Does PSN Throttle Downloads?
Yep, PSN can throttle your downloads, especially during high traffic times or when they're doing maintenance. It’s like waiting for your pasta to cook; sometimes it just takes longer!
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From my experience, PSN throttling can happen. But connecting your PS5 via Ethernet instead of Wi-Fi seems to help a bit.
Nope, PSN never throttles my downloads. Must be your internet!
Yeah, I’ve noticed that downloading games on PSN is sometimes slower than expected. You might wanna try downloading during off-peak hours.
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