Kingdom Hearts 3 is now available for preload on Xbox One
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- Published on December 4, 2018 @ 10:22 pm
- Written by Arielle
Starting today, those who pre-ordered Kingdom Hearts 3 digitally for the Xbox One can begin preloading the game to their console ahead of its January release. Be sure to make sure your console has space for the game as it will require 35.81 GB of space on the Xbox One.
(Screenshot via RCSix6 on Imgur)
Digital pre-orders of Kingdom Hearts 3 on Xbox One comes with the Phantom Green Keyblade.
Naturally, there is some concern that Kingdom Hearts 3 will be hacked and have its contents leaked prior to release. What fans who are unfamiliar with Xbox may not know is that games often become available to preload months in advance. Such examples include Shadow of the Tomb Raider, also published by Square Enix, as well as Capcom's Devil May Cry V, which is slated for a March 8th release but has been available for preload since early November.
Preloaded Xbox One games are also heavily encrypted, so it is unlikely that Kingdom Hearts 3 will be spoiled for fans eagerly waiting to play the game when it releases on January 29th.
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no nobody had discover a way to datamined preload games yet
If it is encrypted, probably not. I don't deal with the XB1 too much so I don't know if it has been hacked to hell and back. Pre-loads usually aren't...
Isn't it odd for the preload of the game to be available this early? Like 55 days early??? That's unheard of I think.
Also I'm a little worried about the size, but could this be a compressed version and the real game is like 50+?
So, bit of an ignorant question: CAN this be datamined? I know next to nothing about these things, and of course half of the Internet swears it can be datamined while the other half swears the opposite.
I'm pretty sure no, games usually have 128 code title key or something like that, it'll take years to get the right code lol
no nobody had discover a way to datamined preload games yet
If it is encrypted, probably not. I don't deal with the XB1 too much so I don't know if it has been hacked to hell and back. Pre-loads usually aren't...
I'm pretty sure no, games usually have 128 code title key or something like that, it'll take years to get the right code lol
Gotcha. Well, we're better off this way, I sure ain't complaining.
Thanks!
So, bit of an ignorant question: CAN this be datamined? I know next to nothing about these things, and of course half of the Internet swears it can be datamined while the other half swears the opposite.
Xbox One hasn't been fully hacked yet, so we should be safe for now.
Xbox One hasn't been fully hacked yet, so we should be safe for now.
Ph thank god, we don't want roms and leaks to get out thanks to Microsoft.
Wait, was I being "that user" and didn't read the full main post before asking my question?
Sorry 'bout that.
Ph thank god, we don't want roms and leaks to get out thanks to Microsoft.
That WOULD be peak irony.
Okay, soooo.....this is terrifying.
I know people are saying that no one's found a way to hack the Xbox One yet, but "yet" is the operative term here. Why did they do this so damn early? Now, I'm going to have to worry for not two, but over FIFTY-FIVE DAYS whether or not some jackhat is going to leak spoilers over the internet. I can't blackout for that long! If I happen to turn a corner on the web and see something like God forbid the spoilers of the ending or something like that, I think that'll be the end of me!
Is this normal with Microsoft to do pre-loading so early? Either way this scares me.
Wait, was I being "that user" and didn't read the full main post before asking my question?
Sorry 'bout that.
That WOULD be peak irony.
Nah, that was me. I added a bit afterwards about the hacking and then removed it since I wasn't too sure about it. That's my bad.
Is this normal with Microsoft to do pre-loading so early? Either way this scares me.
It's certainly not the first time they've done this.
Man, I wish they’d just make it a simultaneous release like FFXV. This highlights what we already know that it would be entirely feasible for the game to be released on the same day worldwide. I get Japan had to wait longer thanks to the West’s market trends, so they probably want to reward them with earlier access, but still. It just seems like we should be past that in 2018.
It’s not a huge deal and I’ve mostly made my peace with it, but the preload being available already just accentuates that it’s an unnecessary gap.
First the file size, next it's able to be preloaded. Next you'll be able to play it 29 days early. Guess that's the only way Xbox can draw attention to this game.
I would love it if they "accidentally" released a digital edition early. I would want to get my hands on KH3 ASAP. As of right now, though, I don't have all of the money saved for my Deluxe with Bring Arts so I don't need them emailing me until after Christmas about taking the money for the pre-order soon.
Digital: YES!
Physical: NoooooO!
It would be nice to be able to preload on my PS4 as well. It'd be so nice to just... have it.
It would be nice to be able to preload on my PS4 as well. It'd be so nice to just... have it.
I know, right?! I just want that beautiful box in my hands to hold it and... do things with it.
I know, right?! I just want that beautiful box in my hands to hold it and... do things with it.
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Wow this seems a little soon to preload the game this early. Have other game done this in the past?
Don't worry, it'll be 100% consensual! ^_^
Wow this seems a little soon to preload the game this early. Have other game done this in the past?
Devil May Cry V, which is scheduled to release in March 2019, has been available for preload since last month.
This is a common occurrence and absolutely nothing to worry about!
I don't like this approach at all, if the game is done just freaking release it instead of making people wait, i mean don't release it now but around start of january after getting the trailers out of the way.
Well good thing I finally found where that cord to the external HDD was hiding yesterday. Now I can be sitting on both SSBU & KH3 pre-loads!
I don't like this approach at all, if the game is done just freaking release it instead of making people wait, i mean don't release it now but around start of january after getting the trailers out of the way.
I think they’re waiting until the end of January so people in Western markets will have time to recuperate financially from the holidays. People will also start getting tax refunds around that time in the US. They want to please fans, but they also have to maximize sales.
My only issue is the release gap which is just like an annoying itch I can’t get rid of. I’ve accepted it, but it’s still annoying.
I think they’re waiting until the end of January so people in Western markets will have time to recuperate financially from the holidays. People will also start getting tax refunds around that time in the US. They want to please fans, but they also have to maximize sales.
My only issue is the release gap which is just like an annoying itch I can’t get rid of. I’ve accepted it, but it’s still annoying.
Yeah, I don't get why they can't push the JP release date by 4 days to make it even for everyone so we don't have to dodge spoilers online. We all know that imported copies will be posted all over the internet because anyone not in Japan doesn't have any semblance of decency when it comes to not trying to spoil stuff for everyone else.
Still doesn't seem real to me.
And I know the chances of it happening are VERY VERY low, but if this is the one time someone is able to get any important data off a preload...
Still doesn't seem real to me.
And I know the chances of it happening are VERY VERY low, but if this is the one time someone is able to get any important data off a preload...
Anything in particular you're wanting? I myself want to know if Keyblades and Forms level up. :D
Anything in particular you're wanting? I myself want to know if Keyblades and Forms level up. :D
Shoot other than Radiant Garden to be playable and maybe what FF characters are gonna be appearing, nothing. Sure there's the pipe dream of both Treasure Planet and Atlantis being in this game but I think we're gonna be spoiled with content already.
I'm mostly being facetious to the fact this game is real and actually coming out. :p
In the slim chance someone actual datamines this game will there be a SPOILER thread?
The datamining could be troublesome, it depends.
The file size is kinda disappointing there is going to be less content than Spyro Reignited Trilogy but I'm glad that KH3 hype is finally going to end soon. It's been long overdue.
In the slim chance someone actual datamines this game will there be a SPOILER thread?
Do you even need to ask? Of course there will be a discussion thread.
Not that it matters, as we've well established that KH3 isn't going to be hacked just because it's up for preload. It's hardly the most anticipated game coming to Xbox right now; I seriously doubt its hacking community is suddenly going to go into overdrive trying to get into this thing when they've got bigger fish to fry.
The file size is kinda disappointing there is going to be less content than Spyro Reignited Trilogy but I'm glad that KH3 hype is finally going to end soon. It's been long overdue.
That really isn’t how game data works.
Anyone shocked you can preload on Xbox One before PS4? Tis nothing but a flesh wound for the Playstation bois.
Anyone shocked you can preload on Xbox One before PS4? Tis nothing but a flesh wound for the Playstation bois.
Selling my ps4 and buying a xbox one.
The datamining could be troublesome, it depends.
The file size is kinda disappointing there is going to be less content than Spyro Reignited Trilogy but I'm glad that KH3 hype is finally going to end soon. It's been long overdue.
That’s...not even how games work. Compression and optimization are things. A good development team with a smart workflow would also manage to cut down on junk data that would inflate a game’s data file. Some content heavy games have come out with only 16GB to their name. Spider-Man at launch only had a little over 10GB more than KH3...I could ramble on more.
I'd also like to add that this is probably the biggest tease in gaming history.
You guys better pray the X1 doesn't get hacked in the next 7 weeks. Expect a KH internet blackout if it did XD.
Now, game file size doesn't mean anything in regards to potential content. But, let's pretend it does. Horizon Zero Dawn (39ish) is 5GB more than KH3 (35ish), maximum. That's roughly 13% of the game's total file size. If that were to relate to game time, that's less than 3 hours of
"lost" content.
But, y'know. AGAIN, it doesn't mean anything. Completionist (100%) playtime for HZD is 60 hours. Persona 5, only 20GB (half the size of HZD, if you're bad at math), is literally 150+ hours for 100% completion.
File. Size. Means. N O T H I N G.
EDIT: The site ate my quote, I was quoting SquallStrife.
I'd also like to add that this is probably the biggest tease in gaming history.
Yup, its torture for die-hard fans who own an X1 (its there but you can't play it yet).
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December 4, 2018 @ 10:24 pmOffline