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[Sosokrates]

Was going to ask if anybody with a disc here can access the game now.

Thé reality is that nobody here crying and whining even buys discs.

I cant access the game even with digital, when I select campaign from the titles screen it asks me to pre order?

 

[Rob_27]

4gb update

 

[GHG]

you kinda went crazy hunting down a bunch of my posts in various other threads and went “LOL”zing them. …. Uh okay….

He's clearly a child, can't be too hard on him.

 

[On Demand]

You're assuming you can just put a 100GB blu-ray disk in there an have it work on base xbox one without a UHD player. But it does not. You can't have bother. Either just one version of the game on the disk, or it won't work across every device

That’s MS’s problem for still supporting XB1 then?

 

[ANDS]

No, just the green light and abandon thread, lol.

My bad; I only guessed at it being a COD reference, though the second GIF, on third viewing, is (probably) not from the series in question and should have been my first clue.

 

[prinz_valium]

That’s MS’s problem for still supporting XB1 then?

Yes it's a choice. And obviously the better one.

 

[On Demand]

Yes it's a choice. And obviously the better one.

It’s a new generation. It would be nice for physical copy owners to be able to get complete games on disc to install even before patches and updates.

I mean PS5 uses 100GB disc for reason.

 

[Sosokrates]

He's clearly a child, can't be too hard on him.

Lol, he was the one that was triggering all of my posts.

But its not surprising you are taking his side, probably still upset from our last exchange.

 

[GHG]

As a reminder, i totally forgot about this for Xbox, Xbox Series uses the same 50GB bluray disc as XB1. For the people who use digital you might not care. But if MS is going to be selling physically media still, the least the could of done is went with the 100GB UHD disc to make sure there’s enough space for complete next generation games to fit on the disc.






This shit is ridiculous. Don’t care what anybody says trying to defend this.

But what about P. T.!?

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Then I guess they aren’t buying $500 video game consoles either.

I don't think some people on this forum truly understands what being poor means ....

As a reminder, i totally forgot about this for Xbox, Xbox Series uses the same 50GB bluray disc as XB1. For the people who use digital you might not care. But if MS is going to be selling physically media still, the least the could of done is went with the 100GB UHD disc to make sure there’s enough space for complete next generation games to fit on the disc.






This shit is ridiculous. Don’t care what anybody says trying to defend this.

With games requiring day one and post launch patches I don't get what there is to really defend. Imagine buying Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4 on day one and playing it without the patches downloaded.

Anyway, the Halo campaign is finally downloading for me. LETS GO!!!!!!

 

[Rob_27]

Oh fuck me now I got to download the campaign

 

[DeepEnigma]

With games requiring day one and post launch patches I don't get what there is to really defend. Imagine buying Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4 on day one and playing it without the patches downloaded.

Missed the Cyperpunk outrage, did ya?

 

[On Demand]

I don't think some people on this forum truly understands what being poor means ....


With games requiring day one and post launch patches I don't get what there is to really defend. Imagine buying Cyberpunk 2077 for PS4 on day one and playing it without the patches downloaded.

Anyway, the Halo campaign is finally downloading for me. LETS GO!!!!!!

Games can ship in a playable state at launch on disc even without updates. Unless the developers are shipping an incomplete game and requires a patch which should not be happening and nobody should be supporting.

 

[BigLee74]

You guys s*cking on Phill's d*ck or something?

Not having the full game on disc is shit. Period.

Not only because you need to download the rest. But if you uninstall the game, you'll have to download it again everytime.

Maybe if you go somewhere with no internet connection and you want to play the campaign, you are fucked

It's not a deal breaker or anything, but it's not great

I buy all games digital, but there's a reason why people buy on disc to this day

Nah, you’re wrong (and rude ).

You will rarely get a game on disc these days that contains nothing but a key and perhaps the most basic of assets. Generally, there will be a lot to download. This isn’t a Phil thing, or a Halo thing, or an Xbox thing.

This is nothing new, and was like that for most of last generation too.

The only benefits to buying discs these days are that they are cheaper than digital copies, and can also be sold on (with the disadvantage being that the disc needs to be in the machine for the game to work).

 

[JackMcGunns]

But what about P. T.!?

Exactly, it sounds like Halo had a good excuse. So P.T. was simply corporate bullshit.

I rest my case.

 

[DeepEnigma]

P. fucking T.

We reached a whole new level folks.

 

[Sosokrates]

I can answer. But I dont want to burst the bubble you live in.

 

[Sosokrates]

 

[JackMcGunns]

P. fucking T.

We reached a whole new level folks.

Halo positive reviews
Halo is working for discs now
Halo redeemed

THIS ISN'T FAIR!

 

[ResetEraVetVIP]

This is a big issue and needs to be fixed..Its BS.

 

[DeepEnigma]

Halo positive reviews
Halo is working for discs now
Halo redeemed

THIS ISN'T FAIR!

Keep the baby nuts projection game on lock.

 

[rofif]

So there is another thing Phill didn't do today.. played the halo campaign

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

Missed the Cyperpunk outrage, did ya?

No, that was my point. Cyberpunk was a broken mess and it was somehow worst before the day one patch. So the people who got the physical game and played without the patch had a even more horrible experience with the game.

Games can ship in a playable state at launch on disc even without updates. Unless the developers are shipping an incomplete game and requires a patch which should not be happening and nobody should be supporting.

Your absolutely right

But unfortunately its becoming more common for these games to ship broken and requiring day one patches, It is what it is.

 

[DeepEnigma]

No, that was my point. Cyberpunk was a broken mess and it was somehow worst before the day one patch. So the people who got the physical game and played without the patch had a even more horrible experience with the game.

Yet... they were able to actually play what they physically bought.

But I get what you mean in that context.

 

[alabtrosMyster]

I am speculating but didn’t Microsoft have GFWL or whatever and they already jettisoned all those players into the ether because they couldn’t be bothered to keep it running.

GFWL, WMA, probably some more.

 

[twilo99]

Still shows coming soon on GPU for PC :|

 

[FranXico]

But anyone trying to game on a PS5 or xbox series without an online connection is going to run into problems.

That's funny, I can install and play Demon's Souls or Death Stranding (among others) in a PS5 without ever downloading anything from the internet.

 

[FranXico]

What other game you could buy on a disc and not be able to play it for an entire day?

Why are people defending this shit?

Activision were the first to pull this kind of shit off IIRC.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Well first halo I won't buy since the original but hope everyone else has fun. But I like to own the shit I play

 

[JLB]

Well first halo I won't buy since the original but hope everyone else has fun. But I like to own the shit I play

 

[thegame983]

On PC

so there was a 4gig update that downloaded via the microsoft store, then you go in game, go to game management and choose the 20 gig campaign update

which then has to download

 

[FranXico]

Yet... they were able to actually play what they physically bought.

But I get what you mean in that context.

The verb "play" loosely applicable in that case, of course.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Sure what? U having fun or me not buying it a installer disc? Didn't buy a series x for the same reason most disc don't work without an update on series x but on a one s and x.

 

[shenmue mugen]

let me grind some FF7 Remake while waintig Infinite to download

 

[alabtrosMyster]

It’s been known for weeks. But people in this thread are ignoring that small fact.

Mayeb not everyone cared this much weeks ago, it's like putting out political news on a Friday.

 

[Danjin44]

Its 2021, You might aswell complain that games require electricity if your going to complain about needing the internet.

Recently my house’s electricity went out but I still could play SMT5 on my Switch with no internet connection. I personally value games that I can play them completely offline.

 

[ReBurn]

Well first halo I won't buy since the original but hope everyone else has fun. But I like to own the shit I play

I like the part where you said you own what you play. The plastic license makes people feel better, but I bet they could still make those discs not work if they wanted to.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Nah, you’re wrong (and rude ).

You will rarely get a game on disc these days that contains nothing but a key and perhaps the most basic of assets. Generally, there will be a lot to download. This isn’t a Phil thing, or a Halo thing, or an Xbox thing.

This is nothing new, and was like that for most of last generation too.

The only benefits to buying discs these days are that they are cheaper than digital copies, and can also be sold on (with the disadvantage being that the disc needs to be in the machine for the game to work).

When you're this clueless, you probably shouldn't post at all.

 

[IDKFA]

That makes sense. I know some people are shocked because it's a disc and expected th campaign to be there, but the game probably isn't on the disc at all.

In the past, if you got hold of a physical game before the official launch you could play it, but those days are well and truly over.

A vast majority of physical games are just keys for a download. This, plus more and more games are becoming live services, online only multiplayer titles, require huge day one patches and soon will be loaded with NFTs. Physical media doesn't make sense in the future of gaming.

It would also be more environmentally friendly to completely ditch physical games.

 

[Kagey K]

Sure what? U having fun or me not buying it a installer disc? Didn't buy a series x for the same reason most disc don't work without an update on series x but on a one s and x.

I've read this sentence 1000 times and I still can't parse what you are trying to say. I can follow until this part:

Didn't buy a series x for the same reason most disc don't work without an update on series x

But this part ????

but on a one s and x.

As a whole sentence it leaves me....

 

[THE DUCK]

Waaaaaaaaaaasaa. Who cares, it's not actually out until now you can't be outraged that it won't play. Like others have said, welcome to 2021, imagine technology being used to protect something (gasp).

 

[Sosokrates]

That's funny, I can install and play Demon's Souls or Death Stranding (among others) in a PS5 without ever downloading anything from the internet.

Yeah, its is possible but what happens when theres a daulsense update needed, or a patch for the game to stop bugs.

Your overall experience without internet is going to be worse.

And for someone spending $499 on a gaming product are they going to want a comprimised experience?

 

[BigLee74]

When you're this clueless, you probably shouldn't post at all.

Smart ass, huh? I hardly own any modern disc that will now play without having to download a patch or something first. Especially something that involves multiplayer.

So I for one am not surprised at how Halo is packaged on disc.

 

[DeepEnigma]

or a patch for the game to stop bugs.

Bethesda games have done very well without worrying about patching their bugs. Hell, they carry them over from every new sku of the same game, regardless of platform. Now that's preservation.

 

[Sosokrates]

Bethesda games have done very well without worrying about patching their bugs. Hell, they carry them over from every new sku of the same game, regardless of platform. Now that's preservation.

 

[sainraja]

On PC

so there was a 4gig update that downloaded via the microsoft store, then you go in game, go to game management and choose the 20 gig campaign update

which then has to download

It's the same on Xbox S|X. I had started an update which I thought was the campaign and then when I went into launch the campaign, it asked me to install it. Minor annoyance.

 

[Ma-Yuan]

Th

I've read this sentence 1000 times and I still can't parse what you are trying to say. I can follow until this part:

Didn't buy a series x for the same reason most disc don't work without an update on series x

But this part ????

but on a one s and x.

As a whole sentence it leaves me....

Those dumb delivery disc miss the config files for series x so they won't run without an abisimal update that could be on the fucking disc of what is actually a Xbox one game. Its a riddle that ps4 games can run of a disc on ps5 but ms as Software wizards need you to be online to download a stupid config file even on games that came after the series x launch.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Smart ass, huh? I hardly own any modern disc that will now play without having to download a patch or something first. Especially something that involves multiplayer.

So I for one am not surprised at how Halo is packaged on disc.

Ok, so because you buy and play mostly MP games and hardly own any discs, then according to you, most games launching on discs don't actually hold the game and instead include only a key?...

That's your train of logic?... Lol, wow!

For the record, you're entirely wrong, especially on console. Most console games on disc include the game and don't require an internet connection at all to be able to play.

...but I'm not convinced you didn't know that.

 

[Kagey K]

Th

Those dumb delivery disc miss the config files for series x so they won't run without an abisimal update that could be on the fucking disc of what is actually a Xbox one game. Its a riddle that ps4 games can run of a disc on ps5 but ms as Software wizards need you to be online to download a stupid config file even on games that came after the series x launch.

Ok thanks for helping me understand it, those last few words just weren't making sense to me the way they were written.

 

[THE DUCK]

Ok, so because you buy and play mostly MP games and hardly own any discs, then according to you, most games launching on discs don't actually hold the game and instead include only a key?...

That's your train of logic?... Lol, wow!

For the record, you're entirely wrong, especially on console. Most console games on disc include the game and don't require an internet connection at all to be able to play.

...but I'm not convinced you didn't know that.

But what real value in 2021 does the disk being able to play without accessing the internet? For the 0.0001% time when the net is down? If you can't wait that long without saying the sky is falling, you have other problems anyhow. I'd love to know what percentage of those owning a $500 game machine don't have fast reliable internet? 0.0000001%?
Yet another halo thread to complain about nothing for 300 posts......