For example, both Final Fantasy XVI & STALKER 2 take up 152GB & 165GB on my 2TB external SSD. I mean, why are steam games HUGE as f*ck regarding their file sizes lately? Don’t even mention CoD (200GB?!), even with the fastest internet connection: you can’t bypass patience as these things take up time. For me, it took me about 2 days to finish (pause & resume download). I’ve finished installing KCD II (Royal Edition) and that was 85GB (took up 8-12 hours with fast internet, I was binge watching a TV show on Prime Video the entire time).
But it’s always “up to” those speeds, at least where I’m at. I pay for gigabit but I’d say I probably average half that, depending on what time of day. The way they’re allowed to advertise speeds is such a scam.
Sure, but if OP had gigabit and it maxed out at 500 Mbps, that 85 GB download would take 25 minutes. Mid tier is advertised as 500, so assuming an average of 250, that’s still less than an hour while streaming in 4k.