Early testing of the technical alpha of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has revealed that the game’s streaming data demands can reach as high as 180 MB/s while in flight. This implies that the peak utilization will amount to 81 GB per hour of gameplay at high LOD settings when flying over densely populated areas.
To know more about the early testing, watch the video given below!
It was noted that Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 has a much lower base install size than Flight Simulator 2020, at about 30 GB rather than the 130-400 GB required for Flight Simulator 2020.
Moreover, the MS Flight Sim 2020’s bandwidth consumption was noted to be 100 Mb/s in densely populated areas, while in lighter areas, it would dip as low as 10 Mb/s.
It is expected that the decreased install size of the MS Flight Simulator 2024 technical alpha, which is only 9 GB compared to 30 GB of the final game, may have prompted this increased streaming bandwidth.
However, when you consider how Flight Simulator 2024 is anticipated to perform high-fidelity simulations of the places that are yet to be discovered on the planet, these requirements might be justified.
Regardless, it all depends on the end-users; if the data caps on the user’s home Internet plans range from 150GB to 1TB to fully uncapped traffic, then it’s okay. However, if the users don’t have an Internet connection with the speed to meet or exceed 180 MB/s, these streaming demands might be ridiculous.
However, we should wait until the game is officially released to conclude anything. For now, only one thing is certain: users with strict data caps should reconsider Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.
