Photo: u/BrianSilvalinings
SpaceX’s satellite internet company Starlink has already seen some impressive speeds in its infancy, and in a new video, users of the satellite internet are able to game online without any lag or other serious issues.
In a video shared by u/BrianSilvalinings on Tuesday, the Starlink user’s Xbox and PS4 are simultaneously wired into the SpaceX-owned satellite internet, both easily running online games and downloads. The post, as shared on the Starlink subreddit, also features brief shots of the downloads on each console, with both download speeds displaying roughly 30 Mbps during “no-lag” gameplay on the PS4.
Despite the slightly terror-inducing stacked PS4 and TV, the user shows on video that gameplay is running smoothly and efficiently, and reassures other users that the stack is his friend’s and is only set up like that because “[his friend] likes it at a certain height and distance to play.”
Initial speed tests of Starlink have been impressing users around the world in recent weeks, and as the low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellite internet constellation grows, so too will its user base. As SpaceX continually launches new satellites into orbit, the company has announced that Starlink already has 500,000 orders.
Last week, Viasat asked the FCC to halt SpaceX’s Starlink launches, but with an enclave of beta testers already using the service worldwide with excellent results, and over 1,600 satellites already launched into orbit, SpaceX’s Starlink internet is likely here to stay.
