Pancake Mix
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If that were the case, then it would just be Warner Bros. being cheap in NA and not being cheap in the EU. It's possible.
We'll find out soon.
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Lego City Undercover Switch cover mentions 13GB download [Up3: Full game on card]
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If that were the case, then it would just be Warner Bros. being cheap in NA and not being cheap in the EU. It's possible.
We'll find out soon.
Waluigilicious
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Edited my posts, thanks.
The Bomberman cover also mentions a required download and as you all know there's no such thing.
Um. It doesn't say that there is storage space required to play.
It has exactly the same wording as the Lego case, just the file sizes are vastly different.
Interesting, thanks for the info. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
You think Bomberman is downloading 300KB for the online ?
Since the back-of-the-box download statement is found on other games that don't require internet like Bomberman, isn't the primary concern the "INTERNET REQUIRED" message on the front? It's the only Switch game case bearing those words, right?
http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/lego-city-internet.jpg
http://nintendoeverything.com/wp-content/uploads/lego-city-internet.jpg
Christberg
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This is extremely confusing and I hope somebody clears it up soon one way or the other.
Pancake Mix
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MGSV PC shipping with less than a GB worldwide would seem to show that the reasons you've given cannot be the case.
Could be Nintendo of Europe though.
Ah, read wrongly I thought it's internet required for Bomberman too. Then I have no idea.
Pancakes R Us
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Skittzo0413
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It uses the exact same wording as the image in the OP for LCU.
Gamezone
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Does this game have online functions at all?
ScrabbleBanshee
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Switch supports hardware texture compression, possibly all of the largest assets have been massively compressed in switch version.
MGSV just had a steam installer. There was no gamedata on the disc.
Undead Fantasy
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Can anyone from the US test Bomberman without the download?
Pancake Mix
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Yes, I know and that does not negate my point, it's just more info than I needed in my post. Games can ship in the EU in a similar state as Lego City Undercover is (supposedly) in within NA.
If it's different in Europe, it's because of Warner Bros. themselves or Nintendo of Europe, not EU regulations, as MGSV shows us.
Gamezone
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That's hilarious.
do we actually know what expensive means in this case?
like a 20 cent module would still be more "expensive" than say a 15 cent one...
(because I somewhat doubt that these things are expensive enough to warrant a 10$ premium)
Interface23
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So a bunch of folks are saying the box was printed wrong? Hopefully that's the case? IGN said there was a "small update" on day 1 but not 13GB
plagiarize
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I would really like our fears on this to be completely unfounded. Hopefully we get confirmation before too long.
WordAssassin
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LOL if it was supposed to say "1.3GB install" and the "." got left out by mistake.
I really hope this is sorted out, I definitely want to play this again with smaller loading times and actually finish it. I'd get it on PS4 but I want all the special Nintendo touches too. But if there really is some fuckery afoot where the full game isn't on the cart or can't be played properly without a download that just sucks and I won't be buying it again ):
Do you have a link or anything? Just curious where you saw that.
Well, if IGN got the game and didn't have to download a 13GB patch/install/whatever, I think we have pretty solid evidence that there's a fuckery somewhere.
Care to share a source ?
Or 13 MB instead of GB.
Beer Monkey
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Oh, man. If it's 1.3GB I'd wonder if the game is 17.3GB (X1 version is 17.7 with 1080p cutscenes) and you get 16GB of it on the card.
Gamezone
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They accidentally printed Internet required along with a 13 GB typo, while the game is 13 GB smaller than the Wii U version
NOLA_Gaffer
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This thread is a hell of a rollercoaster.
KennyLinder
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LordOcidax
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Wii U version is 17 GB too.
Chrizzy_81
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Could this not be a compressed installer on the cart, and that's the reason so much space is required to unpack and install?
Why would that require an internet connection?
Interface23
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http://m.ign.com/articles/2017/03/28/wb-comments-on-lego-city-undercover-switch-download
"Players who purchase LEGO City: Undercover on Nintendo Switch at retail do not need to download the game to play. All players who purchase the game can download the small content update patch with an internet connection."
If small is 13gb then WB are nuts
1.3gb is small, 13gb is not. I'm still #teamtypo.
Gamezone
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Did they just copy that from Eurogamer, because the statement is just as bad.
And because of 1.3GB you put "Internet required" on front of the boxart? Or they were able to reduce the file size by 10GB? Doubt it.
What if it's 13MB and the typo is just a letter.
Maybe it's a Nintendo policy to add the mention if you have to download something to play the game ?
Maybe it's a Nintendo policy to add the mention if you have to download something to play the game ?
Chrizzy_81
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I dunno, it was just me trying to explain the alleged madness. Guess time will tell.
Interface23
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Then why the eShop thing though, that's baffling in its own right because saying it's ~8GB is disingenuous as all hell if it's ~20...
The space used up for things like save and extra data is likely treated separately from the download for the game itself as far as the eShop listing is concerned.
But WB's statements about a "small content update" when playing from a physical copy aren't consistent with some massive required download after purchasing it.
If the patch is required to play the game then it could be 13kb and they would still put it on.
As I've said before, this is a port of a notoriously poorly-coded game 4 years after the fact from a team whose gotten a lot better at porting games. Being able to compress everything down to 7-9GB isn't exactly an impossibility, it just seems that way because blu-rays and mandatory installs have made compression a lost art. Skyrim came out on a single 7.5gb disc on the 360 and that had tons of voice, textures, etc.
That and it's not like boxarts haven't gone out with typos before. Remember Resident Evil: Revelaitons?
It might not be a typo, there may be another explanation, but now that I know how big the Xbox One and digital versions are the Switch version being 7gb+a 13gb download is becoming increasingly more far-fetched.
Nostremitus
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If WB wanted they could tie the game cart to a console on their servers to keep someone from just installing the game on other people's consoles for free.
Not that I think the cart is just an installer, just spitballing why an internet connection could be required by the publisher.
Waluigilicious
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Omfg did WB use the word "game" again for IGN too? Why do they say they won't need to download the "game" when we know that already! Also what kind of wizardry is able to make the game run with only 7GB?! We need to know as if this is true then it's a good sign for third parties. Wtf is going on!
Edit: Does anyone know what the size will be on the eu eshop?
Edit: Does anyone know what the size will be on the eu eshop?