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[Maximo]

Its been a hell of a ride these last few months Konami.

 

[Enkidu]

I actually don't care about this, the reason I buy physical copies is to have something to put on my shelf so it doesn't really matter if the disc only contains a Steam installer. Still, it is kind of shitty to not even bother putting anything else on the disc.

 

[Nephtis]

Not like Konami gives a crap right now since they're leaving AAA titles on consoles anyway....

 

[Hamster Plugin]

I have always said that I only buy physical PC copies to save money - it's only a Steam key in a box for me, I don't even have a working disc drive.

Konami listened to me.

 

[leng jai]

This is genius.

 

[PodcastFips]

This is hilarious. And worrying.

 

[Lucumo]

If people really want a box, they can have one?

We've been in the all digital age for years now when it comes to PC games.

For PC gaming, physical/digital is 50/50 in Germany. So they are losing a lot of potential sales. Amazon rating for the PC version is 1.1/5.

 

[Nokterian]

You think they couldn't fuck it up more well there it is goddamn konami.

 

[The Light]

What is the point of a physical release then? For the people who just want a box they could have just printed out the official are and place in it an old empty case.

 

[Phoenix944]

Can you sell the game then ? Or lend it to a friend ?

 

[Fantastapotamus]

That's hilarious

 

[DrSlek]

Konami seem to have mishandled every aspect of this games release.

 

[Klossen]

Can you sell the game then ? Or lend it to a friend ?

No. And no. Only case is physical. Game is digital.

 

[Frumix]

A box full of steam.

 

[flipswitch]

Amazing what they can do with compression these days.

 

[protomouse]

 

[virtualS]

W.T.F.

 

[Lord British]

Didn't Skyrim do this too

Didn't a lot of Steam games do this too

Yeah... this is pretty common, going a long way back. My boxed copies of Front Mission Evolved and Metro 2033 did this.

 

[stilgar]

ahaha this is so bad. This is some EA level of fuckery. Congrats Konami! You've done it!

 

[jsnepo]

What the fuck is the point of having a physical version? I mean did it even go through the the minds of the executives in Konami?

 

[Klart]

Konami, you are a joke.

 

[danmaku]

If the game is 20+ GB, it's too big for a single DVD and they didn't want to press more than one disc per copy. BR exists, but it's more expensive and not many PCs have BR drives. That's the reasoning behind it.

 

[Ludens]

Konami, you are a joke.

Nah, jokes usualy make people smile. Konami only makes people cry.

 

[DryvBy]

They're really serious about piracy on the PC version.

The thing is Steam piracy is still possible.

 

[DrM]

Well, this one is seriously crazy

 

[FataIChoice]

Didn't Skyrim do this too

Didn't a lot of Steam games do this too

I want to say it did, but maybe we are both crazy.

I am near certain I had to still download it from Steam despite popping the disk in and trying to install it that way.

 

[Gamezone]

That`s actually hilarious. What a physical waste.

 

[Fahzgoolin]

They couldn't even bother providing a digital manual... LOL

 

[Bittercup]

I want to say it did, but maybe we are both crazy.

I am near certain I had to still download it from Steam despite popping the disk in and trying to install it that way.

I had this issue with some games that steam would just start the download after registering the key and ignore the disc. Stopping the download and deleting the local files and restart the installer from the disc usually fixes this.
Having to download the full game and just an empty disc is not very common as far as I know. Most still include at least some/most of the game files and only patches need to be downloaded.

 

[Volcane]

 

[KHlover]

I have always said that I only buy physical PC copies to save money - it's only a Steam key in a box for me, I don't even have a working disc drive.

Konami listened to me.

Yeah I'll go scouting retailers in my lunch break today and see if I can grab a copy of MGS V. Should be 45-50€ vs 60€ so I'll save some cash.

I want to say it did, but maybe we are both crazy.

I am near certain I had to still download it from Steam despite popping the disk in and trying to install it that way.

Also preeety sure my physical copy of Portal 2 did NOT include the game on the disk, had to download it from Valve's servers anyways.

 

[Gamezone]

Why use a disc? Why couldn`t they just provide "physical" owners with a serial key on paper?

 

[Doczu]

And here i wanted to buy a disc copy of MGS to save my bandwith, but now it looks like i'll have to forget watching youtube till the end of the month...

 

[Lé Blade Runner]

This is just silly. Why bother with a physical release then?

 

[Nohar]

I'm actually speechless.

To expand a little though: does Konami want to alienate its consumers? Because they are doing a splendid job at it.

 

[GaimeGuy]

I don't even understand the point of printing the discs here

 

[JaseC]

Yeah... this is pretty common, going a long way back. My boxed copies of Front Mission Evolved and Metro 2033 did this.

You're thinking of installer issues that could be side-stepped by following the advice on this page. Game discs shipping without any installation data whatsoever wasn't common in the slightest.

The thing is Steam piracy is still possible.

Yeah, plus ignoring the pre-load function and not having the data included on discs doesn't help at all. Konami is being overly cautious and gaining nothing but the ire of legitimate customers.

 

[Ploid 3.0]

This is how my copy of Team Fortress 2 was, though I remember it being 11mb not 8.

 

[ZalXII]

Curious if it's DVD5 or DVD9.

Why not use a CD, then?

What a waste of a dvd. I mean, they at least coulda used CDs.

As far as i know it is a CD:

The picture shows "Type: CD Drive".

 

[JaseC]

This is how my copy of Team Fortress 2 was, though I remember it being 11mb not 8.

The game data is there. The issue is that Valve's games moved away from GCFs after the SteamPipe CDN was launched, so said data is essentially incompatible with the new version of the game and can't be used.

 

[Gxgear]

Konami you will not be missed.

 

[Omnii-chan]

The reason I even buy retail PC games is to not have to download so much. Thanks Konami. I'm sure on my Australian internet I'll have the game in a weeks time.

 

[V-Gief]

orz...

Ok, who did it? Who dropped the crazy pills I am obviously taking into my food? These past few days with the MGSV MB coins, Deus Ex pre-order augmentation and this is almost too much to handle.

 

[Azure Phoenix]

Eh, loads of retail PC games do this nowadays. The last boxed games I bought were Sleeping Dogs, Sonic Generations and Saints Row The Third and I'm pretty certain a couple of those just straight up started the download on Steam. It was rather annoying as I bought boxed to save my bandwidth.

 

[Ethelwulf]

MGSV: The Phantom Game.

 

[dose]

Didn't Skyrim do this too

Didn't a lot of Steam games do this too

Yep, Half Life 2 did it.
And yes, it was shit then.

 

[Jimrpg]

Steam is such a poison to PC gaming. Honestly, I remember the good ol days when you bought big boxed games, with thick manuals, and you actually owned your content. I truly don't understand the love affair with steam, it's a glorified rental service. When I buy a physical PC game, I just want to be able to install it, no issues.

People who are going to pirate, are going to do so anyway, this only punishes the consumer willing to pay. But for the kiddies steam = pc gaming. This is one of the reasons I have loved many of the PC centric gaming kickstarters as they produced physical copies DRM free, and provided DRM free digital choices too outside of steam. For example, the new might and magic game coming out has a beautiful CE, and yet no physical copy of the game......seems kind of silly. Just give me a drm free disc please.

I like Steam because of the sales. Brick and mortar stores hardly ever have discounts like Steam because Steam has unlimited supply. Anyways if I'm only paying <$20 for a game I'm fine with it being a very long 'rental service'.

The reason I even buy retail PC games is to not have to download so much. Thanks Konami. I'm sure on my Australian internet I'll have the game in a weeks time.

Try Malaysian internet, I have to deal with internet cutoffs all the time like when you go to bed only to find nothing downloaded, plus the speed I got here is 4Mbs which is like 450kb/s (plus a real shitty upload speed too). I downloaded GTA V in 2 weeks and The Witcher 3 in a week. My family in Australia is on 25Mbps

 

[Jackpot]

I had to wake up at 6am to start downloading and it still has an hour to go 4 hours later. Fuck digital.

 

[GrayChild]

Thank god this is the last Konami game I'm buying.

Spoiler

#FucKonami

 

[valkyre]

this is absolutely unbelievable...

My sympathies to all PC gamers that have to endure this BULLSHIT.

Cant really fathom why they bothered with the costs of a physical release for an... installer...

crazy.