Where I live (outside of Fairbanks, Alaska) I have internet that is limited to 50GB download a month, any overages are crazy expensive. It is internet over 4GLTE, and that is the only option I have here.
So i have a few questions.
Is the DVD boxed version region limited? if not;
Are there any reputable stores where I can buy the DVD version shipped to the US?
If I do install the DVD version. I know the world graphics are loaded from the internet as you go, so… Assuming medium 1920x1080 graphics settings, and running the game for 2-3 hours a week, Is 50gb download a month enough to work? Or is it more about bandwidth speed than data size?
Don’t think there’s a retail version in the US. Do you have somebody who could download you the contents and put them on an USB key?
As for the running streaming: you can set a bandwidth and a limit ingame. 2-3 hours a week should not be an issue with 50GB if you’re using it for MSFS only and fly at regular speed (no slew, no acceleration). I’d suggest you to buy a GamePass subscription first to try it out, but you somehow need to get the data offline
Maybe someone living close to you that owns MSFS could send you the USB key and you first try that using a game pass.
Note that the game has patches that alone made up roughly 20GB of data download in September. The game is data-hungry
While the streamed data might be okay, you have to take the full ecosystem into account. Addons that you download might also be big (the free scenery of Paderborn by Asobo is about 3.5GB).
your probablly good as far as internet data used, there is an option to limit data and you can set a limit. that is aslong as you only do 2-3 hrs per week as you say.
oh yah and you can also see how much data your downloading but then again I am not sure if that applies to only scenery data and or all traffic between you and the servers.
As mentioned above, the initial download might be skipped by the DVDs, but the patches and updates aren’t.
Which is why I’d recommend you to go for the option to get the data from somebody living in your proximity. Sending a USB stick with the data shouldn’t be that big of a problem.
