A wired connection, on the other hand, gives you internet straight from the source. According to the folks at Google, wifi speed can be affected by everything from walls and microwaves to baby monitors and nearby networks. Then there’s the issue of external interference. Wifi speed is dependent on a plethora of factors, including the device you’re using, the internet plan you’re on, and the status of your internet service. Of course, you may experience vastly different numbers. Once we switched to an ethernet cable, though, download speeds reached as high as 67 mbps, and the forecasted download time dropped to three hours. On wifi, we experienced download speeds that bounced between 9 mbps and 64 mbps, but appeared to hover around 14 mbps. But just how much faster, really? Let’s put some numbers to it.Īt Kotaku HQ, we tested the difference between wired and wifi connection speeds by downloading Warzone, the new Call of Duty battle royale-a 99.1 GB file if you don’t already own 2019’s Modern Warfare-on PlayStation 4. It’s fairly common knowledge that an ethernet cable gives a faster download than a wifi connection. Here are a few tips and tricks you can use to make the process a bit easier. Massive downloads are a tough pill to swallow, but they’re an essential part of playing video games in 2020.
No one can yet say how large upcoming blockbusters like Ghost of Tsushima, Outriders, or Cyberpunk 2077 will be, but it’s a safe bet they’ll land somewhere between 40 GB and Sorry, Time To Wipe Everything From Your Hard Drive.
Not unlike the incessant growth of wealth inequality, games are getting bigger every year, but hard drives aren’t keeping up.
Sure, the base game of Destiny 2 may be just 31 GB, but if you want all of the expansions-essential for playing the game to its fullest-you’ll need to make room for 105 GB of shooting and looting goodness. Halo: The Master Chief Collection currently clocks in at 115 GB. Red Dead Redemption 2 is 90 GB, before updates and add-ons. If you play video games today, you’re no stranger to massive downloads.
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