Preloading has begun for Gears of War 4 ahead of its release. Despite prior indications, there is a day one patch that you’ll need to download once the game is released on Xbox One, but only if you opt for a physical copy.
In response to a question on Twitter about the size of a day one patch yesterday, Gears boss Rod Fergusson replied, "Zero–it’s all there now." He has since clarified this, as it only applies to digital copies.
"To clarify–if digital, no day one patch since all 54.6 gigs are downloaded," he said in a subsequent tweet. "If physical disc then there will be 11 gig download." He didn’t provide any further details about what the update does.
Should you choose to purchase a digital copy, you can begin preloading both the Xbox One and PC versions now, the latter of which is even larger, at 80 GB. Gears 4 is an Xbox Play Anywhere game, providing digital buyers with access to both versions.
Just be aware that, before you begin preloading the PC version, you’ll want to make sure you have a new Windows update that can prevent you from losing download progress.
Source: GameSpot
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