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Why cloud gaming can't outrun the speed of light

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Corporate marketing loves to promise seamless remote rendering, completely ignoring the fundamental laws of astrophysics. Pressing a button sends an electrical signal hundreds of miles to a server, rendering a frame, and beaming it back. No amount of subscription fees can bribe the speed of light to move faster down a fiber optic cable.

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Why cloud gaming can't outrun the speed of light
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