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[Alcoholikaust]

dont matter thats like 10 minutes tops-

edit: still questionable

 

[Chuck]

Now it's fully gotten out of hand.

 

[Bananajama]

I'd like the option to pre-download patches for games I'm going to buy

 

[sam777]

lol instead of putting it on a second disc they force consumers to download 20gb of data.


way to save some money.

Read before typing your comment. The disc is already pretty much full.

 

[BruiserBear]

This seems pretty fucking stupid. I don't believe for one nanosecond they couldn't fit the entire collection on the disc. This smells of "we set a hard date and couldn't really hit it, so you're gonna have to download a whole bunch of shit".

 

[tim_pkmn89]

They talked about it in the gone gold post on waypoint.



We're going to reach a point were we will be preloading day 1 patches soon enough. 20 gigs is huge!

Smash 3DS did it

Wow, Nintendo is actually on the forefront of digital technology for once.

This seems pretty fucking stupid. I don't believe for one nanosecond they couldn't fit the entire collection on the disc. This smells of "we set a hard date and couldn't really hit it, so you're gonna have to download a whole bunch of shit".

Four games (plus 5's beta) in 1080p with like a dozen languages? Totally possible.

 

[Vinsanity.]

They should have went with 2 disks, bad decision...

 

[Fracas]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

 

[Leflus]

A 20GB download is no problem for me personally, but this is a shitty decision by MS. The content should have been on a second disc.

I hate how some retail games are beginning to blur the line between physical and digital distribution. What's the point of buying a physical release if you still have to download a bunch of data?

 

[harSon]

Wait, what about people that don't have an internet connection?

How do they get MP?

I know Halo 1 has offline multiplayer, but does Halo 2, 3 and 4? If not, then there's your answer.

 

[BrunoM]

What about people with data cap?

That sucks for them
I happen to not have one I live in Toronto Canada im with Rogers my download is 20mb/sec 8upload unlimited usage

But if I had a cap I would think twice as to when I would actually buy this game or check if it's a must have download to play the campain

 

[EmptySpace]

Edited because I apparently can't do simple math

Read before typing your comment. The disc is already pretty much full.

stop embarrassing yourselves, please.

 

[Woffls]

Lawd. I was gonna' play campaign first anyway, but this is about a day of downloading :\ Would happily pay a fiver for the extra disc instead.

 

[ohlawd]

don't have issues here if I can start playing campaign from the start

even better if we can preload the patch

edit: yaaaaaassssssss

edit2: wait no I'm going physical. k I'm back on square one that's ok

 

[DagnastyEp]

Looks like they made sure all the campaign features and functionality were present on the actual disc, for those who aren't connected, which is good. If someone wants to play MP, they'll have to be connected anyways, so seems more cost effective to have a big day one update, rather then throw another BD in there.

 

[Ol No Bones]

So if I preload it will already be downloaded. Right?
Edit: nevermind

 

[DudeWithNoName]

Dan Ayoub ‏@Danayoub 59s59 seconds ago
If you pre-order/download MCC, you will also download content update pre-release. Just make sure you enable auto updates on XB1

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Sweet. I'm going digital anyway. And doesn't just about every game today have day 1 downloads?

 

[foxdvd]

I am getting this but for me it sucks because of data caps with my ip. The smart ass remarks that act like people who are upset are being silly need to understand that if Microsoft keeps doing this with their games (dead rising was the same way) that when games start hitting with more frequency that I will have to choose what games to buy based on data limitations and not my wallet.

 

[Prophet Steve]

I know Halo 1 has offline multiplayer, but does Halo 2, 3 and 4? If not, then there's your answer.

All of them have it.

 

[Silky]

were 2-disc games last gen, last-last gen, and last-last-last gen any more expensive than regular 1-disc games at retail?

they're the ones who want to save some money, and they transfer the cost to consumers.

Blu Rays are expensive.

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

That's a huge update. This kinda stuff doesn't vibe with me considering I have a data usage cap with Comcast now.

 

[Netprints]

Thats a big update but its not a huge deal to me. Comcast has a data limit but I have surpassed it many times without any penalties. Also I am going digital on the collection so I already planned on downloading the game.

 

[Xbudz]

Not even a year into this console generation and Blu Ray storage is already an issue.

Content Updates, our glorious future. :/

 

[T.O.P]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

I guess i'm going digital then, wanna play this baby the second it unlocks

 

[BruiserBear]

Four games (plus 5's beta) in 1080p with like a dozen languages? Totally possible.

The only way this seems possible is if they just decided to not compress the audio at all. Which doesn't really seem necessary.

 

[JB1981]

Good lord, that's ridiculous.

I really feel sorry for people with data caps. Seems like console makers and publishers are keen to just ignore that issue completely. If your ISP sucks then this basically seems like a giant "fuck you."

Whoa! The guy in your avatar is a dude named Brendan Castner. I went to school with him. He's a friend of mine! Where did you get this picture?

 

[Gipsy Danger]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Yes! Excellent news.

 

[BigTnaples]

God damn.


Well I was always going to play campaign first, but for people who werent... Sorry.

 

[harSon]

All of them have it.

Where was that confirmed?

 

[RandyBobandy]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Good stuff

 

[Poodlestrike]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Alright, was worried there for a moment.

 

[BrunoM]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Well at lest that it would be plain stupid if it was done ANY other way

Still hate day one patches tho and day one DLCs that could be in many many cases easily added to the main games

 

[Chobel]

What's the size of pre-load files? Around 50 GB?

 

[DoomGyver]

I'm not using 66% of my monthly data cap for this game. Canceled.

 

[Backfoggen]

The epic Master Chief saga on just one blu-ray. You'll have to dl the other half blu-ray tho.

So this thing takes up 70GB of storge? Nuts.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

https://twitter.com/Danayoub/status/523105151717220352

Thank the lord

Should be added to OP.

 

[Pankratous]

What about people with data cap?

These people will probably just have to stop living in 1998.

Sucks in general though, that'll take quite of a bit of time for the average internet connection. Hopefully they will make pre-loading available.
Edit: Post above mine, woop!

 

[Final Verdict]

Welp, so much for "all 4 games on one disc"

I'm going to be buying digitally though, so I wonder if it will just automatically download it all at once...
EDIT, nevermind.

 

[nannasin]

Wait, what about people that don't have an internet connection?

How do they get MP?

If you dont have internet, why would you worry about MP or are you being sarcastic?

 

[BananasWithGuns]

Whoa! The guy in your avatar is a dude named Brendan Castner. I went to school with him. He's a friend of mine! Where did you get this picture?

Hah, that's pretty crazy.

I actually took it from this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJo0C71lO8o

I guess he's a friend of James Rolfe's? He's been in a handful of those Board James videos.

 

[Akai__]

Welcome to the digital future. :lol

Good thing, that we can pre-load everything.

OT, but I would really like to know, if the game comes with several languages or if the langauge depends on your system setting. I really don't want to play this in german.

 

[akidnamededdy]

Where was that confirmed?

In the game's announcement?

 

[7DollarHagane]

Those 1080p cutscenes for halo 2 annoveraary really must have chewed up space on the disc.

Halo 2 had about an hour of cutscenes so that's probably 13-15 GB right there.


I don't really mind as long as xbl can handle the strain of all those downloads.

 

[Krilekk]

What about people with data cap?

Your country has data caps? Why would you wanna live there?

 

[The Llama]

Is it wrong that I secretly love large, mandatory patches because its just more ammo against the telecommunications industry and capped internet plans?

 

[BriGuy]

More uncompressed audio

Seriously though, these patch sizes are getting out of hand. And that's industry-wide, not just this case in particular. There's nothing more deflating than popping in that new game you've been dying to play only to find out you have a good 30-60 minutes of downloading and installation to sit through before you can start.

Finish your goddamn games before releasing them!

 

[SmartWaffles]

70GB of almost never played content for me, I only played the first Halo, when it original released, up to the Library level....

You are in for a treat my friend! Welcome to HaloGAF

 

[mattp]

2 Blurays means the game is more expensive. What other games come on 2 discs nowadays?

who cares what other games do?
also, what other games are 4 games?

 

[Final Verdict]

I'm not using 66% of my monthly data cap for this game. Canceled.

See if you can use a friend's internet who doesn't have a data cap?

 

[Wolfgunblood Garopa]

This seems pretty fucking stupid. I don't believe for one nanosecond they couldn't fit the entire collection on the disc. This smells of "we set a hard date and couldn't really hit it, so you're gonna have to download a whole bunch of shit".

Why?

It's actually pretty reasonable.