Gamers eagerly counting down to the launch of Grand Theft Auto VI are being warned that official pre-load windows will not be enough to get thousands of players ready for launch day.
New research and analysis from UK broadband comparison site Broadband Genie has revealed that 870,000 households are stuck on connections slower than 2.8Mb. At these speeds, downloading the hefty 212 GB game file will take over a week (168+ hours) of non-stop downloading.
”The pre-load window is meant to guarantee day-one access, but it simply won’t save everyone,” warns Alex Tofts, Broadband Strategist at Broadband Genie.
Some areas worse than others
Newport ranks as the worst-hit city, where over a third (35%) of speed tests dropped below 2.8Mb. This means a wait of more than a week. Almost half (41%) of Newport tests recorded below the 9.8Mb download speed threshold, required to download the game in under two days.
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