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NBA 2K14 download ver on PS4/XO requires 50-60GB hard drive space?
- Thread starter CrunchinJelly
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soul creator
Member
I hope the "borrow/rent disc to install, then download the license so you no longer need the disc" feature works.
Oddly enough, if it does, it's probably because of leftover functionality from the original DRM plans for Xbox One, heh.
Oddly enough, if it does, it's probably because of leftover functionality from the original DRM plans for Xbox One, heh.
PC games haven't been commonly topping 50+ GB the past several years.
They already have that infrastructure in place, it worked with TLOU I believe.
Yeah, and wait for the damned download to finish. Hope you don't have any bandwidth caps.
SEGAvangelist
Gold Member
What if the console scratches the disc and you have to drive all the way back to the retail store to get a brand new disc? That's a real hassle.
What if I have to change discs to move from game to game? That's no fun.
What if I lose my disc? Oh crap.
It's a trade-off. I prefer digital downloads.
OldAsUrSock
Banned
Guys, the PS3 was getting up to 50GB in some games. Why is this surprising? 50GB is not even a lot of space anyways.
Neither is 1TB IMO.
kriskrosbbk
Member
Since the retail copies should be installed fully ,I guess we expect the retail to be 60GB once installed.Am I right?
ccctrlaltdelete
Banned
This is just a guess, but maybe the difference in file size is due to better data compression techniques available on pc? Although I can't see why consoles can't just adopt the most efficient ones available, so maybe it's the use of high resolution video files for cut-scenes? Then again I don't think there's much cut-scenes in NBA 2K14. You know what, I have no clue why there's such a big difference in file size.
Backfoggen
Banned
Man I love hearing this.
ACH1LL3US
Member
I hope so bc I have found some real nice 4tb external hard drives that are USB 3.0 which I assume both consoles have.
1. Depends on your connection. If it's anything like Steam/Origin it should be ~1.5h in my case in my case
2. Non-issue for alot of people
3. Why would you, just download again.
4. Same as above
5. Yes
6. I would prefer to wait until it's completely downloaded
7. Probably pretty pissed, but why would it failed. Hasn't happened ever on XBL, PSN, Steam, Origin etc
8. I'm on the complete opposite corner
What I'm trying to say, is that for a lot of people it's a non-issue. And for the rest, the connections will only get better from here on.
Yeahhhhh you are overestimating the average internet connection by about 300%
And I'm on a high end plan with no caps, but even my internet goes weird if I pass 250 gbs a month. You're jumping from 9-16 gb games to 60 here.
ACH1LL3US
Member
If you have been doing it for years on the PC you would know most pc games are not hitting the 50gb plus mark...
I have the fastest internet that Time Warner offers in my area, 50 mb/sec, and we all know that even if you have those speeds its up to Sony/ Microsoft servers and what they are able to output plus the heavy traffic on day 1 games.
This is a very different beast then what you have been dealing with PC games bc of the size of next gen games and the limit of HDD sizes.
When really thinking about it, 500gb is a joke for HDD sizes these systems come with.
Forgot to say "In my case". Will edit
Just saying that for a lot of people it won't be a big deal.
On what side of world you live?
inpHilltr8r
Member
My guess? XBone decompresses at install time. PS4 decompresses at load time.
Storm Raider
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friskykillface
Banned
0_o holy shit, welp if every game is gonna be 30+ GB's then im all for a physical future
lol 50 gb on PS4, Bobcats are a waste of GB's, just take the entire team and stadium out.
lol 50 gb on PS4, Bobcats are a waste of GB's, just take the entire team and stadium out.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
bandwidth caps am cry
holy shit that's a lot
holy shit that's a lot
megabytecr
Member
Bullshit 2k!! Better get this straight for the next one, I don't plan on getting PS4/XB1 at least in the next 3 years.
Pharaoh 117
Member
Consider yourself lucky. Mine is 4mbs. I'm fucked.
DJ Lushious
Member
That is what I was thinking. Now that we have blu-ray parity, 1080p videos incoming. Which, honestly, I am pretty stoked for. It was one thing I was always jealous of when going back to the 360 from my PS3.
Looking at these download sizes, how did Microsoft expect their original Xbox One game service to work? Even when thinking about play-as-you-download, 50GB+ is a huge amount of data. And in the USA the bandwidth is all over the place, so I'd be most concerned with those on the lower end of DSL or cable packages.
Dark Octave
Banned
Yeah I didn't have a problem with swapping discs before and I really don't have a problem with swapping discs now.
Which one takes longer? Swapping a 60gb disc or swapping a 60gb download because your HDD is full after downloading five games?
Which one takes longer? Swapping a 60gb disc or swapping a 60gb download because your HDD is full after downloading five games?
1. Bull. No way would a 60GB game be downloaded in 1.5Hours.
2. Yeah it is. Not everyone, especially in non Tier 1 regions, have the option or money for unlimited bandwidth.
3. Derp, installing it from a backup source locally is faster than downloading it.
4. Nope. In a few years time with big video games collection, backups will need to be stored some where.
5. Yeah, that's a bad thing. Well seen you have no argument for it.
6. Which means a long wait time. Not just yourself but others will slow broadband speeds.
7. Um, It's happened to me before and the GTA5 PSN issue was a fine example. Plus I've seen it happen to other people on Steam before.
8. Good stay there. Optical storage is by far and away the best medium for next gen.
And how can you speak on most people's behalf? Have you got proof to verify it all as being an "non issue". Or is this just more deluded optimism.
Mihos
Gold Member
For some people it won't be, but I would say for even more it will be (I never planned on going digital, so I am on the 'won't be' side). I have a decent connection with the fastest connection time warner provides, but we will also have at least 2 systems in the house not including the normal load of having a family addicted to Netflix has. I would also wager that there will be some sort of backlash from the cable providers/ISPs if their bandwidth requirements jump insanely high on release days and with all this video sharing stuff they are integrating. That cost has to be made up somewhere, probably in higher rates. I say within a year, there will be a 'gaming tier' of service that will be offered and that all other tiers will be throttled or worse.
This battle has already started because of streaming services and the whole net neutrality thing.
There is no way in hell a 4TB drive will fit, let alone anything bigger than 2TB. That said, we don't know the dimensions of the HDD slot but based on the size of the system it couldn't be using anything bigger than a 2.5 laptop slot.
Wishmaster92
Member
Dat next gen game size. My body's been ready.
SwiftDeath
Member
All right so I'm gonna go and rebudget for launch day
Need a new HDD for my PS4 for sure
I'm pretty sure you could use an 3.5" HDD for the ps3 you just had to keep it outside the ps3 as it wouldn't fit
I tried finding some of the configurations I've seen but no success
Connections would be fine as you can get a laptop sata to desktop sata cable, not sure what the upper limit on internal HDD space for the PS3 was though if it had a limit
Need a new HDD for my PS4 for sure
I'm pretty sure you could use an 3.5" HDD for the ps3 you just had to keep it outside the ps3 as it wouldn't fit
I tried finding some of the configurations I've seen but no success
Connections would be fine as you can get a laptop sata to desktop sata cable, not sure what the upper limit on internal HDD space for the PS3 was though if it had a limit
Umm... uncapped 100Mbit/s lines exist. I have one. I'm obviously in the minority, but speeds are only going to get faster.
So unless Sony's servers continue to suck, yeah I'll have my 60GB game in 1.5h.
I'm still going for discs though
chickdigger802
Banned
huh didn't know that. This the only cross gen game where the pc version is based off old version?
Curious how much better the new one looks. The 2k bb games are pc are already quite good looking. any videos yet?
I'm sure the system itself will support the drive, it's more of making it fit. It just sounds, dirty, having a straight up drive laying near the system. At least external drives can look nice. That said, I'll definitely be slapping in a 1-2TB hybrid drive in my PS4 and attaching a huge external on my Xbox One once the support for game installs on the external is added. Though, I find it frustrating that both systems are only using SATA II for their internal drives.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Anybody planning to go digital for the next generation worth of games on PC, Xbox One, or PlayStation 4, best be prepared for massive download/install sizes compared to the current crop of games. It's going to balloon big time.
Na, FIFA will be there too. Since they released the PC version of FIFA with current gen systems (and every other console imaginable) they didn't use the IGNITE engine for it so it doesn't look all that better than the PS3 or 360 versions.
PES though, damn that game is gorgeous.
I'm aware that pc games aren't 50GB at the moment. I didn't expect the games to hit 50+ GB, but somewhere between 20-40 GB was a realistic expectation. That the next gen consoles don't include at least a 1 TB hard drive is a joke... Maybe we will finally be past the point where games include horribly compressed cutscenes that have worse image quality then the game. For day one stuff, I would assume that they have pre load functionality in place on the next gen consoles, Also everything under 100 mb/s from their side is unacceptable, especially if you pay for their online service, Steam has no issues providing me with the max for my 150 mb/s connection and that would take me about 50 minutes to get a 50 GB game, which I find totally acceptable.
silver.tongue
Member
Yeah, I wish they offered lower-res video, and compressed audio options for digital versions.