Post #3364077

2026-06-13 08:01 UTC

I’ve just reinstalled Bazzite and about 10 games between Steam, GOG and Epic Store. There absolutely is a point. Also, if there are several people in the house using the internet at the same time (streaming, downloading, etc) the point becomes even clearer. And thanks to DIGI, I pay €20/month for a 1 gigabit connection and 2 cellphones with unlimited data.

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@squaresinger@lemmy.world 2026-06-13 08:38

But how often do you do that? And do you need all 10 games instantly available on your PC? I recently setup a new laptop on Fedora on a 150MBit connection. That was around 10min for downloading Fedora, 20min for installing it, another 20min or so for setting up Steam and Heroic launcher (for GOG, Epic and Amazon Games). I started the first game download on Steam while I was setting up Heroic and it was done downloading before I was done with Heroic. Since I can only play one game at the time, I could already start playing and let the rest of my library download in the background. A faster internet connection would have just shaved off a few minutes from the initial 10min downloading time for Fedora, but I don’t know how fast the server even lets me download the image. I mean, if you pay €20 for gigabit, sure, why not. The only network provider who serves gigabit at my home wants €65 per month for it compared to the €30 I pay right now. That’s €420 per year extra, and there’s really no point in paying that to save a few minutes every few months or so.

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