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Rafux on 08 June 2013
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J_Allard said:
Rafux said:
J_Allard said:
There's a huge difference between requiring a once a day connection to check the console in and requiring you to download every 25GB game to the HDD.

Good point. But maybe if they do that thing like the PS4 where you can play the game while you are downloading it could a be a solution.

I assumed this was already the case. PC has games that do it already. I thought they said Xbone can do it too. Maybe its just for installing games off disc.

But I was referring more to the act of actually downloading the games. A 1.5 Mb connection would make that take forever. I mean.. even the PC market is not fully digital. The speeds are just not there for everyone yet.

Pre-download and play while downloading the game working together could be a solution. Publishers can let you start downloading the game 1 or 2 weeks before release date and it can only be played on that date, the game would be downloaded by parts, if you download the first part you can start playing while the next parts are downloading (exactly like the PS4 will do). I believe the X1 can do downloads while in sleep mode so you don't have to waste electricity.

I actually had 1.5MB before and is around 700MB per hour at full download speed, I used to leave my PS3 downloading before I went to bed, it was a waste of electricity but new consoles work in sleep mode.