James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
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Does anybody else feel like they spend half their life doing system updates?
I only use my PS3 once every couple of weeks but every fucking time I have to do a system update. I did one yesterday after a couple of weeks of not using it, now I need to do another today! Each one takes like 20 minutes.
Rant over.
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Cavey
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: Derby
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Meh, watch tv while its doing it. They do take a while tho.
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Matty W
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Registered: 31st Jan 11
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had one last week but lately they have only been taking about 5 minutes to download and install so its not too much of an issue.
i see your issue though, only playing every now and again. and not being able to download it in the background... that should be changed
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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I've spent my last few 360 sessions doing updates 
PS3 does seem to take an age.
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nathy_87
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Registered: 14th Aug 08
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Was doing my head in when I had a PS3 with the updates, took forever. Not the reason i went and got the 360, but when they do updates it's less than 5 minutes so not too bad.
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LeeM
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Registered: 26th Sep 05
Location: Liverpool
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I used mine for games pretty rarely which meant I had to sit around waiting every time I did.
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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I don't play some of my games purely because I cba to do the updates for them.
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Twiggy
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Registered: 15th Oct 04
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So anoying when you want a quick play
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Russ
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quote:
Originally posted by James
Does anybody else feel like they spend half their life doing system updates?
I only use my PS3 once every couple of weeks but every fucking time I have to do a system update. I did one yesterday after a couple of weeks of not using it, now I need to do another today! Each one takes like 20 minutes.
Rant over.
i say this to dave skater all the time, when i finally get in mood to play ps3, i have to update, and it takes so long and pisses me off so much i just turn it off when its done
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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this is like saying 'im not using my iphone because theres always ios updates'
and 20mins wtf, if youve got time to play video games youve got 20mins to update the console'
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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The updates are tedious
But I heard they're quicker if done via USB stick
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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I did the update a few days ago and it took me all of 5 minutes to download and a few to install?
Who is your internet provider? When i was with BT they took forever but with Sky they take no time at all.
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valyboi
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Registered: 21st Jan 12
Location: South Wales Aberdare
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Start to Piss me off all the update, I'm selling my ps3 120gb gt5 cod mw1 and to other cods and sets mega collection message me guy
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Matt L
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its why i rarely use it  annoys the funk out of me.
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Sunz
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
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Used to have a PS3 and that's one of the reasons I don't now, Don't understand why they took so long either, have 10mb connection speed yet it would take hours, maybe the installing of the update on the drive was slow.
Waiting everytime you turned it on to play because of some update, need to make it so you can update ingame just like you do for steam games on the pc.
[Edited on 19-02-2012 by Sunz]
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adiohead
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Registered: 28th Sep 01
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Ironic that I switch on the xbox and there's a 20 min update
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Yes, i find this. It's fucking annoying.
Not used the ps3 for a few weeks, fancy a quick game of GT5. Switch it on... end up waiting 30 mins for a system update... then go to start GT5 and wait another 30 mins for a GT5 update.
by this point I can't be arsed anymore.
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Wrighty
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Registered: 28th Feb 04
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whining bitches
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James
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Registered: 1st Jun 02
Location: Surrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Wrighty
this is like saying 'im not using my iphone because theres always ios updates'
and 20mins wtf, if youve got time to play video games youve got 20mins to update the console'
If I fancy a quick game of FIFA, waiting 20 mins to play FIFA for 15 - 30 mins is significant.
Also, the iPhone comparison is flawed too. The PS3 won't let me go online unless I update and there are a LOT more PS3 updates than iOS updates.
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Eddx14xe
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Registered: 12th Jan 10
Location: Hertfordshire
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When I last played GT5 it needed an update that was around 1GB, I bought BF3 the other day and that had a update almost 800mb. You will never download those in 20minutes.
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Nismo
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Registered: 12th Sep 02
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You do realise you can set your PS3 to do auto updates? turns its self on and does the updates and then turns itself back off?
Ok that looks only to be available to plystaionPLUS. 
[Edited on 19-02-2012 by Nismo]
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