ps3trophies
08-04-2008, 08:24 PM
Sarcasticgamer.com comments on speculation that the new GT5 Prologue update could open the door to peer-to-peer downloads for the PS3.
From the article: "Essentially, distributing what you already have among other users is faster than a direct HTTP connection to a Sony server because data is not being sourced from one point (in this case the Sony servers) but being distributed equally and freely among potentially thousands of Gran Turismo players. If the numbers well and truly do rack up into the thousands, it can essentially mean you are downloading a program at super-fast speeds from many, many sources at once, rather than waiting hours for a download from a single source to complete."
More... (http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-179364.aspx)
From the article: "Essentially, distributing what you already have among other users is faster than a direct HTTP connection to a Sony server because data is not being sourced from one point (in this case the Sony servers) but being distributed equally and freely among potentially thousands of Gran Turismo players. If the numbers well and truly do rack up into the thousands, it can essentially mean you are downloading a program at super-fast speeds from many, many sources at once, rather than waiting hours for a download from a single source to complete."
More... (http://www.n4g.com/ps3/News-179364.aspx)