Since its launch in 2013, the PS4 has seen two revisions: the 'slim' and the Pro. The fact that the PS4 needs to copy updates is strange and annoying to many gamers, but the slow process of copying is necessary and can only be sped up with better hardware.
Sony's PlayStation 4 console is almost seven years old in 2020, meaning some of its processes can feel archaic and slow - most notably, copying update files.