Comment on ‘Baldur’s Gate 3’ Prepared for 100k Concurrent Players, They’ve Gotten 700K
Heavybell@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Odd headline. Seems very rooted in the assumption of online gaming these days to me but then you get in and the article is basically just saying the game is a huge success, which is great news I’m sure we can all agree. :)
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 years ago
The game does have multiplayer. If it’s not using P2P connections, preparing for 100k players and having 700k could make that slower. But I’m pretty sure it’s P2P so that doesn’t make any difference.
TWeaK@lemm.ee 2 years ago
There’s still going to be some server overheads in connecting players together initially (I don’t think it works just by IP), but yeah I think the game stuff itself is P2P.
AProfessional@lemmy.world 2 years ago
The Steam Matchmaking API is included in their 30% cut.
Cybersteel@lemmy.world 2 years ago
Really? What’s the benefit of going solo instead of paying the 30% thru steam.