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[ShogunDarius]

https://twitter.com/VG_Dave/status/523099350323322880




that's gonna take a while to DL for a LOT of people

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

 

[derder]

Is the "Content" really just the whole game?

 

[Skel1ingt0n]

Suddenly, everyone flipped their PTO to the 12th.

 

[Human_me]

What.

That will take me nearly all week on my internet.....

 

[Sendou]

Welp that sucks.

 

[WeAreStarStuff]

Wow.

 

[flkraven]

Adding in Reach and ODST at the last minute?

 

[Coin Return]

That's....a lot of content.

 

[ElTorro]

lol, given such updates, what's the point of physical disk releases anyway.

 

[EchoChamber]

my 6Mbps internet am cry

 

[JordanKZ]

If it adds 20GB of content... What the hell is on the actual disc? Pictures of J Allard?

 

[BakkaGames]

Adding in Reach and ODST at the last minute?

I want to believe.

 

[friskykillface]

whoa

Can I pre load that or no? Cause that's just silly if I can't

 

[Fracas]

Surely you can pre-load that. If not then holy hell

 

[Magwik]

What the hell could take up 20GB?

 

[OnionPowder]

If it adds 20GB of content... What the hell is on the actual disc? Pictures of J Allard?

Maybe they had difficulty fitting all 4 games on 1 disc.

 

[PAULINK]

I really wish they would be more direct about why we have to not only install the fucking game but download a huge content patch.

 

[dancrane212]

They talked about it in the gone gold post on waypoint.

The Master Chief Collection will take up almost all of the usable space of a single Blu-ray (45 GB), and we will also issue a content update at launch that is estimated to be 20 GB. You’ll be able to start playing Campaign and more as the content is installing, with some features and multiplayer content being added via the update. Yes, the update is large, but we weren’t about to cut corners to save disc space. This ensures that you are getting every bit of Halo goodness we can fit in. Our work is not done, however, as we continue to tune, tweak and optimize the online experience to ensure a smooth multiplayer launch. This will continue right up until launch day.

We're going to reach a point were we will be preloading day 1 patches soon enough. 20 gigs is huge!

 

[ElTorro]

Maybe they had difficulty fitting all 4 games on 1 disc.

Wonder if you can even start the game without installing that update.

 

[shandy706]

I have slow internet, but that is still only about a 4.5-5 hour download. Not bad as I've downloaded much more at once on Steam.

I'd assume we'll be able to start playing well before it's done?

"You’ll be able to start playing Campaign and more as the content is installing, with some features and multiplayer content being added via the update."

Ah well there we go..

 

[LAA]

Jeez...Thats something I've noticed with X1 games. They all have MASSIVE day 1 updates.
I wonder what this update has...and why it couldnt be on the disc...

EDIT: Hmm seems they just didnt have enough disc space... They could have shipped as 2 discs though...
We're gonna need next-gen blu ray next gen I think...

 

[jayu26]

Maybe they had difficulty fitting all 4 games on 1 disc.

That's what I'm thinking. Why don't they just make it two disks?

 

[EmptySpace]

lol instead of putting it on a second disc they force consumers to download 20gb of data.


way to save some money.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

This wouldn't bother me but downloading on the XBONE is so damn slow. It took forever just to get the Killer Instinct Season 2 update.

 

[Savantcore]

70GB game? Mad.

 

[Welfare]

Fuck it, I will have to go digital then. I can't spend my afternoon installing this. Digital future <3

 

[OnionPowder]

Wonder if you can even start the game without installing that update.

Campaign only

That's what I'm thinking. Why don't they just make it two disks?

$$$$

 

[quesalupa]

Jesu Cristo...

 

[dancrane212]

I slow internet, but that is only about a 4.5-5 hour download.

I'd assume we'll be able to start playing well before it's done?

Sounds like you can play the campaign but not the multiplayer while the patch is installing.

 

[Impossiburu]

Seems they couldn't fit the whole collection on a single disc.

https://twitter.com/VG_Dave/status/523099834991910912

 

[Raide]

That's what I'm thinking. Why don't they just make it two disks?

2 Blurays means the game is more expensive. What other games come on 2 discs nowadays?

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Sounds like you can play the campaign but not the multiplayer while the patch is installing.

I'm ok with this!

 

[Seik]

Holy shit balls.

That the biggest day one update yet, right?

 

[EmptySpace]

2 Blurays means the game is more expensive. What other games come on 2 discs nowadays?

were 2-disc games last gen, last-last gen, and last-last-last gen any more expensive than regular 1-disc games at retail?

they're the ones who want to save some money, and they transfer the cost to consumers.

 

[Fracas]

Wait, what about people that don't have an internet connection?

How do they get MP?

 

[Leonsito]

70GB of almost never played content for me, I only played the first Halo, when it original released, up to the Library level....

 

[ElTorro]

2 Blurays means the game is more expensive. What other games come on 2 discs nowadays?

Do blu-rays even have any significant production costs anymore? IIRC, the cost for a single disk were already below $1 a few years ago.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Wait, what about people that don't have an internet connection?

How do they get MP?

Not sure if srs.

 

[Lucifon]

We weren't about to cut corners to save disc space

So...release on 2 discs then?

 

[Horns]

Not even a year into this console generation and Blu Ray storage is already an issue.

 

[ProvenDeadly]

Seriously? What?

So much for playing at midnight.... Gonna take me 8 damn hours to install. Shame.

 

[justsomeguy]

Jesus. For me 20 gigs is no problem at all, but this is crazy. Should be a two-disk option. Guess the "online only" content needing an online update is a lot better than the single-player only stuff being compromised, but that is still pretty ott/inconsiderate on many, IMO.

 

[greyskull]

Maybe they had difficulty fitting all 4 games on 1 disc.

The 360 disc had, what, 8GB of space max? If we assume the Halo games would saturate most of that, then before any new lighting data, the new Blur cutscenes, etc., you're using up a considerable amount of space. Maybe it's also another case of less-compressed data? Who knows. But I'm not all that surpised.

 

[BrunoM]

Maybe they had difficulty fitting all 4 games on 1 disc.

The update it's not for physical buyers only it's for all

So it's stupid what a heck is the damn 20gb ??

And I find this shit stupid we know it's coming it's day one the game just went gold fucksdd it to the damn game or at best should add it already to the download of people that would buy it online and pre load but no ..

People will preload start their game first thing to do ooh yeah guys by the way download these extra 20gb

 

[Dream Wanderer]

dude...come the fuck on

 

[Raide]

were 2-disc games last gen, last-last gen, and last-last-last gen any more expensive than regular 1-disc games at retail?

they're the ones who want to save some money, and they transfer the cost to consumers.

Much cheaper to print 2 discs in previous gens. Bluray disc are still more expensive, hence most developers squeezing everything onto 1 disc or doing what 343 do and adding updates afterwards.

 

[Gipsy Danger]

Not even a year into this console generation and Blu Ray storage is already an issue.

It's 4 games on 1 disc...It's hardly going to apply to other games.

 

[Fracas]

Not sure if srs.

Maybe it's too early in the morning and I'm dumb but this

The Master Chief Collection will take up almost all of the usable space of a single Blu-ray (45 GB), and we will also issue a content update at launch that is estimated to be 20 GB. You’ll be able to start playing Campaign and more as the content is installing, with some features and multiplayer content being added via the update.

Makes it sound almost like MP is a download rather than on the disc.

 

[foxbeldin]

What about people with data cap?

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Good lord, that's ridiculous.

I really feel sorry for people with data caps. Seems like console makers and publishers are keen to just ignore that issue completely. If your ISP sucks then this basically seems like a giant "fuck you."