Official Xbox Q&A thread

The mOBSCENE · 06-05-2008

Can anyone please explain to me why downloading anything on XBox Live is SOOOO SLOOOOOWWW....?

It runs off the same internet on my computer but yet Xbox downloads 1,000 times SLOWER than what my computer can do. Why is that?

I'm trying to download the Battlefield Bad Company demo which is 1.5GB and it's been almost two (2) hours now and it's only 40% done. That's fcking ridiculous if you ask me.

Midnight_Walker · 06-05-2008

I noticed that the other day. I was downloading 125MB (I think) of Metallica for Rock Band and it took about 30 minutes. I thought it was just me. Because I foolishly did it whilst in Rock Band too, I couldn't play while I was downloading either, bloody thing.

OME6A · 06-05-2008

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Originally Posted by The mOBSCENE

It runs off the same internet on my computer but yet Xbox downloads 1,000 times SLOWER than what my computer can do. Why is that?

Because on XBL you have everyone hitting the same place for the same file. That puts strain on the server and the network, which slows it down.

They really should have a torrent system in the background, that would make download times lightning fast.

The mOBSCENE · 06-05-2008

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Originally Posted by OME6A

Because on XBL you have everyone hitting the same place for the same file. That puts strain on the server and the network, which slows it down.

They really should have a torrent system in the background, that would make download times lightning fast.

It's pretty much the same thing as a P2P program and I've never run into one of those that download slow.

I've seen things on PS3 store download way faster than Xbox stuff.

I understand that everyone is probably downloading the demo right now because this was the release date for the demo on the marketplace if you didn't reserve the game but this is pretty dumb. At the rate it's moving at now, I've determined that it will take minimum another 2 1/2 hours to finish the download.... FOR A DAMN DEMO!

E. Writer · 06-05-2008

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Originally Posted by The mOBSCENE

I've seen things on PS3 store download way faster than Xbox stuff.

Rarely have I had a PS3 download go faster than 360. ****, rarely have I had a slow 360 download...

The mOBSCENE · 06-05-2008

I watched a FULL game download on a PS3 in 5 minutes...

Negative Creep · 06-05-2008

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Originally Posted by E. Writer

Rarely have I had a PS3 download go faster than 360. ****, rarely have I had a slow 360 download...

Same here... but the only saving grace for the slow downloads over PSN is the fact that it's a free service.

If I had to pay for their service (PSN), I would have asked for my money back a looooong time ago.

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Originally Posted by The mOBSCENE

I watched a FULL game download on a PS3 in 5 minutes...

Could someone pass me the hip waders? It's getting just a little deep in here...