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Sony: I choose you, Limelight Networks!
If you've ever thought to yourself during a system software update: "geez, this is pretty slow for a small update. Why take so long, you Sony man?" then, first off, you've got to learn how to mentally line up a sentence. Second, you'll be pleased to hear that Sony recently adopted Limelight Networks' content delivery system to speed up our PS3 and PSP updates. It's not just going to make the delivery of the updates faster, but a lot more stable, too. For those with a PS3, you know that getting a system error halfway through an update is rather annoying.Limelight describes their service as such from their press release: "Limelight's CDN is designed from the ground up to rapidly distribute rich media files, direct to the consumer, ensuring that SCE customers always have the best experience available with their PS3s and PSPs." We're sure that's just official speak for what we've already said -- faster and more stable downloads are coming our way. Sony, you did this because you love us, didn't you?
More reliable Xbox Live proposed with new partnership
Microsoft has partnered with Limelight networks in a multi-year agreement that aims to improve the reliability of Microsoft's online services, including Xbox Live. As part of the deal (via Gamasutra), both companies will cross-license their technologies.Anyone who tried downloading the BioShock demo during the first 48 hours of its release can attest to the need for this partnership. If Limelight can improve "performance, scalability, and reliability" of Microsoft's online presence, then hopefully we won't have such an issue should a Fallout 3 demo plug up the internet this time next year.
