Comment on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hour

Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Kusimulkku@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  This guy just invented Google Stadia

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  • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Nobody remembers OnLive…

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    • DJDarren@thelemmy.club ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I remember OnLive. I was waiting for it to become usable, then…nothing.

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    • Lemminary@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      … who?

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      • Wogi@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Steve Pearlman

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    • DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Steve Perlman does

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Doesn’t it already run on Gamepass xCloud whatever they call it?

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• lud@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  It wouldn’t be as responsive though.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Just fly Boeing in game. It’s a more authentic experience that way.

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    • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If you have small data caps, it may even be cheaper.

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      • Lennny@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Don’t have to render doors if they’ve fallen off Image

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    • lud@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If the experience you’re after is a near death experience, sure.

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      • underwire212@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        Well they do have the whistleblower expansion pack too if flying the plane isn’t near death enough for ya

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  • Blackmist@feddit.uk ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s hardly Counterstrike.

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    • Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Exactly - People don’t seem to realize that cloud gaming responsiveness only really matters in competitive games and shooters. Turn based games or more casual games run perfectly fine with fast Internet.

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    • lud@lemm.ee ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Well if you think it works well there is nothing stopping you for streaming the game with xcloud.

      Imo experience the bitrate and latency is pretty poor even with gigabit internet.

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