Ps4 Patch Install times

[Gemina]

The issue is definitely on the PS4 side, so nothing SE can do about it. This makes me quite fearful for something as large as an entire expansion.

[RicaRuin]

It's frustrating. I already tried to contact Sony on this matter, but since it's only a known problem for FF XIV and no other game's updates, they told me it's nothing on their side. No one feels responsible.

[TalithaSolarien]

It's not only a problem with this game, updating TESO takes even longer (the installed game site is considerably larger then FF14). Most likely due to the fact that the PS4 has to patch/recombine the game after download. This is not the fastest process.

Tip: put your PS4 into rest mode and this goes way faster.

[RicaRuin]

Downloading during rest mode only works for PS Plus, though, so not a fix for everyone.

[TalithaSolarien]

But the install/copying should work for non PS Plus accounts.

[Maero]

Other games it happens also but i really do not know why.
As for the change even if it takes longer to install i would rather at least be able to download the patches.
The old method of using the game launcher/updater was horrid, so many people would have issues downloading the files especially if you had to re-install the game.
(i lost a month sub time because of it)
The game updater is so very outdated

[Aster_E]

But the install/copying should work for non PS Plus accounts.

From what I have seen so far, it doesn't. PS4 non-plus folk have to manually check for the update while the system is on, turn off their TVs, and go do something else for 30 minutes to an hour for the patches.

I can also confirm that the same amount of data used to be quicker with the older method. The only upside is that we don't have to log into active accounts to update our games, with the current way on PS4s, and I'm not sure the loss of time is worth an aspect of patching that shouldn't even be a thing. At least this will allow me to download data whenever my sub isn't active, so I have less to install whenever I return to the game . . . assuming I'm not turning on my PS4 to do other things (like actually play a game).

[Rockette]

edit: Wrong thread

[SerLuke]

The issue is definitely on the PS4 side, so nothing SE can do about it. This makes me quite fearful for something as large as an entire expansion.

If I’m understanding the issue correctly I don’t think the patch size will make a difference it sounds like it’s doing something like iOS does where it basically recopies everything whenever there is a patch.

[Fhaerron]

Are you people all on normal HDD's?

I've got an SSD in my pro and I don't really see slow copying. (I do not play this game on PS4 though)

Following games:
Red Dead Redemption 2 +100 Gb size
Final Fantasy XV +100 Gb size
Destiny 2 +70 Gb size
Devil May Cry 5 +40 Gb size

Updates downloading and the copying have always been fast on those games I just summed up above. Even for Devil May Cry 5, this morning I downloaded the launch patch and the Live Action cutscenes which was almost 7Gb and it was downloaded in 4 minutes and the copying took less then a minute.

The default HDD inside PS4 Pro is pretty slow, but I can't really imagine that it is this slow. Maybe an issue with the game updates itself on the console side?

I never used my Pro with the traditional HDD, as soon as I got my Pro I removed the HDD and put the SSD inside and downloaded the latest USB install version of the PS4 OS.