BigJonsson
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PS4 and XB1 games have these giant updates as well, not surprised it's happening with the Switch too
One day Nintendo will do it too :|
One day Nintendo will do it too :|
Um if OP is telling the truth, they could not even play off-line without the update
Lol why wouldnt you want the update anyways if your brought the game
Maybe they should have dropped features altogether like FIFA and Doom instead of giving people an excuse to blame a publisher, instead of the company who created the situation. People have no problem praising those incomplete games for portability sake. I mean you can't even play FIFA Switch, a franchise built around online multiplayer, with your friends.Man what a way to shoot yourself in the foot and both limit and piss off your potential audience for this game in the process. This is the sort of shit you pull once the console has been out a few years and people no longer see the purchase of an additional microSD card as a fee of entry.
People just got or are just now getting Switches. They just spent $400 on this thing, and on top of that you expect them to buy a card just to play your bloated unoptimized software? Just no.
The truth is this is bullshit and should be boycotted. Physical my ass.If I can help you guys, I was at famous Italian retailer (Euronics) just minutes ago and the cover of the game has written "17 GB required".
I don't know where is the truth.
Um if OP is telling the truth, they could not even play off-line without the update
The physical version you don't have a choice. You have to download.
For digital, if my system wasn't connected online it wouldn't have prompted the update and I could have played. But that would require I never again try to launch the game while connected to the internet, which means no online play, no roster updates - all pretty unreasonable.
Please, enlighten me as to how you would increase the internal storage capacity on a device the size of a tablet that can also be used as a home console without bloating cost or size? Everyone is quick to blame and I certainly don't like the low space but NAND is stupidly expensive with nothing really offering what that memory type does but at a cheaper rate.Maybe they should have dropped features altogether like FIFA and Doom instead of giving people an excuse to blame a publisher, instead of the company who created the situation. People have no problem praising those incomplete games for portability sake. I mean you can't even play FIFA Switch, a franchise built around online multiplayer, with your friends.
Nintendo's half-arsed online cripples FIFA 18 on Switch
You just said you didn't have the physical version, so we won't know until someone have tried.
Please, enlighten me as to how you would increase the internal storage capacity on a device the size of a tablet that can also be used as a home console without bloating cost or size? Everyone is quick to blame and I certainly don't like the low space but NAND is stupidly expensive with nothing really offering what that memory type does but at a cheaper rate.
I will however agree on the online portion of your argument, that is just half assed shit.
I know. But the base game is 26gb pre patch. It says on the box it requires a 24gb download. Cartridge plus download = required.
I'm so glad I don't like sports games because that's complete, grade a bullshit.
So the game has been released now. Did anyone buy it and test it out?
i got an EU copy here. First box art: the mico sd card and the myplayer packs and vc circular things are stickers on the box and not printed on the actual box art. it says 17gb on the top as on the amazon uk thing. on the back it says "pro controller compatible" and "includes in game purchases" next to each toher.
without downloading the patch it gives me team select directly and in game. the UI docked looks blurry. like lots of the UI elements are jaggy as fuck.
The patch will tkae a while to download on my connection.
Also it has a manual but all legal BS and the usual garbage info. Havent redeemed the code that comes with yet. will do images when i get home.
edit: no reversible cover.
Every team?
Even wholesale every cent counts. Especially on Switch where the margins are said to be razor slim as is.Going with 64GB or even 128GB wouldn't have increased production costs by much.
Even wholesale every cent counts. Especially on Switch where the margins are said to be razor slim as is.
We'll probably see storage get a bump on the first revision though in another year or two.
30 teams.
What the fuck? How is that even possible?5 GIGS FOR A SAVE FILE?
How many are there?
How many are there?
What the fuck? How is that even possible?
There's 30 teams in the NBA.
I'm guessing that they have a quickplay option playable from the game card, but from the sound of it, nothing else without needing the download.
Does the physical game case have that ugly internet required label on it for Switch?
So like a dummy I went out and bought this game (I love basketball games). Somethings weird though.
On my Switch's Data Management Page it say the game only uses 19.2 GB (3 GB on the system memory and 16.1 GB on the sd card).
Weren't people saying you needed 25 GB of space to play the game? Am I missing something?
i got an EU copy here. First box art: the mico sd card and the myplayer packs and vc circular things are stickers on the box and not printed on the actual box art. it says 17gb on the top as on the amazon uk thing. on the back it says "pro controller compatible" and "includes in game purchases" next to each toher.
without downloading the patch it gives me team select directly and in game. the UI docked looks blurry. like lots of the UI elements are jaggy as fuck.
The patch will tkae a while to download on my connection.
Also it has a manual but all legal BS and the usual garbage info. Havent redeemed the code that comes with yet. will do images when i get home.
edit: no reversible cover.
To add to what Grim has said, this is also what is or isn't missing from physical release (based on Canadian release):
Below may be the same as the fully patched game, but I will note it anyways:
- Only the quick play game mode is available
- All 30 teams are available in team select. This includes the courts/arenas.
- No commentary of any kind during play. No play-by-play, no Kobe, nothing. I am not sure about Halftime as I didn't bother to play beyond the first quarter.
- The game does not appear to save your settings. I noticed this when on startup it was asking for my language.
- I could not select the difficulty or time per quarter before playing. I could however change the difficulty and sliders in game.
The long and short of it is, if you were hoping to jump right into MyCareer/MyGM right away without downloading, then you will be disappointed. If you just want to play some 1v1 and don't mind the lack of commentary, then you will be fine.
The physical release is totally worthless.
The physical release is totally worthless.