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Would it be worth it to use a VPN with my PS5?

Renton577
By Renton577
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So I have a PS5 and I live in an apartment with open internet. I was wondering if I really need a VPN for it. The only way I can run it would be to route a wired connection from the PS5 to a spare laptop I have which would share the WiFi with the Ethernet port but at that point I wonder if that might cause some issues with my connection when it comes to latency and just stability and NAT restriction. Any thoughts?

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For a console, I don't see the benefit of using a VPN. All this will do is increase latency and decrease performance. IMO, no need to run a VPN on a ps5!

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7 minutes ago, MikeHawkSmol said:

For a console, I don't see the benefit of using a VPN. All this will do is increase latency and decrease performance. IMO, no need to run a VPN on a ps5!

Thanks for the response, that’s kinda what I was thinking too especially since it seems like most sensitive traffic would be run through the PSN servers so I don’t really think I need to worry about any potential snoopers on the apartments WiFi when it comes to consoles.

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What's "sensitive" about downloading and playing games?

No point at all.

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29 minutes ago, Kilrah said:

What's "sensitive" about downloading and playing games?

No point at all.

Maybe OP plays "questionable" games that they wouldn't want other people finding out about 😛

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6 hours ago, Kilrah said:

What's "sensitive" about downloading and playing games?

No point at all.

 

6 hours ago, Trinopoty said:

Maybe OP plays "questionable" games that they wouldn't want other people finding out about 😛

Haha it’s more like my payment info, login info, stuff like that.

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