Question about downloading a game

Flint SithLord · Jan 6, 2014

I have a quick question and I don't remember seeing it anywhere or I've overlooked it. I finally decided since I am snowed in to download Killer Instinct. I have a slow connection so it is taking a while and that's fine. What I want to know is will the
download stop if I started playing COD Ghosts-MP and if it would stop if I started playing Lego Marvel? I'm assuming it will stop if I start playing MP and that's fine but I would like to get in some Lego time. Thanks.

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HellspawnRei · Jan 6, 2014

Question about installing/downloading a game.

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 · Jan 6, 2014

Question about installing/downloading a game.

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.

DEACON · Jan 6, 2014

nope it won't stop. you can do whatever you want and it'll continue to download

Flint SithLord · Jan 6, 2014

Alright thanks for the answer

eviltedi · Oct 31, 2018

I can confirm what vDEACON said, I have downloaded games and updates and played others while it was doing so. It did not appear to stop.

Flint SithLord

Alright thanks for the answer

DEACON

nope it won't stop. you can do whatever you want and it'll continue to download

eviltedi

I can confirm what vDEACON said, I have downloaded games and updates and played others while it was doing so. It did not appear to stop.

maxen

That's purely a matter of preference.

I personally like having digital games (no switching discs required), but others would not ever give up their physical collection of discs. And often physical copies can be found for cheaper and get discounted more often than digital ones.

There's no right answer to this. You have to decide for yourself what you prefer.

However, if you have a slow Internet connection, you will almost certainly want to go with physical copies. The games on Xbox One are large in size (the smallest I have is 4GB, but apart from that they range in size from 10GB to 40GB). On a slow Internet
connection this will take a long time. Or if you have a monthly usage cap, you will quickly use it up completely and your ISP might shut off your connection for the rest of the month or start charging you extra for the additional usage. These are important
points to consider.

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! ^_^

Question about downloading a game