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STALKER 2 Kicks Off Launch with a Massive Day One Patch (twistedvoxel.com)
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[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Day one patches are pretty common, don't see why this is a big deal.

[–] ours@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Read the article: it's a freaking 139gb patch. So those that preloaded in anticipation are pretty much back to the starting line.

[–] TurboHarbinger@feddit.cl 4 points 1 day ago

The game can't be preloaded. This was answered by the devs. Those 140gb are the entire game.

[–] derin@lemmy.beru.co 3 points 2 days ago

Yep, the same article also says:

The large download size might be due to how Xbox releases its updates. Xbox updates are often bigger compared to those on PC and PlayStation 4/5.

So, I stand by my original point that we shouldn't get worked up until the game actually launches; there's a decent chance the patch will be smaller on PC.