[kotaKat]

Yep, this is exactly why. Sony got too scared of having a fully user-facing browser this time around because of all the Webkit exploits slamming the PS4.

It actually leads to frustration as an ISP employee; we get reports of end user devices getting slow speeds and the built-in PSN speedtests can often give us bad results (eg, a customer might be rated for 100x100 and the PSN test yields 20x5) -- running a browser-based speedtest we might be getting full speed to the device indicating a PSN issue. Removing the browser takes that troubleshooting option away from us.

[SoylentYellow]

It is amazing how consistently garbage PSN speed tests have been for over a decade. I remember the results being wildly off on my PS3, PS4, and now PS5.

[munbun]

PS5 had a bug where its Wifi speeds can become 80% slower if the rear USB ports are being used.

Switching to Ethernet bypasses this issue but I’m unaware if this was ever fixed.

[P5fRxh5kUvp2th]

That's as close to "changed radio channels and my wheels fell off" as you can get...