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[tenchir]

When I first updated each game, I assumed that Nintendo's server are just slow at uploading and that the Wii U was just slow at installing. Turns out the files was just big. I was just browsing through the System memory and found out that the Update Data for each game is kinda large.

Update data size for each game:
Nintendoland 221MB
ZombiU 18MB
NSMBU 29MB

XBOX360 title updates are a few MB in sizes, while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

edit: The video streaming apps are also fairly large, they are between 35-45MB each.

 

[Gravijah]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

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[Franklinator]

PS3 updates can be pretty big

 

[Nibel]

226MB for Nintendoland?

That's basically the whole game, right

 

[Wuthering_Heights]

Depends on the game.

I've had 10mb to 300mb game updates on PS3.

 

[Clay Davis]

PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

I don't believe that's true at all. I have encountered a number of 100mb breaking updates, some games even download the entire game again as a update. those are rare, but they do exist.

 

[ASTROID2]

PS3 updates are HUGE.

 

[GenericUser]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10000MB right?

had to fix this real quick

 

[krae_man]

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haaaaaaaaah

Yeah, sometimes they are bigger then the game istelf.

 

[Big Papa Husker]

It should take me under a minute to download the NSMBU patch, but it took almost 5 minutes. Their servers are SUPER slow.

 

[LeleSocho]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

uuuh.... no.

 

[-COOLIO-]

i think the full MGO + expasion download was like..... 5gbs? im not sure

 

[Canis lupus]

PS3 updates are HUGE.

Yup, Burnout Paradise was close to 1 gigabyte.

 

[Wario64]

lol, those updates are nothing.
But it seems like every game has an update

 

[theytookourjobz]

Yeah before PS+ and automatic updates, this was a major issue.

 

[fluffydelusions]

Next gen patches

 

[Error Macro]

You're not a PC gamer I take it...

 

[Pungza]

Total of GT5 updates are probably around 5gb mark

 

[tenchir]

I am not talking about system patches, I am talking about the game patches.

 

[Phazon]

226MB for Nintendoland?

That's basically the whole game, right

I know you are joking.

But just to be clear: Nintendo Land is approximately 2GB ^^

 

[Zee-Row]

What did the Nintendoland update add anyway?

 

[Kazerei]

Call of Duty: Black Ops Declassified (Vita) had a 396 MB patch. Probably the biggest I can think of right now. To be fair, it added ad-hoc multiplayer and probably changed a bunch of netcode.

 

[Dwight Schrute]

Are there any patch notes ?

 

[mrklaw]

How does Xbox have such teeny patches? They're great.

 

[i-Lo]

Yup, Burnout Paradise was close to 1 gigabyte.

Yea, but wasn't that across both the platforms.

I think GT5 is a more appropriate answer.

Pertaining to Nintendo... welcome to this gen and the joys of large updates.

 

[xbhaskarx]

Uhh, we judge updates not by size but by the snack you can make while waiting...

PS3: sandwich
Wii: lol
360: glass of water if you run
WiiU: ?

 

[UnluckyKate]

I am not talking about system patches, I am talking about the game patches.

Day one patch so as later patch can be huge. Free content or just corrections.

 

[Circle Jerk]

I am not talking about system patches, I am talking about the game patches.

So is everyone laughing at you.

 

[Bankoiia]

PS3 updates are HUGE.

Yeah, 100 MB+ on average in my experience.

 

[coughlanio]

edit: The video streaming apps are also fairly large, they are between 35-45MB each.

You think 35-45MB is large? What speed Internet connection do you have?

 

[patapuf]

200 mb seems like a normal patch size to me.

18 mb is tiny.

 

[flippedb]

Just snapped it. That's PS3.

 

[The Elite]

When I first updated each game, I assumed that Nintendo's server are just slow at uploading and that the Wii U was just slow at installing. Turns out the files was just big. I was just browsing through the System memory and found out that the Update Data for each game is kinda large.

Update data size for each game:
Nintendoland 221MB
ZombiU 18MB
NSMBU 29MB

XBOX360 title updates are a few MB in sizes, while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

edit: The video streaming apps are also fairly large, they are between 35-45MB each.

I've had updates like that on my PS3. Nothing new. Only problem is the Wii U servers are slow as ass.

 

[Shtof]

PS3 updates are regularly around 20-30 MB, which is acceptable, but since there are no limits, the may sometimes be several hundred MBs, which is pretty much unacceptable. Thankfully, this is fixed on Vita.

 

[Firestorm]

I remember coordinating some friends for some multiplayer UC2 and waiting 30 minutes for my PS3 to update, then launching Uncharted 2 and having to wait another 30 minutes for the game to update.

 

[DopeyFish]

How does Xbox have such teeny patches? They're great.

There was one update that was hundreds of MB - basically adding features

But I think the update size is controlled by Cert iirc

 

[jbueno]

No OP, as it has been said PS3 title updates can be quite enormous, sometimes even a couple of gigs like Grand Turismo V. I remember that the KOF XII patch downloaded the whole game again, which was like about 600 MB or so.

 

[JaseMath]

Can't wait to get a WiiU. I look forward to spending 8 hours updating before I get to enjoy anything WIiU related.

 

[Alexios]

These are "holy crap" file sizes for people in 2012? Seriously? Where in the world is dial up still used?

 

[CrunchinJelly]

It seems weird how Nintendo have always seemed against patching and 'the box we ship is the game' kind of thing, and then day one WiiU there are patches for both of their games.

 

[lethial]

HOLY CRAP

 

[OrangeYouGlad]

Uhh, we judge updates not by size but by the snack you can make while waiting...

PS3: sandwich
Wii: lol
360: glass of water if you run
WiiU: ?

It's hard to judge as we don't know what the patches were for. I wonder if they're fixes based on the Day 1 system patch changes or actual issues with the games themselves.

 

[Perkel]

It don't really matter what platform is, update sizes depends only on games tied to.

 

[Cloudius12]

Modnation Racers says hi.

 

[tenchir]

I forgotten about GT5, but I haven't encountered many PS3 games that required large patches though. I am so used to small title update on the xbox.

 

[Goldrusher]

XBOX360 title updates are a few MB in sizes, while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

 

[RoboPlato]

I've had multiple PS3 game updates over 1.5 Gb. Payday had one that was 3.5 Gb. More often than not, they're huge.

 

[DopeyFish]

It's hard to judge as we don't know what the patches were for. I wonder if they're fixes based on the Day 1 system patch changes or actual issues with the games themselves.

Once you go past 20 MB, you're typically altering content and not code

 

[Hagi]

Holy shit i think i'll stick with my PS3, preorder cancelled!

 

[tci]

I guess few here have played MMO's?

Updates there can be several GB.