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[cormack12]

Source: Reddit
PlayStation doesn't have a file size listed on the app or store yet but we can assume 3rd party is likely to be the same

It also had a 25GB day one patch for the current gen.

 

[Stuart360]

Wait 122gb is 'shrinking', what the hell were the game sizes for current gen!?

 

[cormack12]

Wait 122gb is 'shrinking', what the hell were the game sizes for current gen!?

Ha, it hasn't shrunk hence the quotes - I think it was around 80GB on current gen, or 2k20 was

 

[Stuart360]

Ha, it hasn't shrunk hence the quotes - I think it was around 80GB on current gen, or 2k20 was

Oh you were being sarcastic, i get you lol.

 

[Valued Gamer]

This always happens.
Next gen games are going to clock over 100gb more often.

 

[Warnen]

Who needs more then 3 games installed

 

[SuperColourful]

RIP to Series S storage

 

[clipperslipper]

Both next-gen consoles should have shipped with a 2 tb drive and the series s with a 1 tb. Microsoft and Sony should have sucked up the cost. It's a fucking joke the size of some of these games.

 

[kraspkibble]

Who needs more then 3 games installed

i actually rarely ever have more than 3 games installed. i got through this generation just fine on a 500GB drive. i download and play one game at a time. when i'm done i uninstall it. the only game that stayed on my HDD for a significant amount of time was Bloodborne cause I always jumped into it now and then.

i think i'd get through this generation just fine with the 512GB drive on the Series S but I'm getting a PS5/Series X so it's no problem at all.

Both next-gen consoles should have shipped with a 2 tb drive and the series s with a 1 tb. Microsoft and Sony should have sucked up the cost. It's a fucking joke the size of some of these games.

if you think Sony/Microsoft are gonna eat the cost of a larger SSD then you obviously have no idea WTF you're talking about.

the SSD is most definitely the most expensive component in these consoles. nevermind the CPU, GPU, RAM.

 

[M1chl]

RIP to Series S storage

Maybe not:


Obviously if utilized.

 

[Warnen]

i actually rarely ever have more than 3 games installed. i got through this generation just fine on a 500GB drive. i download and play one game at a time. when i'm done i uninstall it. the only game that stayed on my HDD for a significant amount of time was Bloodborne cause I always jumped into it now and then.

yeah would be fine for me too usally just have destiny 2 and one or two other games installed at any time.

 

[clipperslipper]

if you think Sony/Microsoft are gonna eat the cost of a larger SSD then you obviously have no idea WTF you're talking about.

the SSD is most definitely the most expensive component in these consoles. nevermind the CPU, GPU, RAM.
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I don't care. If either had shipped with a 2tb drive then that would have swayed me into buying it over the other. I know the drives are expensive. No idea what I am talking about? Shut up mate.

 

[MastaKiiLA]

That was actually unexpected. I wonder if the ballooning of file size has to do with the open-world streetball mode. Not sure how I feel about that, TBH. This will likely be the biggest game I purchase for my PS5.

 

[draliko]

Maybe not:


Obviously if utilized.

This is the way to go, different assets based on the sku, I hope 3rd party follow suit

 

[Birdo]

More and more reasons to bring back carts in the future.

Basically sell games on SSD (The size of the game) that plug into a slot on the console.

No matter the price. Get back to the Neo-Geo days!

 

[DunDunDunpachi]

Glad I'm waiting for at least one revision. I understand the technical reasons for moving to SSDs, but when your system can only contain a dozen games -- a problem we haven't had since the days of 20GB PS3 and snap-on 360 hard drives -- then you've sacrificed too much QoL.

 

[Warnen]

Can’t believe you gonna end up holding more games on the XSS then on the PS5

 

[cormack12]

And you can hold more ROMS on a 8GB USB stick? Comparisons are getting worse on GAF.

 

[Stuart360]

Both next-gen consoles should have shipped with a 2 tb drive and the series s with a 1 tb. Microsoft and Sony should have sucked up the cost. It's a fucking joke the size of some of these games.

Never going to happen, not with the prices involved. You have to remember that a larger SSD is not needed, it would be nice, it would be helpful, but its not a necessity for the console to work, and for people to play games.

 

[Clear]

There are basically 3 paths to reducing file-size. (1) Lossless de/compression, for code chunks and assets that need to be preserved 1:1. (2) Lossy compression, ideal for textures and multimedia elements like video and audio. (3) Reduction/elimination of duplicated assets. This is the main beneficiary of using a SSD, but of course the impact of this depends greatly on the style of game. Open world titles that need to access a pool of assets too large to fit into memory and instead stream them in as needed being helped massively, but if there's just a lot of dense, discrete content, gains are much less noteworthy.

There is no magic fix. Especially as while lossy de/comp can offer high ratios on bulky source data, there is a quality cost to the end result.