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The move to digital versions of games has been a long time coming, but the size of next-gen titles on the PlayStation 4 might be counter-intuitive for those looking to save of hard drive space.
In a recent Q&A will Eurogamer, Sony UK boss Fergal Gara talked a bit about the move to digital downloads. The PlayStation 4 will offer the ability to play games as they download from the web, but as Gara explains, file size might make the feature underutilized.
β[There] are big innovations in the PS4 to make it more attractive and more easy gamer wise to want to download,β Gara said. βThe Play as you Download functionality, for example, means you donβt need the whole file before you go. This is a little bit counterbalanced by the fact the files themselves are getting bloody big. Killzone: Shadow Fall is an uber file β I think itβs cracking on for 50GB. It looks it, too, when you see it.β
Considering the PS4 ships with a 500GB hard drive, which will have some space already squared away for operations, there wonβt be a whole lot of space left over for games of that size. While itβs true you could always add an external drive for more space, it almost makes more sense to just buy the physical game. While we donβt yet know if every game on the PS4 will be this massive, itβs something those planning to go full digital will have to keep in mind when making purchasing decisions.
In a recent Q&A will Eurogamer, Sony UK boss Fergal Gara talked a bit about the move to digital downloads. The PlayStation 4 will offer the ability to play games as they download from the web, but as Gara explains, file size might make the feature underutilized.
β[There] are big innovations in the PS4 to make it more attractive and more easy gamer wise to want to download,β Gara said. βThe Play as you Download functionality, for example, means you donβt need the whole file before you go. This is a little bit counterbalanced by the fact the files themselves are getting bloody big. Killzone: Shadow Fall is an uber file β I think itβs cracking on for 50GB. It looks it, too, when you see it.β
Considering the PS4 ships with a 500GB hard drive, which will have some space already squared away for operations, there wonβt be a whole lot of space left over for games of that size. While itβs true you could always add an external drive for more space, it almost makes more sense to just buy the physical game. While we donβt yet know if every game on the PS4 will be this massive, itβs something those planning to go full digital will have to keep in mind when making purchasing decisions.
