Future PS3 firmware updates to be smaller in size


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Firmware 3.41 was an empty update for the most part, with the only true contribution being the PlayStation Store recommendation option, but behind the scenes Sony did make a new, minor enhancement to the system and this new feature will make downloading future firmware updates quicker and they'll be smaller in size than previous updates.

Hidden away in the firmware update, Sony put a new incremental download patch in place, though the PS3 has always had this type of feature, this new incremental feature will now allow for smaller downloads. Previously, all firmware updates were incremental and they built off each other since the original firmware, but Sony has revised that concept and firmware updates will now only download what is needed from the latest firmware opposed to downloading the entire firmware. Firmware 3.41 only needed around 40MB of information, so the system only downloaded that much, opposed to 200MB of additional information from previous firmwares.

This will allow for smaller updates, faster downloads, and PlayStation Plus subscribers an easier time with auto-downloads. It may not change much in your system functions, but it'll make updating your system an easier process as you'll be downloading less files.

Source: http://www.examiner....-from-new-patch

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Like I said in the other topic.

Wouldn't be surprised if this was one of their normal updates that they used to do before a second update a month or so later, but instead of the usual improvements to game playback or whatever it was, they decided it would be easier to stick some small feature in there as well.

I was partially right, lol, but its great that they are shrinking the size of the downloads.

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Yeah they should be really small but i don't care now since i sold my PS3, Updates took like 30 minutes to 1 hour to download and install... Compared to xbox live max 5 mins (usually less than 1 minute) it was just too much.

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Something I don't like about patching over and over. As much as the bigger download is less convenient, I like the idea everything is being reinstalled.

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Nice didn't make much difference to me since i have a fast connection but its always nice to see things get used better :)

Fast connection here too, but they were still too big and too slow due to the inherit slow nature of PSN. Maybe I have been tainted by the 5 second patches on the Xbox :)

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Fast connection here too, but they were still too big and too slow due to the inherit slow nature of PSN. Maybe I have been tainted by the 5 second patches on the Xbox :)

To be fair I have never had an issue with the PSN speed wise always gotten my 5.4MBs download speed since they did the revamp a while ago, guess its location based hehehe

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To be fair I have never had an issue with the PSN speed wise always gotten my 5.4MBs download speed since they did the revamp a while ago, guess its location based hehehe

It's not location. It's a common issue that has been known for the life of PSN. I am at 25mb download speed, and never have issues with any of my speeds with laptops, PCs nor Xbox. I think PSN must be throttling the connections.

This will indeed improve the service dramatically.

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Something I don't like about patching over and over. As much as the bigger download is less convenient, I like the idea everything is being reinstalled.

They'll probably still have the full update files online (for installing from a USB drive) for people who don't have recent updates.

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