The best thing that's ever happened for multiplayer games?
Game developer Glenn Fiedler discusses how AWS's decision to eliminate egress bandwidth costs for game servers could revolutionize multiplayer gaming. He predicts that lower costs will allow developers to create more detailed, high-bandwidth game worlds.
Why it matters
The removal of bandwidth costs lowers the barrier to entry for indie developers and enables a new generation of high-fidelity, massive-scale multiplayer experiences.
Hi, I'm Glenn Fiedler, I'm a professional game developer working on a 1000 player multiplayer space game .
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