s about Witcher 3 in hard copy format
s about Witcher 3 in hard copy format
I’m planning to order the physical version of Witcher 3 now because it includes many fun physical accessories. Since the game doesn’t require a digital license, you won’t need to use the disc every time you play. Installing it on an SSD shouldn’t affect performance much, and the system should recognize the disc and run normally. I’m still figuring out how all this works, especially since most of my games are on Steam.
I question it strongly, though uncertainty is always present.
What they do most of the time with physical PC releases: Give you a CD/DVD with barely any data on it, that does nothing and maybe starts up Steam. And a little piece of paper with a code on it. You're probably getting a Steam key with the physical release. And back in the day, you needed the disk only to start up a game, not play it (so you still had to install it)
I don't think it will automatically move to Steam, particularly because they suggest purchasing it directly from gog.com.
The disc inside the plastic container plus several complimentary items.
This is a speculation question, as none of us can possibly know if the hard copy of an unreleased game will have a disk check. You'll just have to see when you get it, I guess. It would be surprising, even shocking to me to see a game with a disk check in 2015. Even back when games used disk checks, they were usually literally just checking for the presence of the disk. The game files were on your HDD. Many games got patches that removed the disk check later on, proving this. So my guess is that installing it on your SSD would still be as beneficial as ever in either case. The Witcher III's installation files are not going to fit on physical media, probably not even a Blu-ray. It's likely that even with the physical copy you will be installing 50+ GB through Steam, or perhaps as a GOG download.