Updates are part of any gamers world now a days. It wasn’t always this way, that I can assure you. Back in the day, (80’s and 90’s for me), a gamer could plug in their console, turn it on, pick up a controller, hit start, and play without any mandatory updates because the game needs a patch or something to work correctly. It was truly awesome. Granted online gaming was limited to computers but even then updates were near non existant unless you wanted extra features which were optional.
Halo 5 Guardian’s most recent update of 14.65 GB wouldn’t have existed back then. Most games if not all came complete, fresh out of the box, and ready to play. The main reason for this that Manufacturers allowed Developers more than enough time and more than enough resources to get the game done and get it done right the first time. An old school gamer such as myself can only hope for the days of old to return.
Plus to old days:
Complete games
No mandatory updates
Updates were bonuses a player had the option to purchase,(Ie… Sgt Johnson Character, extra maps, etc).
Con to old days:
Longer period between games that were awesome
This gamer’s wish for future Halo titles is a simple one at that: Allow 343 enough time and resources to get the job done right the first time.
Thoughts?