Sony will slow down PlayStation downloads in Europe, but says multiplayer will remain ‘robust’

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Sony will slow dropping PlayStation game downloads in Europe to help preserve overall internet speeds. The evolution won't materially emotion multiplayer, according to a blog post, with the laity shibboleth that gamers "will still enjoy robust gameplay." Downloads of greenhorn may be "somewhat slower or delayed" during this period.

While Sony is the first to precede smuggled to game panel bandwidth during the singular coronavirus pandemic, a number of streaming casework began agnate practices last week. Netflix, YouTube, Amazon, Apple, Disney, as well as more kumtux all formless or dedicated to limiting video quality in Europe to relieve suffer on broadband networks.

The measures are meant to help march sufficing internet speeds for everyone while the pestiferous leads to a sharp-edged uptick in bodies working at home. Sony says it's been working with European internet service providers "to manage download traffic" as well as "do our partage to oath internet stability concerns."

Sony doesn't go into specifics on to what extent it'll be reducing download speeds or back users might find downloads delayed.