So it doesn't allow download and installation until it hits the release time

[mick]

I still don't see an option to install the game. I think that is stupid.

Many games allow to install before the release time, so we don't need to wait an hour or so for the download and install..

[[-iD-]]

there was never any pre-load plans to start with

[Shield]

I agree but I'm coping that the time it would take to unpack the game files would be substantial anyways

[S4v4n4]

They never confirmed pre-load for PC anyways.

[jtdecoff1027]

if you check all the media THERE WERE AND ARE PRE-LOAD plans it is just that CAPCOM is lazy and/or negligent in their process and/or actions when it comes to STEAM and the pre-load install shows up when someone remembers (usually 1 - 2 hours before release)... do a little more research before commenting.

[Dradiin]

Originally posted by owlBear:

I agree but I'm coping that the time it would take to unpack the game files would be substantial anyways

It is amazing how many Steam users forget this with every new release. Same garbage with every new game.

[S4v4n4]

Console doesn't equal PC. Media doesn't equal Capcom.

[Johnathon Fortnite]

Originally posted by Dradiin:

Originally posted by owlBear:

I agree but I'm coping that the time it would take to unpack the game files would be substantial anyways

It is amazing how many Steam users forget this with every new release. Same garbage with every new game.

took me like 2 hours to unpack the last game I preordered lmao. Would've been faster to just download fr

[fox]

Originally posted by mick:

Many games allow to install before the release time, so we don't need to wait an hour or so for the download and install..

An hour?? Takes me ten, 15 minutes tops..

[Johnathon Fortnite]

Originally posted by fox:

Originally posted by mick:

Many games allow to install before the release time, so we don't need to wait an hour or so for the download and install..

An hour?? Takes me ten, 15 minutes tops..

welcome to my 2015 pc bro

[Wonyo]

Originally posted by fox:

Originally posted by mick:

Many games allow to install before the release time, so we don't need to wait an hour or so for the download and install..

An hour?? Takes me ten, 15 minutes tops..

With my download speed of 850MB/sec, might just be as fast to download...
Must be more or less...

[jtdecoff1027]

If you go into the Steam app on your phone then go to library and then go to dragons dogma 2 you will see the download button there.

[Viper]

a preload does not install the game in any way.It just downloads a file that is encrypted.

[Blackheart6004]

Originally posted by jtdecoff1027:

If you go into the Steam app on your phone then go to library and then go to dragons dogma 2 you will see the download button there.

That wont do anything until release time.

[Slap and Pickle]

Originally posted by owlBear:

I agree but I'm coping that the time it would take to unpack the game files would be substantial anyways

Took my pc only ten minutes to uncompress Starfield. If you have a decent NVMe SSD and CPU it takes no time at all. If you do have issues with the time to unpack pre downloads, the cpu demands of this game might make you rage.

[GGamerG]

Originally posted by Dradiin:

Originally posted by owlBear:

I agree but I'm coping that the time it would take to unpack the game files would be substantial anyways

It is amazing how many Steam users forget this with every new release. Same garbage with every new game.

This may be hard to believe, but not everyone is like you. There are those who can't afford higher bandwidth or are in places that don't allow it.
Let's do some math, let's say someone has a download speed of 2mb/s, yes MANY of these people exist, again the world doesn't revolve around your circumstances. DD2 is a 70GB game, therefore it would take roughly 10 hours to download. That's right. 10 hours. That's not including any bottlenecking since there is no preload, which can drop the download speed to the kilobytes. Unpacking it depends on one's hardware, to many variables to determine time, but for argument's sake let's say it's "longer than the download cause Steam users always forget this," and add in 4 hours because even I don't think unpacking would take more than 10 hours.
So let's put it together. 10 hours + 4 hours = 14 hours until this person can play the game if preloading is available.
Preloading doesn't seem to be so bad now. Have some empathy for people different from you.