PRE-DOWNLOAD?

[Zacarías Blanco del Fierro]

So, it's the first time I Pre-order a game. I thought I could download it so it´s ready for the day it's released. Is that a dream or will it be possible 1 or 2 days before?

[Kalou]

Big fat dream

[Zapix]

why does everyone feel the need to keep asking this when there's a bunch of threads with this very question. Don't answer, that's rhetorical. I'm sure your answer is one of these 10 different posts.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2788242818204755926/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974191139587/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974189826810/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974177850062/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842580436197/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974172355727/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842597021905/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842588995859/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3737376621721374890/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3737376621734659995/

[FROOT]

Probably a day or two before release. Well at least we can hope for it.

[Chiff]

If you're not going to offer preload, don't offer pre-order.

[Roccondil]

Originally posted by Chiff:

If you're not going to offer preload, don't offer pre-order.

If you are not going to let people pick up the game disk from the retailers to preinstall your game on their console, don’t offer preorders.

[NaabiS]

Originally posted by Iguanazzz:

So, it's the first time I Pre-order a game. I thought I could download it so it´s ready for the day it's released. Is that a dream or will it be possible 1 or 2 days before?

it's usually 24h before release like bl3 was

[Lynxie]

Originally posted by Zapix:

why does everyone feel the need to keep asking this when there's a bunch of threads with this very question. Don't answer, that's rhetorical. I'm sure your answer is one of these 10 different posts.

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2788242818204755926/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974191139587/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974189826810/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974177850062/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842580436197/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3938911974172355727/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842597021905/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/2640748842588995859/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3737376621721374890/

https://steamcommunity.com/app/1151640/discussions/0/3737376621734659995/

What`s pretty nerdy xD

[Vault Boy]

Originally posted by Roccondil:

Originally posted by Chiff:

If you're not going to offer preload, don't offer pre-order.

If you are not going to let people pick up the game disk from the retailers to preinstall your game on their console, don’t offer preorders.

If you get a physical game, you dont pre intall it. You can just play it.

[swenor]

Pre-Load*

[Roccondil]

Originally posted by Vault Boy:

Originally posted by Roccondil:

If you are not going to let people pick up the game disk from the retailers to preinstall your game on their console, don’t offer preorders.

If you get a physical game, you dont pre intall it. You can just play it.

Games end up being installed on consoles anyways to improve load times and graphics quality. It takes a while to install. Wouldn't it be nice if you could pick up the game early, install it, and then on release day be able to play it immediately?

but even if you don't install, you still have the game files in your possession, just like a downloaded game except on a CD not a hard drive. If the disks are allowed to be picked up early, then all you need to do is be sent a Day1 patch to unlock the disk, just like unlocking the pre-download via steam.

[Blu Chan]

Originally posted by Roccondil:

Originally posted by Vault Boy:

If you get a physical game, you dont pre intall it. You can just play it.

Games end up being installed on consoles anyways to improve load times and graphics quality. It takes a while to install. Wouldn't it be nice if you could pick up the game early, install it, and then on release day be able to play it immediately?

but even if you don't install, you still have the game files in your possession, just like a downloaded game except on a CD not a hard drive. If the disks are allowed to be picked up early, then all you need to do is send a Day1 patch to unlock the disk, just like unlocking the pre-download via steam.

Shhhh... You'll make him look bad with your logic.