Okay so I pre-ordered Fallout 4 a few months ago on Xbox One digitally. I saw today that the file size has been changed to 28.12 GB on the store. So I wanted to know is it available for pre download yet? It has not automatically pre downloaded yet and it doesn't give me the option to do so yet, it just says play it on 11/10/15. Is this just me or is it not available for pre download yet on Xbox One?

Er, I think the clues are on your Xbox.

If it doesn't say you can pre-download it yet, then you, er, can't.

We're still 6 weeks ago, the digital download is likely to be available when the game goes gold and is sent for pressing - 10 days ahead maybe?

Only 28 gb? Sounds too small.

Think it would be nice if you could dl part of it on steam Before launch.

Skyrim was 4 at release.

The way bethesda uses item sets and the compression they use on their audio really cuts down on file size (which is a good thing). The size of the game certainly won't be indicitive of the content that is in it.

I ordered a physical copy from Gamestop, but I am thinking I might also do a digital copy from Xbox if they allow it to be downloaded early and played at Midnight. My internet is sssslllllloooowww in West-by-God-Virginia and I just know it will take forever to download some patch or update or file before playing the game. I am not a fan of the way Xbox One works.

Totally unrelated, but wouldn't it Awsome if Bethesda released the character creation bit early so we could all make our first characters.

YES!

And charge like $10 for the privilege!

Oh god. Spore flashbacks... the SPORE flashbacks.

I can't think off my head that many games that they have let people pre download. So it's kind of a toss up?

This. Bethesda's gotten really good at compression. I'm still impressed though, I was expecting closer to 40GB of data. How on Earth do games like Destiny take up so much space?

I know Forza 6 allowed early download, at least if you bought the "Ultimate" edition since those buyers also got to play a week earlier than everyone else. It makes sense to allow early download to be ready to play on release day due to the slowness of internet in some areas of the country, namely West Virginia where I live. I may have to go to a friends, hook up my Xbox on his VIOS connection and then drive home again. The 3 hours that would take are probably faster than trying to download at my house.

Unique locations and textures. Plus high quality audio that hasn't been compressed. The beauty of bethesda games and the way they use artwork, not one thing is just used once which cuts down on a lot of texture file size. Plus since the graphics aren't as "high quality" they can compress them down to 1024 or 2056 without much worry. The smaller things are most likely even 256 or 512

It's the way Bethesda designs their games, as building blocks that snap together, which means reusing textures and meshes a hell of alot. It's been the same way since Arena really. Though instead of being randomly put together from an algorithm, they are instead put together by the level designers. I'm still impressed with how they can compress all that audio though. I just hope the atmospheric music isn't compressed that much, though the radio audio can be compressed all they want because it's suppose to sound like that.

I also think a big motivation for them compressing Fallout 4 as much as they can is leaving room for console mods on console users' hard drives. Which is a real concern now days given how big games are this gen, especially with Sony not allowing use of external storage devices that aren't only used for backups.

I know about Bethesda's modular design philosophy, and I love it, I'm just still impressed when other, smaller games take up more than twice that amount of space. It's nothing but a good thing, though. And for all the compression, the audio still sounds nice and clean mostly.

My Internet is only 900kb/s on a good day. Most days it's around 500kb/s or 700kb/s. lol

So update, I went on my xbox one just now and I went over to my Fallout 4 pre order and clicked manage game and it now says 28.1 GB installed. Usually whenever I pre download a game and at 12:01am on the release day I click the game and it does one quick install that takes a few seconds. So I think Fallout 4 has already pre downloaded and the final 11MB is that few seconds install at the last minute. Anybody else have it say 28.1GB in the manage game option on Xbox One?

Seems odd - when you click on the game do you get a 'you have to wait to play' message?
That's what it would say if downloaded.

If the download was actually available, I think a few more people might have noticed.

I will be checking this out as soon as I get home tonight! Please let us know if it actually downloaded to your One.

Playing a game without a physical disc? Sorcery I says!

It says "You're too early, we know you really want to get started, but you'll to wait a bit longer, Check the store for the launch date.

So idk but I agree a few more people would have noticed for sure.

Hmmm, that does sound like the correct message...

You'll know for sure in 43 days

I still do not know, Bethesda says they didn't release the file size to anyone on any platform but idk why before they changed the file size it only said I had 100 something MB downloaded and then several hours after the file size was changed on the store I have nearly the same amount under my preorder.

It may have said that before too when I clicked before the file size change, don't remember now.

I just checked the Xbox store and it says you can download before the release date, but not play before then. I am plunking down my money right effing now!

edit: Okay so I did the pre order on Xbox. It did download a file, but no way did it download 28 gig worth of data as it only took a few minutes to do so. I still remain hopeful that it will download the actual game before launch day so I can dive right in at midnight.