Petrae
Member
A big reason why I'm skipping Gen8. Console gaming has become too data-heavy, and I don't want to be forced to decide between downloading a patch or streaming something that I want to watch online.
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Assassins Creed Unity patch mistakenly 39gb on X1, no ETA on fix
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A big reason why I'm skipping Gen8. Console gaming has become too data-heavy, and I don't want to be forced to decide between downloading a patch or streaming something that I want to watch online.
freefornow
Member
I don't want to support them, but Far Cry 4 wins me over.
But yeah, for those of us who have to manage their download allowance or have high download costs, this is a slap in the face.
Gravy Boat
Member
Is there a thread that summarises all of Ubisoft's fuck ups this year? I keep trying to remember them all but I'm sure I'm forgetting some.
How many more will there be before 2015?
How many more will there be before 2015?
Veritigo_X
Member
6.7GB is a ridiculous size for a patch to begin with.
BigMastadon
Member
His Majesty
Banned
40 gb patches are more cinematic.
kuroneko0509
Member
Wonder when Ubisoft will be patched....
NullPointer
Member
Jailer of Hope
Member
There is a work around if you uninstall and reinstall the game disc. It should give you the proper patch size then. Digital owners are out of luck without borrowing the disc from a friend.
The Last Wizard
Member
Bububu Victorian London, they said quality is the utmost importance to them.
rokkerkory
Member
useless QA
SoulUnison
Banned
Oh my god, it's like this game is some sort of surreal new-age experiment to see how much abuse a consumer will put up with.
Yes! You are my hero!
Night Angel
Member
What was that quote... something about ensuring quality?
Digital purchases come pre patched and disc versions will prompt to download all new data as a single combined file
Quadraphonic
Member
Very much so.
But the Microsoft patch experience is a god damn headache. They have a lot of rules for what can be patched. It was more strict on the Xbox 360, though. Trying to update an xex to expect the new DLC, even if you haven't downloaded it yet? That required careful planning.
For the XB1 they kind of just opened the floodgates. No game has really been patched as much, it's just Ubisoft getting a lot of the flak. Remember the 13GB Dead Rising 3 patch? Or the 20GB day one 'patch' for MCC?
Heck, when you first install a game on the Xbox One, it also adds the patch on to the end of that install/download.
The whole console install/update process is a clusterfuck.
Goodacre0081
Member
obviously 40GB is a mistake but what the fuck is going on with 6GB patches?
CosmicGroinPull
Member
Ahahaha that's a relief.
Crossing Eden
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LapinAgile
Member
10 studios, next gen 40 gig patches!!! A world you will want to just fall into!!! I would love to see them rethink the assembly line bullshit they are spewing out ... hell I even like Unity when it works but this is putting me off buying any Ubi title before the public gets their hands on it. I miss the Ubi that gave us the Sands of Time trilogy. They won't learn from this either. I hope they don't get too much of their stink on Rainbow Six any more than they have.
Seriously. Compare this gen with last gens 1 MB 360 updates. Shit is pathetic. There should be no limit to a patch size or cost associated with updating but sometimes I think that cert requirement was beneficial last gen. Devs don't deserve your money when they release bullshit like this. Get gamefly accounts, use red box, and buy games when they are on sale.
BibiMaghoo
Member
No, but when games are averaging 40-50Gb, and files need to be replaced rather than altered, they are going to be 'big' by last gens standards. Few games reached the size of current gen.
Bwahahahaha.
God I hate myself for buying Unity. I played maybe 90 minutes of it the day it came out, then tried it again last night for a few minutes after the patch (although bugs/performance wasn't why I barely played it, boredom was) and shut it off and played some more GTA instead.
God I hate myself for buying Unity. I played maybe 90 minutes of it the day it came out, then tried it again last night for a few minutes after the patch (although bugs/performance wasn't why I barely played it, boredom was) and shut it off and played some more GTA instead.
Goodacre0081
Member
could this be a problematic holdover from the original XB1 vision where always online was forced?
Freedom = $1.05
Banned
ahhahahahahaha. Ubisoft just shitting the bed everywhere with this
It's Ubisoft, the game is not done. People are playing the beta version right now.
3rdamention
Member
After the Assassin's Creed Bundle being sold like crazy over the Holidays, this is going to be a VERY VERY large number of people.
Download the game, at 40 GB, runs like crap. So you get excited, Patch 4 the performance patch releases at under 7GB, but oh wait, you must also download the whole 40GB patch again in addition to the 7GB.
Never forget:
All they freaking would have needed to do was try to download the patch on an Xbox One with the Digital Version installed during their "rigorous quality control." They would have immediately noticed a problem. I dont see how they could have done any quality control on this if they didn't catch this problem. And their digital game, that is having this issue, is being bundled with the freaking Xbox One System. One would assume that the digital version of this game on Xbox One would have been priority number 1 during their "rigorous quality control" since they are giving it away to everyone that buys an Xbox One. Nope, it is actually the version with this issue!!!
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
They accidentally the whole game.
It's a good patch though. Especially on PS4 people are saying it improves things a lot.
It's a good patch though. Especially on PS4 people are saying it improves things a lot.
Norwegian_Imposter
Member
Oh and PC gaming is any different?
xemumanic
Member
Where is the logic to make this connection? The check was to make sure you owned the game legit, not to check if every file was CRC'd correct.
Akhe
Member
This.
DustyVonEric
Member
Ubi done lost their minds this gen. Damn...
Goodacre0081
Member
should have just delayed the game until December/January. I'm not sure what that would mean for the XB1AC bundle though, I wonder is that bundle forced Ubisoft to push the game out when it wasn't ready.
Petrae
Member
I'm strictly a console game player. I use my laptop for productivity and academics. So... your point really doesn't apply to what I was saying.
doniewhalberg
Member
Found this out when I got up this morning and the patch was 70% downloaded, and took another 6-7 hours to finish. Was just starting when I headed to bed last night, while some ubi representative was in the patch thread insisting it was just a display issue and it was a 6.5 gb patch that was going to be downloading. The gift that keeps on giving.
shacklesmcgee
Member
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This should include all Ubi games, even the "good ones" like Far Cry 4, they have to be shown they are fucking up