Speed Up Ps4 Download

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Does it seem like the download speeds on your PlayStation 4 are taking forever? It’s not just you!

Juho Snellman, a systems programmer from Switzerland, has taken the time to describe why PS4 downloads slow down for various reasons. You can read his full post for the technical details, but we’ll discuss the biggest cause here.

In short, having applications open on your PS4 will cause the download speed to drop dramatically. Even if your PS4 is on a wired connection9 Quick Ways to Instantly Speed up Your Home PC Network9 Quick Ways to Instantly Speed up Your Home PC NetworkIf you have a wired or wireless home network, chances are you'll be looking for ways to optimise it so that it is running as fast as possible.Read More, having a game or media app like Netflix open will cause download speeds on the PlayStation Store to slow to a crawl. This applies to both new games you’ve bought as well as updates for existing games.

Hi, Not sure if you all have this problem. But my PS4 pro doesn't download fast. I'm on 100/40 Mbps Telstra NBN in Sydney. However, download speed on PS4 is max at around 10 Mbps while the testing download speed on PS4 is only around 20Mbps on ethernet. PS4 PRO GIVEAWAY - Submit Awesome Video Game Clips Tweet me if you use my code! G2A.COM Cash. Download PlayStation 4 Games Faster With One Small Tweak. Alex Walker. Everyone knows how crappy download speeds on the PS4 are. So to speed up the process, he set a firewall rule on the.

To close open apps, press and hold the PS Button on your controller to open the Quick Access Menu. Look at the top of this list for Close Application. Select this option, and you’ll have the chance to close any open apps. If you’re playing a game, chances are that the only app open is your game. But if you use Spotify to listen to music while you play, that will be open too.

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Say you start playing Battlefield 1 online and there’s an update for Uncharted 4 that starts. While you’re playing the game, the download will take forever. This makes sense, because the system wants to prioritize the game you’re playing over a background download.

If you want the download to finish quickly, your best bet is to close all apps and put the system in Rest mode. But make sure you don’t put it in Rest mode with a game open, or it will keep that open and still throttle the download.

For massive downloads, you might consider doing a system reboot to ensure all open apps are closed. Open Quick Access and select Power > Restart PS4. After a reboot, leave your system alone and it should download speedily.

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Do you have problems with your PS4’s download speed? Does closing apps work for you? Tell us your experience in the comments!

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  1. This actually worked for me. I understand why but I didn't realize it would have that much of a difference. Thank you

PlayStation consoles are giving slower download speeds these days, a person has to wait for more than 7-10 hours to enjoy those highly exciting games, leading to all the fun being sucked out of what was supposed to be an exciting gaming session. For some of us it is easy to meddle with setting and escape these boring situations, but most of us are left fretting about how slow things are. More than i can say singer leo.

If you are experiencing very slow download speeds on your PlayStation console, then follow this quick guide to increase your download speed.

Steps to increase download speed on PlayStation 4

Ps4 Connection Speed Slow 2017

  • Press PlayStation Button
  • In the Settings menu, Choose Network > Set Up Internet Connection
  • Then choose your preferred set-up i.e. either Wifi or LAN Cable
  • Then select Custom > Manual
  • In the DNS settings you will have to enter either custom settings i.e. if you have any preferred values for IP Address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway, etc enter them, or go for Easy.
  • For the Manual DNS settings enter the following Primary and Secondary DNS server address:
    • Google's DNS Address
      • Primary: 8.8.8.8
      • Secondary: 8.8.4.4
    • OpenDNS Address
      • Primary: 208.67.222.222
      • Secondary: 208.67.220.220

Now end the setup process and run Internet Connection Test. Test the speed by downloading something, your downloads should be much faster.

Steps to increase download speed on PlayStation 3

  • Select Settings > Network Settings > Internet Connection Settings
  • Select ok
  • In Select a Setting Method, select Custom
  • Select a connection method based on your connection,
  • Select Auto-Detect > Automatic > Do not set
  • In DNS setting, select Manual and set Google's DNS Address
    • Primary: 8.8.8.8
    • Secondary: 8.8.4.4
  • In MTU select Automatic, Proxy Server > Do not set, UPnP > Enabled

Test connection and you are done.

Steps to increase download speed on PlayStation Vita

  • Select Settings > Network > Wi-Fi Settings
  • Then choose your current Access Point
  • Go to Advanced Settings and change the Primary DNS and Secondary DNS to Google's DNS as mentioned above or to DNS of your choice.