In apocalyptic news for those concerned about game preservation, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle will require an Internet connection – even if you purchase the physical PS5 release, due out on 17th April.
Small print for the game’s Collector’s Bundle – which includes the Premium Edition version of the game alongside an actual globe – notes that an “Internet connection [is] required to download the game and content”.
This implies to us, as rumoured, that while the physical edition includes a Blu-ray disc, the game isn’t included on it – or at least not all of it, anyway. We’ll double-check with Bethesda to see if this is the case.
Considering this is a traditional single player experience without any live service hooks, this strikes us as unacceptable. While we appreciate patches and content updates often require a download, there’s no reason for the campaign to not be included on the disc. If the file size is too large, then we’ve seen various examples of titles shipping on two Blu-rays, like Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.