Why does ps4 download then copy updates

 · hey! im trying to find the rap file for the usa version of Vengeance DLC (BLUS), i ve downloaded the game plus dlc and everything is working fine, except buried, it doesnt appear in the zombie map selection screen, and i ve searched everywhere and cannot find the rap file for that DLC.I downoladed the game and the dlcs from another sources and installed every pkg and rap separately, .  · Select help and then system software. Then select PS4 Download reinstallation file. On your USB stick, crea,te a folder and name it PS4 upper case and in the the PS4 folder, create a folder and name it UPDATE also upper case. Everything must be in uppercase and in the UPDATE folder, put the downloaded file bltadwin.ru on your PS4. Ps4 fpkg updates.

Answer (1 of 9): long story short: sony doesn't want to spend extra cash on servers for traditional downloads, and forces you to copy the enitre game for a download, since the update only downloads the changes. The game copies with a new patch, which is why your ps4 has to copy THE ENTIRE GAME. T. Then, why does this issue occur? Why does PS4 need to copy update files? Why does "PS4 copying update files" take so long? All of these are owing to the way PS4 game updates work. A couple of years ago, Sony decided to change PS4 game update method, because it doesn't want to spend extra cash on servers for traditional downloads. The solution is to delete the game completely from your PS4, and start the download again. Once the PS4 adds the " update file " to your download list, stop the download by deleting the update file. Let the other file download and install. Start the game, and play through the tutorial and then quit the game and THEN download and install the.

Then, why does this issue occur? Why does PS4 need to copy update files? Why does "PS4 copying update files" take so long? All of these are owing to the way PS4 game updates work. A couple of years ago, Sony decided to change PS4 game update method, because it doesn’t want to spend extra cash on servers for traditional downloads. long story short: sony doesn’t want to spend extra cash on servers for traditional downloads, and forces you to copy the enitre game for a download, since the update only downloads the changes. The game copies with a new patch, which is why your ps4 has to copy THE ENTIRE GAME. it builds a copy of the game, applies the update to the copy and in the final step replaces the old version of the game with the updated copy. That way even a power failure during update leaves the system in one of two states: Update is fully applied. or. No part of the update is applied. Either way the game is usable. User Info: Breastmilkn_Dip.