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0 pointsTheRealDunkirk3y ago0 comments

> Huge game downloads, huge update downloads

I have uncapped gigabit internet. (Like many of us, I WFH, and want the most "internet" I can get.) I recall redownloading a game I wanted to play recently. It was 40GB. I thought I would go get a coffee while I waited. It was done before I rounded up and got my shoes on. I don't think the game and update sizes really matter to most of the target demographic of a current-gen console any more. But, hey, I could be extrapolating my experience in a terribly shortsighted way.

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OkGoDoIt3y ago· 3 in thread

Unfortunately having uncapped gigabit Internet isn’t an option for most people. I would gladly pay for that if I could. But I’m stuck with Comcast. I’ve lived in 4 different cities in the last decade and I’ve always been stuck with Comcast. You should absolutely not assume that massive downloads don’t matter to most people.

joe_guy3y ago

It may not be available in your area but even being stuck with Comcast it might be available.

With Comcast I pay $100/mo for gigabit and $20/mo for unlimited usage.

TheRealDunkirkOP3y ago

This is precisely what I'm doing.

AdamJacobMuller3y ago

I have comcast and I have uncapped 10G internet. I'm sorry you don't and I don't love comcast as a company and years ago comcast was definitely synonymous with poor network quality and certainly they still are in some locations, but, it's hardly universal anymore.

AdamJacobMuller3y ago

Back in the PS4 era when I had FIOS gigabit it was incredibly frustrating to have that internet speed with a console which would download things at 10-15Mbit. There were some tweaks which would double it plus or minus a bit, but, it was fundamentally incapable of using anything close to line rate.

PS5 is incredibly faster. Sony is using Akamai CDN now (they didn't when I checked in the PS4 era) and I consistently max out the PS5s gigabit port (I have 10G symmetric at home).

jeffwask3y ago

I'm a huge gamer across a few platforms and I wish this was consistent across all platforms, launchers, and companies. I have a fast inner city fiber connection as well and a Sea of Thieves download from Gamepass recently took multiple hours. I've had some patches for PS5 games take 30-45 minutes for a couple gigs. Many companies are hosting their stuff on fast scalable infra but some are still cheaping out.

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