Why does the COPYING of patches process take so long, even on the ps5 ? The copying process takes way longer then downloading the patch. I thought it just needs to extract it and install similar to a PC ?
Ive been waiting close to 10 mins now and its still copying at 70% and im on the ps5.
I can't speak for for ps5 but ps4 is certainly horrendous. I've seen a 500mb install take 40 minutes of copying before. It's ridiculous.
@johnmiceterThat’s not on Apex or Respawn. It’s the way Playstation does it for all games. It downloads the update fast (depending on your DL speed of course) but the actual installing everything takes ALOT longer because of this
@johnmiceterNo, it’s not related heavily to the SSD. I understand that you would think that tho.
Best example I can give off the top of my head is Winrar. If you have a .iso, .rar or any compressed extention file, you know the actual file is usually alot larger. When downloading this file... lets say it’s 500MB and it goes ‘boom done hun’ in 5 mins. You still have to unpack. The unpacking is usually the longest part (depending on size and your download speed when you were downloading the thing), cause it’s from an outsize source. Lets say the actual file is 3GB. It first has to unpack the data, then process it, run the file, install the content, verify that it works internally and presto, you have the files on your computer.
This is in stark contrast to just downloading a file you can instantly run (which you would think a game would do).
But in terms of updating, it’s basically the same process as the former but looking at individual files and replacing them. Just like when you have to match duplicate work files with each other and you have to sift them from a large pile xD.
Hope I cleared some of it up. It’s just the ps version of doing everything. Will they change the process? They might, but for now I don’t see it.
Im sure not all games do it the same way, as some patches do install instantly and others don't. I remember when I first got a ps4 at launch all patches would install instantly. Then after a few years, this COPYING PATCH thing started to happen to all games. But on the ps5, I read full ps5 games dont do this COPYING THING, but I have yet to play an actual ps5 game on my ps5.
@hayhor It could be a stupid idea but i think that the copying data starts pretty much when you start downloading, so if you're downloading a large patch the ps4 will copy before the end a big part of the game. If you have a small sized patch, then most of the copy will be done after. At least that's what i think it's happening, but i have no technical base aside from my experience to say this lol.
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