# Mystery update? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [October 19, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835 "2018-10-19T09:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:48am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/1 "2018-10-19T09:48:00Z")
Has anybody else that pre-ordered the game for xbox noticed that there is a update going on for the game? It start updating around 4 a.m. central time U.S. It is about 31 gigs. Now i really want to know what the big surprise is for later today lol. It says network, so it is probably nothing to exciting. ---
**Author:** ![LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lordvader666/32/102674_2.png) [@LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LordVader666)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:53am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/2 "2018-10-19T09:53:00Z")
Yes I’ve just noticed and it’s currently DLing. I assumed it was just pre-loading prior to release as isn’t this close to the original release date before they sensibly ran away from RDR2? ---
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 9:58am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/3 "2018-10-19T09:58:00Z")
I think you are correct. Do we even have any idea how large the game is Gb wise? ---
**Author:** ![ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/proassassin2003/32/103170_2.png) [@ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ProAssassin2003)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:06am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/4 "2018-10-19T10:06:00Z")
That’s weird. ---
**Author:** ![LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lordvader666/32/102674_2.png) [@LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LordVader666)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:15am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/5 "2018-10-19T10:15:00Z")
No idea how large the final game is meant to be and whether there’ll be further updates prior to release (probable). As an example of not being a full download Rockstar stated a 107GB(?) download on the XB1, my copy downloaded overnight and is around 88GB so go figure ---
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/6 "2018-10-19T10:19:00Z")
Well it gives you the “you are to early” spiel if you try to launch the game lol. ---
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:23am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/7 "2018-10-19T10:23:00Z")
Also dice just tweeted that the game has just gone gold, not sure what that means. ---
**Author:** ![Ploodovic](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Ploodovic](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Ploodovic)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/8 "2018-10-19T10:25:00Z")
It’s a pre-load of the game. It’s not the full game, only the parts that are finished already, as per DICE’s Jaqub Ajmal. [https://twitter.com/JaqubAjmal/status/1053215334503772161](https://twitter.com/JaqubAjmal/status/1053215334503772161) [https://twitter.com/JaqubAjmal/status/1053216139734597632](https://twitter.com/JaqubAjmal/status/1053216139734597632) ---
**Author:** ![LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lordvader666/32/102674_2.png) [@LordVader666](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LordVader666)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:28am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/9 "2018-10-19T10:28:00Z")
Gold = they’ve signed off on the shipping version of the game and it’ll now be sent for physical printing and distribution (Gold comes from the literally gold master template when printing CDs) They’ll still be working on the game hopefully and there’ll probably be a day one patch for the extra work. The game may be smaller than previous games at launch due to their “as a service” model where they’ll be releasing content over time. ---
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/10 "2018-10-19T10:31:00Z")
The free helmet and patch are kinda kewl lol. SNAFU. ---
**Author:** ![ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/proassassin2003/32/103170_2.png) [@ProAssassin2003](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ProAssassin2003)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 10:37am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/11 "2018-10-19T10:37:00Z")
Hopefully I can pre load on PS4 soon. ---
**Author:** ![ragnarok013](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/ragnarok013/32/103211_2.png) [@ragnarok013](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/ragnarok013)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2018, 2:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/12 "2018-10-19T14:34:00Z")
> [@madman001able](#): > > Also dice just tweeted that the game has just gone gold, not sure what that means. A game going gold means that it’s in its final release form, stamped, approved, ready to launch. That being said they can still make tweaks with everyone’s favorite day one patch. ---
**Author:** ![TropicPoison](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/tropicpoison/32/103892_2.png) [@TropicPoison](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/TropicPoison)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/13 "2018-10-20T01:16:00Z")
So is there anything about pre loading what’s finished already for the PS4 version? If so I might just get digital. ---
**Author:** ![MONEYPYR0](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MONEYPYR0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MONEYPYR0)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:30am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/14 "2018-10-20T01:30:00Z")
So just to confirm, you can buy the game right now, and get it pre installed, correct? Just wanna make sure if I need to run by the bank tomorrow or not, lol ---
**Author:** ![BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/baronvongoon/32/100934_2.png) [@BaronVonGoon](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BaronVonGoon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:32am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/15 "2018-10-20T01:32:00Z")
If you pre-load and download it can you start the game? What happens when you do? ---
**Author:** ![MONEYPYR0](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MONEYPYR0](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/MONEYPYR0)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 1:34am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/16 "2018-10-20T01:34:00Z")
> [@BaronVonGoon](#): > > If you pre-load and download it can you start the game? What happens when you do? > [@madman001able](#): > > Well it gives you the “you are to early” spiel if you try to launch the game lol. ^Thats what happens. You cant start playing the game now. But maybe you can look at customization stuff? ---
**Author:** ![Renamed1810241421](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a88e4f/32.png) [@Renamed1810241421](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Renamed1810241421)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/17 "2018-10-20T11:57:00Z")
> [@LordVader666](#): > > No idea how large the final game is meant to be and whether there’ll be further updates prior to release (probable). As an example of not being a full download Rockstar stated a 107GB(?) download on the XB1, my copy downloaded overnight and is around 88GB so go figure RDR2 was like 97 gigs on PS4 ---
**Author:** ![StrangeLoop77](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@StrangeLoop77](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/StrangeLoop77)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 9:00pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/18 "2018-10-20T21:00:00Z")
i cancelled my preorder weeks ago, and xbox ignored it an preloaded the game anyways lol ---
**Author:** ![xxxCoOlBr33zExxx](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/da6949/32.png) [@xxxCoOlBr33zExxx](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/xxxCoOlBr33zExxx)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 9:34pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/19 "2018-10-20T21:34:00Z")
Xbox never changed the released date on their end hence why only Xbox users were able pre-load the game. This was confirmed by the Community Manager. -CB ---
**Author:** ![madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/9de0a6/32.png) [@madman001able](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/madman001able)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2018, 9:41pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835/20 "2018-10-20T21:41:00Z")
Hehehe, jealous much PS4, PC? lol. [Next page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/mystery-update/105835.md?page=2)