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[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Also this is the first PS5 physical release that comes on 2 discs.

 

[GrayChild]

Checkmate FF7: Rebirth fans, I guess...

 

[Elder Legend]

So we are back to the 90s then I see.

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

I have the PS4 disc version because it was €10 cheaper than the PS5 one (also have the DLC) so I guess I'll have to double dip and get the complete edition since both the game and the DLC will be on disc.

 

[Heisenberg007]

FF7 Rebirth:

 

[kingwingin]

This is how it’s done!. I will absolutely purchase and support this

 

[Fake]

Is this game really that huge to need to two UHD Blu-ray?

 

[Dream-Knife]

I miss the double thickness PS1 cases.

 

[TGO]

They needed a whole disc just for "The Message"

 

[Thick Thighs Save Lives]

Is this game really that huge to need to two UHD Blu-ray?

I think the total install size is around 125 - 130GB, so yeah, 2 discs are def needed.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

At least the game still releases on disc and it’s not just going to let you download the digital version.

 

[EverydayBeast]

It’s evident a blu ray successor is out there there’s always self improvement even with blu ray.

 

[Sleepwalker]

So we are back to the 90s then I see.

We never left

 

[Games of Today]

I don't undertsand this. Why wouldn't they just sell the PS5 disc with a DLC code in the box?

 

[Kilau]

I don't undertsand this. Why wouldn't they just sell the PS5 disc with a DLC code in the box?

Because it’s called Complete Edition not Half Complete Edition.

 

[Deerock71]

I don't undertsand this. Why wouldn't they just sell the PS5 disc with a DLC code in the box?

Some folks actually like to hold what they own.

 

[Del_X]

Boomers rejoice

 

[64bitmodels]

We need a new physical media storage format this is getting goofy.

 

[jroc74]

I don't undertsand this. Why wouldn't they just sell the PS5 disc with a DLC code in the box?

This is the second time I've seen a post like this today.

Are you saying you don't want physical games? Because I'm pretty sure some do.

 

[Rocco Schiavone]

So we are back to the 90s then I see.

Didn't know we had UHD Discs in the 90s.

 

[Zheph]

Square Enix Marketing Team rn

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I don't undertsand this. Why wouldn't they just sell the PS5 disc with a DLC code in the box?

Gaming preservation is something to be okay with. And it's good to see that Sony still cares about physical media for now, even if it's only a matter of time.

 

[Bond007]

Im glad.
Good to own what you buy.

 

[BennyBlanco]

I wonder how big the download will be on PC then

 

[Kdad]

I don't even own a PS5 and I'm buying this.

 

[CamHostage]

It’s evident a blu ray successor is out there there’s always self improvement even with blu ray.

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case. Physical media sales are struggling, so there's not much economical drive to bring another format to market, and no real frontrunner is waiting in the wings to replace BD. (Even UHD BD was soft as a new medium replacement booster.) There are a few possibilities brewing for new formats (most of it is intended for high-end enterprise business needs rather than cheap mass-consumer releases), but there's not a guaranteed Blu-ray successor.

Is Blu-ray the Last Optical Disc Format Ever? What's Next?

Don't throw out those movies yet.

www.howtogeek.com

 

[Elysion]

I don’t understand why this (or FF7 rebirth) needs two discs. Even if the game is larger than 100GB, isn’t the raw data on the disc compressed, and then gets decompressed when it gets installed on the harddrive? Even if the game is 130GB or something, surely that can be compressed into half that size, before being unpacked for the installation?

 

[spartan30gr]

So we are back to the 90s then I see.

 

[Elder Legend]

Didn't know we had UHD Discs in the 90s.

I am talking about the fact that's on multiple discs you silly goose not whether it's UHD or not. You know what I meant and it was just a silly joke.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

What new content is on the "complete edition" ?

 

[Elder Legend]

What new content is on the "complete edition" ?

Don't believe there is actually any new content. I think it's just Forbidden West packed with the newly released DLC Burning Shores. So you just get the whole package instead of buying the dlc and the game separately. It's good for those who do not own Forbidden West already.

 

[ShadyAcshuns]

Don't believe there is actually any new content. I think it's just Forbidden West packed with the newly released DLC Burning Shores. So you just get the whole package instead of buying the dlc and the game separately. It's good for those who do not know Forbidden West already.

I see. I got the digital version of the vanilla game with my PS5.

 

[nowhat]

I wonder how big the download will be on PC then

Huge, and growing.

 

[nowhat]

I miss the double thickness PS1 cases.

That's what she said!

(yeah, she was always kinda weird and kinky)

 

[ResetEraVetVIP]

So we are back to the 90s then I see.

Lol.

 

[Elder Legend]

Lol.

Hey man FF7 Rebirth is staying true to its nostalgia. The third game will probably be 3 discs instead of two

 

[Games of Today]

This is the second time I've seen a post like this today.

Are you saying you don't want physical games? Because I'm pretty sure some do.

Lmao no. I wouldn't be surprised if I have one of the larger shelf collections in this community. Physical game all the way baby.

It's just strange to me that Sony would go out of their way to manufacture a second disk when the base game fits on a blu-ray disk already.

 

[StereoVsn]

I am curious to see if this will have the double disk case. Might grab it once price falls a bit. Not a huge fan of the game and already have it through Plus, but I will not be renewing Plus Premium or Extra and might as well get the physical.

 

[ResetEraVetVIP]

Gaming preservation is something to be okay with. And it's good to see that Sony still cares about physical media for now, even if it's only a matter of time.

Exactly, physical must stay.

 

[Badlucktroll]

 

[makaveli60]

All Sony needed is Jim Ryan to depart and it’s already getting back on track. Joke aside, finally a good move from them, I like it.

 

[protonion]

Bookmarking Does it play! Great work.

 

[nowhat]

It's just strange to me that Sony would go out of their way to manufacture a second disk when the base game fits on a blu-ray disk already.

Does it though, at least in the current incarnation? I maintain the game was pushed out of the oven too hot (there were all sorts of issues, the performance mode on PS5 was only one of them), so I wouldn't be surprised to see the game taking up much more space when compared to the launch disc version (which didn't even include the day 1 patches).

 

[sachos]

Hell yeah! Also the work DoesItPlay is doing championing physical media and its importance is really cool.
People say physical is dying but around 30% of games sold on Sony platforms are physical plus Nintendo keeps topping sales charts ONLY counting physical sales. If they continue supporting physical into the next generation they will have a strong advantage over the supposedly digital only next gen Xbox. The core audience will appreciate it.

 

[Games of Today]

Does it though, at least in the current incarnation? I maintain the game was pushed out of the oven too hot (there were all sorts of issues, the performance mode on PS5 was only one of them), so I wouldn't be surprised to see the game taking up much more space when compared to the launch disc version (which didn't even include the day 1 patches).

True, didn't even think about that.

 

[Whitecrow]

That makes two discs less in my collection.

 

[ChiefDada]

I don’t understand why this (or FF7 rebirth) needs two discs. Even if the game is larger than 100GB, isn’t the raw data on the disc compressed, and then gets decompressed when it gets installed on the harddrive? Even if the game is 130GB or something, surely that can be compressed into half that size, before being unpacked for the installation?

Huh? The file size on disc and the install to SSD are both compressed. It's the same 130gb. Uncompressed results in larger file and that only takes place when you are running the game.

 

[mckmas8808]

How big was the game when it first released?

 

[ProtoByte]

This can't be praised enough. Buy.

 

[Majormaxxx]

I wonder if it will have further patches...