EA has revealed that they are implementing a new game patch system called In Place Updates (IPU). This system aims to reduce the size of patches and fix update failures due to full disks.
In Place Updates (IPU) may sound fancy, but it’s essentially a delta update system that has been widely used in other software for a while now. The gaming industry is just catching on (Google Play started using it in 2016, Windows 10 in 2018), resulting in patches as small as 100MB.
EA states that 60% of game patch update failures are due to disk space errors, leaving users with no choice but to delete files to make space. This has led to a significant number of users opting out of updates and even quitting games altogether. Users with full disk issues often encounter this problem 2-3 times a month.
With the introduction of In Place Updates (IPU), EA claims to have almost completely solved the full disk issue, reducing the installation failure rate from 50% to nearly 0% among players.
Currently, In Place Updates (IPU) is being utilized in game updates through the EA app on PCs.
TLDR: EA has introduced In Place Updates (IPU) to reduce game patch sizes and address update failures caused by full disks, successfully decreasing installation issues among players.
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