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SF_Okami 03/20/24 7:28:46 PM #1:	Im going through the new Gamepass games and saw that NBA2k24 was added. I figured I would give it a try since I havent played an NBA game in years. That is until I saw the space required. 166GB. Am I the only one who thinks this is ridiculous? Theres no way they couldnt condense that to be far less. I have plenty of space but Im not devoting that much space to a NBA game --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: YEEZY PODS <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:979475888] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Im going through the new Gamepass games and saw that NBA2k24 was added. I figured I would give it a try since I havent played an NBA game in years. That is until I saw the space required.166GB. Am I the only one who thinks this is ridiculous? Theres no way they couldnt condense that to be far less. I have plenty of space but Im not devoting that much space to a NBA game </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DDP886 03/20/24 7:29:17 PM #2:	100% agreed --- my signature <cite>DDP886 posted [p:979475902] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>100% agreed </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 03/20/24 7:30:46 PM #3:	I don't get why they don't make high quality models / textures a seperate download at least. They could cut the file size by heaps, and it wouldn't matter to people playing on lower-res displays or who just don't care that much about graphics. ...downside being you just know sooner or later someone's gonna start charging for it. Which would be fine if the base game was a bit cheaper, but we all know that won't happen. --- Do, or do not. There is no Trumble. <cite>Trumble posted [p:979475925] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I don't get why they don't make high quality models / textures a seperate download at least. They could cut the file size by heaps, and it wouldn't matter to people playing on lower-res displays or who just don't care that much about graphics....downside being you just know sooner or later someone's gonna start charging for it. Which would be fine if the base game was a bit cheaper, but we all know that won't happen. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Nukazie 03/20/24 7:31:24 PM #4:	yeah, i don't even search for how the game would run on my system, i just look up its size --- We suffer from the delusion that the entire universe is held in order by the categories of human thought. <cite>Nukazie posted [p:979475940] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>yeah, i don't even search for how the game would run on my system, i just look up its size </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BlueBoy675 03/20/24 7:34:34 PM #5:	Isnt that new Battlefront collection like 50 gigs or something despite just being two really shitty ports of 20 year old ps2 games? --- Hope rides alone <cite>BlueBoy675 posted [p:979475993] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Isnt that new Battlefront collection like 50 gigs or something despite just being two really shitty ports of 20 year old ps2 games? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Killmonger 03/20/24 7:38:52 PM #6:	I wonder how bigger will games become. --- "I will die of cancer before I let another dude finger my a******." - ZeroX91 <cite>Killmonger posted [p:979476056] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I wonder how bigger will games become. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
a-c-a-b 03/20/24 7:44:10 PM #7:	My PS5's harddrive is pretty much always full. As soon as I finish a game I usually delete it right away just to make space. --- Save for your doomed future <cite>a-c-a-b posted [p:979476131] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>My PS5's harddrive is pretty much always full. As soon as I finish a game I usually delete it right away just to make space. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
hereforemnant 03/20/24 7:49:32 PM #8:	It's amazing that a basketball game that looks that dog shit & plays the same as the last 5 of them, can have storage size rivaling FF7 Rebirth that is incredible graphics wise. You would think after you download a game in full, you could compress or zip it to conserve space somehow <cite>hereforemnant posted [p:979476223] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>It's amazing that a basketball game that looks that dog shit & plays the same as the last 5 of them, can have storage size rivaling FF7 Rebirth that is incredible graphics wise. You would think after you download a game in full, you could compress or zip it to conserve space somehow </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Baron_Ox 03/20/24 7:54:44 PM #9:	wow, 166GB is crazy. the largest, for me, is Baldur's Gate 3 at 122GB. --- "I could never encapsulate all my cosmicality on my own." - mr. MFN eXquire. http://imgur.com/rvwNj.gif <cite>Baron_Ox posted [p:979476294] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>wow, 166GB is crazy. the largest, for me, is Baldur's Gate 3 at 122GB. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
xGhostchantx 03/20/24 7:55:45 PM #10:	I was gobsmacked upgrading to No Man's Sky PS5 when I realized it was only 16gb. Everything else now is like >100gb --- Tiw - Min scild, min sweord Woden - Se ALLFAEDER he is, naes hwitra manna anra <cite>xGhostchantx posted [p:979476309] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I was gobsmacked upgrading to No Man's Sky PS5 when I realized it was only 16gb. Everything else now is like >100gb </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DDP886 03/20/24 10:31:46 PM #11:	Baron_Ox posted... wow, 166GB is crazy. the largest, for me, is Baldur's Gate 3 at 122GB. Elder Scroll Online is huge too --- my signature <cite>DDP886 posted [p:979478904] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Baron_Ox posted... </cite><quote>wow, 166GB is crazy. the largest, for me, is Baldur's Gate 3 at 122GB.</quote>Elder Scroll Online is huge too </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 03/20/24 10:33:55 PM #12:	Consoles are gonna need multiple hard drives before much longer. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:979478943] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Consoles are gonna need multiple hard drives before much longer. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 03/20/24 10:47:12 PM #13:	ForsakenHermit posted... Consoles are gonna need multiple hard drives before much longer. Hah...then we might actually own something and could play offline..... nah they want us to stream it all eventually. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:979479113] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>ForsakenHermit posted... </cite><quote>Consoles are gonna need multiple hard drives before much longer.</quote>Hah...then we might actually own something and could play offline..... nah they want us to stream it all eventually. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ForsakenHermit 03/20/24 10:48:32 PM #14:	modena posted... Hah...then we might actually own something and could play offline..... nah they want us to stream it all eventually. That'll never work. Too much lag. --- Beware the fanatic! Too often his cure is deadlier by far than the evil he denounces!-Stan Lee RIP Make Arcades Great Again! <cite>ForsakenHermit posted [p:979479133] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>modena posted... </cite><quote>Hah...then we might actually own something and could play offline..... nah they want us to stream it all eventually.</quote>That'll never work. Too much lag. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Solar_Crimson 03/20/24 10:48:35 PM #15:	Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now. Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, which is only around 13.6 GB for its base game. --- "Be good to yourself, because everyone else in the world is probably out to get you." - Dr. Harleen Quinzel <cite>Solar_Crimson posted [p:979479136] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now.Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, which is only around 13.6 GB for its base game. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CyborgSage00x0 03/20/24 10:49:28 PM #16:	Solar_Crimson posted... Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now. Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, is only around 13.6 GB for its base game. Bingo --- PotD's resident Film Expert. <cite>CyborgSage00x0 posted [p:979479149] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite><quote>Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now.Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, is only around 13.6 GB for its base game.</quote>Bingo </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
modena 03/20/24 10:53:05 PM #17:	ForsakenHermit posted... That'll never work. Too much lag. For people like me yes. But my last house had fiber optic, I could play MS flight simulator just through the cloud, maxed out. --- I'm surrounded <cite>modena posted [p:979479204] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>ForsakenHermit posted... </cite><quote>That'll never work. Too much lag.</quote>For people like me yes. But my last house had fiber optic, I could play MS flight simulator just through the cloud, maxed out. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Zwijn 03/20/24 11:05:43 PM #18:	Solar_Crimson posted... Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now. Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, which is only around 13.6 GB for its base game. CyborgSage00x0 posted... Bingo No, not bingo. That has more to do with it being a Switch game than with it not being a Western game. Hogwarts Legacy is 80GB on PS5 and 15GB on Switch. <cite>Zwijn posted [p:979479401] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Solar_Crimson posted... </cite><quote>Western devs don't seem to compress their games anymore, resulting in the inane game file sizes you're seeing now.Compared to a game like Smash Ultimate, a game chock-full of content, which is only around 13.6 GB for its base game.</quote>CyborgSage00x0 posted... </cite><quote>Bingo</quote>No, not bingo.That has more to do with it being a Switch game than with it not being a Western game. Hogwarts Legacy is 80GB on PS5 and 15GB on Switch.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 03/20/24 11:06:08 PM #19:	Also even though I have plenty of space, I did not download and do plan to just as a matter of principle. I should not have to leave a game to download overnight unless for exception cases. A damn basketball game is not an exceptional case. I more or less know what it's gonna be like. --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: YEEZY PODS <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:979479404] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Also even though I have plenty of space, I did not download and do plan to just as a matter of principle. I should not have to leave a game to download overnight unless for exception cases.A damn basketball game is not an exceptional case. I more or less know what it's gonna be like. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
pedro45 03/20/24 11:15:47 PM #20:	20 years ago, 8gb was big. 30 years ago, 800 mb was big. I love playing 4th gen games and realizing that like 3mb games are giving me tons of fun. --- Warning: Sometimes biased http://i.imgur.com/V0x5fw8.jpg http://i.imgur.com/IOovUge.gif http://i.imgur.com/zw7bqPH.jpg <cite>pedro45 posted [p:979479528] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>20 years ago, 8gb was big.30 years ago, 800 mb was big.I love playing 4th gen games and realizing that like 3mb games are giving me tons of fun. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SF_Okami 03/23/24 5:45:42 PM #21:	bump --- ~Bird Pokemon Master~ Latest Pickup: YEEZY PODS <cite>SF_Okami posted [p:979526356] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>bump </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cheater87 03/23/24 5:49:34 PM #22:	4k textures I assume. :P --- Just call me Discount Dan. <cite>Cheater87 posted [p:979526423] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>4k textures I assume. :P </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TomClark 03/23/24 5:52:50 PM #23:	Yeah, it's insane these days. --- http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif <cite>TomClark posted [p:979526474] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Yeah, it's insane these days. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Linze 03/23/24 9:54:04 PM #24:	Remember when 20 years ago the game size was 8 GB, and 40 years ago was just 128kb. --- Once you're aware of your own art, you can train yourself to identify and replicate the "good" ones... And hands off the bad ones. <cite>Linze posted [p:979529967] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Remember when 20 years ago the game size was 8 GB, and 40 years ago was just 128kb. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
boomgetchopped3 03/23/24 9:57:11 PM #25:	The size of games is too damn high --- More to do with the humidity than heat <cite>boomgetchopped3 posted [p:979530017] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>The size of games is too damn high </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
kage_53 03/23/24 9:59:11 PM #26:	Devs stopped compressing games long ago. Its been like this for ages. <cite>kage_53 posted [p:979530043] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Devs stopped compressing games long ago. Its been like this for ages.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
TheHoldSteady 03/23/24 10:05:26 PM #27:	I live in a rural area with shitty Internet and if I see a game over 100gb I groan and never install it --- Don't ask about Charlemagne. <cite>TheHoldSteady posted [p:979530122] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I live in a rural area with shitty Internet and if I see a game over 100gb I groan and never install it </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
LeoRavus 03/23/24 10:24:39 PM #28:	Horizon Forbidden West took up like 125gb on my PC. Seriously, there shouldn't be SSDs under 4 TB at this point and the fucking prices need to come down. It sucks still having to delete games with 2 TB. And I don't have many games installed. $300 for a 4 TB m.2 is some year 2000 type pricing for storage. --- This is where cool people write stuff. <cite>LeoRavus posted [p:979530351] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Horizon Forbidden West took up like 125gb on my PC. Seriously, there shouldn't be SSDs under 4 TB at this point and the fucking prices need to come down. It sucks still having to delete games with 2 TB. And I don't have many games installed. $300 for a 4 TB m.2 is some year 2000 type pricing for storage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 03/23/24 11:53:29 PM #29:	LeoRavus posted... Horizon Forbidden West took up like 125gb on my PC. Seriously, there shouldn't be SSDs under 4 TB at this point and the fucking prices need to come down. It sucks still having to delete games with 2 TB. And I don't have many games installed. $300 for a 4 TB m.2 is some year 2000 type pricing for storage. If you don't want to fork out for a larger SSD, get a large HDD and store games you aren't playing currently on there. --- Do, or do not. There is no Trumble. <cite>Trumble posted [p:979531383] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>LeoRavus posted... </cite><quote>Horizon Forbidden West took up like 125gb on my PC. Seriously, there shouldn't be SSDs under 4 TB at this point and the fucking prices need to come down. It sucks still having to delete games with 2 TB. And I don't have many games installed. $300 for a 4 TB m.2 is some year 2000 type pricing for storage.</quote>If you don't want to fork out for a larger SSD, get a large HDD and store games you aren't playing currently on there. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
tripleh213 03/23/24 11:55:06 PM #30:	Eww HHD --- Bucks World Champions 2021 PS4 looks great <cite>tripleh213 posted [p:979531409] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Eww HHD </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 03/24/24 1:16:50 AM #31:	tripleh213 posted... Eww HHD Agreed, but if someone wants more storage and doesn't want to pay large SSD prices, it's the best option. --- Do, or do not. There is no Trumble. <cite>Trumble posted [p:979532538] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>tripleh213 posted... </cite><quote>Eww HHD</quote>Agreed, but if someone wants more storage and doesn't want to pay large SSD prices, it's the best option. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
008Zulu 03/24/24 1:54:22 AM #32:	Trumble posted... If you don't want to fork out for a larger SSD, get a large HDD and store games you aren't playing currently on there. This is the way. --- If you're not smart enough to survive, you are basically just food for something smarter. <cite>008Zulu posted [p:979532950] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Trumble posted... </cite><quote>If you don't want to fork out for a larger SSD, get a large HDD and store games you aren't playing currently on there.</quote>This is the way. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
PraetorXyn 03/24/24 2:02:16 AM #33:	008Zulu posted... This is the way. No, the way is having a file server or NAS with 20+ TB of RAID storage and backing up games on there. Though I dont do that because I have Gigabit Ethernet so its honestly just as quick to download them again without taking up a lot of space. I would never put a HDD anywhere near a desktop PC. --- https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198052113750 <cite>PraetorXyn posted [p:979533009] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>008Zulu posted... </cite><quote>This is the way.</quote>No, the way is having a file server or NAS with 20+ TB of RAID storage and backing up games on there. Though I dont do that because I have Gigabit Ethernet so its honestly just as quick to download them again without taking up a lot of space.I would never put a HDD anywhere near a desktop PC. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad-Dogg 03/24/24 2:03:39 AM #34:	Yeah. At least the newer 4 TB SSDs is starting to hit about 200 dollars. I paid 210 for my 4 TB SSD that I put inside my PS5. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:979533026] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Yeah. At least the newer 4 TB SSDs is starting to hit about 200 dollars.I paid 210 for my 4 TB SSD that I put inside my PS5. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 03/24/24 2:11:12 AM #35:	aint RDR2 like 120 GB? --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:979533071] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>aint RDR2 like 120 GB? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trelve 03/24/24 2:45:41 AM #36:	Game publishers are being paid by storage manufacturers to encourage people to buy more and bigger hard drives. Wake up people! <cite>Trelve posted [p:979533330] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Game publishers are being paid by storage manufacturers to encourage people to buy more and bigger hard drives.Wake up people! </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
NeonOPPAl 03/24/24 2:50:41 AM #37:	I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_> --- https://imgur.com/aMaI3hj https://imgur.com/7PsdJNc https://imgur.com/eK8vZVn https://imgur.com/u2HR4nG https://imgur.com/nQGM5cZ <cite>NeonOPPAl posted [p:979533363] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Trumble 03/24/24 3:15:39 AM #38:	PraetorXyn posted... No, the way is having a file server or NAS with 20+ TB of RAID storage and backing up games on there. Though I dont do that because I have Gigabit Ethernet so its honestly just as quick to download them again without taking up a lot of space. I would never put a HDD anywhere near a desktop PC. That's literally a big HDD with extra steps. --- Do, or do not. There is no Trumble. <cite>Trumble posted [p:979533500] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>PraetorXyn posted... </cite><quote>No, the way is having a file server or NAS with 20+ TB of RAID storage and backing up games on there. Though I dont do that because I have Gigabit Ethernet so its honestly just as quick to download them again without taking up a lot of space.I would never put a HDD anywhere near a desktop PC.</quote>That's literally a big HDD with extra steps. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Foppe 03/24/24 3:22:25 AM #39:	I remember people hooking up their PS2 to a RAID storage. --- GameFAQs isn't going to be merged in with GameSpot or any other site. We're not going to strip out the soul of the site. -CJayC <cite>Foppe posted [p:979533540] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I remember people hooking up their PS2 to a RAID storage. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CrimsonGear80 03/24/24 3:34:18 AM #40:	CyborgSage00x0 posted... Bingo Smash ultimate is also a switch game that does not have high-end textures or audio. while file sizes are getting big, it's not like you don't have options to manage them. on the high-end consoles you can upgrade them with addition SSD storage or you can use an external storage device to store games you are currently not playing and copy them back to the internal drives when you do, which is faster that redownloading/re-installing. --- PSN: ArsenalGear, NNID: CrimsonG80, XB GT: CrimsonG80 Last game(s) finished: Robocop: Rogue City (PS5), Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (PS5) <cite>CrimsonGear80 posted [p:979533594] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>CyborgSage00x0 posted... </cite><quote>Bingo</quote>Smash ultimate is also a switch game that does not have high-end textures or audio. while file sizes are getting big, it's not like you don't have options to manage them. on the high-end consoles you can upgrade them with addition SSD storage or you can use an external storage device to store games you are currently not playing and copy them back to the internal drives when you do, which is faster that redownloading/re-installing. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Revisited 03/24/24 4:28:53 AM #41:	I was actually about to ask: what even is file size anymore? Like you hear about compression and makes me wonder what even is it that makes data becomes hundreds of gb <cite>Revisited posted [p:979533891] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I was actually about to ask: what even is file size anymore? Like you hear about compression and makes me wonder what even is it that makes data becomes hundreds of gb</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ricemills 03/24/24 6:34:36 AM #42:	pedro45 posted... 20 years ago, 8gb was big. 30 years ago, 800 mb was big. I love playing 4th gen games and realizing that like 3mb games are giving me tons of fun. Super Mario Bros was 32 KB --- You have the right to remain silent. Anything you posted will be misquoted, then be used against you. http://error1355.com/ce/Ricemills.html <cite>Ricemills posted [p:979534523] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>pedro45 posted... </cite><quote>20 years ago, 8gb was big.30 years ago, 800 mb was big.I love playing 4th gen games and realizing that like 3mb games are giving me tons of fun.</quote>Super Mario Bros was 32 KB </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
projectpat72988 03/24/24 6:59:08 AM #43:	NeonOPPAl posted... I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_> I wouldn't be surprised. Thats partially the thinking I used to NOT uninstall games I felt there was SOME chance I might pick back up soon. I didn't want to uninstall a 50 plus gb game if I am going to wanna play it again soon and have it hit my data cap. I don't buy micro so this didn't help game companies. It actually hurt them. I passed up sales knowing I am not even going to be able to install the game now. Luckily competing with 5g made my ISP drop data caps. Still, this is one weird example of how 360 PS3 gen actually had it better than the last 2 gens in at least this way. You didn't even NEED the internet then. Now, unless you want to do tons of waiting you better have the best internet around. Meanwhile no cap unless you're NEVER going to exceed the cap. <cite>projectpat72988 posted [p:979534624] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>NeonOPPAl posted... </cite><quote>I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_></quote>I wouldn't be surprised.Thats partially the thinking I used to NOT uninstall games I felt there was SOME chance I might pick back up soon. I didn't want to uninstall a 50 plus gb game if I am going to wanna play it again soon and have it hit my data cap. I don't buy micro so this didn't help game companies. It actually hurt them. I passed up sales knowing I am not even going to be able to install the game now.Luckily competing with 5g made my ISP drop data caps. Still, this is one weird example of how 360 PS3 gen actually had it better than the last 2 gens in at least this way. You didn't even NEED the internet then. Now, unless you want to do tons of waiting you better have the best internet around. Meanwhile no cap unless you're NEVER going to exceed the cap.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mistere_Man 03/24/24 7:01:12 AM #44:	DDP886 posted... 100% agreed --- Water+Fall=Radiation. <cite>Mistere_Man posted [p:979534642] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>DDP886 posted... </cite><quote>100% agreed</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
A5modeu5 03/24/24 8:28:10 AM #45:	Mad-Dogg posted... Yeah. At least the newer 4 TB SSDs is starting to hit about 200 dollars. I paid 210 for my 4 TB SSD that I put inside my PS5. Which one did you get. Is thus just plug and play stuff or did you switch it with the original? --- --- http://backloggery.com/a5modeu5/sig.gif <cite>A5modeu5 posted [p:979535221] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Mad-Dogg posted... </cite><quote>Yeah. At least the newer 4 TB SSDs is starting to hit about 200 dollars.I paid 210 for my 4 TB SSD that I put inside my PS5.</quote>Which one did you get.Is thus just plug and play stuff or did you switch it with the original? </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Mad-Dogg 03/24/24 9:23:11 AM #46:	A5modeu5 posted... Which one did you get. Is thus just plug and play stuff or did you switch it with the original? It'd plug and play. You basically just add more internal storage on top of the 600 something usable GB it comes with. (The PS5s default SSD is soldered into it so it can't be removed). This is the one I bought: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B2FSKTHK?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title Probably got to wait for another sale since it went back up from when I got it in october. --- GTag:MadDogg730 PSN:lMadDogg NNID:xMadDoggx NS friend code:5313-0564-0819 Go buy cyber shadow like right now. <cite>Mad-Dogg posted [p:979535711] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>A5modeu5 posted... </cite><quote>Which one did you get.Is thus just plug and play stuff or did you switch it with the original?</quote>It'd plug and play. You basically just add more internal storage on top of the 600 something usable GB it comes with. (The PS5s default SSD is soldered into it so it can't be removed).This is the one I bought:https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0B2FSKTHK?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_titleProbably got to wait for another sale since it went back up from when I got it in october. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Goldenguy 03/24/24 9:36:21 AM #47:	I agree. In the Steam spring sale, I got Need for Speed: Heat, GTA 5, and Diablo 4. Over 200 gigs just between those three. Much more and I'm going to be investing in an additional (and certainly larger) SSD. --- Quick to judge, quick to anger, slow to understand. Ignorance, prejudice, and fear walk hand in hand. <cite>Goldenguy posted [p:979535798] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>I agree.In the Steam spring sale, I got Need for Speed: Heat, GTA 5, and Diablo 4.Over 200 gigs just between those three. Much more and I'm going to be investing in an additional (and certainly larger) SSD. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
GhostFaceLeaks 03/24/24 9:48:12 AM #48:	NeonOPPAl posted... I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_> That is unironically a legitimate case. As long as Western, especially American Internet infrastructure is poor they'll do any means to have people play their games longer and buy their DLC. Never underestimate the lengths companies will go to get more money. --- "Do you like Scary movies?" <cite>GhostFaceLeaks posted [p:979535890] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>NeonOPPAl posted... </cite><quote>I heard a conspiracy theory that they do that cuz then people are less likely to delete the game cuz they spent so much time downloading it, and they'll play it more and spend more on microtransactions or something >_></quote>That is unironically a legitimate case. As long as Western, especially American Internet infrastructure is poor they'll do any means to have people play their games longer and buy their DLC. Never underestimate the lengths companies will go to get more money. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
RetuenOfDevsman 03/24/24 10:02:43 AM #49:	Revisited posted... I was actually about to ask: what even is file size anymore? Like you hear about compression and makes me wonder what even is it that makes data becomes hundreds of gb Textures. Most have 3-4 main channels, (RGB and sometimes A) frequently with a second texture for normal mapping, which would be three more. Frequently with more textures for (eg) wet/dry, damaged, etc. Meanwhile, 4k resolution is 4x as big as 1080p, 9x as big as 720p, 18x as big as 360p, etc. And there's also the thing where everything has like a bajillion skins today. <cite>RetuenOfDevsman posted [p:979536033] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Revisited posted... </cite><quote>I was actually about to ask: what even is file size anymore? Like you hear about compression and makes me wonder what even is it that makes data becomes hundreds of gb</quote>Textures. Most have 3-4 main channels, (RGB and sometimes A) frequently with a second texture for normal mapping, which would be three more. Frequently with more textures for (eg) wet/dry, damaged, etc.Meanwhile, 4k resolution is 4x as big as 1080p, 9x as big as 720p, 18x as big as 360p, etc.And there's also the thing where everything has like a bajillion skins today.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Cynrascal 03/24/24 10:23:35 AM #50:	Other sports games all leaning to a third to half that size. MLB The Show 24, for example, is approximately 66 GB before any extra patches. EA Sports FC 24 is approximately 48 GB before extra patches. --- Asocial, not introverted. Know the difference. Maybe those JRPGs villains were on to something about humanity being trash. <cite>Cynrascal posted [p:979536237] in The size o... [t:80726523]...</cite> <quote>Other sports games all leaning to a third to half that size. MLB The Show 24, for example, is approximately 66 GB before any extra patches. EA Sports FC 24 is approximately 48 GB before extra patches. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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