Konami Uses BitTorrent On PS3 With Metal Gear Online
April 18, 2008
Boston (dbTechno) - Konami is using BitTorrent on the PS3 to patch their Metal Gear Online Beta, which was released to the public and made available for download just days ago. We have tested out the download, and it is safe to say that it may take you awhile to patch the Metal Gear Online Beta.
The game, once downloaded off of the PlayStation Network, will appear and will be able to be launched.
Once you get into the game though it will ask you if you want to update.
You have the option to go for a P2P download, or an HTTP download.
Konami recommends on-screen that you take the P2P option, which has BitTorrent written next to it.
We have tested out both the P2P option and the HTTP option and can safely say that both are a major pain in the behind.
The HTTP option was incredibly slow, while the P2P option performed a bit better.
The download took us hours to complete, and on many occasions a network error occured, causing us to have to start it up again. Thankfully when it crashes you do not have to start from the beginning though.
The other unfortunate aspect is the fact that you cannot download the patch in the background, meaning you may have to just leave your PS3 on and on the sideline for a solid day to get the patch done.
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well ur luky, cos i cant even get a start on the update without the error appearing, at least u have a few hours chance lol
i have this same problem with my GT5 prologue update, it always gets a little bit of the way done then it says network error/ failed. yet all the other online features of my ps3 work fine like game demo downloading and online play. so whats wrong??????
well that sucks,it will be a class game tho:)
im an xbox 360 fanboy, but it broke cos of the red ring of fire. now im getting a ps3 so i can be a ps3 fanboy…..
jkn i just hav a ps3 never did hav an EGG-box 360 lol
That suck why couldn’t they just built that inside the game like every game developer does.
That is nothing to trying to get a Konami ID the site has zero bandwidth…