I finally landed on this potential fix from Redditor TheTigerbite, which described a very simple four-step process that only took a couple of minutes and basically completely uncapped my PSN download speeds.
I'm just here to let you know that, if you fall into the camp I've been stuck in for years -- every fix you come across not working -- this one actually works. That's it. After literal years of intermittent Googling and tinkering with my router and internet settings, this solution actually worked. Downloading Mass Effect: Andromeda's 1. It's worth noting that, for as long as your PSN internet connection is set up like this, it can only connect to the internet via your proxy.
So, since I've never had a problem with actual ping or lag when playing online only having the speed problems when downloading , I simply turn off the proxy after a large download has completed and reconfigure my PS4's internet connection back to my router. I don't download large files too often on the PSN, but if you do, it's up to you to decide if you want to switch between your proxy or not. You can then select the two top ranked ones and manually put them into your PS4 as we showed above.
To use this tool you need to visit the website, download the free application and then run the DNS test. Gamers based in the US can use the quick test; someone based in another part of the world may want to run the fuller test that takes around half an hour and tests DNS servers from all over the world to find the two best ones for your location.
In some cases using Custom DNS servers can give a noticeable enough improvement in bandwidth to make it worth changing them. If you really like the results you get from using a certain custom pair of DNS servers, then you can even put them into your router so that all the devices in your house can use them. See here for an article how to do this for some popular routers.
This is another very common reason why PS4 downloads can go slower than expected — there are simply a lot of people using the internet at the same time in the home and more generally , and this can increase network congestion and increase the time it takes for downloads to complete.
This problem is worse on Wi-Fi, because it is more prone to congestion. A router can only handle traffic demands on Wi-Fi sequentially, in a queue based system, and not simultaneously. More devices connecting equals more traffic demands, equals longer downloads, as the router can only do so much at once and has to keep everyone happy. However, there is a setting called Quality of Service or QoS, which you can try and use on your router to manage traffic and prioritize your PS4 on the home network.
This is a setting which can tell your router to handle all traffic demands from your PS4 first, before anything else. It is mainly used to reduce ping on busy networks; nevertheless you can try it if you like to see if it also improves download speeds as well at busy peak times. Nevertheless, it is good practice to use QoS to reduce ping at least on busy networks, and may offer some help with download speeds.
More generally, it is also true that downloads can run slower more generally at peak internet use time evenings and weekends , when lots of people are indoors and using the internet. One thing that can commonly catch people out is not realizing the difference between download speeds and file sizes. This is something that caught me out when I was expecting a patch download to be completed in seconds when in fact it took many minutes.
Put simply, download speeds from your ISP are measured in megabits per seconds, whereas file sizes are measured in megabytes or gigabytes, a much larger unit of data.
A bit is eight times smaller than byte, and therefore a megabit is eight times smaller than a megabyte, and a thousand times smaller still than a gigabyte. A receive window of 7 KB "is an incredibly low value; it's basically going to cause the downloads to take times longer than they should," Snellman explains. 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. And Snellman posits that there are legitimate reasons for limiting the receive window. But that doesn't excuse the limitations enforced by secondary apps like Netflix, he argues.
Also, before doing the reset, make sure you deactivate the console as your primary unit, or you might later have issues accessing online content or re-loading your data onto a new or refreshed device.
Your PlayStation 4 will now begin to wipe itself clean, restoring the hardware to its never-used, fresh-from-the-factory settings. The process may take more than an hour. In most cases, one of the above solutions should fix the problem. Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. PS4 Controller. External Hard Drive. Internal Hard Drive.
PS4 Hard Drive Failure? Reasons, Symptoms and Solutions. Skip to content Misc 0. Here are the most common reasons for this issue to take place: 1. Storage devices, especially mechanical hard drives, get their performance degrading over time due to various reasons: The occurrence of bad sectors due to excessive use or power surges. Not enough free space, as the repletion of data can result in the slowness of the drive. Fragmentation of stored data. Corrupt PS4 Database When the PS4 database is corrupted, it will negatively impact the overall performance of the console.
Missing or Damaged PS4 System Files Game consoles are very much like computers, their operating system loses important system files due to long use.
We suggest the following: 1. Fully Clean the Inside of PS4 This action should be carried out at least once a year in order to maintain the optimum performance of the PS4. Just follow the steps below to successfully rebuild the PS4 database: Power off your PS4 and do not use rest mode.
Hold the power button down until you hear two quick beeps. This will alert you that you have entered Safe Mode.
Scroll down in the menu until you reach option 5—Rebuild Database.
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