xemumanic
Member
No, its just downloading the 40GB over, not 40GB + 7GB. If you were to buy the game digitally now, you'd just get the proper 40GB presumably.
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Assassins Creed Unity patch mistakenly 39gb on X1, no ETA on fix
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No, its just downloading the 40GB over, not 40GB + 7GB. If you were to buy the game digitally now, you'd just get the proper 40GB presumably.
Goodacre0081
Member
this isn't the first time I have heard about games downloading the full DD version while the disc is in the tray.
CastorTroy
Member
This is the first time I've downloaded a patch this large. The first time was Dead Rising and owe that to incompetant ass Capcom putting the DLC with a ton of FMV in the patch. Forza Horizon added an entire island and it was barely 1 gig.
ambar_hitman
Member
I feel for those who got Xbone Unity bundle, downloaded the game and then got this patch.
Also what about Parity? PS4 gets only 6.7 GB but Xbone gets 40 GB? Not fair.
Also what about Parity? PS4 gets only 6.7 GB but Xbone gets 40 GB? Not fair.
Moneyhat confirmed. 1 million for each extra GB in a patch.
I would gladly swap with you in this case!!! Damn it why did I buy this game digitally..
Who do we tweet angry stuff to?
vinnygambini
Why are strippers at the U.N. bad when they're great at strip clubs???
I returned my copy to the store long ago.
Let it sit on store shelves for an inventory markdown.
Let it sit on store shelves for an inventory markdown.
Still is, thats a workaround.
xemumanic
Member
That still has no connection to a 24 hour check to see if you own the game legit.
People are bashing Ubisoft but there is chance that this is not their fault and that is what i am trying to say.
His point is that Ubisoft submitted a 6.7GB patch file, the 39GB mistake might be from Microsoft's end.
SEGAvangelist
Member
It's probably their fault. This hasn't happened with other games.
Dead Man Typing
Member
Xbox One's patch system seems very different from previous consoles and the PS4. I'm surprised that game journalists haven't asked Microsoft and game devs about it because the differences in file sizes between Xbox One patches and PS4 patches is obscene and there has to be a reason for it.
Goodacre0081
Member
maybe not the check in but the family sharing/DRM feature. I remember an old YT video at launch where a user had to unplug his Ethernet cable to force the XB1 to stop downloading and start installing from the disc instead. this sounds similar.
I'm just looking for a reason this might happen without anyone at MS or Ubisoft noticing.
You are right. But in this case, the patch being 40gb was just them re-downloading the game again. So it didn't take up 40gb of space. It just re-did the version you already had installed.
Not that I'm excusing it. I have an X1 and PS4, and the Install/Download time for PS4 is legit like 10 x quicker. Not even lying. Even when I have a disc version of an X1 game, it's crazy how long it takes to install on my console.
Something is up with the X1 design with regards to install/patches. It's not good.
lol I finally learned my lesson. No more pre-orders or pre-loads. Unless it's a game like Inquisition with a ton of reviews, and previews weeks before release. Even then, I'm sketch after all the reviewers gave MCC glowing reviews, even though it was broken. I've lost a lot of trust in a ton of people after this and MCC.
They're going to add a new particle effect to make the extra data look like an animus glitch.
The perfect Dark
Banned
The QA needs a massive patch.
Or did the last patch remove QA?
Or did the last patch remove QA?
Shin-Ra
Junior Member
Rayman Legends had irritating leaderboard/challenge server issues for months after the previous-gen release and the Awesomeness trophy/achievement grind was clearly designed to dissuade early trade-ins.
But still, buy Rayman.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
You mean to tell me I gotta free up almost 80gb for this game? HaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHaHa I'm not even mad. I just can't be anymore.
xemumanic
Member
That's because the Xbox One downloads the patch (not the whole game) as you install, so unplugging the Ethernet cuts that off. The game was always installing from the disc, but if I'm not mistaken, the patch would download first before any files were read from the disc. In a perfect world, if his connection/the download was fast enough, it wouldn't take any longer than if he installed offline.
As for reasons for why this might have happened, the prevalent idea is that this is UbiSoft's fault. If this was some sort of bug on MS's side, more games would have this issue, now or in the past.
Goodacre0081
Member
if you have some free time maybe you could test a game install on XB1 when you don't have a connection to the internet(wired or wireless), to see if the games are indeed installed from the disc and not being downloaded.
Kssio_Aug
Member
Can't say just take that update off till they can release the right thing?
Thats pretty stupid. I'm downloading the entire game here now.
Hard times with softwares I have to say. Its problems with Halo MCC, with my Nexus 5 latest update, with AC Unity latest patch, with Lords of the Fallen that have no console patch, and the list goes on. Its really the time to start crossing some products out of my future intentions and look for new ones that can make things right.
Thats pretty stupid. I'm downloading the entire game here now.
Hard times with softwares I have to say. Its problems with Halo MCC, with my Nexus 5 latest update, with AC Unity latest patch, with Lords of the Fallen that have no console patch, and the list goes on. Its really the time to start crossing some products out of my future intentions and look for new ones that can make things right.
electric turd
Banned
If you download the digital from scratch is the patch included or does it download on the side?
jhmtehgamr20xx
Banned
This game has been a trainwreck and absolute joke from start to finish.
xemumanic
Member
No, it still takes up 40GB or so. Its just re downloading the whole thing over for no reason.
SolidSnakeUS
Member
QC? What's that? Seriously, the incompetence is off the scale with Ubisoft. They just don't give a shit about QC or their fans anymore.
Kssio_Aug
Member
After Battlefield 4, AC Unity, DriveClub and Halo MCC, I'm startking to believe that QA is nothing but a fairy tale.
MastorofPuppetz
Banned
How the heck does this happen? A 40 GB patch wow, sucks for those with bandwidth caps. Is this an issue with X1 or a ubisoft gaff again? I ask because I know x1 in the past has had issues with big patches.
Always-honest
Banned
But they have great games. Just don't buy this game though.
SuperEpicGuy
Banned
How you mess up a patch is beyond me. The quality control portion of ubisoft is doing an utterly pathetic job.
Patch is fine. Download process is broken.
SEGAvangelist
Member
This looks like Ubisoft messed up. Halo:MCC had some slow patching issues, but no game has included the ENTIRE game as a patch in the past. The issue people are confusing this with is the preorder issue. If you didn't wait a few seconds on the store page and instead pressed the install button before waiting for it to turn into a "play" button, the game would redownload.
Pretty ridiculous. When I started the game earlier today I was assuming it was a typo...
Anyways, why do people think, that these patches actually add to the file size. 40GB game + 40GB patch =/= 80GB. The actual file size stays the same, but you obviously still waste the bandwidth.
Anyways, why do people think, that these patches actually add to the file size. 40GB game + 40GB patch =/= 80GB. The actual file size stays the same, but you obviously still waste the bandwidth.
Crossing Eden
Hello, my name is Yves Guillemot, Vivendi S.A.'s Employee of the Month!
Yes, "Dragon Age 2 effect," the one that happens to be completely non-existent. http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=143615629&postcount=3849
Thread title implies it, and very few people are clarifying that it does not in fact take up an additional 40gb of space.
Unfortunately I've gone all digital. I just remember at launch I had Ryse and Dead Rising on disc. And I remember being shocked at how long it took for the game to install from the disc. Like legit, 1 hour. Whereas I could do that in 20 min on PS4. Hell, I am able to download and install GTA V on PS4 in 20 min now.
It's absolutely insane how long install times are on X1. And I'm not sure if it's a DL thing or an Install thing. Someone else in another thread told me it's an install thing, as their DL's go quick. I love my X1, but there is some truly baffling things it does worse. Installing games is worse. Even party chat is iniftely worse. MS biggeest mistake was making everything an "App". The fact that you have to load Party Chat, makes it a pain in the ass. The whole X1 OS might look nice, but it's a mess in terms of functionality.
On PS4 you just jump out with home button, and it's all pretty instant. No loading.
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NinjaFridge
Unconfirmed Member
Can you not stop downloads on the Xbone?