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Destiny PS4 pre-load available now
- Thread starter th4tguy
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GraveRobberX
Platinum Trophy: Learned to Shit While Upright Again.
Yeah once the small < 200 MB installer file DL and Installs
Leave your PS4 on
Click Information on the Destiny Portal (Press Triangle), you'll see it will start to DL the 18GB file
Leave your PS4 on
Click Information on the Destiny Portal (Press Triangle), you'll see it will start to DL the 18GB file
GlamFM
Banned
th4tguy
Member
Looks like it downloads that in the background without having to open the info page as I just opened mine and it was already over 2GB downloaded.
th4tguy
Member
Actually we already moved on in the OT
lol well darn. I thought I found something cool.
Peterthumpa
Member
Those pre-loads with an added installer are shitty. I believe remote download won't work in those cases.
Why on earth don't they use the standard way of downloading things? Isn't it just a copy of files anyway?
Why on earth don't they use the standard way of downloading things? Isn't it just a copy of files anyway?
CouchMaster
Member
Given the kind of game it is, I'd rather have it on hard drive all the time, readily available without swapping disks. And my mind was made up at the end of alpha, the reviews have to be outright bad, like sub-5.0, for me to regret the pre-order.
They rely on Bungie/Acti servers instead of usual shitty performance of PSN during heavy traffic, so they always work.
HiddenWings
Member
It will actually download the whole thing even if you don't start it up. Mine's still going, anyway.
njean777
Member
I already ordered the digital, there is not going back on this one.
GlamFM
Banned
It's still cool!
It does work remotely. It automatically continues to download the rest of the game in the background.
markedbravado
Member
Ok. It's downloading in the background. I canceled my Amazon preorder, bought $70 psn gift card from them, redeemed the code on PSN, and finally preordered Destiny through PSN. Wish Amazon offered a preload option so I wouldn't have to go through this workaround.
Steelyuhas
Member
Kind of odd that the PS4 version appears to have a small installer that then downloads the rest of the game and the XBO version does not. Maybe the XBO one just doesn't show that to the user...
valentine71
Banned
Is the preload started on PS3 as well? If so, I will go ahead and buy it instead of waiting for the disc version?
Sony makes their download system confusing.. it's the same on Vita.
I don't understand why they don't hide the intricacies going on behind the scenes. All games should be one item on the list.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
This is convenient. Ones 296 MB and the other 184 MB. Probably the installers just like the beta and alpha were.
Already shown above.
It seems like this generation is moving at a snails pace.
Already shown above.
It seems like this generation is moving at a snails pace.
Remote download does work
ethomaz
Banned
I think it does that because with the 200MB you can already play the game... so after that it downloads in background the rest of it.
Which can be done without exposing the actual files.
And since Vita doesn't even have that feature, not sure it even explains why.
Not a big deal.. I just wonder how many "average joes" have been confused by it.
PrivateWHudson
Member
It really does unlock at 3am EST noooo
Just want to take this opportunity to reiterate how shitty this is.
ethomaz
Banned
Guys the 200MB file is an update.
The install have these steps.
- Shows (in Downloads) a 19GB file to download but after some MB it get hidden.
- The Game shows on homescrren and if you see the info it downloads what left for these 19GB in background (it is like the first data is what you can already play the game and after that it will download in backforund... PlayGo)
- It downloads a 200MB update file too.
The install have these steps.
- Shows (in Downloads) a 19GB file to download but after some MB it get hidden.
- The Game shows on homescrren and if you see the info it downloads what left for these 19GB in background (it is like the first data is what you can already play the game and after that it will download in backforund... PlayGo)
- It downloads a 200MB update file too.
markedbravado
Member
I heavily debated this all day. Since the retail value of this game will be at sub $30 by the time I am done with the final DLC expansion, I thought it wasn't worth being the physical copy. I will be taking this approach henceforth. It will be on a game by game case.
off duty ninja
Member
I haven't been able to start the download remotely from my office.
Now I have to wait 2 more hours to be able to preload it...
Just to wait 3more days anyways.
It really does unlock at 3am EST noooo
Even NHL 15 unlocks at 12amEST lol
Yeah, part of the reason I'm going to be slogging to a gamestop to grab a copy at midnight.
Definitely no bueno Sony.
KennyLinder
Member
Will this turn the PS4 on and start automatically?
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
I haven't been able to start the download remotely from my office.
Now I have to wait 2 more hours to be able to preload it...Just to wait 3more days anyways.
You can go into your library and check off the game to "download" on release day, which is very nice. I've had a few auto-download once I turned on the console, some were mid way, but I don't know which approach I took. I always set games to download in the app or browser. I believe StandBy works. Like it's already been mentioned.
I checked Destiny off a long time ago and one of the updates was at 47% already and I had the console turned off.
I have Bloodborne set to Auto-download in 206 days 10 hours 34 minutes.
AgentP
Thinks mods influence posters politics. Promoted to QAnon Editor.
Same, the risk of getting tired of it early and not being able to trade it in is not worth it.
ethomaz
Banned
If it is in StandBy... yes.
KennyLinder
Member
It really does unlock at 3am EST noooo
12AM UK time by the look of things.
KennyLinder
Member
The whole thing, or that 200mb installer? The beta did that weird download inside the game executable, not showing in Downloads.
Northeastmonk
Gold Member
Nothings happening, now it just has a timer with 3 days on it.
If you go into settings then system storage ---> applications and click on destiny it will show the download status.
Glorious Ownage
Member
Why is this unlocking midnight PST instead of EST? Makes no sense.
ElzarTheBam
Member
It's downloading in the background