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Baldur's Gate 3 is a 122GB download and you can't preload any of it (www.pcgamer.com)
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Larian has finally confirmed that preloading won't be available, apparently because of a limitation with Steam.

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[–] Katana314 1 points 1 year ago

I don’t think Blu-Ray transfer speeds are fast enough for most common gaming use cases. The consoles tend to only use those discs for installation and owner verification. At some point, their presence just gets in the way.