Xatolos@reddthat.com to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hourwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square203fedilinkarrow-up1444arrow-down144cross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
arrow-up1400arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hourwww.tomshardware.comXatolos@reddthat.com to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square203fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@beehaw.org
minus-squareNexy@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down3·1 month agoWhat!? Why the games don’t just run locally
minus-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·1 month agothey’re streaming world data. I shudder to think about the size of the entire dataset.
minus-squareorangeboats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoAre the streamed data stored in a local cache? Surely the bandwidth costs are going up to the sky with the server sending data to every single player.
minus-squarecimmerian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 month agoFrom what I’ve heard, yes. They’re storing data in cache for frequently charted areas
What!? Why the games don’t just run locally
they’re streaming world data. I shudder to think about the size of the entire dataset.
Are the streamed data stored in a local cache? Surely the bandwidth costs are going up to the sky with the server sending data to every single player.
From what I’ve heard, yes. They’re storing data in cache for frequently charted areas