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Steam features never fail to amaze me (programming.dev)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (12 children)

I like the feature a lot but it's actually faster for me to just download over the internet.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (7 children)

is your other device connected via telegraph wire?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (4 children)

Nah, usually WiFi but I have tried both being connected via ethernet. It's possible the bottleneck is either devices CPU or something as it maxes out at around 600 Mbit/s compared to over 2000 Mbits/s over internet.

[–] TechAdmin 3 points 6 months ago

I think it's because Steam compresses the data before sending it and limits CPU usage. I still use local file transfer between desktop and Steam Deck because rarely in much of a rush.

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