The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt now available for preload on GOG.com and Steam!

[cyberpunkforever]

if the game is 25 Gb why is 40 gb HD the system requirement?

 

[Dprelate]

if the game is 25 Gb why is 40 gb HD the system requirement?

The "setup.exe" would probably expand those bin files up to about 40 Gb.

 

[cyberpunkforever]

The "setup.exe" would probably expand those bin files up to about 40 Gb.

so, the 40 gb are compressed to 25?

 

[Dprelate]

so, the 40 gb are compressed to 25?

It must be. I'm not sure because my download hasn't finished yet.

 

[Ohpus]

Uuuh, I'm surprised I need to say it in this thread, but can we keep it civil please?

:mean: Who's being uncivil?

 

[Snake9027]

Guys, the unlock time of the Steam version is correct?

May 19, 2015 – 00:00:00 UTC ?

https://steamdb.info/app/292030/

 

[Lieste]

No. It should be midnight BST, not zulu.

 

[MikeP999]

It must be. I'm not sure because my download hasn't finished yet.

After install, my folder ended up being ~ 25 GB.

I'm not following the ~ 40GB 'Requirement' either. . Perhaps it was a best guess, at the time those requirements needed to be complete. Or perhaps that's the space required for the game + temporary files; those which are deleted after install.

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[dragonbird]

:mean: Who's being uncivil?

The person whose post I deleted

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No. It should be midnight BST, not zulu.

Hush, don't tell them - maybe Steam will get it an hour early.

 

[cyberpunkforever]

will the DLC be released on may 19th?

Spoiler

 

[GuyNwah]

After install, my folder ended up being ~ 25 GB.

I'm not following the ~ 40GB 'Requirement' either. . Perhaps it was a best guess, at the time those requirements needed to be complete. Or perhaps that's the space required for the game + temporary files; those which are deleted after install.

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I think you're right. It was a guess. The game needs only 25.1 GB to proceed with installation, and it ends up occupying 24.5GB. Of course, your saves will still have to go somewhere.

However, Windows gets upset if you run your system drive up beyond 85% of capacity, so that will influence how much space you really need.

 

[cyberpunkforever]

tw3 is 24 gb and tw2 is 22, how is that possible?

 

[sidspyker]

tw3 is 24 gb and tw2 is 22, how is that possible?

The Witcher 2 is 22GB WITH all other languages. The Witcher 3 is 24GB with only 1 Language(English). The rest will be a separate download. Languages take up most of the size in all such games.

 

[PromisedPain]

Steam release date is wrong, but the question is are they going to bother fixing it. So we who bought the game from steam can play at the same time as everyone else?

 

[cyberpunkforever]

The Witcher 2 is 22GB WITH all other languages. The Witcher 3 is 24GB with only 1 Language(English). The rest will be a separate download. Languages take up most of the size in all such games.

ok, i must download the language pack that i need from GOG?

 

[sidspyker]

Steam release date is wrong, but the question is are they going to bother fixing it. So we who bought the game from steam can play at the same time as everyone else?

GOG showed the wrong release date earlier for certain people and now it's fixed, just saying.

ok, i must download the language pack that i need from GOG?

Yes.

 

[cyberpunkforever]

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i don't find the option or button to download other language pack

 

[Elythnwaen]

Hello,
It seems the language pack will be available the 19th, not before.

Source: https://www.gog.com/news/preload_the_witcher_3_wild_hunt_now (3rd paragraph)
http://www.gog.com/forum/the_witcher_3_wild_hunt/the_witcher_3_localization/post8

 

[Dprelate]

@sidspyker
My installation of TW2 enhanced edition is 18.5 Gb. (no language pack ~ only english)
so I suppose that the day 1 patch is going to be much larger than expected. 14 or 15 Gb maybe ?!!!! ??? :crazy:

 

[Tutux]

Can I only download English? I don't want to waste my space for something I won't be using? -sorry if the question is dump lol