alt Hacker NewsI think certain games dont even bother to optimize the install size so that you cant fit other games on the hard drive, I think COD games are regularly hundreds of gigs
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snet0 • today at 2:14 PM
I've often seen people mention that one reason for games like Call of Duty being so enormous is optimising for performance over storage. You'd rather decompress textures/audio files at install-time rather than during run-time, because you download/install so infrequently.
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jsheard • today at 3:01 PM
> I think COD games are regularly hundreds of gigs
I looked up the size of the latest one, and Sony's investment in RAD Kraken seems to be paying dividends:
Xbox: 214 GB
PC: 162 GB
PS5: 96 GB
Having a humongous game might be a competitive advantage in the era of live-service games.
Users might be more hesitant to switch to another game if it means uninstalling yours and reinstalling is a big pain in the backside due to long download times.