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[x3sphere]

Now imagine a million plus people getting it at the same time. I'm sure it'll go just fine!

That's really not much for any big CDN provider.

 

[Mikey Jr.]

That is a juicy update......

 

[Oni Link 666]

20 minutes at the Microsoft campus on their own network. 5 hours for people on launch day.

 

[Yawnier]

So wtf do folks do who has no interwebs connect??

We have a product for those people, its called blah blah blah, you probably know by now.

 

[TriangularDuck]

i've less and it's just fine.

In fairness I've always been connected through official Microsoft wireless adapters on both of the 360s I've had, so it's quite possible those are shit though. But I've been on 15Mb/s,25M/bs, and 50M/bs and my download speeds on XBL have been shit on all of them.

 

[Raptor]

How do I know if I'm one of those "most people"?

What do you mean "most people"?

 

[djshauny]

I remember when Major Nelson said to just tether it to your phone as it would take seconds.

Kinda funny that.

 

[frizby]

He said they're "finalizing the details", which in Microsoft speak means that maybe it's 5 minutes, maybe it's 20 minutes, maybe it'll be delayed, maybe they'll patch it in parts, maybe they'll decide to add more things to the patch at the last moment, maybe they'll remove the patch because it has a bug in it, maybe they'll change the patch after complaints, maybe they'll decide the patch is the wrong way to implement it

but it's part of their vision

 

[BruiserBear]

Hmmm...maybe pulling out DRM wasn't as simple as flipping a switch.

Still bitter they got rid of it?

 

[Confidence Man]

How are military folks going to update?

 

[chugen]

What do you mean "most people"?

those people

 

[MikeE21286]

0 min for me probably

 

[maplelord93]

20 minutes at the Microsoft campus on their own network. 5 hours for people on launch day.

its called a calculated average probably based on user region

 

[BurnOutBrighter]

Would be funny if the update bricked some Xbones.

 

[Amir0x]

How are military folks going to update?

pre-updated consoles specifically for military members, of course.

 

[Chobel]

What do you mean "most people"?

MARC WHITTEN said "the download will take between 15 and 20 minutes for most users"

EDIT: Fuck, I should that comment.

 

[kharma45]

Would be funny if the update bricked some Xbones.

No it wouldn't be.

 

[Raptor]

those people

Those people?

 

[Jdnathan11]

There is something for them, it's called Xbox 360.

Oh snap D:
Ps4life

 

[hawk2025]

Oh, man.

This will be the first stress test of their Azure servers.

They better be ready, because if shit goes wrong...

 

[hohoXD123]

The big news is that Microsoft Maths™ now also applies to networking, not just computational power.

Downloads take 15-20 minutes for all, no matter the speed of your connection!

Latency on their streaming service is 45ms, regardless where you're located!

To be fair, he said it'll take that long for most people, whether he is using whatever user connection data they have over at MS or some other source for "most people" who knows.

 

[Iacobellis]

It takes you 2 hours to download 1GB at 50megs down? Uh, you might want to check your setup, something is wrong. I have 30megs down and can download 1GB on Xbox Live in roughly 5-10 mins.

You might want to check yours, too. I have 18Mbps down and can download a gigabyte file in the same time you mentioned.

 

[commedieu]

0 min for me probably

getting ps4?

 

[TriangularDuck]

It takes you 2 hours to download 1GB at 50megs down? Uh, you might want to check your setup, something is wrong. I have 30megs down and can download 1GB on Xbox Live in roughly 5-10 mins.

My Xbox is on a unprotected zone on my router, and the Xbox shows full open NAT. My laptop consistently pulls the full 50+ down. This has been consistent through two different Xboxes (each Elites from around when they were adding HDMI ports standard and "fixing" the red ring shit) and four different router configurations.

e: And judging by how long it took my buddies to download patch data and map data for BF3, my performance doesn't seem like an outlier at all.

 

[CLEEK]

That's really not much for any big CDN provider.

Nintendo use Akamai Technologies, one of the big players. And downloading the initial WiiU update took for-fucking-ever on my 25Mbs connection.

 

[B.O.O.M]

They basically dodged the question by being vague again. Like I said in the other thread, if they can guestimate a time range then there is no reason why they can't just tell us a size range for the patch.

 

[uncledonnie]

Famous last words, but I'm not really worried about launch day server load. MS is as well prepared as anyone to handle that and they should be able to predict it based on preorder numbers.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Cool beans, while my my XB1 updates I'll be playing my PS4.

 

[Raptor]

This reminds me when I got my PS3 like in 2011/2012 or something, with the console updates and GoW3 updates I think it was close to 4 hours to start playing lols.

 

[teh_pwn]

Wii u sized update coming. 20 minutes under high stress server load? Should be fun.

If Microsoft is using the same servers as Windows Update they'll be more than ready. Still a silly thing to do, launching with an incomplete OS if that's what they're doing.

 

[leadbelly]

He said they're "finalizing the details"

They're always finalising the details.

 

[Desty]

Knows the estimated time it will take. Doesn't know the estimated file size.

Hahaha, perfect.

 

[Jack_AG]

20 minutes if you are the only one downloading or 20 minutes while the server is getting hammered?

This will be a fun watch.

 

[Majanew]

You might want to check yours, too. I have 18Mbps down and can download a gigabyte file in the same time you mentioned.

So I might be off a few mins -- Much different than 2 hours. I don't time it every time I download. I just know it zips by before I have much time to do anything else. Hits 80% and then says finished. .

 

[Metalingus5150]

I wonder how long it would take with my 1mbps download speed.
I wish they would just say how big the update was instead of dodging the question.

 

[Amir0x]

They're always finalising the details.

but when the details are final, boy, will they ever be final!

 

[IT Slave]

Holy F, that must be between 1 and 3 GB. That's one of hell of an update.

Its the entire completed OS. Sony should have a similar day 1 update but not as large.

 

[Bam Bam Baklava]

20 minutes if you are the only one downloading or 20 minutes while the server is getting hammered?

This will be a fun watch.

I'm gonna get it at midnight and let it run overnight.

 

[Wynnebeck]

Just go and make a sandwich.

On launch day? You might as well make Thanksgiving dinner.

 

[miDnIghtEr20C]

Http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/08/05/ask-microsoft-anything-about-xbox-one

Just enough time to have my first few beers kick in. Can't wait.

 

[uncledonnie]

Nintendo use Akamai Technologies, one of the big players. And downloading the initial WiiU update took for-fucking-ever on my 25Mbs connection.

I still feel like a lot of that is the Wii U itself. I got mine well after launch and the update still took forever.

MS should be prepared to handle this. If they are able to handle things like the Windows 8 launch this should be a walk in the park.

 

[geek_box12]

Seeing that it takes me upwards of two hours to download a gig on XBL on a 50/25 connection, I'd be willing to bet they're absolutely full of shit. Xbox Live has always been laughably slow at downloading anything.

That makes no sense at all. The problem is your set up and not XBL, Microsoft, or anyone for that matter. Are you using wireless, and if so what type of router are you using? Most likely you are using a pretty crappy one because its bottlenecking your internet speeds.

Connect your Xbox using wired and you will finally be able to take advantage of your internet speeds.

 

[kadotsu]

but when the details are final, boy, will they ever be final!

How can they be if they are beta tested in the future?

 

[hawk2025]

Just enough time to have my first few beers kick in. Can't wait.

Looks like you'll have to wait, though

 

[Ryuuga]

Now imagine a million plus people

For some reason I can't.

 

[frizby]

Those people?

 

[DJwest]

So wtf do folks do who has no interwebs connect??

This needs an answer. Is the console a useless brick without the update ?

 

[a916]

If Microsoft is using the same servers as Windows Update they'll be more than ready. Still a silly thing to do, launching with an incomplete OS if that's what they're doing.

Let's them launch months earlier, or work on the OS til the very last minute.

Nintendo did the same thing, and I'd be shocked if Sony didn't either... day-1 patches means they can update things in that would've required being thrown on the HDD which have to be set months before.

 

[chugen]

Just enough time to have my first few beers kick in. Can't wait.

 

[EmptySpace]

How can they be if they are beta tested in the future?