Why can't we preinstall?

[Okami]

I have fast internet so shouldn't be too bad but it's 3 days from release, throw us a bone. here's to hoping day 1 bugs are low impact.

[Coffee Addict]

ask square/valve only they know the answer to this they have not shared it with the public as far as iam aware

[zpiders]

Yeah it sucks, my internet speed isn't the fastest and with the game being 155gb, I won't be playing until the next day :(

[Darklesh]

Because it's not DRM heavily protected (no denuvo ♥♥♥♥) so... they want to avoid the shame of piracy trainwreck before release.

[Iron Reaper]

piracy is for sure the reason

[Ashy]

Yeah, throw us a bone!

[Private Ryan]

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

This.

[Coffee Addict]

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

if theres no denuvo then the game will be cracked and uploaded day 1 anyways so preventing preloads for this reason is a moot point

[DBR]

Given the choice between no preload period or Denuvo DRM turning the game into a slideshow, I will gladly forego the preload.

[MSK02]

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

The preload files are encrypted and completely inaccessible, let alone crackable. This isn’t about piracy, Square simply doesn’t care. combined with the absence of a demo, these are not good signs.

[shadow onion]

Originally posted by Coffee Addict:

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

if theres no denuvo then the game will be cracked and uploaded day 1 anyways so preventing preloads for this reason is a moot point

It means that they will have 24 hours before the crack unless the pirates internet speed is fast enough to download 155gb in one day then re-upload it. Most of the purchases will be pre-orders or day 1 purchases so they'd actually lose out on quite a bit of sales otherwise - when it comes to sales the first 2-3 days are the most important. That being said, I'm probably only gonna get to play the day after dues to my download speed ;(

[LazyAmerican]

Originally posted by MSK02:

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

The preload files are encrypted and completely inaccessible, let alone crackable. This isn’t about piracy, Square simply doesn’t care. combined with the absence of a demo, these are not good signs.

I mean I can't speak for the quality of the port but the game is 100% awesome.

[Ben]

Originally posted by Okami:

I have fast internet so shouldn't be too bad but it's 3 days from release, throw us a bone. here's to hoping day 1 bugs are low impact.

They are still fixing bugs.

[EpicNameGuy]

Originally posted by Coffee Addict:

Originally posted by Iron Reaper:

piracy is for sure the reason

if theres no denuvo then the game will be cracked and uploaded day 1 anyways so preventing preloads for this reason is a moot point

It's still a valid point.

When a game leaks pre-release, and is the only way to play before officially available, it's that much more attractive to a large class of gamers. The fact that its free is just icing for those folks.

Granted, this is a game that is out on another platform, but this is almost definitely the superior version. Also, SE is trying to explore a path to viability for these AAA titles, and PC is really important for them to do so. It's also a tricky platform to get right (i.e. stable and performant). They are getting better at this, but it's a shift for them they are nearing completion on I think.

It is what it is. It's almost here, just wait.

[The ChoomSlayer]

Originally posted by EpicNameGuy:

Originally posted by Coffee Addict:

if theres no denuvo then the game will be cracked and uploaded day 1 anyways so preventing preloads for this reason is a moot point

It's still a valid point.

When a game leaks pre-release, and is the only way to play before officially available, it's that much more attractive to a large class of gamers. The fact that its free is just icing for those folks.

Granted, this is a game that is out on another platform, but this is almost definitely the superior version. Also, SE is trying to explore a path to viability for these AAA titles, and PC is really important for them to do so. It's also a tricky platform to get right (i.e. stable and performant). They are getting better at this, but it's a shift for them they are nearing completion on I think.

It is what it is. It's almost here, just wait.

Tell me you don't know what pre-load is without telling me you don't know what pre-load actually is

[Coffee Addict]

Originally posted by EpicNameGuy:

It's almost here, just wait.

if i was going to pirate the game i wouldnt have pre order it