Improved Install Times

I'm on the fence on whether to buy an xbox one or not. Its old news to some, but I noticed an article on game install times. "For the purpose of this test both consoles were connected to WiFi with a moderate download speed of around 10Mbps. Assassin’s
Creed IV: Xbox One 10 minutes 32 seconds PS4: 42 seconds Need For Speed Rivals: XB1: 09:25 PS4: 00:32 Just Dance 2014: XB1: 08:48 PS4: 00:45 NBA Live 14: XB1: 16:26 PS4: 00:35 FIFA 14: XB1: 16:06 PS4: 00:34 Madden 25: XB1: 09:38 PS4: 00:38" Now the total time
for these six installs is 70 minutes 55 seconds on xbox one, 3minutes 46 seconds on PS4 70:55 - 3:46 Gives an average install time for the games tested of 11 minutes 49 seconds on xbox one and 37 seconds on PS4 11:49 - 0:37 So my question is, have the various
updates and patches improved the install times on xbox one? It's not a dealbreaker but very nice when you get a new game.

:)

 

want do you want from xbox one?

Faster install times.

Improved Netflix app

More gamer pic's

Avatars

Voice messages

Fix black screen of death. ( I have not had this problem yet)

 

Insane Install times?

Same exact thing here. Takes around 1-2 hours for a game to download, then between 5-12 hours for a game to install. I downloaded wwe 2k16 the other day, and it took over 10 hours for that game to install. I have the new Xbox One S... I thought install times
were supposed to be improved?

 

www.thesixthaxis.com/.../game-install-times-on-xbox-one-ps4-compared

 

Assassin’s Creed IV: Xbox One 10 minutes 32 seconds PS4: 42 seconds Need For Speed Rivals: XB1: 09:25 PS4: 00:32 Just Dance 2014: XB1: 08:48 PS4: 00:45 NBA Live 14: XB1: 16:26 PS4: 00:35 FIFA 14: XB1: 16:06 PS4: 00:34 Madden 25: XB1: 09:38 PS4: 00:38

 

Really.... you post this about a "decision" on to buy or not buy a console... or do you have some hidden agenda... Mr Silver.. please enlighten us...

 

Not sure if the update has improved install times, I've never counted to be honest.

Don't know if it's just me though, when a game says "Ready To Start" even though it's still installing, I never start playing, always wait until it's 100% complete.

I know some people have had issues but I don't think I've ever waited longer than 20 minutes for a game to install, download any updates to 100%.

As to whether you get an Xbox One or not though, I wouldn't personally even consider install times, so you could wait 20 minutes, it's that a real issue? I'd make my decision on, does it have the games you want? are you happy with the price? what it offers
you now? do you have people you know on Xbox LIVE?

 

I'm not really SURE the ps4 completely installs that quick. When I have put in discs its ready to play really fast but I can hear the disc spinning still. So I think those ps4 numbers are because you can start playing before it installs. You can also start
real quick with x1 as well while it finishes installing. Now the updates are the same. 1gig(example) update will taken the same on each console that's dependent on your internet. This should be done offline and the times when they are both ready to start playing.

 

I'm not basing my decision on install times obviously. Just think it would be an obvious improvement and was wondering if they have done it yet.

Like I say, not a deal breaker. As you only have to install each game once. If those were loading times, THAT would be a deal breaker!

 

I've installed games both offline and online.

What I've noticed is that the install lags, if there is an immediate patch, or update, that has to be downloaded, for the game that's installing. How long the lag is will depend on the size of the patch and the quality of the connection.

Also, there's no way that the PS4 completely installs a (say) 25 GB game in 40 seconds. I can't see how anyone could possibly believe it could transfer that much data, that fast, from a Blu Ray disc to a mechanical HDD. That'd be a whole new level of technology
that, so far, doesn't even exist in the best computers.

 

well if I bought a game tonight... start the install...abd it seems like it will take a long time.. Ill just go watch TV, start another game... get something to eat... etc etc... install times should not even be a discussion..

unless you are one of those 3Mb up 1 Mn Down DSL types.. well.. then I have nothing for you

 

I don't know about the times listed but on PS4 it's easy to tell if it's fully installed or not so I don't think there confused.

After you start the install it displays a progress bar when you can start playing it tells you that you can push x to start but you would still see the install bar still in progress. but by those times I would say it's the time before you can start and not
the full install.

But like lofty I wait till it's finished.

 

Found this

 

That's not the best video to show the installs. On the Xbox one he accepts the 351mb update so he has to download that from the internet first and who knows how good his connection is.

 

Those install times look slightly wrong, just saying.