Wasn't it confirmed that all PS4 games do this as you play to reduce blu-ray drive usage?
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Wasn't it confirmed that all PS4 games do this as you play to reduce blu-ray drive usage?
I honestly think that to an extent the all digital future is just a dream, or at least far further off than any huge proponents would like to admit. To really get there I'd think we'd need at least Google Fiber quality internet practically everywhere, and maybe larger storage in general. We're close enough that it's an acceptable option for many people, but the advantages of physical are still strong. Nevermind how some simply CAN'T go away without other technological leaps like feelies for the better premium editions of games, but that would ideally at least thrive as a niche.
Wishmaster92
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Yes my bad, i was taking into effect the latency that goes on via usb. Realistically maybe you will get about 550MB/S. There is a way around to what you're saying. I have an ocz vertex 4 ssd which has a random read/write of about 550mb/s iirc. I'll just put it inside a usb case and one of those sata to usb 3.0 adapters, and i should be able to get close to those speeds.
entremet
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It was but people were in denial.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Wait this is only digital right?
entremet
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Syph Medwes
Member
Fuck, that dog alone is probably 25 GB
lol 25? Pushin 30 gigs at least man
It was always pretty vague.
Unless you can show some direct confirmation that nearly everyone has missed.
I'm glad though, hate disc noise.
Parallel ATA.
All PS4 games will do that
Some will require accessories or whatever, so I think it's just sort of a signal that it works.
Steverulez
Member
I suppose the question is how many disc games do you play at the same time? Usually I might have 2/3/4 on the go at the same time, if it doesn't take too long to install games before you can play them (10-15 minutes?) then I wouldn't be adverse to deleting games if I was using up too much space on hard drives. I can see why "cleaning the fridge" is not particularly desirable though.
entremet
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I guess I didn't find Cerny's statement as vague.
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/191007/
page 3
Next gen = trade your shelve space problem with a HDD space problem....
oh wait, we talk about the physical version lol
That's a weird way to phrase it. The BD drive is simply too slow.
Still better than a 120$/120 game.
This limit is just because of what HDDs are out there currently, correct? I think we just need to wait, they'll probably figure something out for laptop drives one way or the other, even if it means jumping past that threshold with SSDs instead of HDDs.
about 3 - 5 but yeah deleting and reinstalling repeatedly doesn't sound fun to me.
Shadey Snipez
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370789354623&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en
this is a good deal i guess 1tb 7200rpm hitachi... it comes standard with a HGST 500gb 5400rpm
this is a good deal i guess 1tb 7200rpm hitachi... it comes standard with a HGST 500gb 5400rpm
SlipperyFishes
Banned
Neither console supports external storage at launch though.
I think it's been confirmed that you can't install games to an external drive, which is a damn shame considering there are external drives with far more storage than your average internal laptop drive.
Well you could possibly just run a SATA II cable out the case somehow and have whatever size drive you want. Though it probably won't work since you have to pull part of the case off, not just a panel, to access the internal drive.
Currently, we just don't know the slot size for the drives. If it's a 9mm laptop drive that limits what will fit in the system.
We do actually, it's 12.5mm max size.
That confirmed now? Sorry I haven't seen anything on it.
You have to do this with every PS4 game.
Mihael Mello Keehl
Banned
Hey no reason to be smart, Im just asking. Why does a disc have to be installed?
Isnt the pc version needs atleast 50gb?
VisceralBowl
Member
To those that want 2+ TB of data for their PS4 (you will need it). You can get SATA power/data extender cables. It wont look pretty, but you could use your 4TB 3.5'' drive. It shouldn't break your warranty either as you would just hook the cables to where the HDD normally goes.
lol wut?
Yeah, this what I'm thinking. PC games routinely need more space than they actually use, so just because it claims it needs that much space doesn't mean it will all get used.
Oh lord. No, this is purely for performance reasons. Games will run better if they're designed with the idea that they'll all be running off the hard drive.
Maybe I've just become terribly cynical, but I find it impossible to swallow a 49gig install for a game that will be on current gen consoles and I know damn well wont require the same on my PS3.
Game sizes increase with time. Welcome to next gen!
this is insane
even the best-looking PC MMOs with immense game worlds full of HD textures don't go that high. and it's 50 gigs for a game with like a 6 hour campaign and a few multiplayer maps?
Are they doing all the cutscenes in prerendered 1080p video instead of in-engine?
even the best-looking PC MMOs with immense game worlds full of HD textures don't go that high. and it's 50 gigs for a game with like a 6 hour campaign and a few multiplayer maps?
Are they doing all the cutscenes in prerendered 1080p video instead of in-engine?
SeventhSon
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A gif wizard needs to do a Jaws parody.
"We're gonna need a bigger hard drive."
"We're gonna need a bigger hard drive."
Lostconfused
Member
Guess we will just have to wait and see what it ends up being in reality.