• helenslunch@feddit.nl
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        No one said anything about a digital representation. I can draw Earth in MS Paint and it’s like 1mb.

        If your point is that it has a high resolution digital image of the Earth, just say that.

        But my point still stands. I’d still rather have a 500GB local install instead of all the problems that come with game streaming.

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          22 days ago

          We shouldn’t have to say that at this point, my initial reply already conveyed that information.

          I understand the gripe with it though, they have the option to download areas ahead of time.

          (Though it’s probably a one-time download, with models and textures cached for later use)

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            22 days ago

            We shouldn’t have to say that at this point, my initial reply already conveyed that information.

            You sorta glossed over the part where I described how and why your reply was nonsense.

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              22 days ago

              My first reply said it was streaming high-res data from the cloud. Considering it’s a flight simulator advertising to cover the entire world, most people would intuit that would include textures and 3d models.

              I’m not going to sit here and argue with you, have a nice day.