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
Nexy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
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
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 2 months ago
they’re streaming world data. I shudder to think about the size of the entire dataset.
orangeboats@lemmy.world 2 months ago
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.
cimmerian@lemmy.world 2 months ago
From what I’ve heard, yes. They’re storing data in cache for frequently charted areas