Ps4 copying update file after download

 · Does it seem like it takes forever to copy ps4 download updates on the ps4??? For me, it takes longer to copy the update file then it does to download the up. Answer (1 of 9): long story short: sony doesn’t want to spend extra cash on servers for traditional downloads, and forces you to copy the enitre game for a download, since the update only downloads the changes. The game copies with a new patch, which . Why does "copying" after downloading an update take so long? ps4 would download the entire update and update the game. So if a game had a 1gb update, then a 10mb update came out your download would be over a gb (at least for me) I wonder if they switched to smaller binary deltas which require copying and patching a local file instead of.

Why does "copying" after downloading an update take so long? ps4 would download the entire update and update the game. So if a game had a 1gb update, then a 10mb update came out your download would be over a gb (at least for me) I wonder if they switched to smaller binary deltas which require copying and patching a local file instead of. Once the PS4 adds the " update file " to your download list, stop the download by deleting the update file. Let the other file download and install. Start the game, and play through the tutorial and then quit the game and THEN download and install the update file. This way the update downloads and installs OUTSIDE of the game instead of causing. Many PS4 owners, while sitting through potentially hour-long copying sessions, likely wonder why the PS4 needs to copy updates in the first place. Often, a rather small patch for a game will download in almost no time at all, but then the PS4 enters the "Copying update file " stage, which takes much longer.

Does it seem like it takes forever to copy ps4 download updates on the ps4??? For me, it takes longer to copy the update file then it does to download the up. So this is still happening and Sony Interactive hasnt said anything about it. Takes 1 hr to download RDR2 but it takes 3 to copy. A 30 second mb update for WoT is now on its 2nd hour of copying. Often, a rather small patch for a game will download in almost no time at all, but then the PS4 enters the "Copying update file " stage, which takes much longer. The PS4's copying update data process seems to have been added sometime in (possibly in system update , which added support for USB storage devices) in an effort to avoid data corruption.