[cod] Off-Topic: The Future of GSPs

[Midnight]

Ya could happen at some point.  However it seems a lot of ISP's are 
moving to limit bandwidth now.  So that may prevent/limit home hosting 
if it becomes ubiquitous.


escapedturkey wrote:
> Actually an example would be dial-up modem to DSL/cable technology. 
> I'm sure something will come out that will exceed the previous 
> evolutionary step.
>
> Midnight wrote:
>> Only if ppl stop caring about low ping.  GSP's have multiple Tier1 
>> backbone connections and are usually 1ms off the main trunks.  Home 
>> connections typically have 10-20ms + first hops and only 1 ISP 
>> backbone directly connected.
>>
>> I think the bigger threat to GSP's is the game publishers cutting 
>> them out of the mix, to the detriment of their user base.  This will 
>> on diminish quality of hosting and increase price.
>>
>>
>> escapedturkey wrote:
>>> Do you believe GSPs will become obsolete as home bandwidth gets 
>>> larger and hardware evolves faster and smaller?
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