 MBit.

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meetajhu - 486 days 21 hours ago

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10 - i've also noticed it

I download cross platform game demos to check the quality of the games in both systems. And i find PS3 is a lot faster. Maybe because of less PSN users?

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Brixxer600 - 486 days 21 hours ago

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My PS3 used to download faster but ever since firmware 2.4 and onwards my 360 downloads faster than my PS3

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asyouburn - 486 days 21 hours ago

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i downloaded coke and on psn it came out pepsi. . . those bastards

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Omegasyde - 486 days 21 hours ago

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Pepsi > Coke.

Mountain Dew > Sex, ciggarettes, breathing oxygen.

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bumnut - 486 days 21 hours ago

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at least you don't have to download then install on 360, maybe that is why it appears to take longer.

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asyouburn - 486 days 21 hours ago

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i'm sure 360 installs, too, you just don't see it. i could be wrong though.

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Draperc - 486 days 21 hours ago

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My PS3 downloads stuff faster than my friend's xbox 360 up in Rutherfordton , but at the same time, another friend of mine in stem, who also has an xbox 360, can download stuff on it faster than I can download stuff on my ps3. Why is that? Simple: Not everyone has the same internet service provider. The speed at which you download stuff all depends on the internet service you have, and how much traffic there is. Exactly like POG said. You can't truly say one console is faster than the other when it comes to downloads, there's too many variables at which download speed can be affected. Some people may have better internet service than you, some may have worse.

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g3nkie - 486 days 21 hours ago

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You got to take note also that the 360 doesn't have to install the games after it get done downloading. I'm sure if you were to take the time a PS3 demo downloads and installs and compared it with the time it takes a demo to download on the 360, it would be just about even....

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asyouburn - 486 days 20 hours ago

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its also hard to compare downloads of 3rd party titles, b/c i'm sure the code is way different for both, due to the diff architecture

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Omegasyde - 486 days 21 hours ago

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What about the Wii?

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importfighter - 486 days 21 hours ago

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2 - bowwwwwww

This Article forgot to Mentions the 360 sucks ur Mom's Peanut!

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2.1 batichon frandy | 486 days 6 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

importfighter - 486 days 21 hours ago

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3 - wii

Who cares bout the Wii

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caffman - 486 days 21 hours ago

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a hell of a lot more people than who cares about the 360 or PS3 if sales figures are anything to go by!

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SonySoldierEternaL - 486 days 21 hours ago

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^

sales =/= quality

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Omegasyde - 486 days 21 hours ago

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3.3 - Caffman

You do realize that 98% ( a figure % Pull from my Buttcheeks)

Do
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They are too busy trying to look like Calista Flockhart. See image below.

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plain rice - 486 days 21 hours ago

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The Wii takes a pretty long time to download those VC roms. I know for sure those are only 5-10mb for the SNES games.

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achira - 486 days 19 hours ago

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lol, i am sure there are no games on the snes which are 10mb. i think they are more 2 mb.

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DanWelsh86 - 486 days 14 hours ago

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4.2 - I think the biggest rom

Was either Super Mario RPG or Stunt Race FX, I've got them all though and none of them weigh in at 10meg. Even an N64 one won't go over 32, or thereabouts.

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belal - 486 days 17 hours ago

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5 - to the person who said who cares about wii

i do ;)

sure ps3 is my main console but the wii is also a god console :) super smash brawls and that first person shooter gamer metroid prime or something like that. pluss mad world is coming later too :)

shiatt even wii has a better lineup than flopbox3fixme!

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Shane Kim - 486 days 11 hours ago

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Don't forget lag free online service as well.

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XGamer - 486 days 7 hours ago

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6.2 - Don't you mean Free Lag Service avalaible. PSN sucks. You get what you pay for.

If his supposed ps3 downloads were faster than the Xbox 360's, then that would be a first.

Twist away wannabe's.

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Dyingduck - 486 days 7 hours ago

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6.3 - @Above

LOL - Apparently this retard is an idiot - don't post such crap if you don't both console, dumbass

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firebat - 486 days 4 hours ago

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7 - can you say

bbbbbbbubbuu BULL Sh*t
HOW WE KNOW IS THIS IS EVEN ACCURATE

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