Earlier in the week, SIE President and CEO Jim Ryan took to the PlayStation Blog to announce Sony?s plan of slowing download speeds in Europe. Such an effort aims to mitigate the blow many countries are facing in the wake of increased internet traffic, which is due to coronavirus-related lockdowns. Now Sony is extending those same efforts to the United States starting today, working with internet providers to better manage download traffic.
Ryan shared the news in a PlayStation Blog update, telling fans the following,

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