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ArnoldRimmer on 08 October 2013
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Lafiel said:
ArnoldRimmer said:

One problem remains: Automatic updates will only work for software that the console knows you're using. When you're buying a brand new game on disc, and there are updates available that you either want or need for playing online, you will have to wait for the update to download. But that is a fundamental technical problem on all consoles, and one for which there is just no solution due to the nature of the problem.

About that,

this problem should be non-existant for downloaded games as they could easily store and send the most recent version, but unfortunately Sony lets you download the vanilla version and you have to update afterwards, that's definitely something they should improve.

I was only referring to disc based games, but apart from that you're of course right: for online game purchases, it would be possible and reasonable to provide them with downloads that already have the latest updates and fixes.

On the other hand: If we're talking online game purchases, it will be the download of the actual game, not the updates, that will be responsible for the vast majority of the time the gamer has to wait. So while you're strictly speaking correct, I believe that in practice this is a rather small issue for online game purchases.