doctorblurg
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I can't believe it's finally time
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Metal Gear Solid 5: TPP Pre-load up on PSN
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I can't believe it's finally time
The Last One
Member
I can't stop staring at the game's icon. I'm so excited!!!
Balmung421
Member
Weird mine is only preloading 5GBs of data.
doctorblurg
Banned
That's the initial download that lets you play a brief amount of the game with a certian cut off point after that finishes the full download of the game will start.
The Last One
Member
Don't worry, it'll download the rest after you finished downloading the initial 5GB.
You think they'll pull a P.T. on this?
Ephemeris
Member
Probably the first thing in the picture that got installed.
Based Calla
Member
PS3 preload is up as well, but it seems to be broken up into 3 parts (probably since the game might ship on multiple disc on last gen consoles). I hope it lets me play the first part of the download while downloading the rest.
Edit: This first download is 12 GB and it won't tell me what the other parts are just yet.
Edit: This first download is 12 GB and it won't tell me what the other parts are just yet.
No way in hell.
| Praxis |
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Nearly shit myself, until I read PSN. I thought Konami had redeemed themselves and let us preload on Steam.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
It'll be up tomorrow for EU folk 
Insanely huge movie files is the bulk of what makes MGS4 so huge in size. They had five mission briefing cutscenes of anywhere from 15-20 minutes in length on top of the regular story cutscenes that are close to that length + the hour long epilogue which is divided at least into three different segments (or files).
File size really doesn't mean anything, it's what you use with the space you have and MGS4 used most of the blu-ray for cutscenes.
I've been going back and forth on this man...I think a lot of us have.
Exploratory
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How do I activate this download remotely? I preordered the digital version. I'm out but want it to be ready when I get home tomorrow.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
You don't. Just leave your PS4 in rest mode and it will download automatically.
choclaterra
Member
I'm in EU and downloading it now, might be because my account is American thoughIt'll be up tomorrow for EU folk
luckygodzilla
Member
It begins, finally got around to extracting everyone in Ground Zeros, September 1 can't come soon enough.
Hedonism Bot
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Is this available to anyone else in the UK yet?
Kenzodielocke
Banned
You probably bought it from the US PSN.
Exploratory
Banned
Hm if I were home and turned it on would it be downloading in the downloads section? I want to call home and make sure lol.
The other will start automatically when the first part is finished.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
You can turn your PS4 on, then go to the webstore and activate the download there to be sure
//there should be a button on the webstore next to the game where it says 'download to my PS4'
doctorblurg
Banned
The full download begins after you finish the initial 5GB one, it's way to let you play a little bit of the game if you started your preload late/ it didnt finish when the game unlocks.
akidnamededdy
Banned
Don't forget the uncompressed audio. That was the bulk of it.
You can use the playstation app on your phone. Load it up, goto the store, search for metal gear solid, find the PS4 version you have preloaded and select "download to your ps4"
You can never be too safe
Yeah I know but never seen it displayed like this, usually you go to information and there you see 5/26 GB for example , just numbers, not a progression bar like in the OP, maybe they changed it since the last time I bought a full game digitally...
doctorblurg
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I'm pretty sure that's how it was when I got Bloodborne and Witcher 3, those were the last retail games I purchased digitally recently
Yeah, it's been shown this way for a long time now, since 2.0 last fall IIRC.
Hitokiri03
Member
I don`t think it was because the cutscenes, since only two are videos, the rest is in real time.
Akiyama_AE
Member
Just noticed it doesn't come with the ADAMSKA weapon ...
Viruz
Member
FYI the download will start on the primary PS4.You can turn your PS4 on, then go to the webstore and activate the download there to be sure
//there should be a button on the webstore next to the game where it says 'download to my PS4'
This mgs is good.
Yup. It's the uncompressed audio.
CouchMaster
Member
Most of it was real time though. The bulk of MGS4 was just uncompressed audio.
Hitokiri03
Member
And maybe duplicated data to compensate PS3 slow drive.
Live Free or Die
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YESSSS!!!!
SeriousApes
Member
Don't forget all of those weird shows and commercials that play when you start a new game.
I'm glad it's started today. I have Tuesday/Wednesday off, so hopefully it'll be done by then.
LordAmused
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ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Yep, 5 hours left, lol.
Hitokiri03
Member
Oh I forgot those.
Nuckerbockers
Member
For anyone preloading whats the time it opens up? It says Midnight Pacific on storefront but Midnight Eastern on Preorder page. If I can play it Monday night that may be a determining factor for me.