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Wolfenstein: The New Order Day 1 Patch On Xbox One And PS4 Is A Huge Download

GearNuke: "Wolfenstein: The New Order is set to release soon on current generation and previous generation consoles along with the PC. As it is usual with most of these releases, Wolfenstein: The New Order is also going to get a Day 1 patch. It appears that the Patch for the PS4 and Xbox One version is quite a hefty download."

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theXtReMe14048d ago

Wow. 5GB patch! I feel for those with slow internet. May take them 3 days to download the patch to play the game... Or at least, play it without issues. Sucks, you buy a game at retail and still have to wait a day or more to play it. Not to mention, those who buy or have preordered it digitally and have to download the patch on top of the 20 some odd GBs for the full game.

They have to get this under control. Half a GB, maybe... 5? Almost the size of a full AAA game last gen.

bleedsoe9mm4048d ago (Edited 4048d ago )

7.3 for the xb1 version and its a big game already 47gb . a bluray is what 50gb , would have had to put it on a second disc , probably didn't want to spend the money .

PsylentKiller4048d ago

Most patches generally replace most of the data as opposed to adding more. For example, with this patch, 4GB may be deleted from the original 47GB. Which means only 1GB is added, making the total HDD space used for the game is 48GB

bleedsoe9mm4048d ago

@PsylentKiller maybe but most patches aren't 5-7 gb either , its at least suspicious if you ask me

Eonjay4048d ago

I think HDD upgrades may become necessary sooner than we thought.

Codey474048d ago

@bleedsoe
Don't wanna be a pedantic prick but I'm gunna anywho.

A dual layer blu ray disc is up to 50GB
single layer is halved.

DJMarty4047d ago (Edited 4047d ago )

bleedsoe9mm - Blu-ray can do single/double/triple & quad layer discs. But that not the reason that the patch is not on disc at retail, its usually due to the game been worked on by devs even after the game has gone gold(to get pressed). Game goes gold weeks/months before retail release ships.

theXtReMe1 - 5Gb the same as a AAA game of last gen. Clearly your refering to 360's crappy DVD games. PS3 AAA games used Blu-ray, games were way bigger.

MonstaTruk4047d ago

@Eonjay

Mine was upgraded to 1TB on Day One (PS4). I am at almost 300gbs, though...

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waltyftm4048d ago

Absolutely ridiculous, and well bloody said.

joydestroy4048d ago

i don't think that's too terribly bad. i do feel for those that have a slow internet connection. it'll take about 50min for me on PS4 and i'm okay with that.

showtimefolks4048d ago

are these games really that big like 20-30 GB or are the developers just not compressing anything since we have Bluray disk now?

theXtReMe1

i agree man this has to get better hopefully it will

DLConspiracy4048d ago

That's the world we live in now. It's easier to work on the patch than hold back production like they did in the old days. It's multitasking. Still I feel bad for those with super slow internet or bandwidth caps. That's a big pain in the ass. I am buying a disc for this one.

Deadpoolio4048d ago

WTF do you mean like they did in the old days...LMAO in the old days if a game was broken it stayed broken, they didn't do a re-release they didn't release a patch...It was thank you and good day...If you have super slow internet gaming should probably be the last of your concerns...I say that only because I personally have become waaaayyyyy more hateful of these damn people with slow internet dragging an entire MP game down because they refuse to stay offline

DLConspiracy4048d ago (Edited 4048d ago )

@deadpoolio

I am not a little kid. I know how things work. I am old enough that I have been playing games for more than 30 years now.

However, you can't just blame "slow internet dragging an entire MP game down" on everyone. While you may have the OPTION of choosing which speed you get, others get bandwidth caps and slower connections because of their ISP. This isn't an online MP game anyhow. I wish more people had better options but they don't.

sgtGanGreen4047d ago

3 days for 5GB? Slowest internet you can get today can download 5gb in 2.5h

MRMagoo1234047d ago (Edited 4047d ago )

I have a feeling you have no clue what you are talking about lol, you do know down load rates are set as bits per second not bytes right ?

Benchm4rk4047d ago

Come over to Australia then and see some of our internet speeds and you will see first hand how long 5GB will take to download

badvlad4047d ago

slow internet in 2014 haa

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georgenancy4048d ago

5 gb patch?that's a load crap,totally unacceptable
i am from kenya where fast internet speeds is had to come by

cfc784048d ago

Is had to come by worse than hard to come by lol,only joking bro i know what you mean this is a huge pain in the arse.

Transporter474048d ago

just play and don't patch it, or patch it during night time, i feel for you even though i have fast internet. 5GB patch is way too big for day 1 AAA games that's unacceptable at least on my eyes. Although I think this is going to be a trend this generation...

Hazmat134048d ago

F*UCK i have the worst internet possible. time to wait 6 years to play a game!

PsylentKiller4048d ago

I know it costs a bit extra but if you are able to rent the game you could download it from the disc and then purchase the digital copy. That way you don't have to wait years for a digital download. As far as the patch goes, I think you can opt out of it if you download the disc while disconnected from the internet. I've never done this but I heard of others doing it.

boldscot4048d ago

Disgraceful, I won't be getting this game.

Transporter474048d ago

unacceptable yes, but its a one time thing so you were probably not going to get it anyways if a patch changes your mind...

Summons754048d ago

And here is the reason we shouldn't accept day one patches. When we purchase a game it should be finished and playable by the time we go to the store and purchase it.

lemoncake4048d ago

No thanks, i rather have patches than bugs in games that never get fixed like in the old day.

Summons754048d ago

Small patches to fix bugs is one this and acceptable, but if the game is completely broken and unplayable that you need a 5gb day one patch then the game needs to be held back and go through extensive QA to make sure it IS playable. Unfinished products are NOT acceptable.

showtimefolks4048d ago

lemoncake

he is saying day one big patches.

DLConspiracy4048d ago

You have to be somewhat understanding about the situation. It's not like pressing a license plate. This is complex code that is running on numerous platforms. Patches are best for the game in the end.

Summons754047d ago

Yes small ones, not have 5gb ones that go to finishing the game. We should be buy an unfinished product.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order Is The Last Of Its Kind

Wolfenstein: The New Order turns ten years old today, so we decided to play it again and discovered just how much of an extinct kind of game it is.

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SovereignSnaKe387d ago

It's an outstanding game and so was The Old Blood. Also a lost era of gaming. Interesting, I received a physical copy of The Old Blood 9 years ago today from Poland. It was digital only in North America initially upon release so I had to import.

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Wolfenstein: The New Order - A Highly Rated FPS That Hasn't Stood the Test of Time

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Seth_hun387d ago

I disagree. Its still a fantastic game, with very good gunplay and a surprisingly loveable cast of characters and a good story trough many different and interesting setpieces

hiawa23387d ago (Edited 387d ago )

All The New Order needs for my tastes is a this gen enhancement patch.

ChasterMies387d ago

I played New Order a couple of years after launch and I give it an 8/10. The shooter holds up because it is focused on being a good shooter. There is no crafting, no RPG elements, no open world find the question mark Weapons are fun. Enemies are fun. Levels offer a nice mix of stealth and shooting. You get to be the predator; this isn’t a game about fending off waves of enemies while a robot companion unlocks a door. Most importantly, New Order is the last of a dying breed of single player shooters.

Skuletor387d ago

Singleplayer shooters are still getting released every year, just look up "boomer shooters" and you'll find an an abundance of them. AAA fps campaigns, not so much.

Last year had Trepang2, RoboCop: Rogue City, Turbo Overkill, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Dread Templar, Sprawl and more

DustMan387d ago

The games you mentioned are not from AAA developers. Wolfenstein likely had a budget that was probably as big as all those games you mentioned combined. I'm not knocking the new wave of retro shooters. I absolutely love them (I think some get much higher review scores than they deserve though). I just really wouldn't describe Wolfenstein as purely a boomer shooter based on the relatively cohesive story, with cut scenes and is fully voice acted. Full set piece moments.

AA development seems to be focused keeping the single player solo experience alive. But the big developers are only concerned about the MTX and milking players who enjoy multiplayer.

ChasterMies387d ago (Edited 387d ago )

The age of AA shooters. I’m not saying it’s a bad thing. I like less expense, shorter games.

Abear21387d ago

Weird all the Wolfenstein articles.

Can you guess what will be announced at Xbox showcase?

DefenderOfDoom2387d ago

What Machine Games did with Wolfenstein franchise is awesome. The game play definitely to me , is still very fun to play !!!

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