- PlayStation download speeds have been slowed and delayed in Europe in order to reduce the strain on service providers in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
- Sony announced this week that those slowdowns are coming to the US as well.
- YouTube, Netflix, Amazon, and others have reduced the quality of their video streams.
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One of the unforeseen consequences of a global pandemic in the 21st century is that everyone is suddenly going to be working at home, putting a strain on internet service providers that never planned for such a catastrophe. In order to help relieve some of that strain, many services, including YouTube, Netflix, and Amazon, have reduced the quality of their default video streams. Sony joined in as well earlier this week by slowing and delaying game downloads on PlayStation in Europe, and now the same measures are coming to the United States.
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PlayStation download speeds now being slowed down in the US originally appeared on BGR.com on Fri, 27 Mar 2020 at 21:42:51 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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