whoever designed the ps3 should be shot...

Never had an hour long update before.

Never had an hour long update before.

Demonjoe93

Yeah the updates are ridiculous.there have been times where an update has been a serious buzzkill when I'm ready to play a game.It isn't a dealbreaker, but it is fairly annoying.

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Never had an hour long update before.

TheEroica

I could see how that could on someone's nerves. I guess sometimes updates build up. :P

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Never had an hour long update before.

TheEroica

This guy:

It's not such a bad design, it's just that it was too expensive and not so easy to develop for. It's also clear that Sony wanted a multi-media home entertainment system first and foremost and a gaming console secondly.

NO,U SHULD BE SHOT...

[spoiler] ...for making a valid point in SW.I used to own a PS3 for a few months last year,and yeah,I experienced the same problem.I remeber Killzone 2,inFamous and Uncharted 2,all had updates last roughly 45 minutes.At best,the update is done in 10 minutes.At worst...well,let's not go there :P [/spoiler]

You jelly that 360 has no games?

Yeah, it's happened to be a few times aswell very frustrating when you've only got a short time to play a game.

Yeah those updates are annoying. When I really feel like playing a certain game and that shows up, it's a serious buzzkill. It's especially annoying when it's a highly anticipated game you just bought. Finally you have the game after such a long period of waiting so you pop the disc in only to be greeted by a slow moving loading bar.

Still I wouldn't shoot anybody over an inconvenience.

and a gaming console secondly. nameless12345

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Never had an hour long update before.

TheEroica

I once had a 360 update that took around 20 minutes and I didn't complain. Find something else to do.

[QUOTE="nameless12345"]and a gaming console secondly. parkurtommo

Actually, you're wrong. Only Nintendo still makes gaming consoles, first and foremost. Sony and MS are making gimped multi-media PCs.

At least it's actually actively dynamic unlike the 360 which probably hasn't changed it's interface since launch... Disgusting.parkurtommo

I admit i like my ps3 .TheEroica

[QUOTE="parkurtommo"]At least it's actually actively dynamic unlike the 360 which probably hasn't changed it's interface since launch... Disgusting.TheEroica

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Never had an hour long update before.

Nengo_Flow

All games have updates,but from what I know,360 updates are snappy,5-10 minutes at most,even when dealing with multiple ones...

PS3 has some problems with updates,no getting around that.They're simply slow,and can take a lot of your time.Not a huge issue,but it can end up being an annoyance and a frustration...

Yeah the updates are ridiculous.there have been times where an update has been a serious buzzkill when I'm ready to play a game.It isn't a dealbreaker, but it is fairly annoying.

heretrix

As much as I love the PS3 as a console I must agree with that. Patches updates and instalations are fvckin anoying as sh1t. If I wanted instalations for every fvckin game I would be playing PC. Instalations and Consoles should never ever be used in the same sentence...

[QUOTE="Nengo_Flow"][QUOTE="TheEroica"] Not one update... 4 that totaled over an hour... but the point is that theres a friggin update every time i turn the damned thing on.Rocker6

All games have updates,but from what I know,360 updates are snappy,5-10 minutes at most,even when dealing with multiple ones...

PS3 has some problems with updates,no getting around that.They're simply slow,and can take a lot of your time.Not a huge issue,but it can end up being an annoyance and a frustration...

I'm not very fond of the design, not the outside the inside. I had 2 disk drives break in Slims in the last year. So devestating when I have so many great PS3 games in my backlog :(

I finally have the chance to use my PS3 regularly. There was like 9 updates for Uncharted 2. But, the game continued to be playable without them. I simply chose to download and install the updates while I was gaming on the PC.

if you don't play your ps3 much then expect lots of updates, if you just update it when a new update is available you wouldn't run into this problem

if you don't play your ps3 much then expect lots of updates, if you just update it when a new update is available you wouldn't run into this problem

Chris_Williams

Patience young padawon... thats all you need, jeez. Noone needs to be shot over it... prick

Why do Lems have to lie LOL updates take 3 minutes at most here, upgrade your internet or stop lieing.

the thing that annoys me about the PS3 updates is that it take forever to dl and then when it finishes it has to install! which takes just as long!

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if you don't play your ps3 much then expect lots of updates, if you just update it when a new update is available you wouldn't run into this problem

navyguy21

Sign out of PSN and don't update the game if you want to play immediately.

Even better, spend ten minutes online learning how to configure your network with even an iota of competence.

Even better than that, don't be a dumbass in the first place.

Sign out of PSN and don't update the game if you want to play immediately.

Even better, spend ten minutes online learning how to configure your network with even an iota of competence.

Even better than that, don't be a dumbass in the first place.

Pug-Nasty

I wouldn't go that far. Even I was stumped for a bit about my WiFi not working. It turns out WiFi chokes whenever I choose to "Test the Connection." Sony needs to fix that.

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if you don't play your ps3 much then expect lots of updates, if you just update it when a new update is available you wouldn't run into this problem

Chris_Williams

I wouldn't go that far. Even I was stumped for a bit about my WiFi not working. It turns out WiFi chokes whenever I choose to "Test the Connection." Sony needs to fix that.

jun_aka_pekto

How rude.

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[QUOTE="navyguy21"] To be fair, not everyone wants to play every game when they come out. There are tons of games that i havent played yet for PS3, are you saying that its his fault that every game isnt worth playing right away? Uncharted 2 does have tons of updates, you have to admit that.navyguy21

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I wouldn't go that far. Even I was stumped for a bit about my WiFi not working. It turns out WiFi chokes whenever I choose to "Test the Connection." Sony needs to fix that.

DJ_Lae

My fat PS3 has only 802.11g. It's actually not that bad. When the PS3's connected to my wireless router, it stays connected. Download times are similar to what I see with public wireless networks. They're a bit on the slow side. But, they're not that bad either. When I finally decided to update Uncharted 2, one of the 9 downloads (Version 1.09) was 118mb. It took long, but not forever. Updating KZ3 didn't take long at all.

You jelly that 360 has no games?

sonic1564

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You jelly that 360 has no games?

superclocked

You jelly that 360 has no games?

I agree that Sony could do a better job with updates, some of them can be pretty slow. But I think your over exaggerrating, I have never had to wait an hour.....

Longest I had to wait was for Bad Company 2, which took me around 20-25 minutes if I recall correctly. It's strange because some updates are only 5-10 minutes sometimes, some only a few minutes like COD updates.

But once in a while you do get some slower ones, but I recommend you beome a PS+ member,because aside from all the money you will save with it, it also does auto updates, I haven't seen an update screen since I got it, and that was about 4 months ago.

But the slow updates are my biggest complaint with the PS3.

Never had an hour long update before.

Demonjoe93

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Never had an hour long update before.

XanderZane

I haven't had an hour long update before either, and I own a PS3, and I'm certainly not lying. Perhaps your internet isn't very good then? I recommend a direct connection.

Longest I had to wait was around 25 minutes for Bad Company 2, Uncharted 2 also had updates that took me about the same. But never had anything come close to an hour before.