That said, PlayStation gamers hoping to play Doom Eternal this weekend may want to start their download sooner rather than later, and Xbox gamers might want to download the game while Xbox Live is still operating at full speed. Microsoft hasn't announced any updates regarding Xbox's network services in the US. Hopefully these measures will help preserve network stability so people can continue enjoying them. With the majority of people working from home and so many people killing time streaming music, movies and games, networks are hit with intense amounts of traffic. In other words, it sounds like Sony isn't planning on throttling traffic for online games - just file downloads. Sony says gamers should expect slower game downloads, but assures them that they will experience the same robust gameplay as normal. By capping download speeds, the company hopes to maintain network stability as more and more people resort to gaming to pass the time while social distancing. 2.5 Mbps That's basic internet usage right there.
I think the continental plates move faster than that. Today, Sony updated PlayStation fans, saying that it will take similar measures in the US. Answer (1 of 9): With 2.5 Mbps, I'd go out of mind since that is slow. So, connecting directly using a LAN cable would be a much better option to improve your download speeds on the PS4.Earlier this week, both Sony and Microsoft announced that they would follow the lead of many streaming companies and limit the bandwidth of their gaming services in Europe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Using a WiFi network can affect your speeds as well, especially considering the fact that the standard PS4 supports only 2.4 GHz WiFi band, which is usually crowded. If the above procedure doesn’t work for you, there’s probably something else that’s hindering your speeds. You can see the results for yourself below: A speed test through the PS4’s own speed test shows 56 download, 3 upload for WiFi (normal, same. Now with the Pro, on WiFi and Ethernet, I’m only getting between 3-5 MB/s. All I know is that the PS4 is capable of high download speeds, even under 2.0.2. I dont know if its on the client (PS4), ISP (Comcast) or CDN (Limelight) end. While trying to download Horizon Zero Dawn game, we observed that the ETA was cut down by half after switching to Google’s DNS and MTU value set to 1473. I get 100/10 internet, and on my old PS4 on WiFi I’d get between 7-10 MB/s for downloads, and on Ethernet consistent 10-14 MB/s. The fact that the PS4 is downloading both updates at the same exact speed indicates some kind of throttling per download. The download speed almost doubled and the upload speed was almost 10 times better. The WiFi network provides an internet speed of around 5-7 Mbps, so the improvement in speeds was quite significant in our case. If the procedure didn’t work out for you, it’s something else that’s hindering your speeds. Considering Google DNS and OpenDNS servers are two of the fastest DNS servers in the world, it will most certainly be faster than your ISP’s DNS servers. The reason why you get this improvement is because in certain areas, the ISP’s DNS servers may generally be crowded. Well, it’s as simple as that, you should notice a considerable improvement in your download speeds after you’ve done this. Then, wait for the speed test to complete, it usually takes around a minute.