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13GB update for Dead Rising 3
- Thread starter shinobi602
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Entire games are a bit different from updates. But yea, one of my most frustrating Steam experiences ever was with Witcher 2, where each update was basically the whole game size again. Idiotic. I'm glad they've sorted that out now.
Truespeed
Member
Wow, Resogun is crazy small. They must have taken inspiration from those European procedural demo's that are mere MB's in size
I had to "install" forza again to play it on the weekend for some reason (disk based version). Turns out installing means downloading like 30 gigs. Mad.
Looks like ill have to wait till next month now to play dead rising. Yay.
In future, games that need these massive updates are simply being traded in.
Looks like ill have to wait till next month now to play dead rising. Yay.
In future, games that need these massive updates are simply being traded in.
I don't think many PC games have 13 gigs of patches. For the entire game, maybe. Probably even more than that. But for a PATCH??
Edit: And not even DLC too.
NeOak
Member
Not in a world of filled Blu-ray discs it's not.
Also, I've downloaded some massive HD texture packs. I expected huge patches this gen. It's a given as games get massive beyond last gen.
Time to let the last gen mentality go. We're going to see some big patches folks.
IdreamofHIME
Member
What PC games are spitting out 13GB patches?
Honey, I WISH this was a 13GB HD texture pack
Lol, that would be nice. It is Capcom.
How often do you pay attention to the background updates of your Steam library? I've seen some big ones. I already pointed out HD texture packs too.
I'm not saying it was the norm, I'm just saying we're moving towards bigger ones. It's why I'm not even slightly surprised.
Not my point..seriously. 30 - 50GB installs seem to be headed our way. I've seen plenty of 1-3GB patches on last gen games that were pretty small (DVD size)...nowhere near 30-50GB.
I'm curious as to why we suddenly expect things to not increase (even if it's an expansion or patch)?
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
Banned
Id just cut off the console from the internet. Unless its a update to a game breaking bug, I will never download a 13gb patch.
Even the larger PS3 ones, I just pressed cancel and continued playing. Fuck that shit.
Even the larger PS3 ones, I just pressed cancel and continued playing. Fuck that shit.
The vast majority of PC games don't come close to 13gig. Even the AAA titles are usually 4-8 tops.
opticalmace
Member
Can you name one PC game patch that is more than 13GB? Seriously.
graywolf323
Gold Member
the closest thing that comes to mind is the previously mentioned The Witcher 2 glitch where it would basically redownload the entire game on Steam whenever it was patched
DanielJr82
Member
Are they replacing the whole game with that update or something? That's going to take me a while to download... on my day off too. Fucking A.
This is Dead Rising 3 we're talking about. It's one of the most last gen looking games out for next gen….
Goodacre0081
Member
i seen some video floating around with someone who was complaining about this. he noticed the disc install taking way more time then it should shave and that the router was going crazy. he pulled the ethernet on his XB1 and noticed that the game started to actually install from the disc. this sounds like the same thing.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Well those are on 360 too, BF and Blacklist have them. But they're optional.
If you don't download this, you can't connect to Live when playing the game.
Whoo 57%. That's 1% in almost 15 minutes!
Dreams-Visions
Member
Surely not.
Surely.
It's 13GB. How fast did you think it would come down?
Ouch. I still need to open and play the game, so backed up
. Is there an intital download install update also for me waiting?Ha , I so remember that :/
Yep. Most games in double digit GB likely have a lot of FMV and if a game has to redownload them as part of a patch someone goofed up the way it's packaged.
I remember downloading Indie Game the Movie from Steam and 20 minutes later having to redownload that entire HD video because they just pushed out a new version with the credits edited. It's one file so there wasn't really another option.
Ouch. I still need to open and play the game, so backed up
Ha , I so remember that :/
The Xbox One puts everything together in the initial install.
It's going to be a long, long wait for you. I suggest doing it overnight at some point, pop the disc in and leave it there.
IdreamofHIME
Member
Wont be able to connect to live while playing DR3 is you don't have the latest patches.
Brad Grenz
Member
Stupid Microsoft publishing these obscenely large patches. Don't they know they can use diff files like Microsoft uses on 360? But, no, they have to be Microsoft and make everyone suffer through these idiotically large patches filled with crap they may not want.
I got to 56% in about 10 minutes.
Then I another 1% in almost 15 minutes.
Now at 58%.
Lee Chaolan
Member
Just upgraded my internet, good thing for whenever I get these new consoles. Wow.
5 years ago? 5 seconds ago this would have been insane.
HORRORSHØW
Member
That doesn't seem too big.
Wait...so when you put a disk in it downloads the game from the store instead of installing the disk version? Presumably to get the latest version of the game I guess?
Also there's no way to cancel the update and just play the game?
Truespeed
Member
That's where sponsored downloads come in. The data isn't charged against your monthly cap providing you let them stream Mountain Dew flavored Doritos commercials while downloading.
Highest I have right now is 12.6 gigs for l4d2 (excluding all the custom maps)
Although I haven't bought any of the newer games
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
13GB?
So.. 15 minutes.
That's not too bad.
But, yeah, if you have a small cap, that's gonna hurt.
So.. 15 minutes.
That's not too bad.
But, yeah, if you have a small cap, that's gonna hurt.
Dusk Golem
A 21st Century Rockefeller
I may have missed it, but what is this update even for?
So you have 115mbps download speed and MS is feeding you that maximum bandwidth from their servers?
Through the magic of inexistent patch notes... no one knows for sure, but the current reasonable speculation is that it's the upcoming DLC.
the_batman
Banned
what kind of connection do you have where your xbone can download 13gb in 15 minutes, cuz almost no one else has it.