Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 Uses 180 Mbps of Internet Bandwidth in Flight, Equivalent to 81 GB of Data per Hour

[Tsing]

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024, a new installment of the flight simulation series from Asobo Studio that is releasing exclusively for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass on November 19, may peak with a 180 Mbps internet download rate while in flight, a number that would equate to 81 GB of data usage per hour, according to a new technical alpha test for the game that has been shared online.

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[Grimlakin]

Geezus how much local cache would you need to dl the world?!

 

[Burticus]

wait, what? Is the thing just streaming now? or is this on top of the 100gb local install?