In the future we will see downloadable games over 100 GB in file size?

[prsguitar123]

I have read that the new game coming out by Chris Roberts Star Citizen will be at LEAST 100 GB....I am downloading Just Cause 3 and it took me a day to get that! And it was 38.5 GB.

Do you think in the future we will see downloadable games increase to that kind of size?

One thing is for sure...if they start getting that big, developers need to find a way to archive them to the smallest size possible and places like STEAM will have to start letting people download a week early before the game unlocks.

[Azza ☠]

Publicado originalmente por Magolor:

As technology advance's with video game's the size will too, I can imagine that one day there will be a 500GB game or even a 1TB game, but with size come's bigger space, just wait till someone make's something bigger then a TB.

It's called a Petabyte, which is 1024 Terabytes - you will find Google uses that already (There's over one hundred petabytes of free Google cloud storage)... then there's Exabyte and Zettabyte.

[JamMan]

Publicado originalmente por Azza ☠:

Publicado originalmente por Magolor:

As technology advance's with video game's the size will too, I can imagine that one day there will be a 500GB game or even a 1TB game, but with size come's bigger space, just wait till someone make's something bigger then a TB.

It's called a Petabyte, which is 1024 Terabytes - you will find Google uses that already (There's over one hundred petabytes of free Google cloud storage)... then there's Exabyte and Zettabyte.

Wow, I never knew such space and storage existed.

[WannabeNewtype]

PC-game discs thesedays may seem as unnecassery but I promise you they will make a comback in the future,its just a matter of time.

[Red Shift]

And yet a 100gb game could still be downloaded nearly instantly using the trans-pacific connection.
The tech already exists, its just a case of waiting till its available to the masses.

[76561198188152325]

Publicado originalmente por Doug Johnson:

Games used to fit on a single 3.5" floppy drive.

I still have Wing Commander on 5.25"

[Ishan451]

Publicado originalmente por prsguitar123:

In the future we will see downloadable games over 100 GB in file size?

Well... they better start selling physical copies again, because i am not going to leech 100GB through my line for a single game.

Publicado originalmente por Lord ♠ Revan:

Publicado originalmente por Doug Johnson:

Games used to fit on a single 3.5" floppy drive.

I still have Wing Commander on 5.25"

I wouldn't be so sure. Chances are, by now the disks are demagnetized.

Publicado originalmente por srs bsns:

And yet a 100gb game could still be downloaded nearly instantly using the trans-pacific connection.
The tech already exists, its just a case of waiting till its available to the masses.

My country doesn't even manage to get DSL to all of its inhabitants. We have still areas where people only can access the internet with Dail-up. Granted, those are kinda remote, but still...

And in my place, i have the fastest line available in my region and its still takes over a day to download 40gb.. provided i do nothing else.

So if Developers want to create games the in excess of that, they better start selling physical copies again, because they will lose quite a few customers if they don't.

[WannabeNewtype]

Publicado originalmente por Ishan451:

Publicado originalmente por prsguitar123:

In the future we will see downloadable games over 100 GB in file size?

Well... they better start selling physical copies again, because i am not going to leech 100GB through my line for a single game.

This

[A M O G U S]

Publicado originalmente por prsguitar123:

I have read that the new game coming out by Chris Roberts Star Citizen will be at LEAST 100 GB....I am downloading Just Cause 3 and it took me a day to get that! And it was 38.5 GB.

Do you think in the future we will see downloadable games increase to that kind of size?

One thing is for sure...if they start getting that big, developers need to find a way to archive them to the smallest size possible and places like STEAM will have to start letting people download a week early before the game unlocks.

yeah agree i am just worried too caus i dont want to have memory shortage i really have anxiety even now and couldnt belive that 472 gb 312 and 151gb would small for me to have fun

[A M O G U S]

Publicado originalmente por A M O G U S:

Publicado originalmente por prsguitar123:

I have read that the new game coming out by Chris Roberts Star Citizen will be at LEAST 100 GB....I am downloading Just Cause 3 and it took me a day to get that! And it was 38.5 GB.

Do you think in the future we will see downloadable games increase to that kind of size?

One thing is for sure...if they start getting that big, developers need to find a way to archive them to the smallest size possible and places like STEAM will have to start letting people download a week early before the game unlocks.

yeah agree i am just worried too caus i dont want to have memory shortage i really have anxiety even now and couldnt belive that 472 gb 312 and 151gb would small for me to have fun

and just recently bought gaming pc

[A M O G U S]

Publicado originalmente por 50 Meters And Rising:

PC-game discs thesedays may seem as unnecassery but I promise you they will make a comback in the future,its just a matter of time.

pc game disks?what do they tho? considering now computers dont ahve disk reader feature hardware

[Pocahawtness]

Publicado originalmente por prsguitar123:

I have read that the new game coming out by Chris Roberts Star Citizen will be at LEAST 100 GB....I am downloading Just Cause 3 and it took me a day to get that! And it was 38.5 GB.

Do you think in the future we will see downloadable games increase to that kind of size?

One thing is for sure...if they start getting that big, developers need to find a way to archive them to the smallest size possible and places like STEAM will have to start letting people download a week early before the game unlocks.

Of course. There is one game I have that is 79GB. I am sure that within the next five years it will break the 100GB barrier often.

[Xero_Daxter]

Good thing I have a 100 terabyte hard drive.

[qb]

just break it into chapters or areas like dlc, i think devs really dont care since they dont download their games over internet.

[Pocahawtness]

Publicado originalmente por Xero_Daxter:

Good thing I have a 100 terabyte hard drive.

*is shocked*

[Xero_Daxter]

Publicado originalmente por Pirate☠️Pocah:

Publicado originalmente por Xero_Daxter:

Good thing I have a 100 terabyte hard drive.

*is shocked*

I’m joking