Ps4 Patch Install times

Yeah i never swapped out to ssd as did not want to spend at the time. But the slow copying seems to be select games, other games go much faster

I'm surprised this is not being made into a bigger deal. I spent 30 mins on the copying files screen myself. This is unacceptable really. Just imagine the issues that'll be present on important patch days and half your playerbase is stuck on this screen.

Managed to get an answer on this in the german forums, only it doesn't really answer anything...

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Originally Posted by Lupopidari

Wir benutzen aktuell den standardisierten Vorgang für Softwareupdates von Sony, die Änderungen an den Systemdateien von FINAL FANTASY XIV werden also von einer Routine von Sony gemacht. Das Spiel selbst schreibt nur Profile und Einstellungen auf die Festplatte. Warum dieser Vorgang nun länger dauert kann ich euch leider nicht beantworten.

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"We are currently using Sony's standardised procedure for Software Updates, changes upon the system files of FINAL FANTASY XIV are done via a routine from Sony. The game itself only writes profiles and settings onto the hard drive. Why this process now takes longer than usual, I can't answer."

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Originally Posted by RicaRuin

Managed to get an answer on this in the german forums, only it doesn't really answer anything...



"We are currently using Sony's standardised procedure for Software Updates, changes upon the system files of FINAL FANTASY XIV are done via a routine from Sony. The game itself only writes profiles and settings onto the hard drive. Why this process now takes longer than usual, I can't answer."

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Looks like nobody wants to be blame for this issue. Even if some other games are using the same system and have no problem at all. I guess we shouldn't expect any changes about this. :/

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Originally Posted by Exiled_Tonberry

I'm surprised this is not being made into a bigger deal. I spent 30 mins on the copying files screen myself. This is unacceptable really. Just imagine the issues that'll be present on important patch days and half your playerbase is stuck on this screen.

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Are we really surprised though? They already showed little care about the servers issues (the ones about level3), they even blamed our own ISPs for this, so it's hard to be optimistic when it comes to that kind of feedback.

Definitely not a fan of this new updating system either, small patches take maybe 5 seconds to download and install but you're stuck there for ages waiting for the copying... Good luck with this system if you ever want to try progression raiding or when they add new housing etc. on PS4.

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Originally Posted by Wanzer

Looks like nobody wants to be blame for this issue. Even if some other games are using the same system and have no problem at all. I guess we shouldn't expect any changes about this. :/

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All large games that I own on the PS4 (Overwatch and ESO) show the same issues. This is really nothing SE can change. For an MMORG the patches are actually really small, other games download sizes are way worse.

As said before, wait till the download is finished and the game is in the "copying" phase and then put the console to rest mode. This even works without a PS+ subscription.

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Originally Posted by TalithaSolarien

All large games that I own on the PS4 (Overwatch and ESO) show the same issues. This is really nothing SE can change. For an MMORG the patches are actually really small, other games download sizes are way worse.

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Then I don't understand why it only happens with FFXIV on my side. DDON, who is also a MMORPG, is using the same system, but I never had that kind of issue. :/

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Originally Posted by TalithaSolarien

As said before, wait till the download is finished and the game is in the "copying" phase and then put the console to rest mode. This even works without a PS+ subscription.

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I'll try this, thanks.

Rip ever getting a house on a big server.

I have this problem as well. I tried rebuilding my database but that didn't help. This only happens with FFXIV for me. I have also noticed that the updates won't download unless I free up a ridiculous amount of space on my PS4. This last patch was <1 GB but I had to free up almost 10 GB of space by deleting other games. I'm scared for what the expansion will require.

It's because the PS4 updater now verify files in the download process to prevent corruption. The old system didn't do that.