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[Gbraga]

I don't mind it too much, but I assume that means people who care about the TV Show probably shouldn't be playing day one. Nothing that depends on servers holding up ever works on release date.

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

lol

Rob pls

 

[Nugg]

Doesn't this mean that this game could potentially become completely unplayable at some point?

Unplayable, no. The live action episodes are optional.

 

[Wowfunhappy]

Unplayable, no. The live action episodes are optional.

Oh, I hadn't realized this.

How big a deal would missing them be?

 

[Hoo-doo]

They couldn't atleast throw a 720p encode on the disc for the people with data caps or shoddy internet?

 

[Ricky_R]

Oh, I hadn't realized this.

How big a deal would missing them be?

They contain key story elements (according to Remedy), so missing them will result in an incomplete main story.

Edit: This is a quote from a VG247 article about the game... Quote is from the writter, not Remedy, but still:

"These live-action bits will be skippable, but doing so means players run the risk of missing important clues about how to proceed when they regain full control."

 

[shaowebb]

Oh, I hadn't realized this.

How big a deal would missing them be?

This please. I'm glad you wouldn't someday be able to buy an unplayable disc but how essential are these episodes you'd be skipping?

 

[Nugg]

Oh, I hadn't realized this.

How big a deal would missing them be?

They're a big deal and it would definitely sucks to miss them. They reflect your actions in the game and contain key elements of the story. I'm just saying "unplayable" is not the right word. It's still fucked up.

 

[prudislav]

Surprised they don't have a 720p or less version on disk.

they probably have , but why not use it as DRM on PC

Honestly I would rather download tons of GB of 4K videos at once rather than stream 4K videos with my poor connection

 

[ViciousDS]

if if REALLY doesn't fit inside the blu-ray for the physical release then just put a "Live action movies local install" DLC in the Xbox / Windows 10 store. Perfect solution.

They won't of course

this honestly


give us a damn option to install them if we wish for them to take up space.....so fricken stupid. I feel sorry for those with mediocre connections.

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

got damn!

 

[Dr Dogg]

How is the whole generation going for you, so far?

Fine because no game has arbitrarily decided to stream/download more of its content after I've already downloaded it from whatever client I use whilst I'm in the middle of said game.

 

[scitek]

Welp, no buy from me on the PC front, then. What the fuck is Microsoft doing?!

 

[Pathfinder]

nvm, i misread.

 

[Hektor]

You know, that would be a cool feature if it were optional. But that way it just makes me even less likely to buy this again, as if the Win10store wouldn't be enough already.

 

[Ninja Sharingan]

so like netflix streaming the video? That sounds like a better way than having it clog up my download. I have bought it digitally id like the one without the video and just stream it. sounds much better thanks.

 

[Sun Bather]

So how many years do we give it, before their servers go down and you can't experience the whole game anymore?

 

[c0de]

Fine because no game has arbitrarily decided to stream/download more of its content after I've already downloaded it from whatever client I use whilst I'm in the middle of said game.

Well, given how many games “feature“ day one patches and several after that, one might wonder what the content you initially bought is worth.

 

[c0de]

So how many years do we give it, before their servers go down and you can't experience the whole game anymore?

This question is a way more general question considering how much games rely on an online connection these days.

 

[scitek]

so like netflix streaming the video? That sounds like a better way than having it clog up my download. I have bought it digitally id like the one without the video and just stream it. sounds much better thanks.

But if you have a data cap, every time you play the game, it's going to hit that cap. It's really not an ideal solution at all.

 

[Dr Dogg]

Well, given how many games “feature“ day one patches and several after that, one might wonder what the content you initially bought is worth.

Patience waiting for something to finish downloading before I play it isn't an issue. Downloading something expecting to play it uninterrupted but then have to download more of it when I would be happy to wait is an issue. Does that make sense? I'm not hurting for hard drive space in the slightest so something like this, for essentially what is a download only title on PC, is either short sighted or crazy.

 

[MillionStabs]

Wtf? Forcing people to stream 1080p/4K cutscenes?

Why??

 

[Arnie7]

Loool. It just gets worse.

 

[jett]

but the Windows 10 version does feature 4K resolution, making the video size all the more substantial. Quantum Break is set to launch on both Xbox One and Windows 10 April 5.

Wut, what if your internet connection isn't fast enough for 4K? I imagine there will be multiple-resolution streams anyway. What a weird excuse.

I don't understand how anything thought this would be a good decision to make.

 

[Bedameister]

Do you guys think this will be the case for the rest of this gen? Publishers not willing to put out games on more than one blu-ray. I hope this will not be the case. I don't want to be dependent on downloading all the stuff that couldn't fit on one disc.

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Well that just took it off my interested list to my not buying list. I'm not wasting my fucking bandwidth to watch cutscenes.

 

[synce]

What an interesting way to include always online DRM

 

[Phamit]

I don't have a problem with this, better than downloading 80+ GB for a game

What an interesting way to include always online DRM

you don't need the real life cut scenes to play the game

 

[Pathfinder]

What an interesting way to include always online DRM

Xbox One gamers can download the cut scenes so they don't have to be online.

Someone didn't read the thread. Bad monkey.

 

[Gnome Scat]

Hopefully they can be accessed separately on a computer or phone for offline gamers.

 

[mario_O]

This is beyond stupid.






Why not allow people to download the cutscenes? wtf

 

[Montresor]

Xbox One gamers can download the cut scenes so they don't have to be online.

Someone didn't read the thread. Bad monkey.

Majority won't. We need a mod to edit the threat title.

 

[dark10x]

ehhh.,. we live in a world where people watch netflix, Hulu etc. 24/7 without problems...

but again.. strange that they did not include them on the disc, or let people download and install them.

Yet fast internet is not as easy to get as you suggest. There are plenty of areas where people are still limited to very slow sub-10mbps connections. It's not just out in the countryside either.

Still, if you can download them, it helps in the sense that you can wait but it's still a pain for those stuck with slow internet. It's bound to be larger than any patch.

 

[c0de]

Patience waiting for something to finish downloading before I play it isn't an issue. Downloading something expecting to play it uninterrupted but then have to download more of it when I would be happy to wait is an issue. Does that make sense? I'm not hurting for hard drive space in the slightest so something like this, for essentially what is a download only title on PC, is either short sighted or crazy.

But you can download the videos... Did they say you can only download them when you hit the certain parts of the game?

 

[Xav]

Why don't you stick them on a second Blu Ray disc you cheap assholes?

 

[Diablohead]

Did no one learn from the botch up halo 4 and halo 2 anniversary video methods?

 

[GHG]

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

Underrated post.

 

[Grisby]

Bah. Halo had some of the same stuff.

Rather have them on the disc.

 

[Hektor]

you don't need the real life cut scenes to play the game

Sure, you theoritically can do so, but why would you when the entire game is built around those 80 minutes of video, making it pretty much mandatory in order to get the proper experience?

But you can download the videos... Did they say you can only download them when you hit the certain parts of the game?

Xbox One gamers can download the cut scenes so they don't have to be online.

Someone didn't read the thread. Bad monkey.

"When asked if an option will exist for those wanting to download it, Louden says that it will only be offered on the Xbox One version"

 

[jackdoe]

Did no one learn from the botch up halo 4 and halo 2 anniversary video methods?

At least this doesn't launch an entirely separate app to watch a terminal video (which thanks to the MCC's botched up programming results in a sound bug in Halo 4 which requires you to quit and re-enter the campaign to fix). However, if the streaming quality is as buggy as Halo Waypoint, I'll be very, very disappointed.

 

[Bgamer90]

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

Ohhhhh mannnn. Hahaha.

 

[Poodlestrike]

Yeah, definitely hoping they end up offering a way for PC users to play off the drive.

 

[Leb]

You can download the episodes on the Xbox One and install them, so you dont have to stream. No problem.

How does the show stream with slower internet connections ? Just like Netflix etc do.

For the people saying "dumb", there is a lot of reasons why the live action has to stream. One reason is that there is over 40 variations of the four episodes (the changes are often subtle, one or two scenes depending on what you unlock in the game via Quantum Ripples) so the total file size is far too great to fit on a disc.

Yes, we realize streaming is not ideal for certain countries, but there's a myriad of technical reasons, that I cannot go into, which necessitated this choice.

Uh, no disrespect, but how does this make any sense? You acknowledge that streaming is not ideal for a nontrivial subset of your userbase but cite myriad technical reasons (that cannot be discussed) as to why this choice was necessary.

But then, you causally mention that on the XB1, you can just download the episodes, no streaming required, no problem.

I mean, what?

 

[The Dutch Slayer]

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

This post needs more love
Wonderful.

 

[Rizific]

cut scene? just let me skip it.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

#ded

 

[Dr Dogg]

But you can download the videos... Did they say you can only download them when you hit the certain parts of the game?

Unless I'm having a funny 5 minutes the article mentions you can download them only on Xbox One.

When asked if an option will exist for those wanting to download it, Louden says that it will only be offered on the Xbox One version, but the Windows 10 version does feature 4K resolution, making the video size all the more substantial.

Which isn't a great deal of help on Windows. And then by saying the video size is more substantial makes it even more bizarre than you can't download them, only stream them.

 

[_Ryo_]

This is really dumb. I can't say any more than that.

 

[cLOUDo]

if the cutscenes are streamed
that means you could watch videos in 240p/360p/480p ?
or the video stops to load the rest?
holy crack

 

[old manatee]

It's like Microsoft holds press conferences just to outline the limitations of their products.

 

[Nokterian]

Unbelievable this is just not smart..

Thankfully Microsoft has a product those people and it's called Alan Wake.

Should have been first post goddamn.

 

[GreyWind]

lol dat old school youtube player.