Superhub Playstation 4 partnering with Virgin Media and 200mbit speeds this year? - Page 6

yorkshireborn · 24-08-2013, 20:35

I love a good ms ps debate

apb27 · 25-08-2013, 12:49

to me it sounds like it will be similar to virgin media hosting one of valve's content servers for steam allowing quicker downloads. maybe a few discounts offers thrown in with PS+ subs.

better than nothing i guess

qasdfdsaq · 28-08-2013, 00:54

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Originally Posted by Kushan

I agree with this (Second time today? What are the odds!), it'll be a CDN on Virgin's network or something like that. There MAY be a PS+ offer for new customers as well, much like spotify and such but I don't think it'll go beyond that.

We all know how well VM's Youtube CDN works...

Kushan · 28-08-2013, 08:19

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

We all know how well VM's Youtube CDN works...

Except that's not Virgin's CDN, that's a 3rd party one. People on ISP's other than Virgin seem to have the same issue.

craigj2k12 · 01-09-2013, 11:28

How is it not Virgins?

damien c · 01-09-2013, 18:10

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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

We all know how well VM's Youtube CDN works...

Not just VM that suffers from poor performance on Youtube.

http://helpforum.sky.com/t5/Fibre-Br...1156288/page/8

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?p=24864786

Although saying that I have had no trouble with streaming, my only issue is some games which after doing a bit of testing turns out to be down, to the servers that are being used not my connection.

Kushan · 01-09-2013, 20:26

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Originally Posted by craigj2k12

How is it not Virgins?

VM aren't the only ISP affected by it. The remedy of blocking certain IP's seems involve blocking a CDN that isn't part of Virgin.

I could be wrong though.

MaverickJesus · 02-09-2013, 17:55

The uber thread on the VM forums is about blocking VMs internal YouTube caches, so its definitely a local issue as well.

Qtx · 02-09-2013, 19:47

VM have admitted on several occasions that the Youtube problems were down to them not having a big enough pipe to the CDN. Even if the Youtube issue is down to VM's choice of partners the bottom line is their customers have problems streaming which shows that local caching can cause more problems than going directly to the real servers. The theory is it should be better the VM experience says otherwise.

So the partnering with Playstation may cause slow downloads and other problems in a similar way. You have to trust VM to get it right this time.

I did wonder if this would be a sneaky way for VM to bring in more traffic shaping in the way of packet prioritisation under the guise of Playsation and other gaming traffic. Start with telling customers that gaming packets get higher priority and over time introduce more packet juggling.

craigj2k12 · 03-09-2013, 11:38

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Originally Posted by Qtx

VM have admitted on several occasions that the Youtube problems were down to them not having a big enough pipe to the CDN. Even if the Youtube issue is down to VM's choice of partners the bottom line is their customers have problems streaming which shows that local caching can cause more problems than going directly to the real servers. The theory is it should be better the VM experience says otherwise.

Its cheaper for them to do it that way, though

Qtx · 15-02-2014, 22:14

So, six months after this was announced and three months after the PS4 launch, where is this partnership?

16-02-2014, 07:16

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Originally Posted by Qtx

So, six months after this was announced and three months after the PS4 launch, where is this partnership?

Coming soon!

r94yan · 21-02-2014, 10:21

I think the partnership will just be the tv anywhere app on the ps4

Kabaal · 21-02-2014, 10:34

They probably slap "In partnership with Sony" or some other nonsense on the 152mb advertising when it rolls out.

Mythica · 21-02-2014, 18:58

I think it has something to do with PS Now.