Metal Gear Solid V for PC wasn’t going to get a physical retail copy; the game was originally going to be available on Steam Only. The game was also set to be released on Pc two weeks after the consoles versions, which are out tomorrow.
Konami’s LA team, however, decided to give up their planned vacation time to make sure that the game would see simultaneous release on all platforms, which is rather nice of them. That said, those who’ve opted for the physical PC release are likely to be upset – especially if they’ve bought it so that they can avoid having to download the entire game through Steam, and save time so they can get playing.
Bad news for you; you’re still going to have to download the entire game through Steam, saving you zero time. Why? The disc contains little more than the Steam installer, weighing in at just around 9MB, says VG247. That’s one metal gear solid waste of an optical disc.
Contents on disc for the physical retail PC version of #MGSVTPP: – Steam installer (8.78 MB) And… nothing else. pic.twitter.com/TcFskpSZ8O
— graph?re | ??? (@graphure) August 30, 2015
Of course, this isn’t particularly unusual for modern games and doesn’t affect many PC gamers, many of whom don’t even have optical drives in their PCS, because that sort of technology is so last season. Yes, that means you’re essentially paying R540 or so for packaging and a Steam key – which is still quite a bit cheaper than grabbing it straight from Steam, especially given the tumultuous exchange rate. Still, it’s a mind-boggling waste of resources.
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is out tomorrow on PC, PS4 and Xbox One. It’s apparently rather good
Last Updated: August 31, 2015
oVg SPACE MONKEY
August 31, 2015 at 10:14
I thought fucKONAMI did not allow holidays.
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 10:14
hahahaha dat avatar. Also nice Fight Club reference
oVg SPACE MONKEY
August 31, 2015 at 10:16
Ready to sacrifice itself for the greater good 😛
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 10:16
XD
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 10:17
Almost missed the Jim Sterling reference as well.
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 10:32
xD
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 10:40
*slaps head*
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:15
HAHA! Nice Avatar, good to see you back 😛 Where?
oVg SPACE MONKEY
August 31, 2015 at 10:17
Isengard
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 10:18
Avatar? You mean, PHOTOGRAPH?
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:19
ZING!
oVg SPACE MONKEY
August 31, 2015 at 10:20
Ham the chimp returns to Earth, 1961
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 10:14
Trading Witcher for this, but I dont want too!
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 10:32
DO NOT DO THIS
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:35
You mad bro?
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 11:57
I’m done with the game for now. Will buy the digital GOTY edition in a few years time when it’s on sale. Then I cant trade it ever
Ryanza
August 31, 2015 at 10:38
You can trade it when you done playing with it. But remember to buy it again the game of the year edition for PC. Keep buying and selling it. It’s a good game. Just make sure you have a copy before they stop printing copies.
oVg SPACE MONKEY
August 31, 2015 at 10:39
TROLL. Almost on par with TRUMP 😛
Rock789
August 31, 2015 at 10:57
I’m sorry… WHAT?!
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 11:54
Need the cash. Console games are expensive. Plus I finished Witcher. Got a great ending. Hmmmm Yeneffer
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 11:09
No.
No no no no
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 11:12
Is that what she said?
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 13:03
Yes. They never want me to stop. 😉
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:15
WTF?! Wow man, that is shit.
Hammersteyn
August 31, 2015 at 10:16
They could have used the rest of the disc space for patches,fixes and debug tools to get the game running as it should on PC.
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:17
http://cdn1.theodysseyonline.com/files/2015/06/01/6356871928861973382050409798_chandler%20bing%20fake%20laugh.gif
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 31, 2015 at 10:16
I bet the disc still comes with DRM too.
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 10:19
I tried to install ME1 this weekend, my ROM drive didn’t want to open at all. Maybe it’s rusted shut
Kromas untamed
August 31, 2015 at 10:27
My drive was removed cause I needed the extra SATA port for another sweet sweet SSD.
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:27
That is what happens when you use it as a cup holder man. You were WARNED…
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 10:17
I think CDPR should just release all their games two weeks before on PC than on consoles from now on, because everyone else seems to be doing the opposite.
Kromas untamed
August 31, 2015 at 10:27
Not true. Diablo took two years to get a console release. 😛
Captain JJ Fantasticus
August 31, 2015 at 11:09
Well, it worked on consoles first time, that’s a bit different 😉
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 10:31
I need games like this again:
Where EVERY game is in a proper nice big collectors box, PRINTED manual, goodies inside, game disc with actual game on
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 31, 2015 at 10:32
Did you buy a physical copy of TW3?
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 10:35
Sadly no. Did not have funds. I got gifted a digital key, so I have a legit version
hairyknees
August 31, 2015 at 10:33
#Kojima
Dutch Matrix
August 31, 2015 at 10:34
Bite me.
Ryanza
August 31, 2015 at 10:35
I wanted to play this game. Now I will never play it. Buying Metal Gear Soild 5 to open the box and find DRM with no fucking game. Fuck that shitty ass drm product and that fucked up Konami company. And I was going to buy Pro Evolution this year, not anymore.
Don’t Support DRM. Don’t Support Konami. Cyberpunk 2077 is coming.
Dutch Matrix
August 31, 2015 at 10:40
For once I agree with you.
RinceThis
August 31, 2015 at 10:42
0_O
Uberutang
August 31, 2015 at 10:53
People on PC still have DVD roms? really?
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 11:18
I have one, it keeps the dust out of the case
Sageville
August 31, 2015 at 11:23
When the internet goes down for good, we will still be smiling!
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 11:23
xD
FoxOneZA
August 31, 2015 at 13:22
They could have been more epic and spanned the installer over a few DVD discs XD
Thami Afurika-Jin HD
August 31, 2015 at 10:54
#AHideoKojimaInstaller
Sageville
August 31, 2015 at 11:02
I absolutely LOATHE this shite, same thing happened with StarCraft 2 expansion, a 4mb DVD containing a shortcut to the installer – I was fucken livid!
When people buy a product they pay for the product itself, not a means to get the product. As such I feel this sort of bollocks is actually false advertising in my opinion.
This should actually be illegal, I buy hard copies exactly for the purpose as described in the article, to avoid killing my expensive data and to have a hard copy of the game for re-install purposes.
Dutch Matrix
August 31, 2015 at 11:04
I am so with you. If I wanted to download the game, I would have signed into Steam and bought it there. Not drive to the store…
Wonder how many returns CNA and the likes are going to face?
Sageville
August 31, 2015 at 11:08
Its like going to BMW, ordering and paying for a car and then receiving a permission letter to take ownership of your vehicle which is currently parked at the factory in Germany…
Admiral Chief Returns
August 31, 2015 at 11:12
Hahaha so true
Greylingad[CNFRMD]
August 31, 2015 at 11:08
This trend… An email can contain that key to activate it… Having a full distribution circle for the same purpose… Stupid, no, idiotic… I’ll be getting this on PS4 then…. I cannot believe this…
DrKiller
August 31, 2015 at 16:08
And then by the time you get the disc steam needs to be updated anyway 🙂
BurninZ
September 1, 2015 at 11:33
What?? Surely not! dam man like it is just taken for granted that everyone has access 10MB uncapped internet connection. Its definitely not the cause for most of us here in South Africa / Africa. Console FTW or something like that hey……