Silently Patch My Game, Please!?

A few days ago I attempted to download the MAG beta. It went by quick as it was only a 300mb download. I started the game and saw a 30mb patch and thought, no big deal. Then I get prompted for a 2.6gb patch and my mouth just dropped. How can you have a 2.6gb patch? I quickly realized that I cannot background download this patch and if I download it, my PS3 would be rendered useless. So I ask, why can’t I background download my patch and why can’t you (Sony) automatically patch my games?