Fallout 76‘s latest patch is over 47 GB in size. From video games to 4K streaming video, everything online keeps getting bigger. But Comcast’s 1 TB data cap isn’t changing, and some smaller Internet service providers are even worse.
100 GB Downloads for Modern Games
Modern console and PC games are huge! Sure, 47 GB for a single patch is a lot of space, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Red Dead Redemption 2 on Xbox One requires an 88.57 GB download. The PC version of Middle-earth: Shadow of War is 97.7 GB. Final Fantasy XV: Windows Edition requires a 75 GB download, and that’s without the 4K texture pack. These big games often get big patches, too.
Modern games are nearing 100 GB in download size. With a 1 TB (1000 GB) bandwidth cap, that’s roughly ten big video games a month assuming you purchase and download them digitally—and that’s assuming you do nothing else with your connection.
7 GB Per Hour for 4K Streaming
Netflix says its 4K streaming use about 7 GB per hour, per device. Standard high-quality 1080p streaming is up to 3 GB per hour.
For 4K streaming, that’s nearly 143 hours per month. That sounds like a lot. But, assuming a 30-day month, that’s under 5 hours of streaming video per day. That may still be enough—but that’s assuming you’re a single person who doesn’t do anything else with your Internet connection.
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Source : Everything Online Is Getting Bigger Except Your ISP’s Data Cap
