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Console Download Speeds Tested

Posted by Soulskill on from the fun-transfer-protocol dept.

MTV's Multiplayer blog tested and compared the download speeds of games on the Wii, the Xbox 360, and the PS3. They tested a variety of scenarios, with the PS3 most often coming out on top. The Xbox 360 took first in one test, but in that situation it was using a wired connection while the other two were not. The Wii consistently came in on the slower side, taking last place in all but one test. The PS3 ranged from .44 to .79 MB/sec, the Xbox 360 from .26 to .86 MB/sec, and the Wii from .30 to .55 MB/sec. What have your experiences been with console download times?

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  1. The sample size / method is absolutely retarded. by ragethehotey · · Score: 3, Informative

    He is comparing the download of a demo of an emulated game for all three systems, all of which are "wildly different in size", as he admits in the article.

    Mega Man 9 demo, PS3: 63 MB -Mega Man 9 demo, Xbox 360: 88.7 MB -Mega Man 9 game, Wii: 8.3 MB

    How many times did he test? Four times, on 3 different peoples connections.

    FAIL.

  2. Re:Usability by wild_quinine · · Score: 2, Informative

    I don't know how this works on the PS3.

    You can download in the background most of the time. It downloads slightly slower than the 360, according to TFA. It seems like that to me, but I do use wireless for the PS3 and wired for the 360, so I can be no judge.

    The download speed is not the issue on PS3. Whenever you download anything you have to install it, which takes about eight times as long as on the 360 and you can't do anything else whilst that's going on. That, combined with the necessity of installing some games before playing them (which takes as long or longer than on a PC) and you've got a few pretty poor design decisions.

  3. Re:Professional... by cluke · · Score: 2, Informative

    The PS3 system updates are for the f*cking DRM on Bluray that they keep changing.

    Nonsense. Regardless of whether it is slow or not, this claim is just not correct. The last PS3 update added a photo viewer application for example. Another added trophy support. Another added in-game XMB. In fact, if you look at the list of what changed in the firmware update, Blu-rays are only rarely mentioned, and that is for non-DRM matters.

    What I am getting at is - PS3 firmware updates are a GOOD thing.