Sony vows to improve PSN for PS4 following GTA5 issues

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The PlayStation Network struggled to cope with the launch of Grand Theft Auto 5 last week, with some reporting download and installation issues. The infamous error code 80029563 popped up following several separate corrupted 18GB downloads in our own attempts.
And, according to Digital Foundry, the PSN version, which is played in its entirety from the hard drive as opposed to utilising both disc and HDD, is the weakest in performance terms, with "ugly pop-in" in some portions of the game compared to the disc release.
It's enough to make you worry for the next-generation, set to dive deeper in the murky waters of digital than ever before. What then, will Sony do to prepare its infrastructure for the coming onslaught?
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