Sony will decelerate PlayStation recreation downloads in Europe to assist protect total web speeds. The change gained’t materially have an effect on multiplayer, according to a blog post, with the corporate saying that avid gamers “will nonetheless take pleasure in strong gameplay.” Downloads of video games could also be “considerably slower or delayed” throughout this era.
Whereas Sony is the primary to announce limits to recreation console bandwidth in the course of the novel coronavirus pandemic, plenty of streaming providers started comparable practices final week. Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Apple, Disney, and extra have all begun or dedicated to limiting video high quality in Europe to scale back pressure on broadband networks.
The measures are supposed to assist preserve sturdy web speeds for everybody whereas the pandemic results in a pointy uptick in individuals working at residence. Sony says it’s been working with European web service suppliers “to handle obtain visitors” and “do our half to handle web stability considerations.”
Last week, the EU warned of broadband strain as millions of people moved to working from home, causing a twin spike of demand for video conferencing during work hours and streaming video in the evenings instead of going out. While online gaming uses far less data than video streaming, some game downloads can run up to 100GB.
