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Starlink was also initially promoted for gaming, where CGNAT is terrible.

Unfortunately Sony doesn't support IPv6 either.

Without the laser links Starlink also never got the latency advantages it was supposed to have for long range gaming (like US to Europe). Instead it goes down to a basestation and then through traditional means, but that may change with the new bigger satellites if the laser part works this time.



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