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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 sucks up to 180 Mb/s of internet bandwidth while in flight — equivalent to 81GB of data per hour (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Xatolos@reddthat.com to c/games@lemmy.world

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[-] HorreC@lemmy.world 73 points 1 day ago

Cant wait for how many flight nerds are about to find out about their comcast data caps.

[-] RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world 47 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Or how many ISPs are going to accuse people of illegal internet activity due to constant large data transfers when its literally just a Flight Simulator lol.

[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 32 points 1 day ago

your isp already knows youre streamin nonsense from microsoft. this wont trigger anything

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[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

I don't see why it matters though? You're not gonna be playing the game on your phone with limited data

[-] Retro_unlimited@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

My Starlink plan is 50gb per month!

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[-] CEbbinghaus@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

The next flight aim is gonna lean even heavier into streaming. So not just landscape but also plane models will be streamed. So this is gonna get worse not better

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