Halo: The Master Chief Collection requires a 20GB update

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The enormous 20GB day-one download players will have to install for Halo: The Master Chief Collection "is not a patch", director Frank O'Connor has explained. "It's content".

O'Connor addressed the matter in a post on the NeoGAF forum over the weekend, following a minor upheaval over confirmation that the Xbox One Halo compilation will ship with a huge 20GB day-one install.

As O'Connor explains, the download is not an inexplicatly large title update, but actual main game content pushed out digitally to avoid having to ship the physical game on two discs.

"That's not a patch. It's content," posted O'Connor under his known NeoGAF alias, 'Stinkles'. "The game is designed to run as a single, unified product, digital is seamless obviously, but we also wanted disc users to have the same experience, without swapping discs. Since the bulk of it is [multiplayer] or MP related, the logic is sound. There will ALSO be a [Title Update] in there, but that in itself is a tiny fraction of the content," he added.

"We realize that this isn't ideal for everyone, but it's the path to the smoothest eventual experience."

Xbox One games ship on dual-layer Blu-ray discs which have a capacity of around 50GBs. Halo: The Master Chief Collection contains four full Halo games including thier campaigns and multiplayer modes, update visuals Halo 1 and 2, and a large selection of bonus content, so it comes as no surprise that the complete package couldn't fit onto a single disc.

Earlier today Microsoft released a new trailer for Halo: Nightfall, the live-action series that comes as part of the The Master Chief Collection. Episodes of Halo: Nightfall will be released on a weekly basis commencing from the game's November 11 launch.



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LatencyPosted:

AMD-FX I will get the game on Tuesday of its release... My internet wont finish the download till wensday night, and I wont even be able to play till friday due to work. YAY!(Sarcasm) But oh well looks like I will have to wait a little longer before I can rid myself of my life once more. #Ihatedownloadingat300-500KB/s


Who would want to download 20GB of useless things they could've put on a disc to make our lives easier.

TehHamburgerPosted:

I will get the game on Tuesday of its release... My internet wont finish the download till wensday night, and I wont even be able to play till friday due to work. YAY!(Sarcasm) But oh well looks like I will have to wait a little longer before I can rid myself of my life once more. #Ihatedownloadingat300-500KB/s

LatencyPosted:

My internet would not be able to sustain these updates. What do they think we are, made of money? We no longer have unlimited data. We pay like $50 every Gig over.

CokaCola Wow thats pretty weird how you need 20GB install now. I miss the old days were you just needed the disc to play haha. No install.


Those are still current days on the 360. However it just more updates.

xKat 20 GB Is pretty ridiculous if you ask me


Exactly what I'm trying to explain.

J-AdamsPosted:

WOW. That's a huge update, but those games were awesome i'll live with the update :)

MajPosted:

20 GB Is pretty ridiculous if you ask me

1989Posted:

TheDobbatron The game itself is 44.5gb downloaded it from the store already so makes sense half would be part of the Mp side


Well it is 4 games in one.

Its not like there going to make it only 20gb the whole game.

1989Posted:

Don't really care about this 20gb update still getting the game.

ZachPosted:

Regardless of the 20GB day one update, I am still buying the game. With all the content offered it's going to be worth it.

TheDobbatronPosted:

The game itself is 44.5gb downloaded it from the store already so makes sense half would be part of the Mp side

TippurPosted:

ProJimmyRustler What is with all of these day one patches? Sure they say its content, but blu-ray discs have massive capacity (25-128GB). Why can't this content come on the disc?


Because then they would need 2 discs and no one wants 2 discs lol.


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