Because they can. Most people's typical usage isn't impacted by low uplink bandwidth. Very few people are uploading 4K content or live streaming or hosting a high traffic webserver from their garage. Less bandwidth means less expense, thus more profit. Capitalism, baby.

It's loosely related. But at it's core Death Stranding is about rebuilding a nation after a massive ecological disaster.

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