It would help both ISPs and Microsoft/Sony along with others. Releasing updates, new features, and trending games.
It would help both ISPs and Microsoft/Sony along with others. Releasing updates, new features, and trending games.
Isp's already have a Netflix server offered to them. If Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, steam offered the same idea for updates and new games would if benefit everybody? Cyberpunk 2077 would be a good case. There is a lot of hype, people will get the digital downloads and those that get the physical disk will most likely have to update. If Microsoft for example put the game of the server 48 hours before launch, and any updates this could help speed things up for gamers at launch, not slow down the isp connection and Microsoft servers. Security might be a thing but if it is hosted in the isp data center it shouldn't be a big issue.
Steam, Microsoft, Sony, and similar companies already operate cache servers in multiple regions, likely including networks like Comcast/Spectrum. However, it isn't always practical to place caches on every ISP network. The choice depends on factors such as which games suit the developer best and whether they permit early caching.
It wasn't us who started downloading the game early. The server was already up at the ISP data center. When the time arrived, people connected to Toronto's ISP instead of California's servers. Places like Walmart already receive games or movies before the official release. This is just a digital version of that. Even with a 4TB M.2 SSD connected via an ISP network at 10 or 40Gbps speeds, we could potentially reach maximum performance for faster gameplay. With Microsoft's new Xbox and its storage devices, 1Gbps connections are now common.
Accepted positively. However, what most people expect isn't realistic. Comcast is charging $129 monthly for basic internet with the Gigabit plan. The majority are unlikely to afford it. Additionally, rural locations won't support such high speeds.