Fans unlock Atomic Heart early with Game Pass and discover a 50GB day-one patch
Atomic Heart isn’t out until tomorrow, but some clever fans have found a workaround using Game Pass for PC that allows them to start playing it a full day early. However, their joy over finding a way around the release schedule has been dampened somewhat by a 50GB day-one patch.
The exact release time for Atomic Heart on Game Pass and consoles is midnight local time. This means that at the time of writing, the game is already like in Auckland, New Zealand. It’s this fact that’s being abused by Game Pass subscribers in other countries. By switching your region in Game Pass on PC, you can convince the system that you’re in New Zealand and, therefore can play Atomic Heart a full day ahead of the rest of the world. We won’t be sharing the method for this, but it’s not hard to find among the community.
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However, players who do successfully download Atomic Heart are also being forced to download its day-one patch. The patch is roughly 50GB, putting quite a dampener on any excitement those who’ve already accessed the game have. Still, there are those who expected this, have downloaded the patch, and are already playing the game.
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