Pre-load vs Download Day 1

[rattletop]

Hi all,

I wanna get your thoughts on Pre-loading the game vs downloading on day 1. I have already pre-ordered the game. However considering how the last game took so long to unpack after pre-loading it a day sooner, I feel it is better off downloading day 1. From what I read, with pre-loading, Steam has to decrypt all the pre-loaded files and that takes long depending on CPU and SSD. Right?
So help me decide between the two.
Thanks in advance!

[Matthewtrains]

I have Gigabit internet, i would still preload just to have it ready upon release

[DoReMi]

Originally posted by CptnSpandex:

Originally posted by MericSever:

why would you wait for 1-day launch ? if you can pre-load then pre-load .... unless you are still in the Pentium 1 days then ...... pray to silicone Jesus

Because pre loading means you have to wait about 3 hours for the game to unpack vs the 20 minutes it takes to download it upon launch, do it and find out, i will start downloading at the same time you start unpacking and we will see which one gets to play first, little experiment, i know the outcome though haha.

Not everyone has fast internet access.

[bkjolly77]

Originally posted by CptnSpandex:

Originally posted by MericSever:

why would you wait for 1-day launch ? if you can pre-load then pre-load .... unless you are still in the Pentium 1 days then ...... pray to silicone Jesus

Because pre loading means you have to wait about 3 hours for the game to unpack vs the 20 minutes it takes to download it upon launch, do it and find out, i will start downloading at the same time you start unpacking and we will see which one gets to play first, little experiment, i know the outcome though haha.

My unpacking typically takes a couple minutes at the most so I preload.

[Freelancepear87]

Originally posted by Freelancepear87:

i think i will preload, although the download speed is way faster for me during mornings there is no guarantee that it will be that and downloading 75gb takes a long time in sub 10mb/s speeds (it's usually that but sometimes my 5g connection kicks in and the download speed goes to 30mb/s). i am going to trust that decrypting the game files takes about an hour or so on my SSD which is enough time for me to do some groceries for the weekend.

i just realized the release will be in the evening in my timezone i will be pre-loading it regardless.

[Top Floor]

Yeah, I think I'm just going to do the day 1 download and not mess with the decryption step. The download should hopefully just be as fast on day one as it is now...hopefully.

[dalamar_tm]

estimated 11 hour download damn right I'm preloading

[Trixa]

Originally posted by rattletop:

Originally posted by potato:

if your connection is fast, don't preload

Like 30Mbps fast?

30 is not fast.

[Trixa]

Originally posted by Vasanth:

for me horizon zero dawn unpack under 30 minutes bcuz i preload it in pci 3.0 ssd i think it depend on ssd ( my cpu was i3 12100f not that powerful )

And it can download in like 5-10 mins ).

[Trixa]

Originally posted by MericSever:

why would you wait for 1-day launch ? if you can pre-load then pre-load .... unless you are still in the Pentium 1 days then ...... pray to silicone Jesus

Cause it is faster to get up and running.. 10 mins or so to download.

[Trixa]

Originally posted by MericSever:

Originally posted by potato:

cause preload requires decryption which can take longer than the download on release day

i live in AUS ..... it's ALWAYS quicker to pre-download :lunar2019laughingpig:

In Aus and it is quicker to DL :-
https://imgur.com/a/ShbsUtK

[MericSever]

Originally posted by Trixa:

Originally posted by MericSever:

i live in AUS ..... it's ALWAYS quicker to pre-download

In Aus and it is quicker to DL :-
https://imgur.com/a/ShbsUtK

Lol not on 100/40

[Trixa]

Originally posted by MericSever:

Originally posted by Trixa:

In Aus and it is quicker to DL :-
https://imgur.com/a/ShbsUtK

Lol not on 100/40

jump 1000/50 and never look back ).

[MericSever]

Originally posted by Trixa:

Originally posted by MericSever:

Lol not on 100/40

jump 1000/50 and never look back ).

Yeaaaaa no i have no need to pay any more than what i am, best i could get is 670/40 $105 - 110 aus

[Trixa]

Originally posted by MericSever:

Originally posted by Trixa:

jump 1000/50 and never look back ).

Yeaaaaa no i have no need to pay any more than what i am, best i could get is 670/40

Tax deduction :P.

[MericSever]

Originally posted by Trixa:

Originally posted by MericSever:

Yeaaaaa no i have no need to pay any more than what i am, best i could get is 670/40

Tax deduction :P.

If you are able to ie. you are a landlord or other (Streamer) that's fine .... not if you are renting