PlayStation 4 Discussion

[Phobia]

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What is the main purpose for PS4 throttling our Internet?

To handle server stress or something?

infrastructure load, I imagine its a carry over from the "free" online service that was in place on PS3. A free service had its draw backs, one was they throttled the speeds. The problem is now we are paying for the service but the cap is still in place, limiting our PSN speeds. In the end like anything else, I bet it falls on the almighty dollar is why its still in place.

[sbauer318]

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Let me reword this to be better understood.



You can use the server browser built into the PS4 to clearly see the limit lies with PSN. Go to speedtest.net on your hardlined PC and run a speed test.

Mine comes up around these speeds.


Now turn on your PS4, open up the web browser and go to speedtest.net webpage or another 3rd party speed test to run test through the PS4. You will "most likely" get much higher speeds than what the "PS4" is stating is your speeds.

I get speeds like this (I'm on work pc so just using this as example of speed difference I see between PSN vs 3rd party).


The reason for this, the PS4 system "speed test" runs through the PSN service which houses the limiter.

Google Playstation 4 speed cap and you will find topic after topic. There is one somewhere with a Sony employee admitting there is a limiter in place.

Yeah, I understand all of this, and I agree the problem is PSN, but it doesn't prove that there's a limiter in place.

The speedtest.net test just shows that the PS4 (with the help of someone else's server) is capable of downloading at high speeds.

It's possible that there's a limiter, but it could be anything else too. Old infrastructure, poor routing, overload. Really anything.

I've had high PSN speeds before which is why I just don't think it's a limiter. The high speeds were even done after PSNs speed test told me that my speeds were lower.

I think everyone can agree, though, that PSN needs to be improved. My whole point was that the speed rating is only as accurate as the download server being used for the test.

[sbauer318]

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I just ran three tests against PSNs download servers. The test involved download 1.2GB pkg for an app.

First test ran at 4.0MB/s which is about 40% of my download speed.
Second test ran at 7.1MB/s which is about 71%.
Third test started at 7.5MB/s and dropped to 3.5MB/s and then eventually bumped up to 4.5MB/s.

Looks like Sony uses two CDNs as well - Akamai and Limelight. Calling Akamai directly gave me those speeds so maybe it's a difference in CDNs.

Edit: Limelight pkg is giving me > 7MB/s consistently.

Who knows. Those CDNs use locations all over the world, so the server depends on your location, which is why some people had success with DNS changes. Are they paying for certain speeds? It's tough to say.

[Phobia]

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I just ran three tests against PSNs download servers. The test involved download 1.2GB pkg for an app.

First test ran at 4.0MB/s which is about 40% of my download speed.
Second test ran at 7.1MB/s which is about 71%.
Third test started at 7.5MB/s and dropped to 3.5MB/s and then eventually bumped up to 4.5MB/s.

Looks like Sony uses two CDNs as well - Akamai and Limelight. Calling Akamai directly gave me those speeds so maybe it's a difference in CDNs.

I'll never see 50% of my capable speeds on PSN, I've just come to expect it.

I'll run some tests with screen grabs tonight of both wireless & hardlined.

[sbauer318]

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I'll never see 50% of my capable speeds on PSN, I've just come to expect it.

I'll run some tests with screen grabs tonight of both wireless & hardlined.

For what it's worth, those speed tests were done on a PC, not on the PS4.

[Phobia]

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For what it's worth, those speed tests were done on a PC, not on the PS4.

Shouldn't make a difference since its the network/servers that lies the issue not the physical hardware of PS4.

[sbauer318]

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Shouldn't make a difference since its the network/servers that lies the issue not the physical hardware of PS4.

Right. I'm just not technically signed into PSN so no authentication tokens are being passed around. It's like I'm just some random client/server.

[RoyalBoyle78]

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Add me back to the PS4 list, I own both consoles at the same time now, I had two Xbox ones, but the stupid siging in and out everytime my son was on the one ij the living room and me on the one in the bedroom was annoying as hell. So my cuz who wanted a one offered to trade his 2 week old ps4 for my 2nd Xbox one, so I have both , PS4 is in my bedroom. Need to get the show now

[RoyalBoyle78]

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What kind of buffoon would trade a brand-new PS4 for an Xbone?

My cousin, that's the buffoon, it was system for system, no big deal. My was newer, lol. More of his freinds are on Xbox, I own both now so its all good for me

[NYGiants4Natic]

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What kind of buffoon would trade a brand-new PS4 for an Xbone?

One that wants to be able to log in online every day all day with no issues...

[jvalverde88]

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One that wants to be able to log in online every day all day with no issues...

I bet if I said a negative comment "playfully" in the Xbox thread I would get called a troll, right?

[daniel77733]

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One that wants to be able to log in online every day all day with no issues...

I bet if I said a negative comment "playfully" in the Xbox thread I would get called a troll, right?

You have to cut the Xbox fans some slack. I would be pissed off too if my favorite console of choice hasn't been first since the brand started.

[Boltman]

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Don't start bringing this console war stuff over into this thread please. I see enough of it in the Xbox One thread already.

Not singling anyone out, generally speaking.

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Don't start bringing this console war stuff over into this thread please. I see enough of it in the Xbox One thread already.

Not singling anyone out, generally speaking.

I support this... Let's move along

[bigbob]

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I'll probably be buying a new hard drive soon, but I'm waiting for Amazon Prime Day.

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