What Actually Is Happening When a Videogame Loads? (And is loading an offline vs. online game different?)

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Hi All!

Was very curious what actually occurs when loading a game up to play! I also was curious if the process is the same for a singleplayer game versus a multiplayer game?

Thanks!

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A game console is basically a computer. A good way to understand the parts of a computer is to think of it like a kitchen. Loading the game is like going into the pantry and fridge (storage) picking out all the food (game data) that you need, and moving it to the counter (memory) so you can work on it.

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