Limit ps4 download speed

Join Now Log In Help. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. PS4, how to throttle bandwidth? Hi I have the D Nighthawk router. Message 1 of 3. Microsoft hasn't announced any updates regarding Xbox's network services in the US. That said, PlayStation gamers hoping to play Doom Eternal this weekend may want to start their download sooner rather than later, and Xbox gamers might want to download the game while Xbox Live is still operating at full speed.

Sign up. Sony will limit PlayStation download speeds in the US The measure should improve network stability as more isolated gamers go online.

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Looking for more exciting features on the latest technology? Topics: bandwidth , console , coronavirus , covid , download , downloads , Games , Gaming , Internet , playstation , ps4 , sony , sony ps4. User Info: bkwf. User Info: starcrunch Mothra posted So I've managed to get a brand new router with a bunch of Gigabit ports. The initial time estimate was 10 minutes as it downloaded a MB or so each second. Then after a few minutes it slowed down and the file ended up taking 30 minutes to download.

Running an app such as Netflix or Spotify narrowed the receive window to KB, which is still "a 5x reduction in potential download speed," and playing an online match in a networked game closed it down to the 7 KB threshold. Putting the PlayStation 4 into its rest mode "had no effect," he writes. Complicating matters is that the PlayStation 4 doesn't always make it clear what programs are running. Many users are accustomed to closing a game from the dashboard or being told the system is doing so when they boot up a new one while another is in the background, thinking that takes care of it.

But other applications, like Spotify or a streaming video service, can keep on going. Whatever the blame, all kinds of anecdotal complaints and observations of the PlayStation 4's inconsistent download behavior have taken hold over the past four years.

Does putting the machine to rest help? Why are my downloads faster after this firmware update? Snellman attributes the latter to an update closing every open application after the system reboot.