[149116] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: XBOX 720: possible digital download mass service.
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark Tinka)
Sat Jan 28 10:06:59 2012
From: Mark Tinka <mtinka@globaltransit.net>
To: nanog@nanog.org
Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:05:56 +0800
In-Reply-To: <u1MiP+N8P$IPFAgP@perry.co.uk>
Reply-To: mtinka@globaltransit.net
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On Saturday, January 28, 2012 09:11:24 PM Roland Perry=20
wrote:
> So does Microsoft Office (if you can call that a game).
So does Mac OS X Lion (exclusively, more so).
But I guess the trend the OP was raising was this=20
distribution method shifting for console games. As many have=20
already mentioned, since the majority of consoles are in the=20
home, the last mile to the home router is likely the choke=20
point in most cases.
=46or consoles that will be sold outside "major" areas, one=20
might not be able to get CDN coverage, so not only do they=20
have to suffer with small last mile pipes, they also need to=20
contend with higher latency to get to the nearest CDN (which=20
may not be so close by).
Then, of course, there are those who might not be in a=20
position to get any kind of Internet access to their=20
consoles. This isn't such a terrible thing if games are=20
released both on digital and hard copies, but it's quite=20
unlikely maintenance updates for the game might be available=20
on disc.
Mark.
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