I NEED the updates on a disc. My Ps3 won't stay connected long enough to download updates

[TB]

• Are you using a wired or WiFi internet connection?

• Do you have connection issues on any of your other devices?

These have already been answered.

 

[theVenerable]

I know I have rubbish internet, I can't do anything about it here
BUT as i stated, my connection isn't to bad on PC
But worse on PS3

But it's not all my fault
PD sell a half baked game,look at the size of the updates!
Which leaves people in my predicament unable to play the game properly.

first update 84% complete...come on you swine

 

[Sanji Himura]

Woah, slow down. Are you downloading all of the updates at once? If you are, DON'T! That is what is causing your system to crash at 99%.

Download one update at a time, as indicated by the upper bar (the fraction above the second bar would help greatly). When you hit 2/??, stop the update process (press circle), disconnect your ethernet, start the game to the main menu, quit the game, eject and reinsert the disk, rinse and repeat.

 

[theVenerable]

Woah, slow down. Are you downloading all of the updates at once? If you are, DON'T! That is what is causing your system to crash at 99%.

Download one update at a time, as indicated by the upper bar (the fraction above the second bar would help greatly). When you hit 2/??, stop the update process, disconnect your ethernet, start the game to the main menu, quit the game, eject and reinsert the disk, rinse and repeat.

Don't worry.. this is just the first update.. 96% now

 

[Northstar]

PD sell a half baked game,look at the size of the updates!

The updates are as big as they are because most contain cars, tracks or both.

I get your frustrations, but blaming PD and Sony for your issues is like blaming a car company for a road having potholes.

 

[Famine]

I dont even know what that means

I'm sure you understand the concept of plugging an internet cable into the back of your PS3. That is literally all you need to do. What I have done is two simple steps to optimise it for online play. It doesn't improve the speed at all.

I don't see why I should have to just to get reasonable internet speed.

Well... that's its own problem.

You have bought a piece of internet-capable technology. Fortunately it is set up so that anyone can make it work. However it can be optimised and, for me at least, it's something worth doing particularly if you know that the bits beyond your control are suboptimal. It would certainly help ameliorate what's clearly frustrating for you.

I just want to turn on my ps3 and play it, which is after all a Games console.

And you can certainly do that. GT6 doesn't need any updates for you to play it.

However you're trying to use online functions in a place where you know the internet infrastructure is poor. That means that your online experience will be poor.

While I concur that the modern trend for releasing gigabyte-sized updates is an irritant, you're ignoring the facts that it isn't exclusive to GT6, PS3 infrastructure is nothing to do with GT6, no game has resumable updates and the publishers can't send out updates on a flash drive to the 4 million people around the globe who bought their game because Sony doesn't allow updates to be distributed that way (aside from being expensive and daft to do so). The game developers are entirely at the mercy of Sony - and in this instance they are part of Sony.

In your case you can either play it without updates and/or wait until you are somewhere with more reliable internet to update it.

 

[theVenerable]

"What I have done is two simple steps to optimise it for online play"
Steps so simple that I have no idea what they are!

I still can't see why they can't make updates available via internet websites.. RESUMABLE, slip them onto a usb stick and install them that way.
It's not as if they will work without the game so what's the problem? Who can steal anything?

Whether you believe you are right or not, you must concur that there a quite a lot of people complaining about this issue online, it really isn't just me.

 

[Famine]

Steps so simple that I have no idea what they are!

Unfortunately, networking isn't entirely simple. However you do not need to do them, as I said.

I still can't see why they can't make updates available via internet websites.. RESUMABLE, slip them onto a usb stick and install them that way.

They can't do that because Sony does not permit it.

 

[theVenerable]

They can't do that because Sony does not permit it.

But there is no reason for that ?

It reminds me of Sony's god awful system they used to use with thier mp3 players.
Good players, but locked to 'Sonicstage' software, and Aatrac format. Really frustrating.

Who do they think they are? Apple? lol

 

[Famine]

But there is no reason for that ?

I do not know. I am not Sony.

Nor are Polyphony Digital...

 

[prousonhairy]

I did all 22 updates at once a few months back. I didn't stop it once. I've upgraded internet speed since then, but when I did that initial install, it took about a day and a half. I had read all the horror stories, but I only paid 8 dollars for gt6 so I figured I still got a good deal if I couldn't get the updates.

 

[theVenerable]

I do not know. I am not Sony.

Nor are Polyphony Digital...

Then maybe Sony have the bulk of the blame for being difficult for no reason.
But, Polyphony know who they are working with and still see fit to go along with it.
Perhaps they should have waited a year before releasing the game, not so many updates needed then.

 

[Aaroh]

My old PS3 overheated so i bought a used supersilm. Tried to install the updates but I couldn't get past 60%, I used to get error. I turned of my firewall and tried again. It downloaded all the updates in one go and didn't lose connection. So I suggest you try that.

I downloaded from wifi and my internet speed is around 15mbps. I am from India.

 

[theVenerable]

My old PS3 overheated so i bought a used supersilm. Tried to install the updates but I couldn't get past 60%, I used to get error. I turned of my firewall and tried again. It downloaded all the updates in one go and didn't lose connection. So I suggest you try that.

I downloaded from wifi and my internet speed is around 15mbps. I am from India.

PS3 has a firewall ?
I'm getting about 2mbps tonight, thats VERY good in my area.

Basically, if I get about 10mbps on my PC internet, I get about 1.5 Mbps on my PS3.
And I've heard many other complaining of the same.

I don't think the PS3 is really suitable for downloading large files, most of them are too slow.

I think game boxes need to add a few more things to the 'system requirements' these days.
Broadband: at least 20Mbps etc.

 

[Aaroh]

PS3 has a firewall ?

I turned of the firewall from my router settings.

Basically, if I get about 10mbps on my PC internet, I get about 1.5 Mbps on my PS3.

I had the same problem. I got lower speeds on the PS3.
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I feel this issue is related to Sony and not Gran Turismo.

 

[theVenerable]

I turned of the firewall from my router settings.



I had the same problem. I got lower speeds on the PS3.
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I feel this issue is related to Sony and not Gran Turismo.

Yea, but Polyphony must know the inside of a PS3 very well, but they still put the game out with all its niggles.

The game looks great, and maybe the ultimate racer at present.
I also do think its great that the game is being expanded so much, but it needs to be implemented better.
I just read :http://community.us.playstation.com...smo-6-Update-Installation-Error/td-p/44861222
Theres far too much of it going on.

 

[Famine]

Then maybe Sony have the bulk of the blame for being difficult for no reason.

Perhaps. I don't know what their reasoning is to suggest it is for no reason.

But, Polyphony know who they are working with and still see fit to go along with it.

As does everyone else. In order to have your game published on Sony's console you need to go along with Sony's requirements.

Perhaps they should have waited a year before releasing the game, not so many updates needed then.

It's largely not a case of 'needing' updates. As an earlier comment pointed out, these updates are large because they have new - and free at that - content within them. Things like the Vision GT cars, the Ayrton Senna tribute content, the Nissan GT-R LM P1, new tracks and the like, all for no additional charge. If you're going to suggest that perhaps they shouldn't provide new, free content to people, I suspect you won't find a lot of nodding in agreement.


Let us not forget that the core of your problem is that your internet keeps falling over, even on your PC. If it didn't, it wouldn't matter what size update came out for GT6 - or any other game. You can pillory anyone else you like, but the crux is that, at present, your internet is simply insufficient to support reliable use of networked gaming.

Incidentally, the PS4 has resumeable updates.

 

[theVenerable]

Incidentally, the PS4 has resumeable updates.

Then they learnt from their mistakes.
Shame they cant update the PS3 firmware to follow suit
Save a lot of headaches.

And yes my internet does make it harder, but as that link I posted above suggests, that is not the only problem.

Pillory.... good word, don't know what it means. I'll check

 

[theVenerable]

Well.. What are you going to tell me now?

Its 4.15 am here, I've screwed up my day tomorrow.

I got to update number 8 or 9 , following the install instructions, run game to the menu, quite game, delete saved game date, install next update... rinse and repeat....
It downloaded, then froze during installation.
I had to turn off my PS3, now ALL the god dam updates have gone.
I have to START ALL OVER AGAIN

What the hell is this?

THIS GAME IS BROKEN & I'm furious.
How dare those little turds release this game to the public.
Wasted my money and wasted countless hours too.

 

[Famine]

I got to update number 8, following the install instructions.
It downloaded, then froze during installation.

During which installation? There's two for each update - one outside the game and one inside it.

 

[theVenerable]

During which installation? There's two for each update - one outside the game and one inside it.

outside the game, right after the download, the PS3 just froze at 17%

This game should be withdrawn by trading standards.

I can't tell you how angry i am

 

[Famine]

outside the game, right after the download, the PS3 just froze at 17%

Then that's not a problem with the game.

Had you installed the previous 7 updates within the game after the download and XMB install?

Incidentally:

those little turds

Cut this out.

 

[theVenerable]

Then that's not a problem with the game.

Had you installed the previous 7 updates within the game after the download and XMB install?

Incidentally:

Cut this out.

What are you TALKING ABOUT its no problem with the game?
THE GAME WONT INSTALL.

It's a problem with the PS3? I have the 'wrong' kind of PS3 to run this game?
EVERY other game runs fine on my PS3, apart from this disgusting atrocity.

yes..'cut it out'
Get ripped of, loose sleep, waste hours of my life, and my money, and noone is held accountable,and you would like to ban me from your forum because I HAVE A RIGHT TO BE FURIOUS?

 

[theVenerable]

"Had you installed the previous 7 updates within the game after the download and XMB install?"

Yes

 

[Famine]

What are you TALKING ABOUT its no problem with the game?

You just told me that the install outside the game froze. That is, by its very definition, outside the game. If you are outside the game, how is it a problem in the game?

To reiterate, when you are updating a game, you do it in three stages:
Download (XMB) - this is the bit with the black background and the bars that fill up in green
Install (XMB) - this is the bit with the black background and the bars that fill up in green
Install (game) - this is the bit after you start the game with the grey box, with GT's font everywhere and a bar that fills up blue

You just told me that the console froze outside the game right after the download. In the second bit. Outside the game. That's not a problem with the game.

Since you've also turned the console off in the middle of this process and then lost all the updates and don't seem to know the difference between the two installation phases, I'm guessing you didn't install each update within the game.

THE GAME WONT INSTALL.

That isn't what you're describing in any way.

It's a problem with the PS3? I have the 'wrong' kind of PS3 to run this game?
EVERY other game runs fine on my PS3, apart from this disgusting atrocity.

Have you actually run the game? You'll find you can play it without having to download anything just fine.

 

[theVenerable]

Right, I'll explain again for you.
YES after the first 6 updates I manually installed each and every update individually, ran the game, deleted the game data, then repeated.

For some reason the 8th or 9th update refused to install to the XMB, the PS3 froze, and I had to restart it and I lost ALL the previous updates too. Why did I NEVER have this problem with any other game? Probably due to the vast number of updates.

"Have you actually run the game? You'll find you can play it without having to download anything just fine."


Thats it? thats the answer? play it without installing any updates?


All my time and money wasted and thats all?

It's amazing how you pretty much pass all the blame to my ps3
I'm dumbstruck by this whole affair

 

[theVenerable]

I did what I was asked to do and it didnt work.

My PS3 WORKS. IT WORKS! Every other game works fine.

But somehow this is not the fault of GT6?

Perhaps the next thing is that I need to start apologizing for the failures?

 

[AJ]

Sigh, my bag is nearly empty, but one final question;

Why did you buy the game in the first place?

 

[prousonhairy]

Don't manually install, when I did mine I just let it go. I got disconnected a couple times, but it saved the ones it already downloaded. So it would download update, then install and move to the next one. If I got disconnected on update 8 out of 22, I would have to restart update 8, but it would only have 15 updates to do, because it saved the ones it already downloaded and installed.

 

[theVenerable]

Sigh, my bag is nearly empty, but one final question;

Why did you buy the game in the first place?

What does that mean?
Why do you think I bought it?

I have 20 PS3 games and can play them all, most of them updated.

But somehow GT6 is blameless when it refuses to install?

Just what is going on here?