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Metal Gear Solid V Will not Have a Preload on Steam
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The download size is already known
They're real time! The audio takes up less space than MGS4 too apparently. Total game size is like 25-30gbs or something on PS4/XB1/PC and like under 12 or something on last gen
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Just about to buy this on steam and I read this 
What the fuck!
What the fuck!
GwyndolinCinder
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Steam still hasn't updated the available time, if the new Zealand release is true
Hyrule Warrior
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Sunday?? god dammit, I gotta move on Sunday
why are they doing this to me... Not only is releasing on a bad day for me, but I was hoping I could at least preload it before I moved. Ill have some kind of internet where Im going, but I doubt it'll be a good speed like I have here.The time on the steam page is how long the pre-purchase period is. You can pre-purchase MGSV to get the prepurchase bonuses up until 10AM PST on Sept 1st. You can, however, download the game starting at 00:00 NZ time on September first (8:00 am Aug 31 EST) if you've already pre-ordered it.
GwyndolinCinder
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Nice thanks for clearing that up!
Is this 100% confirmed now?
I mean...
While not a GREAT example, preloading means you can still play day 1 despite that long ass download time
Wait. That's basically my connection speed, which means that if the game is 28GB i should be able to download it in 12-14 hours. While it's kinda shitty, i'm fine with that, especially if i can really start downloading the game at 00.00 NZ (2 pm in Italy).
Anyway we know that Steam downloads are often smaller than the full size of the game installed on the hdd, so maybe the dl will be a bit less than 28GB?
Hidden One
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Id be pissed if steam had shity downloads like PSN.
Yeah, good thing it never gets as bad as PSN.
Not Spaceghost
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At best the game will probably be 20gigs on the download file.
I have 400kbp download speeds too so it's kinda awful.
johnnydrama
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Don't think that's an option, mate.
For the people with really shit speeds, but who have access to a university campus or something -- what I've done with stupidly big downloads (i.e. 44GB Shadow of Mordor) is download the games on campus with the cray speeds they have there, either with a laptop or to an external drive, and then copy & paste the files onto my desktop in Steam\steamapps\common. Start the download on your home system, Steam will see you've got all files already and you're ready to go.
What you'll most likely find is that it has either only a download key in it, or a disc that installs about 25% of the game and then asks you to download the rest with a key.
What you'll most likely find is that it has either only a download key in it, or a disc that installs about 25% of the game and then asks you to download the rest with a key.
Blooddimond
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Yup. Only system req differences are ram and hard drive space, identical to GZ otherwise.
PHOENIXZERO
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Going by other games that were a part of NVIDIA promotions, probably not getting them.
Rawket Lawnchair
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If this is true, it sucks big time as I got such a code.
MGSV will be a big game. It's not that big though. The GAF hype doesn't translate to the rest of the Steam userbase I'm afraid.
MGS2 sold 7m worldwide, MGS3 3.6m and MGS4 4.3m. Good sales, but not Steam breaking by any measure.
PHOENIXZERO
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It might depend on how much Konami cares though.
It would space out the download stress on Steam's system, so it would have the opposite effect if preload was available.
It should. I used an Nvidia code and have the pre-order stuff, except for a copy of GZ. To check, Go to the game in your steam library and the page should have DLC purchased and whether or not you want to install it.. otherwise right click on the game's name and look at properties there should be a DLC tab.
Welp, no luck, bought my code second hand, was there supposed to be a different code for dlc?
Edit: I have no DLC tab when I right click on Phantom Pain, also no tabs when I scroll down the library page
You get all the DLC, you don't get the free copy of GZ.
PHOENIXZERO
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Yeah, I also have the game thanks to NVIDIA (and NewEgg) and I'm not seeing DLC listed and no properties option to check DLC.
PHOENIXZERO
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err.. of course those wouldn't be there because that doesn't show up until you can install it.. lol.. my bad.. not thinking straight, I probably hallucinated seeing those pre-order things listed on my page out of thirst
anyways, from the steam TPP forums:
Okay that clears it up, thanks.
It's still not clear what's to happen. Peeler's tweets are a little all over the place (there was a lively discussion about this in the Steam thread yesterday) and the game is still set to unlock at 10am PT worldwide, NZ included.
do we know exactly when I'll be able to click Download in the UK?
I'm leaving for a(nother) week in a hotel room on Tuesday morning at 6:30am & I'd like to bring my PC with a fresh copy of MGS already downloaded to play in the evenings. I really hope it launches at midnight or some point on monday
I'm leaving for a(nother) week in a hotel room on Tuesday morning at 6:30am & I'd like to bring my PC with a fresh copy of MGS already downloaded to play in the evenings. I really hope it launches at midnight or some point on monday
Oldest Snake
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The game is available for download at 00:01 on Tuesday 1st September, New Zealand time. So it should be available for download from 12:00pm on Monday 31st August in the UK.
Except the game is still set to unlock worldwide at 10am PT and while Peeler answered in the affirmative that those outside of New Zealand will be able to download the game as well, he also said that the pre-order period will run until 10am PT, which not only directly contradicts the former comment but also further supports the current unlock time.
Oldest Snake
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So... we still don't know?
It's been a while since I pre-ordered a game on steam but surely they don't normally leave them until 5:00pm to unlock on day of release? That's ridiculous.
EDIT: Or is that 5:00pm on the 31st, not the 1st? I don't know how to timezone.
GwyndolinCinder
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It should unlock at midnight NZ time, so 12 or 1pm in uk on the 31st
Nope. If nothing changes, then it's 10am PT for everyone.
Games release at 10am PT by default since it's Valve that has to change release states of apps and 10am is when the store updates. Changing release states is still one of the very few things publishers can't just handle themselves using the Steam Partners frontend. At present, TPP is still 6 days, 22 hours and 10 minutes away.
lame, especially with no preload, guess I'm playing the game on the 2nd then.
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