Can you buy the game and only install the base game with no DLC?

[Conflated]

120GB is an unacceptable file size. I would consider buying the game if there's an option to install without any DLC. What's the file size of the base game?

[psykoteky]

Base game is no longer an option on steam. Just premium version. Premium itself has very little to do with the install size of the game. The 'dlc' that online receives are considered updates.

Current game size is about 114gb-ish.

As for just a storymode type install - nope - not unless you use steamdepot / console to download an old version and run steam in offline mode to prevent updates, use mods to prevent updates, or jump through other hoops to 'prevent updates' to the 50/60?gb version. And that is IF that version will work with the recent versions of social club and R* launcher.

Else, you can go into steam/steamapps/common/gta5/update/x64/dlcpacks and remove the mp* folders for a sizable space reclaim. Some others will simply remove ALL the folders for some more space. Of course, some of those may be required if modding storymode and what not. May also lose some content like newer radio stations. Of course, a future update will want to possibly redownload all of the deleted content again. Then you're back into jumping through hoops to prevent updates, steam offline, appmanifest 'updates' and the like.

It has been a hope they added ability to only install story for years.

[Conflated]

Jesus that's awful. Driving around and escaping cops seems fun, too bad it's locked behind bloatware.

[BORG]

Originally posted by Conflated:

Jesus that's awful. Driving around and escaping cops seems fun, too bad it's locked behind bloatware.

Only way to get what you want is to put on your Jack Sparrow hat.

[Conflated]

Originally posted by BORG:

Originally posted by Conflated:

Jesus that's awful. Driving around and escaping cops seems fun, too bad it's locked behind bloatware.

Only way to get what you want is to put on your Jack Sparrow hat.

That's CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow to you.

[PrettyPathetic]

Originally posted by Conflated:

Jesus that's awful. Driving around and escaping cops seems fun, too bad it's locked behind bloatware.

if thats all you want to do, play motor town, or an older gta.

[VerySecretSoloplayer]

its 2025

[УберСтас]

Originally posted by VerySecretSoloplayer:

its 2025

Yea, and Rockstar did not added an option to just play classic singleplayer without installing Online updates... For nearly 10 years... Ridiculous, I know!

[~~Andrew~~]

welcome to modern gaming, where even pew-pew brainless shooters like COD weight over 200 Gbs for no reasons whatsoever
..but but 12D textures.. how can they even compress higher dimensional textures.. smh.. need moar space