Because game streaming introduces latency and instability, which can be a huge problem in something like a flight sim.
Much less of a problem when all inputs are processed locally, and only the textures and models are being streamed.
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Donjuanme@lemmy.world 7 months ago
GeForce now uses 20 gigs/hour at the highest quality, how are they not just sending the entire video to your screen, what more do they need to send??
helenslunch@feddit.nl 7 months ago
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 7 months ago
because it takes more data to generate the image than the image itself, especially in dense areas.
intensely_human@lemm.ee 7 months ago
In fact, that’s core to the concept of an “image” at the most abstract level