TW3 PRELOAD - Availability

[dex3108]

TW3 PRELOAD - Availability

So Witcher 3 is available for pre-load on X1, when can we expect pre-load on PS4 and PC?

 

[Giovanni1983]

It seems they indeed have it for pre-load. That's a bit too early i suppose.

I'd get very anxious if i knew it was sitting in my hard drive a month before release to be honest.

 

[styku]

Wow, things started to happen fast.

 

[Mohasz]

The game goes gold more than a month before release and it's also available for pre-load now. Man, it really feels like we could be playing it today... :ball:

Spoiler

c:

 

[Kinley]

Man, it really feels like we could be playing it today... :ball:

Blame brick and mortar stores.

 

[LetTheLKing]

Hey guys so if I pre download it on my Xbox one. Does that mean it will start to install and be playable at 00:01am on the 19th May?

 

[Kinley]

Hey guys so if I pre download it on my Xbox one. Does that mean it will start to install and be playable at 00:01am on the 19th May?

That's the idea, yes.

 

[zkorejo]

Pre-loading a month before release sounds bad. I dont remember which game it was last year, but I remember some players leaked some heavy spoilers by accessing the game files.

I hope it wont be the case here.

 

[Aes Sídhe]

Whats the point of doing this ? Whats in it for Xbox ? Can anyone illuminate me ?

 

[Kinley]

Whats the point of doing this ? Whats in it for Xbox ? Can anyone illuminate me ?

What's the point of doing it this early or of pre-loading in general?

 

[WildFinn96]

One month is way too early

 

[MaKaan70]

Yep, it's too early, and what this only gonna do is increase my anxiety for playing xD

 

[Aes Sídhe]

What's the point of doing it this early or of pre-loading in general?

Well I meant this early, a month seems ridiculously asking for trouble, I get the idea of preloads in general but I thought a working week would be more usual. But now I think about it, if you're going to do preloads at all then the asset spoiling is unavoidable. Time just effects its propagation rate.

 

[sidspyker]

One month is way too early

Speak for yourself, I wouldn't mind if GOG started preloads right now

Although, I would also prefer if the GOG copy already came with the Day 1 patch applied to the game in the first place though I don't know if that's going to happen. Feeling pretty divided right about now.

 

[StormKorp]

That's really great considering TW3 is going to be a massive game in size. One month is good so people have plenty of time to dowload the game and play as soon as it is released.
Now if only they would do the same on PSN......kind of thinking it's an exclusivity deal with MS.

 

[huber1989]

Wouldn't say no either. I'm running a laughable 6Mbit and we've gotta download that game twice (once for me, once for my fiance).

 

[styku]

Wouldn't say no either. I'm running a laughable 6Mbit and we've gotta download that game twice (once for me, once for my fiance).

As long as you bought 2 games, there's nothing wrong with downloading just one copy and then copying it over Ethernet or using a USB HDD or whatever

 

[CostinRaz]

Pre-loading a month before release sounds bad. I dont remember which game it was last year, but I remember some players leaked some heavy spoilers by accessing the game files.

I hope it wont be the case here.

You don't say.

 

[mxYELLOW]

X1 has 25GB size and 35GB on Steam for the base game. The Expansion pass requires 40GB which indicates that the pass alone is 5GB.
Are these numbers final? Seems pretty small considering GTAV is 60GB.

 

[Scholdarr.452]

Blame brick and mortar stores.

I blame consoles...

---------- Updated at 12:26 PM ----------

X1 has 25GB size and 35GB on Steam for the base game. The Expansion pass requires 40GB which indicates that the pass alone is 5GB.
Are these numbers final? Seems pretty small considering GTAV is 60GB.

GTA is known for notoriously badly compressed files...

And since the PC version of W3 won't have special ultra textures the file size seems realistic to me.