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Speed up your PSN Downloads w/ auto installs

can't say we've stumbled upon this and no one else knows about it, but I can say I didn't know about it until tonight and maybe none of you will have either.

By declining the background DL on your content and downloading directly from the store front and or previous downloads list you can increase your speed and have your item auto install. Check the link for more info.

PirateThom5681d ago

"1mb per second... Sometimes it drops to about 3mb and 4mb a second"

Wouldn't that be a speed increase?

Silogon5681d ago (Edited 5681d ago )

I mean drops down to 1 mb every 3 to 4 seconds. I'm sorry.

Rapture3335679d ago

Hmm, I must have a really good connection then, because even on background download I usually get the norm of 1mb per every 1 to 2 seconds.

Mozilla895679d ago

In fact sometimes my background I feel goes faster, but it is nice that it installs by it self.

spandexxking5679d ago

if you line up all your downloads and do the automatic download and shutdown it not only downloads quicker but it also installs them. its a bit easier than doing it this way

Tarasque5679d ago

Want a speed increase? Then Sony should make it where we don't have to install everything we download.

barom5678d ago

This might go slower but I usually have stuff downloading in the background plus one demo downloading the normal way.

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NeonSkull5681d ago

this is well know is it not, hey guess what u can press the ps button and put your system to standby.

bman335680d ago

I was a first day owner of the playstation 3. When the console was first released you did not have the ability to put the downloads in the background and could only download one thing at a time directly from the playstation store.

SL1M DADDY5679d ago

And I remember those days. Sony has come so far and it is awesome to see how they are taking care of us when it comes to ease of use for the PS3. We all said it was get better, just wait. And waiting has paid off. Kudos Sony.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5680d ago

LOL I couldn't resist, I don't come to PS3 only news often, but I just had to troll this. For my rare trolling, I'll approve this news, even though I always approve all (good) news anyway.

Sarcasm5679d ago

Rare trolling on PS3 news eh? I could look up hundreds of comments you're trolling with anything to do with PS3.

JasonPC360PS3Wii5679d ago

Uh no, don't think so, You just think I'm trolling because most of you live in the 360 section. You can check my comments if you wish. You see you guys spend so much time in the 360 section, you think it's your section and any anti PS comments is us trolling. There are more Playstation fans making comments in the 360 section than there are 360 fans. Next time do some research before accusing someone of "allways trolling" it's right there click my name and look what sections the post are in....:) have a nice day

Tarasque5679d ago (Edited 5679d ago )

Thats funny he is calling you a troll, And look at his avatar and name. What a complete #@$%bag.

pansenbaer5680d ago

Wait, I'm confused. So do I have to sit there and select each thing I want to download after something has installed, or can I select all I want to download and just walk away?

Silogon5679d ago

Yes, you have to manually select each item you want... But I said it's best for just 1 big huge file, like a demo or something. It's amazing how fast it speeds it up and it also installs it for you on the fly.

This means less time DLing and then after it's done you haveto install it... That's junk bunk. With this method all you need to to is Download it into the store front, pick "do not DL in background" and watch it go.

-- It is significantly faster on my end and it has worked for several people who e-mailed me. you'll spend more time background downloading than you would manually doing it this way, we'll put it that way.

orakga5679d ago

I noticed this too recently.

xhairs95679d ago

I thought this was true but I was also thinking it was just an illusion to trick my mind.

mattnz5679d ago

Set the system to shutdown after download and the items will install themselves then too.

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Vader822d ago

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Microsoft once tried to nab LittleBigPlanet from Sony after a few drinks

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XiNatsuDragnel5d ago

Microsoft had a good idea but fumbled it again.

Cacabunga4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Project Spark idea was decent but they quickly gave up ..
LBP was wonderful

ApocalypseShadow5d ago

Microsoft in a nutshell. Always tried to poach Sony employees, games, 3rd party games and devices like the depth camera that was turned into Kinect but was running on PS2 before Xbox 360. Wouldn't be surprised they wanted LBP. Just like they worked behind the scenes pushing the MLB to bring Sony's baseball game to Xbox instead of making their own.
https://www.playstationlife...

They didn't spend years trying to develop their own baseball game. They wanted Sony's game.

They're scum.

Zachmo1824d ago

Microsoft didn't force MLB on Xbox. MLB gave Sony 2 options either go multiplat or risk losing the license.

Rynxie4d ago

And why do you think MLB said that? I believe Ms approached MLB.

ApocalypseShadow4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Totally ridiculous comment.

The only exclusivity Sony had was to their own creation of The Show. Microsoft could have paid the MLB for the license just like Sony did and made their own baseball game.

Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox. They're worth 3 TRILLION dollars. You think that's not enough money to make their own baseball game? Don't be delusional.

Microsoft spun it like they always do and told the media that they had to trust Sony with their hardware. After they put Sony in that position of not having a choice. Either go multiplatform or stop making one of their successful games. That's a no win scenario.

And what did Microsoft do? They didn't try to sell the game to the Xbox community. They put it on game pass to hurt Sony. Pushing the idea of why buy games that are $70 when you can play them in their cheap service for $10. It was a dirty tactic.

You fell for the Kool aid drink Microsoft served you instead of spitting it out. Hope it tasted good because you were fooled by Phil and the gang.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

Bond revealed that MLB The Show “always came up” in conversations between Microsoft and the Major League Baseball organization. “We always said, ‘We love this game. It would be a huge opportunity to bring it to Xbox.'” she recalled. However, when Microsoft’s efforts materialized, it put the company in an awkward situation where it had to send in pre-release consoles to a rival company.

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Notellin3d ago

"Microsoft instead, groomed MLB for years in trying to poach Sony's game and bring it to Xbox."

Take a nap, conspiracies are rotting your brain.

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Hereandthere3d ago

Xbox executive Sara Bond has told Axios that Microsoft spent a number of years trying to get MLB The Show onto Xbox consoles. And when it finally succeeded in breaking off PlayStation’s long-held exclusivity, the company had to “trust” Sony with pre-release Xbox Series X/S consoles.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

Lying to yourself is unbecoming.

Article link tells you all you need to know in Sarah Bond's own words.

Hereandthere3d ago

They were too cheap/inept/lazy to develop their own mlb game, so they port begged for years and bribed the mlb to make the show multiplatform. Like i said many times, xbox brought nothing to the table their 24 years, ZERO.

ApocalypseShadow3d ago

At least you and others get it. Note drank the Kool aid and asked for seconds thinking it was refreshing.

Most don't even know how it all played out but it's there in black and white for all to see. Microsoft brought it up for years until the MLB forced Sony's hand. It was a win win for Microsoft. Kill one reason to buy a PlayStation or kill the game by dropping it in a cheap service to kill Sony's sales numbers on PlayStation.

OtterX4d ago

"However, Healey said Media Molecule wouldn't have felt right doing that, adding it would have been "morally corrupt"."

Major kudos to Media Molecule for being an upright studio with principles.

Cockney2d ago

They chose well, Sony gave them the backing to pursue their dreams with no restrictions even tho their games especially dreams have very niche appeal. Media molecule and Sony deserve respect for this in an age of risk averse publishing.

RNTody4d ago (Edited 4d ago )

Great, more stories like this please. Show the last of the zombies holding the line what we've been saying for years: Microsoft is anti competition, anti industry and has no interest in making games at all.

But hey, at least there's an Xbox Games Showcase to look forward to, right?

Inverno4d ago

Well considering SONY just killed the series, LBP would've been dead by now either way. Though MM probably wouldn't exist by now either, so I'm glad they stayed with SONY, hopefully they don't get shut down any time soon or ever honestly.

Inverno4d ago

They shut down the servers, that's millions of user created levels gone. That and dead are pretty much the same, it's also been years since 3 and they cancelled HUB soooo.

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fsfsxii3d ago

They shutdown the servers because no one was playing, no one in the community cared about the user created levels so why keep them up? Wtf you guys would never succeed in running a business.

Inverno3d ago

Yea dood no one was playing so they shut off the servers. Cause people with enough common sense can't just Google why they were actually shut of, right?

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