Why are games getting so big nowadays? i had to buy a new ssd, and even then I got lucky finding a 2 Tb one for cheaper than normal.Anything beyond that costs as much as a new console. And if you play ANY sort of gacha game, there's no option to delete old data that won't be used again or stuff from older patches, or even the extra voice packs.
optimization isnt needed anymore because space is pretty much infinite
>>743414452If your rich maybe
>>743414501people have no problem buying external storage specifically for video games both on console and pc and its been that way for like 17 years
>>743414280console hardware is not powerful enough to decompress assets on the fly. its particularly music and textures that are uncompressed cause its computationally cheaper to stream them in as is rather than dedicate computing to decompressing them. also some of the size is by design. when you have only space for one big game then you have to choose which one to keep installed locking out the other game and potentionally beating a competitor for profits.
So you won't uninstall itSo you won't install something else
>>743414542Then what do you recommend for ps5 external storage?
>>743414280Can't you uninstall some videogames and install others instead of having to buy a new SSD?
>>743414578It's also kinda cheap to compress music in a game. The music should sound as good as it can get in the actual game.
>>743414280Just delete games you're done playingOr temporarily transfer them to an HDD
If a game can't fit on one DVD, it's bloated.
>>743414280>And if you play ANY sort of gacha game, there's no option to delete old data that won't be used again or stuff from older patches, or even the extra voice packs.That's just not true, picrel.
>>743414452Yeah this retarded way of thinking surely won't cause problems
>>743414280Less time spent on optimization= Faster release, Also Psuedo-Copyprotection because Pirates get less m,otivated to download and host gigantic files. Plus as a bonus taking up space means your competitors games aren't taking that space of the Hard Drive.File sizes were only a issue when the Devs themselves had to shell out for the sorage medium, but with Digital Download becoming the standard that has ceased and it is practically only upsides for them to bloat up their shit if they can.
>>743414542Incidentally the prices of storage stayed stagnate for 17 years too.That said, if someone plays games enough to be on /v/ there's no reason they can't just save up to buy something more or less integral for their hobby. If broke then they can just like pay for a cloud storage subscription while saving up. Or you know... back up save data and uninstall crud, been a feature steam and other platforms for probably close to as long.
>>743417314for ps5 I mean
>>743414280encouraged stupidity from studio heads. by not optimizing games they get bloated which makes retards less likely to uninstall the game. this also pushes other games off the hard drive
>>743417543Ah yes, nothing like big files to dissuade the bad apples. Next you'll tell me they plan to invade my privacy with kernel level anti-cheats to dissuade the bad apples...
>>743414280This has become a real pain in the ass. I bought a 1TB SSD for $80 before the craze and the same SSD now costs $200. If I knew it was gonna be like this I would have bought the 2TB one that at the time was selling for only $120 but now it's nearly $400. Wtf
>>743418057The AI craze has fucked everyone.AI's more of a novelty for stuff like non-official AI chatbots and single player Role playing. Not replacing everyone and everything
>>743414280I have like 4 games in my PS5getting more space seems unavoidable
>>743417381>this retarded way of thinking surely won't cause problemsWhen did it ever...?
>>743414280Games are big not because they are... well, big, it's because AAAslop is so bad optimized that it uses a ton of storage for the same textures but bigger because niggas want so bad 4k (it's not a big deal, even 720p looks okayish in 2026), normies and tech bros shows u about "le power" of their glorified toys and then forget about the things that used to be a bit more important (like exclusives, services, etc....).Why would someone just buy a PS5 or Xbox Series when that two are just worse PC's? At least PS4 had a good chunk of exclusives
>>743414280Unoptimized UEslop combined with pajeet vibe coding.
>>743414280Look at what's considered "budget" now.A 1TB Samsung 990 for the affordable low price of only $270... Almost $600 for 2TB. And it's not even a gen 5. ahahahahahahahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGAzcw9B3rE
>>743417730Congrats on being the only non-retard in the thread.
>>743418761Saar, you get the spaghetti for free on the house, yummy Italian noodles!
>>743414452retarded rajesh
>>743419531Several people said the same thing retard
