ylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agoWith gaming's internet usage climbing, how do internet providers keep up?www.eurogamer.netexternal-linkmessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down15
arrow-up143arrow-down1external-linkWith gaming's internet usage climbing, how do internet providers keep up?www.eurogamer.netylai@lemmy.ml to Gaming@lemmy.mlEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square20fedilink
minus-squareDerGottesknecht@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoI was referring to the hard drive, not the download. I think loading times increases if you have the textures compressed.
minus-squareMangoPenguin@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·7 months agoYeah but if you decompress on install then you’re not loading compressed textures.
minus-squareTexMexBazooka@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·7 months agoBut you’re still using the same amount of disk space
minus-squarefemtech@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agonot for the transfer which is what the ISP’s are crying about.
minus-squareDerGottesknecht@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYes, but the first comment asked why games are so huge o the harddrive.
I was referring to the hard drive, not the download. I think loading times increases if you have the textures compressed.
Yeah but if you decompress on install then you’re not loading compressed textures.
But you’re still using the same amount of disk space
not for the transfer which is what the ISP’s are crying about.
Yes, but the first comment asked why games are so huge o the harddrive.