Destiny Xbox One Beta Download Is a Two-Stages Process, Suffers from Widespread Installation Issues

Destiny's beta has finally begun on Xbox One, but things didn't start too well for quite a few.

[XiSasukeUchiha]

Damn that's sad hopefully they can fix it!

[Jughead3416]

This is why they did a beta. Get all these issues out the way early. Be pissed when this is the real game.

[Gh05t]

Bingo. Bungie is now aware of a bug that they obviously need to fix on when the game should prompt you to play.

I saw it prompt me at 2% and accidentally hit the button and launched it when just trying to check progress. I quickly backed out and let it finish... didn't know this was ever an issue I just knew at 2-5% nothing would be playable.

[RustEGearz]

Do you guys not want gamers who happen to own an Xbox to enjoy the beta as much as the guys on the Playstation. Seriously, use your head. We are all gamers here and all deserve a good experience regardless of our console choice.

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Amen.

At the end of the day our money is going back to the same company.

[SilentNegotiator]

You're not new to this site, Ice. You know that people don't like Sasuke. But that wouldn't fit the narrative that you wish were true, would it?

[thorstein]

Same as PS. Servers are being stressed by all the downloading. Give it some time and things will settle.

Just keep entering the codes and eventually it will work (was the best advice for the PS Beta Dload).

[cl1983]

My down load for the 360 is working just slowly.

[Kane22]

im glad im not the only one having issues with the 360 version download. my internet is fast but this beta is taking way too long to download.

[cl1983]

Sadly my service is garbage.

[aragon]

my 360 version took an hour and a half for five gigs so i think its good here in the remote place in canada that i live

[Deadpoolio]

5gb the 360/PS3 versions must look terrible then, on PS4 alone you had to download a 13gb file start the game then download another 10gb before you even got into the beta....If this is what their talking about it's the same for the PS4

[BlackWolf12]

Yeah what's all the fuss over this "two stage download" PS was EXACTLY the same?!

I hope the Xbox guys have the Standby download like we did ahaha.

[FanboyKilla]

Whats a stand by download? You mean you being stuck in the destiny game while it downloads? Not over here buddy. That sucked soooo bad on ps4. I hope they fix that. Download destiny beta check, go play KI while wait or tv or twitch or you tube or aaaaa you get it check.

[Jumper09]

Installing and downloading are two different things... and Xbone is slow as shit with installing things.

[UnHoly_One]

Not really. It only took me an hour to get the whole thing downloaded and installed.

I got in pretty quick after they released the codes, though.

[romancer]

no problems at all. XBox One. Canada.

Bungie provided me with codes exactly as promised.

Download was as fast as can reasonably be expected given the demand (for a 12 G demo); and install presented no problems.

Hard to tell in these forums whether some people are born fault-finders and simply like to grumble a lot -- or whether there are real problems that require patience to resolve.

[Cueil]

it's activision's crappy servers

[Volkama]

It actually doesn't sound like a server load issue at all. It sounds like they haven't got the "play while you install" mechanic complete yet, and it lets you launch the game way too early.

I would speculate that getting this feature right is standard fare when releasing a game (part of the required spec), but the certification process for a beta isn't quite so thorough.

[Malakhim]

Hopefully it's not too bad, if it is maybe they'll tack on an extra day like other companies have done in the past

[Soldierone]

Well to be fair, they already did. It wasn't supposed to be out till tomorrow. :P

[BlackWolf12]

Yeah that's pretty true.

I am honestly expecting it to get to the final day and Bungie says "Hey guys, we are extending the Beta for another day", just like they did with the Alpha.

[LonDonE]

Agreed, on a side note my X1 destiny download was a one stage download.
I didn't have to launch the app and then wait for the game to download like on PS4.
For me i just didn't launch the app when it said it was ready at 2% instead i left it going and when it reached 100% it was done and was over 12gb so i knew i had the whole beta.

[Dudebro90]

It's fine now.

[ShaqSoda]

Guess I'll just let this download over the night...sigh

[Gamble20]

The installation takes almost as long as the download. At least that was my experience on PS4.

[BIG_KRAZ13]

Does anybody have a spare Xbox one code that they can PM me? I got into the PS4 beta but none of my friends have a PS4. Thanks in advance.

[WeAreLegion]

Hope it gets fixed soon. It was a bit of a chore on PSN, as well. Enjoy the game, Xbox gamers! It's fantastic!

[ITPython]

How was it a chore on the PSN?

Step 1: Enter codes
Step 2: Download the small game package file and the update
Step 3: Start game
Step 4: Download the rest of the file within the game
Step 5: Let it install and enjoy.

Everything worked just fine for me, and aside from it taking me 10+ hours to download it due to my slow net speed, there was no complications or confusion.

[Kingdomcome247]

It took me about five hours for the Ps4 install. This install is craaawwlliin'. 35% in three hours.

[ITPython]

That was you downloading the game, not the install. Unless you actually thought the 160MB (or somewhere thereabouts) file from the PSN store was the entire game.

Just to clarify, when you load up the game and you see that percentage... that is the download. Seemed incredibly obvious to me.

[Kingdomcome247]

Yeah, I should've differentiated between the two. I just stated it wrong. I understand this isn't the full game, and that it's just downloading the beta. Thanks for bringing that to my attention. :)

[Bathyj]

Give it a rest guys, doesnt just about every big MP release have some teething problems?

You cant really keep pretending to take the high ground when youre constantly stooping to their level.

[Cueil]

it's Activision using their own crappy servers... it's why their games and EA's games and Take2 games all suck online

[nujack]

But all we heard was how bad PSN was when destiny had issues on it. Was that Activision's crappy servers as well?

[Cueil]

@nujack PSN went down due to people putting in all their codes... but the downloads were just as horribly slow on PSN because it was Acticrappy servers

[chaosx]

Downloaded and Installed just fine. Had 3 kicks from server so far compared to near perfect experience on the PS4..

Disappointed i can only play FPS with the xbox controller because it feels sub par on the Xb1.

[Sayai jin]

I am not experience any game play difference between the two beta versions.

[chaosx]

Cant party chat now and have a message saying "waiting for party stabilisation, which stops me from launch from orbit to anywhere.

[n4rc]

Lmao.....

The entire article and issue is a "corrupted" file warning if people tried to launch the game before it finished downloading..

Seeing as its an installer, it couldn't possibly run before 100%.. Bungies mistake

[badz149]

Whatever happen to the ability to run games before it finished installing?

[Cueil]

it's fixed... has been for a while... probably just a mistake on their end... suppose to give you the ready to start when it's got enough to actually start... was doing it before it was ready

[Mr Pumblechook]

Right feature, wrong console.

[badz149]

Wrong console? The bone is supposed to have this feature too, right?

[uth11]

Remind me to purchase a physical copy when this game is released :/

[BlackTar187]

They have a pre download don't they?

[Slick81]

1st run So far so good for me on xb1 .60% and counting....glad I didn't launch at 2%

[ceejaa]

Took me an hour to download on ps. Ive been playing with 0 lag and 0 crashes. The game is kick ass so far.

[Slick81]

Yeah mine took about 1 &1/2

[Deathdeliverer]

30 min for me at 50mb dl. It's crazy how many people talked about how much Sony online sucked because of the destiny beta download issues (that I never had). Asking why people pay for Sonys horrible service. I have every system, all ways do, but I ask those one sided fans... Where are you now? Someday people will realize that as far as online goes these systems are really the same. How fast the ps installs things and downloads the game in question, & all current updates simultaneously however is a blessing.

[MasterCornholio]

Sounds great and I hope the issues with the Xbox One version get fixed soon.

[Revengeance]

LOL another example proving that XBL being better than PSN is nothing but a myth!

[Slick81]

Got an xtra xb1 us code if anyone needs one ,pm me

[BattleTorn]

Me ME!

[Goku781]

Thing like this always happen to Xbox One but its supporters, dont mind, it'll pass soon enough for them.

[HugoDrax]

I downloaded the beta on my PS4 approximately 3 min, my XB1 Beta has been taking forever it seems. Atleast a good 2 hrs now, but I am playing TitanFall at the same time I'm writing this comment.

Are Bungie using Azure servers for the xbox versions? Or are they using their own servers?

[n4rc]

You downloaded 12 gigs in 3 minutes?

As for the question.. Think they are using their own

[HugoDrax]

It didn't take me literally anytime at all to download the beta on my PS4, at most
8--10minutes. It literally took from 8pm to 2am for the beta to finish downloading on my xbox one. Which I'm currently playing now. I created a TITAN character on my PS4 account, and I created a Warlock for my XB1 account. I'm being indecisive lol.

Anyhow, thanks for the information, as I wasn't sure which servers the game was running on.

[ShaqSoda]

60 minutes = 40% downloaded... hurry up!!!

[chito1016d]

Took me about an hour with my comcast connection but it was well worth the wait.

[Ya_bitch]

I need an xbox one code

[LAWSON72]

80mbps yet it took over 1 and a half hrs to download.

[Asuka]

its a 2 stage process for the ps4 as well. downloads the first 2GB for the client and then downloads the other 10GB for installation. It does take sometime and it may not work the first time because of all the stress on the servers. It failed on me the first time, but worked after another try.

[gamerhecz]

Can someone please help me get a beta code? I have an xbox one but I dont know how to get one.

[CoryHG]

It's clear that this game wasn't for this system. Thx for making everyone cap at 30fps.

[CoryHG]

anyone have an xbox 360 code left? Please PM me. Need for friend who fell in love with ps4 version.

[turdburgler1080]

Installed it and had no problems. Everything downloaded and installed fast. Games fun.

[Gore-Content]

*facepalm* You had ONE job, xbawks.......

[MCTJim]

took some time to download, but other than that, no issues here.

[GoPanthers999]

Can't believe someone marked my comment as trolling, just made a comment about the supposed servers. Anyway, 11 hours in and only 90%.

[GothamReturns]

took me almost 2 and a half hrs to dl the beta

[cruzngta]

Dat 900p causing issues!!!!

[jay2]

loool my ps4 was fast and easy.well.done bungie

[fullmetal297]

No it wasn't. My PS4 was having intailly having trouble connecting to PSN to even download the file because so many people were trying to get their hands on the beta. It was a widespread problem at that time.

http://venturebeat.com/2014...

[xDHAV0K24x]

I didn't use a beta code. Is the code needed for MP? played for half hour around 5am EST but it was story mode. my gt is the same as my username on here. Someone try it and get back to me

[Draven1234]

Hey, does anybody have an extra code for the Xbox One beta? I'd love to get my hands on one. If anyone is interested in giving one out, PM me please :)

[t-hall785]

anyone have a code to spare?

[TearsOPlenty]

PS4 Beta codes
B9TJ-GFNK-49M9
B3EM-JMNG-C3T7

PS3 beta code
AR9M-E5NR-L3A9

[ziggurcat]

thanks. nabbed the first PS4 code (unless it has unlimited redemptions?)

[XStation]

Can someone pm me an xb1 code?

[Hitman0769]

Oh come on, are you serious? It downloaded in under 5 minutes for me. People just have bad internet connections. Plug in a wire friends! Wireless is for peasants.

[gamey]

Anyone happen to have an Xbox One code so I can check out these widespread installation issues myself? ;)