MGS V for PC comes with empty DVD disc

Costello · Sep 2, 2015

Joe88 said:
Not sure where the bluray disc came from but all the other sources says its just a regular cd
I think people just got confused because it said bd rom drive

the source I got must be wrong, do you have a source that indicates the disc was actually a CD rom ? thanks
I thought as much, to be honest.. there's no way they would be that dumb

ihaveahax · Sep 2, 2015

Costello said:
the source I got must be wrong, do you have a source that indicates the disc was actually a CD rom ? thanks
I thought as much, to be honest.. there's no way they would be that dumb

Here's the only source I found so far that actually mentions the size of the disc. There might be more than one page though since I have a number...

http://www.dailydot.com/geek/metal-gear-solid-v-game-disc-download/

First discovered by Twitter user @graphure, the disc included in the boxed copy of Metal Gear Solid V is 9GB in size, but is almost entirely blank. The only thing on the disc itself is an 8MB download installer file that your computer can use to download the game from the Steam digital store.

Deboog · Sep 2, 2015

ihaveamac said:
That's always been the case with retail though, and almost anyone who knows about the refund policy and buys it at retail knows full well they can't refund it. The real question here is, why did they only include a steam installer?

Well if something happened like SimCity, where people straight up didn't get what was advertised (game was actually unplayable for a week) people have a right to return their copy as a defective product. That wouldn't happen with a single player game like MGS5 but it's still something to keep in mind.

jDSX · Sep 2, 2015

I think konami is trying to troll us here.

dfsa3fdvc1 · Sep 2, 2015

Costello said:
the source I got must be wrong, do you have a source that indicates the disc was actually a CD rom ? thanks
I thought as much, to be honest.. there's no way they would be that dumb

The box

obs123194 · Sep 2, 2015

despite all this bash I heard the PC version of this game is the best port ever. you can run this game in 4k 60fps that's if you have titan x SLIs lol

Crimsonova · Sep 2, 2015

So Konami has finally stooped to this level of stupidity?

the_randomizer · Sep 2, 2015

No wonder Hideo Kojima left Konami.

The Catboy · Sep 2, 2015

Konami, because fuck it! We can burn money!

ihaveahax · Sep 2, 2015

Crystal the Glaceon said:
Konami, because fuck it! We can burn money!

If it means Konami leaves the gaming industry faster then I'm all for it.

jDSX · Sep 2, 2015

Crystal the Glaceon said:
Konami, because fuck it! We can burn money!

Don't forget kill franchises too :teach:

The Catboy · Sep 2, 2015

ihaveamac said:
If it means Konami leaves the gaming industry faster then I'm all for it.

jDSX said:
Don't forget kill franchises too

Meanwhile at Konami

ihaveahax · Sep 2, 2015

Crystal the Glaceon said:
Meanwhile at Konami
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Jim Sterling would like to have a word with you.

Foxi4 · Sep 2, 2015

This defeats the purpose of a physical release, especially on PC. People who get PC games on-disc in this day and age mostly do so because of bandwidth limitations, data caps or overall slow and unreliable internet service, there's no reason for them not to get games via Steam or Origin otherwise, maybe with the rare exception of limited editions, and even then it's just for the physical collectibles. What exactly is the benefit of getting this game on-disc when in the end you have to download it via Steam anyways? The box? Konami could've saved themselves a lot of money by just putting Steam vouchers in all the boxes - they would't have to press useless discs. They would save even more by not releasing it physically at all - at least they wouldn't look stupid now.

ihaveahax · Sep 2, 2015

Foxi4 said:
This defeats the purpose of a physical release, especially on PC. People who get PC games on-disc in this day and age mostly do so because of bandwidth limitations, data caps or overall slow and unreliable internet service, there's no reason for them not to get games via Steam or Origin otherwise, maybe with the rare exception of limited editions, and even then it's just for the physical collectibles. What exactly is the benefit of getting this game on-disc when in the end you have to download it via Steam anyways? The box? Konami could've saved themselves a lot of money by just putting Steam vouchers in all the boxes - they would't have to press useless discs. They would save even more by not releasing it physically at all - at least they wouldn't look stupid now.

I think it just shows how incompetent they really are. Isn't Silent Hills now a pachinko machine game? I'm tired, so...

BORTZ · Sep 2, 2015

ihaveamac said:
Yes, I heard about this through /r/games. It's ridiculous. I wonder how many people with slow internet connections are going to be livid...

Had I been a MGS fan as well as a PC gamer? I might go on a murder rampage. My ~1.5Mbps would get the job done in... like 3 days.

Duo8 · Sep 2, 2015

Bortz said:
Had I been a MGS fan as well as a PC gamer? I might go on a murder rampage. My ~1.5Mbps would get the job done in... like 3 days.

Even my internet is 6mbps.
How is this possible.

BORTZ · Sep 2, 2015

Duo8 said:
Even my internet is 6mbps.
How is this possible.

I think I would probably try to return the game immediately.

cammelspit · Sep 2, 2015

Konami, where did you go? Why did you give up? The writing is on the proverbial wall her guys. They seem to have simply, given up. Sad too cuz Konami is responsible for some of the best games made. That name once held clout. If you went to the store and saw Konami on something it used to MEAN something. Now? It just means endless disappointment. I am positive MGSV is a good game, how could it not be? That still doesn't discount the fact that this will more than likely be the last good game we will ever see from the once loved Konami. Lets all have a moment of silence for our beloved franchises... *sniff* Good buy good games... On a side note, I don't blame Kojima for distancing himself from these nutters, in fact, it surprises me it took him so long. Then again he did want to get this last great magnum opus out there first so there is at least that to be thankful for.

Costello · Sep 2, 2015

I have updated the news thread since it wasn't a Blu-ray after all
it makes a little more sense then, I suppose
game wouldn't fit on a DVD, they would have had to include several DVDs or make it a blu ray but then not everyone has bluray players

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