Wolfenstein Youngblood File Size Revealed, Trial Edition Listed On Switch eShop

I have the space, but I find it cheap paying full price for a download code. PC for me.

I know this will receive hate and I don’t care. But y’all are acting like spoiled brats saying that you “shouldn’t pay full price for a download” since there’s no physical. Why would a download be less... either buy it or move on. Bye

I loved the last Wolfenstein on the Switch, so definitely picking this up. I have a 400 gb micro sd card so I’m all ready for this.

Oh and Young Blood is $29.99 while the last wolf was $59.99. I know YB is more an expansion and not a true sequel but for those that are complaing digital only for full price, isn’t PC digital only? $30 I’d say is a fair price.

I have to get back to Wolf2 on Switch, been playing a lot of Celeste and Tetris ‘99 recently. I’ll get this too I’m sure, when I’m done with New Colossus.

I'm getting this for Xbox One X instead. 4K + HDR.
I have 6.TB of space on it, so no space issue.

Xbox One X support up to 48.TB in USB which is a record for any console ever. 16 TB x 3.

@gloom agree. And if enough people do this citing the lack of full game on cartridge, then market forces will change the company’s mind pretty quickly.

I’d like the full game on cartridge. However, I’ll get it as it comes as I loved the first title and life’s too short / other battles to fight.

@gloom Because it has less value. It cannot be resold, nor played in a decade or two.

Things of lower value generally have lower prices.
I will be moving on. Likely from all of modern gaming. You fools have turned it into skinner boxes and gladly pay for any scraps you can get.

@geox30
You also have the advantage of using a mouse for aiming.

My 256Gb card is ready. I’ve archived a few games. When I upgrade my storage I’ll redownload, no problem.

@shaneoh the gyro assisted aiming is pretty good mind you. Not quite mouse good but still really good.

@gloom
They don't have to spend money producing the cartridges either, reducing the cost to the publisher but maintaining the cost to the consumer whilst not offering as much.

@gloom Because selling a dl code in a box is bad business practice and shouldn't be tolerated. If you are going to do this at the very least put some of the game on a cart even if it's only a 2gig cart. While that's not much better at least you have something to stick into your Switch that's actually physical.

Strong women!!

@KIRO You do realize it's no game on any cart right? It's just a dl code in a box.

... And hence I'll be saving my money to buy my fourth version of The Witcher 3 instead.

I'll get these Wolfenstein games when they're £5 on CDKeys soon enough.

What's really weird is it should tell people this with a big ugly banner across the box. NO CART JUST A CODE!
Even the Nintendo store does not mention its a code only game.

@Spoony_Tech well you get the box yeah I get it all I’m saying is, if everyone boycotted the box code thing and demanded physical then the company would respond with actual carts. Thing is, their games are a bit too good to boycott imho

@gloom physical games you can resell or return to stores and get credit for sth else. They have better value for money.

Pass on Switch but this should be fun on Xbox One X with a friend

@Kingrat “Not offering as much” implies the software differs between on a cart or digital download. Heaven forbid publishers keep some more of the revenue from a product.

I'll try to get it on physical. 20gb is not that much. I'll erase Outlast II for now.

I wasn't overly keen on the last one so I'll be waiting for Doom Eternal instead

Blah! Full price for a download code and inferior visual fidelity and performance.

Xbox One X for me, physical disk, 4K@60fps with HDR support.

What a waste of plastic.

@KIRO Or... everyone boycotts the download code in the box, then the company responds by saying "Our games don't sell on Nintendo consoles." and the Switch doesn't get the next game in the series. 😝

Now, people could boycott the box and just get the game on the eShop, so maybe next game is download only, no box. I haven't researched if the code earns more gold coins like a download or a few gold coins like a cartridge. Since it's a code for a download it should be more, but who knows.

I know this won't be on the shelf at my library, where I've been getting a bunch of my Switch and PS4 games lately, so the box is useless to me.

We're STILL complaining about file sizes and SD cards for the switch in 2019? More so still instructing people to get the right size SD card, and the internet trifecta is crying over digital only games?

Are there other hills to die on, or do these have the best views?

@mist @Ventilator the game doesn't support HDR.

@gloom we shouldnt be letting any developer get away with putting a download code in a empty case instead of a cartridge so this type of practice should be unacceptable.

@RiasGremory The reason they did this with the Switch version was because they wanted to keep the same price as with the other versions, most likely, including the cartridge would have added an extra $10 to the Switch. The box looks badass, so I'll get the physical edition.

I’m sure since it’s 40 bucks they didn’t want to pay for the cartridge. If it was a 60 dollar game it probably would have one . I’ll just wait for it to go on sale.

Literally just had an online conversation with someone at Nintendo UK Shop, and they said it was coming out on gamecard.

@StevenG
While I understand the "reselling" aspect as an argument, I don't think it should be one. Although I can get behind the ability to play the game a decade or two from now 100%, which digital distribution (on consoles at least) throws out the window.

And while some people say it is the same thing with PC, it isn't. The PC is an open system, and if I buy something that has any form of DRM on it, I can surely find a tool somewhere to make the game I paid for playable without it. And there are stores on PC that sell games without any DRM in them (GoG being one, some games on Humble Bundle are sold without DRM as well), letting YOU be the one who controls its availability (do your backups, and you're good).

Also, on PC, games have much lower price points than on consoles, and especially than on Nintendo's systems, where many multiplatform games, even when deeply discounted, are still pricier than the REGULAR price on other platforms. So really, when I buy something like the Borderlands Handsome collection for less than $10, it's not as heartbreaking if anything happens to your licence than a single title you paid $80 for.

I have a 400 GB card with only 100 GB left. I have a bunch of games I could probably just archive, but at some point when SD cards get even cheaper I plan on getting a 1 TB card.

I obviously prefer the convenience of downloaded games since I'd rather swapping out cartridges and discs be a thing of the past, but I do miss having pretty boxes sometimes so for me this is the best of both worlds. I wish a box with a download code were always an option.

Plus $32 for the Deluxe Edition on Amazon was just a nice deal.

@Airsqueeble

Thank you for getting it. I know things get heated when companies go this route, but since this is a budget title, and given the size, it probably didn’t make financial sense to go physical.

Would I prefer a physical cart? Sure, but this debate is getting old, just be glad it’s coming at all.

I bought the physical box because they had the deluxe version on Amazon for $32 so I figured two extra dollars for the buddy pass was a decent deal. I definitely would have preferred having a cartridge for my collection.

And not to wade too deeply into this pond but most cartridges put out today contain broken or inferior versions of the game anyway which in my mind probably have limited use as archival versions and without the servers to provide the updates and optimizations most of these games will exist in incomplete states once those servers stop working. The only thing I can hope for is that they come out with platinum editions of games late in the life cycle of the system and reprint them hopefully with discount prices and a more complete code base on the cart.

@Edu23XWiiU thats still no excuse to cheap out on the cartridge and put an download code in a empty case instead.

@MoonKnight7 the other console versions get the actual physical game while we get a download code that makes no sense wat so ever.

@gloom Amen.

While I too would prefer a physical copy, all of y'all complaining about the lack of one and about how it's not right or fair that it's only a download atm, need to realize that it's literally impossible to put Youngblood on a Switch cartridge right now. The current switch carts are only 16gb, they haven't released the 32gb switch carts yet, so I'd like all these people complaining to explain to me how they expect someone to get 20gbs of data onto a 16gb cart.

@RiasGremory

Switch carts are only able to hold 16gb right now.
Exactly how do you expect them to store 20gb on a 16 gb cart?

@Judgedean Yeah, we know. What's the matter - that not appeal to your male fantasy or something?

@gloom A 20Gb download is nearly half of the monthly data I pay for, and takes up a huge part of the card I paid for. Not to mention that you basically have to download it twice to play co-op, and one day the servers will shut down and you will have NOTHING left. You can't sell it when done with it.
Maybe we're not spoiled brats, maybe we're not that rich to begin with, to cover all the costs the publishers 's cheaping out on, with nothing to sell to recover some of the price paid once done with it?
Well, you support what you want, and you'll keep on getting what you ask / support / let them get away with. I'm not buying this, but I'm sure the army of knights in shining white armour coming to defend the spoilt money grabbing share holders against the people who they call "spoilt brats" that have to actually think about where to spend their money will get it their way in the end, as that's the way the market is trying to go.
But if so, then so be it. I'm not going to lose sleep over it, I think it's just important to consider that people with standards and very basic demands before spending a considerable amount of money on something may have a point, and not simply be "spoilt brats".

@RiasGremory

Cause cartridges cost more than a disc. A lot more. This isn’t a new Switch issue, it’s plagued physical game releases since the beginning. Even if they put it on a 16 GB cart, it still wouldn’t be enough to get the whole game on there, and they certainly aren’t gonna spring for a 32 GB cart, way, way too expensive for a budget game.

@MarioFan02 I always like big muscularly guys shooting their load in the face of their enemies ;-o) and taking one for the team.

@gigawhat 32GB. Google is your friend.

A download code in a box is a download code in a box. A physical game has a trade in value.

I will consider this game if it has a good review and costs £20 or less.

@Realnoize Why isn't reselling an argument? These things are goods I own, being able to resell them adds value to me.

@boxoctosis I have only 136 games installed out of ~700 games on ready to install list.
If i installed all my games, i would need around 20+.TB of HDD.

If you ignore all lazy Wii U ported games on Switch, there is less Switch exclusives than what Xbox One have.
Without Wii U, Switch would still have a draught on good exclusives.

@mist Same here. My PS4 never have any space left, so i only buy third party games on Xbox One X and PC where both have no storage limit.
I have Switch for exclusives and Indies.

Anyway. I can't believe Switch still is stuck with 16.GB Carts.

@RiasGremory It is, because people would have complained about the higher price of the game on Switch, and how they still have to download part of the game. I don't really give a damn, it will still download faster than the other console versions, that need to INSTALL the game when you have the disc.

@8bitforever
Yes it is, but in a much more attractive price, better performance etc. What I'm saying is that there are too many compromises to be made for the plus that is playing on the go.

@gigawhat Dragon Quest Heroes 1 & 2 is on a 32 gig card and The Witcher 3 will be as well. CD ProjektRed already stated that themselves.

@StevenG Yeah I have been feeling the same way as well. Modern gaming is just too full of scams and schemes for my taste and the more gamers get defensive and accepting of it the less I want anything to do with this scene.

@Shambo Welcome to why I can't stand gaming communities anymore. They have gotten really pushy when it comes to all the latest games and practices, and any time you might have a valid criticism about a toxic development from big publishers you get these highly defensive people who just start calling everyone names when they speak up. Thing is I think a great deal of gamers are getting tired of it.

Cartridge or gtfo
When the servers eventually shut down and if all your data were to get erased, that download code is worthless.
Bad business practice.
I'm at the point where i don't even trust CDs, cartridges feel safer

@Judgedean as far as I know, there is only one game that uses the 32gb cart, and it's not available outside of Japan. I could be wrong though, there might be more now. But if that's still the case, then it sounds like there is an issue with using the 32gb cartridges, maybe a supply problem or something, I dunno, I'm not Nintendo, but I do know of plenty of games that were bigger than the carts they used and a lot of people complained about buying a physical release and still having to download. Maybe this was their solution given their options.

Let me know what "goggle" tells you, though.

@Prof_Yoshtonics

And name another game that's used a 32gb cartridge. One instance that's only available in one market isn't the best example. I'll give you they exist, but why have no other games used them?

And yes, they said the Witcher will use it, but when is that coming out? I haven't heard of any release date, though I may have missed it. Where as Youngblood is set to drop in 4 days, so obviously whatever options were available for the Witcher weren't available when Youngblood was being developed. Or maybe it would have driven materials cost too high to reach the pricepoint they set to sell the game at.

I'm just sick of people who have no idea what goes into making and selling games complaining about why some developer didn't just make the things they think should happen, happen, when they have no idea about the logistics behind it.

@gigawhat goggle tells me "Including results for google"

Don't google google. I will break the internet.

@Judgedean Let me know when those results include more than one game that's only available in one market that's sold less than 200k games.

Curious that it's the only one in 2 1/2 years, no?

@Disco_K Yeah I already have games from last gen that are unplayable now because they took the servers down. I have had codes that couldn't be redeemed because the code expired, content that I bought that got lost when they stopped supporting it. I have always been a fan of digital gaming when it works right but there is no denying how the sales method can create no shortage of it's own issues, and how these services seem to have a rather short life span all too often.

@gigawhat They had no problem releasing physical editions of Wolfenstein 2 and Doom on the Switch, they just used 16GB cards and had you download what they couldn't fit on the cards, heck the games were even playable without downloading anything. You are just making excuses for them being cheap and trying to exploit their customers.

Honestly, I sympathize with those who want a physical copy of this game. It's not fair at all that Bethesda is literally releasing an empty box with a download code to those who buy physical games. Download or not, this is an all around bad anti-consumer move.

In my opinion, physical games still have their place along with digital. Advantages include not having to wait for it to download (great for those who have poor Internet speeds) or those who just want to have their favorite games on a cartridge or disc.

Bought the game digital on my switch since I love the gyro and the portability. It makes it superior to other versions, in my opinion. Last Wolfenstein and Doom played really well!

I have a shelf full of switch games, but I’m not buying an empty box. So digital it is, no biggie

@JayJ

They had no problem releasing them as physical carts that required a download too, you're right, but there were tons of people who bought Doom and/or Wolfenstein who complained about having to download part of the game when they bought a physical copy. Maybe this was their solution to that, and of course now there are people who are complaining that there isn't a physical copy.

As to me making excuses for them, that's laughable in the extreme. If me suggesting that there could be another reason for them not releasing a physical cart other than decrying them as cheap and exploiting customers is me making excuses for them, than so be it.

Them being cheap? They are paying to make the cases for those physical releases that cost the exact same as a digitial download from the eShop. Definitely sounds like they are exploiting their customers. If they were being cheap it seems to me they would have just skipped a physical release all together, saved the money on the cases, and had basically the same people pissed at them who are pissed now. Do I think the way they did it was the smartest or best possible option from my point of view? Heck no. Do I know the things they had to do and features and plans they had to sacrifice to get the game to where it is right now? Also heck no, so while I can say "I wish they had done this." Or "I'd prefer it to be this way.", to accuse them of being cheap and trying to exploit customers because I don't like how they decided to release their game is absurd and incredibly arrogant and selfish.

@gigawhat Still available though as an option - just too expensive but still an option.

PC for me. When it comes to first person shooters, mouse control makes such a gigantic difference I just can't play them on consoles. Add to that the gigantic graphic downgrades which the Switch version will receive, including halving the frame rate, and I'm not going anywhere near this.

It's interesting that these impossible ports exist on the Switch, but they're not for me.

@gigawhat
what th hella are you smoking? switch has 32 gb carts since launch for developers, dragon quest heroes 1+2 japan only on release day was put on a 32gb cartridge, final fantasy x/x-2 asian english release uses a 32gb cartridge so its both games on one cartridge, and upcoming withcer 3 is confirmed to use a 32gb cartridge and the entire game in it, developers have since day one the chance to use them but they dont becuase they say it cuts their profits, please dont spread fake facts lol the cart that will only be available in 2020 is the 64 gb one.

@Judgedean And what are you basing that assumption on? One game thats one of Nintendo's oldest franchises used it for a Japan-only release in the whole 2 1/2 years the switch has been out, and your assumption is that no one else has used it for anything, because it's too expensive? I need facts, otherwise that's your uninformed opinion. I'm not discounting that it could be the reason, but if it were a matter of price, I can't imagine Doom or Wolfenstein (AAA+ franchises that stretch back to the very beginnings of their genres, bought and played by hundreds of millions over the last 30+ years) would use 16gb and require downloads instead of putting it all on one cart if that were an option, much less for the two latest game in the series after the outcry from the additional downloads.

@pedro702 I almost ignored this, because I can barely even comprehend parts of what you wrote.

In response, no, ffx/x-2 is not on a 32gb card. Both games total 14gb, why would it be on a 32bg cart? Asian English release? I'm assuming you mean the Japanese physical release? I haven't looked it up, but what could they add to games with no dlc that would add 2+ gb? Who is spreading fake facts here?

What makes you say developers have had it as an option from the beginning? Do you have insider knowledge? Some how I doubt that. In which case, you are a nobody with an uninformed opinion (same as me), who is making assumptions that no other developers have used the 32gb cart because it cuts into their profits based on literally nothing. That's probably why they are making cases that come with a download code for Youngblood instead of just making it download-only, right?

Get your ducks in a row, come back when you have some facts, and can form coherent sentences.

@gigawhat
lol call me uninformed when you are the one uninformed...
FFX is 14gb alone while x-2 is 12.9gb they together are roughly 27 gb.

jap release is also a download code, asian release is for china and other asian countrys besides japan and they even have english cover. So yeah check your facts before saying others are wrong... (if FFx/x-2 was 14gb total then all regions would have everything on cart lol)

And no im not making stuff up developers stated that 32gb cart is very expensive and while up until 8gb the carts are roughly the price of dual layered bluray, 16gb are already abit more than the dual layered blurays and the 32gb ones is more than double price of the dual layered blurays, that is the reason they dont use it. I remenber an interview with one developer probably even on this page during a switch first year.Prices only match blurays until 8gb after that they loose profit margin.

Not that is matters since they are being greedy here
red faction guerrila remarstered switch is 13.8gb which means it has a 16gb cartridge and costs 30$ physical release with everything on cart, same for dragon dogma which is 12.1gb and it has a 30$ physical release with everything on cart and so on, there are alot of 30 euros 16gb releases out there, if they used the 16gb one atleast people would only need to download afew gbs.

@gigawhat You quoted "Switch carts are only able to hold 16gb right now.
Exactly how do you expect them to store 20gb on a 16 gb cart?"

It took me 10s to prove you wrong with Google.