Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Can I download PS3 game updates from my computer instead?

Question

So GT5 2.0 is out and it's all terribly exciting. However, my internet connection isn't very great and it has failed completing the 1GB download for the last 7 times. Given the lack of resumable downloads on that platform, can I download the update with a sensible client on a computer instead (one with Range: http header knowledge)? Or is there some way to make downloading through the PS3 more successful?

Answer

The PS3 support the configuration of a proxy server in the Network Configuration. I think it is just a simple HTTP proxy server, so you could try to run a simple proxy server on your computer, point the PS3 to use it. Then, the proxy should be able to resume the download if the connection break.

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