Question about download and install.

NIGHTELFMERC · Nov 30, 2014

If I were to rent or borrow a physical copy of a game, then buy it digitally while it is installed on my console, would I be able to keep the install, or would I have to download the entire game all over again. My internet has data fees (as most internet
companies do) and one game will completely swamp my monthly allowance, so I was wondering if this is a viable option for someone who can't download and plays a lot of games like me.

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Jaymo1978 · Nov 30, 2014

Download/Install question

Ouch! I haven't gotten that game myself yet, I forgot that's what they said! :-D

Jaymo1978 · Nov 30, 2014

Download/Install question

Ah, okay, there you go then! Definitely, installing from the disc essentially installs ALL of the data that you would normally download for a digital game, but it comes from the disc instead of the internet. The only thing the internet is required for is
the updates (and I think the biggest one I've seen so far is like 2GB, usually they're no bigger than say, 400-500 MB.) Glad I could help!

onyxishere · Dec 1, 2014

You can absolutely do that. All that will happen when you purchase a digital copy of the game is the license will install to your system.

I had done that recently with Destiny. I had a physcal copy for the Xbox One but decided to go digital for the 360 and the One and when I went to install the game to the One it just moved the license over.

onyxishere

You can absolutely do that. All that will happen when you purchase a digital copy of the game is the license will install to your system.

I had done that recently with Destiny. I had a physcal copy for the Xbox One but decided to go digital for the 360 and the One and when I went to install the game to the One it just moved the license over.

HellspawnRei

Hello King,

if you install Gears Of War 3 on your friend's Xbox,it will still need the game disc to play.

So there is no need to do it.Your friend will have to wait until he fully downloads it,so he could play it right.

onyxishere

Sorry, that won't work. Your friend will need to purchase the game himself and download it. There are 2 things that can be done here.

1. He can set up background downloads by going to System Settings>Shutdown>Background Download and setting it to enable. This will allow him to set up the download when he goes to bed. When he shuts down the console, it will go into power saver mode and
complete the download before finally shutting down.

2. Invite your friend to bring his console to your house. Hook it up to your net and download the game from there. He can't just bring his hard drive over though. It has to be the whole console.

Mister Cerb

Hey there Juanes!

It really all depends on whether or not the game is available in your region. Which region are you physically located in?

Under normal circumstances, when there is a region discrepancy that prevents someone from being able to download a game, if the person changes their account region to match their physical location, they are then able to download the game.

Let us know your physical region and we'll check to see if the game is available there! ^_^

FullHornet

It will tell you when it is ready to start. However, I would not recommend doing this as 9 times out of 10 it corrupts the download and you have to delete it and start all over again.

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