I've got a pretty decent connection, usually get around 100 Mbps download. I figured that should be enough to get it done fairly quickly. So, I started the download on my PlayStation 5.
The Wait...sning Game Begins...
At.ht first, it looked like it was flying. The progress bar was zipping along, and the estimated time remaining was looking pretty good. I think it started around 45 minutes, which I was totally fine with.
- First 10 minutes: Everything's looking great! This is gonna be faster than I thought.
- Next 20 minutes: Okay, it's slowing down a bit... Still not bad, though.
- 30 minutes in: Uh oh... The estimated time remaining is starting to creep up.
Yeah, that initial estimate was way off. It ended up taking a good bit longer. The download speed kept fluctuating. Sometimes it would jump up, other times it would crawl. I swear, watching that progress bar was more stressful than actually playing a close game!
Distractions, Distractions...
While I was waiting, I tried to keep myself busy. I did some dishes, scrolled through social media, even considered starting a new book. But honestly, I just kept checking the download progress every few minutes. It's like that watched pot never boils thing, you know?
Finally Done!
After what felt like an eternity (but was actually about an hour and 45 minutes), it finally finished! I was so relieved. I could finally dive in and start playing.
One thing,Remember to make sure you have enough place for your console.
So, yeah, that's my experience with downloading MLB The Show 24. It definitely took longer than I expected, but hey, it's a big game. And now that it's downloaded, I'm ready to play ball!
