
Latency, also known as ping, is a big source of problems for gamers, but slow upload and download speeds can also harm your gaming experience. The more power developers bring to these games, the higher the internet requirements that users need from their operators. They require fast network connections and quick response times. However, these games are becoming increasingly sophisticated, no longer depending merely on the device's processor. Gif image by Ravanae. Click to see full animationĪccording to App Annie’s report published in VentureBeat, playing online game apps will increase 270% by 2020. Your opponents will shoot you before you even see them on your screen. You might be a great FPS player, but there’s no way you can overcome that monstrous lag time. You are playing a first-person shooter (FPS) but you find yourself losing terribly because you are a few milliseconds behind everyone else. This has probably happened to you before.
