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[Neiteio]

I don't know if the OP has been a Nintendo-only gamer and is just now joining the HD era (which is fine -- welcome!), but yeah, sizable game updates are not altogether uncommon.

My PS3 and PC games regularly get large updates, it seems.

 

[test_account]

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.

It variates from game to game on Vita too. Escape Plan's latest patch is over 1GB. I think they did some big changes to the game engine, so it seems like you're basically redownloading the game.

 

[Dynamite Shikoku]

lol thats nothing

 

[enzo_gt]

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.

On 360 to recieve the Burnout Paradise updates that they patched in, you had to download an optional 1.x GB DLC. Otherwise, you didn't get them.

Looking back on it now, they put out several iterations of that update too.. I wonder how much it cost them in fees..

 

[GeoramA]

Payday: The Heist patch is over 3GB on PS3. I ended up deleting the game since it was free anyway.

 

[grimshawish]

Take the gamepad to the toilet and see if you can be quicker than the update.

 

[cloudyy]

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

Well at least the Wii U has SOMETHING on par with PS3.

 

[Darklord]

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.

Battlefield 3 had a 1.5gb patch not to long ago. 10mb? wot

 

[Shiloa]

Steam once updated my Tomb Raider Anniversary with a 7GB patch.

 

[Error Macro]

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.

I have to say, I am disappointed by all of these patches on Wii U, especially on Nintendo's own games.

What happened to the days when you could insert a game and everything just worked? Did Nintendo cut back on Mario Club? Maybe they're trying to save a few yen...

 

[rvy]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

No. And you're forced to install game data on top of it.

 

[CREMSteve]

Ps3 used to be a LOT worse. Hot Shots Golf, Pain, etc. Had ridiculous patches where you essentially had to re-download the entire games, it was crazy.

I seem to recall a few years back, they addressed it, and now updates are typically 10-30MB, MUCH better.

 

[HD-VHS]

Nintendo will never catch up with the internet #SMH

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Aren't the BF3 patches on both PS3 and the 360 a few GB's a time?

 

[WrenchNinja]

10 MB PS3 updates...lol I wish.

 

[Erasus]

Steam once updated my Tomb Raider Anniversary with a 7GB patch.

No thats a bug where it can DL the whole game again

But yea pc and mmo updates are huge OP, not WiiU ones

 

[onQ123]

OP has not updated GT5 lol

 

[tenchir]

I am just pretty surprised at this considering it's Nintendo we talking about. The size of Nintendoland patch just boggles my mind because it's coming from them and to a lesser extent the NSMBU update.

 

[patapuf]

Nintendo will never catch up with the internet #SMH

jap, games like batllefield already have multi GB sized patches. Nintendo has a lot of catching up to do.

 

[lenovox1]

I have to say, I am disappointed by all of these patches on Wii U, especially on Nintendo's own games.

What happened to the days when you could insert a game and everything just worked? Did Nintendo cut back on the Mario Team? Maybe they're trying to save a few yen...

They were probably working on the Miiverse stuff up until the last minute.

 

[Linkup]

I wouldn't be surprised to find out I've download 10-20GB of Steam game updates in the past few years.

 

[Dark-Cloudz]

It's already been said, but some updates are bigger than the games themselves on PS3. My PS3 network connection is shocking as well, so it takes FOREVER.

 

[elektrixx]

Run LittleBigPlanet raw and see how many patches that brings.

I welcome patches. It will at least get Nintendo out of jams similar to the Skyward Sword save glitch.

It's free DLC!

 

[herod]

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

 

[Chinner]

isn't this something to do with a patent that Microsoft has?

 

[chickdigger802]

iphone games require you to redownload the entire game again (games are from like 10mb to 2gb).

 

[Canis lupus]

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.

Or BF3?

 

[Raonak]

PS+ autoupdating saves the day.

but yeah, thoes update sizes are pretty standard. I've seen some ps3 updates that are over a gig (usually adding DLC content or something)

 

[Nirolak]

isn't this something to do with a patent that Microsoft has?

Given that Steam and iOS implemented Delta patching, I'm not sure if this is actually owned by Microsoft anymore, or people just made another implementation of the same thing.

 

[Ardenyal]

Upgrade your god dang internet if 20MB updates are worthy of whinethread.

 

[Boards of Canada]

I'm not understanding why this is a big deal. This is nothing new to PC/Mac users. This is the way it's going to be.

 

[Chao]

Holy crap dude! 221 mb really?

 

[cyberheater]

And as someone else said. What do the patch notes say. What do they fix?

 

[VanWinkle]

Oh geesh that's very normal for current gen consoles. A little on the small side even.

 

[aeolist]

I'm curious, if you download a game from the eShop will it just get the latest version or do the stupid PS3 thing and make you update it after downloading?

 

[Koren]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

Ahem, I have several games with updates over 1GB... I think Minna no Golf is closer to 4GB, possibly larger than the data on disc. GT5 is also huge, so is Burnout (for good reasons, for once).

 

[TheExodu5]

Dota 2 gets a 200MB patch every week.

 

[Metalmurphy]

while PS3 game updates are usually under 10MB right?

Hahaha.

Yes, thats GB in one of them.

Spoiler

Not that I think that's a bad thing, free updates/content? Bring it!

 

[Pikma]

OP should go buy GT5XL and try to install and update it.

 

[Erasus]

Dota 2 gets a 200MB patch every week.

omg i jus wanna put gaem in and it werkz

Patches fixes bugs and might also add content. Im not saying the MoH:Warfigher method is any good but some people sure like to be nostalgic

 

[Neo C.]

I have to say, I am disappointed by all of these patches on Wii U, especially on Nintendo's own games.

What happened to the days when you could insert a game and everything just worked? Did Nintendo cut back on Mario Club? Maybe they're trying to save a few yen...

I'm not very happy either. A good part of console gaming is dwindling.

 

[TheExodu5]

omg i jus wanna put gaem in and it werkz

Patches fixes bugs and might also add content. Im not saying the MoH:Warfigher method is any good but some people sure like to be nostalgic

That being said, I think it would be nice if they allowed the scheduling of automatic updates.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Given that Steam and iOS implemented Delta patching, I'm not sure if this is actually owned by Microsoft anymore, or people just made another implementation of the same thing.

differential patching predates Microsoft's foundation as a company. Differential patching has been optimized for binary data (executables, images) since well before the 360. A few years ago an even better method was conceptually developed, but I don't think too many people have made use of it yet.

I have no idea what the Microsoft patent thing could possibly be referring to.

 

[Kabouter]

221MB is an average sized update, the other updates are tiny. You really haven't kept up with gaming in the past few years have you OP? It's fine though, but you're going to have to get used to updates like this, because you're going to be seeing ones that are going to be quite a bit bigger still.

 

[AndyMoogle]

Not all 360 games have <4MB patches nowadays. There is no restriction anymore, so some patches can get fairly large, but as long as it's less than 100MB I wouldn't consider it to be a big update.

 

[NBtoaster]

omg i jus wanna put gaem in and it werkz

Patches fixes bugs and might also add content. Im not saying the MoH:Warfigher method is any good but some people sure like to be nostalgic

On PC it shouldn't matter, you should have Steam always on in the background so everything automatically downloads.

 

[jvm]

Recently Sony gave away The Heist for PS+. It had a 3GB patch, I think, or something ridiculous.

It's just crazy that we have a system which avoids posting patched versions of games and forces a complete download of an old version and then the patch, in separate operations.

 

[Nemo]

A few years ago an even better method was conceptually developed, but I don't think too many people have made use of it yet.

Chrome uses this? Because that's awesome, the updating is pretty much best feature on that browser

 

[Boney]

really

 

[The Bookerman]

Depends on the game.

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

Try 5gb for Gran Turismo 5.