[NobodyNada]

#2 seems like a technically solvable problem: AES-encrypt the preload and distribute the key on launch day.

[0cf8612b2e1e]

I thought they already did something like this. I recall some people complaining because the naive decryption process would double the required hard drive space while the bundle was unpacking on release day.

[jandrese]

There is no need for the decryption to double the needed size. You can chunk it to something reasonable and effectively rewrite the file in place.

[Hamuko]

Pretty sure they already do it. I've also noticed that if you have a fast connection (like 1 Gb/s down), it might be faster to download the game when it releases than it is to preload it and then decrypt it, since the decryption process is quite slow.

[semiquaver]

Of course they do. GGP has no idea what they are talking about.