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		stcredzero on May 16, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Sony and Microsoft set rivalry aside for cloud gam... Whether or not latency is an issue is hugely dependent on the title. It's hugely dependent on particular network conditions. I wonder if SpaceX Starlink might have an option to optimize for latency?

hoseja on May 17, 2019 [–]

It certainly will but it will be premium for high frequency trading.

stcredzero on May 17, 2019 | [–]

I'd be quite satisfied with a reasonably priced tier that guaranteed 40ms round trip or better 99.8% of the time. The HFT levels could shave that time off and start stacking 9's for exponentially more money.

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