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PS5 appears to show physical games taking up much less space than digital (but they aren't)
- Thread starter DryvBy
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Iirc part of games data also in the "Other" category, did you check there?That is the storage used. But here's another more in-depth of a screen I took just now:
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veterangamerUK
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Cant wait for this thread to fail and the smug op to have egg on their face. No way does Sony design a console with SSD storage then parts of games run from slow-ass bluray drive ffs 
AeneaGames
Member
I asked the question a couple of months ago and many people was SURE that it was the same - If you buy physical copy it gets installed and the disc is just used as a dongle to prove you have the game.
Here is the thread:
Ps5 Disc or Digital - install size?
Will there be a difference in install size depending on what version of PS5 I use? I understand that some things must be installed but will there still be some stuff on the Bluray disc if I get a physical copy?www.neogaf.com
Well - that is another point NOT to get the digital PS5 - smaller SSD AND the games take more space.
SSD has the same size in both digital and bluray editions
The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Hold up hold up. If there's data to be read on the disc, wouldn't that mean digital loads faster because all the data is on the ssd, since the blu ray disc drive is slower than the ssd?
They have to get access somehow to the data, and a loading on a physical disc is slower than the digital disc.
They have to get access somehow to the data, and a loading on a physical disc is slower than the digital disc.
That is the storage used. But here's another more in-depth of a screen I took just now:
What's also shocking is you only have 90gb left on you ssd bruh!?
Vae_Victis
Banned
OP, can you double-check the size figures by adding them all up to see if the reported free space makes sense, or something is being undercounted by the OS somewhere?
Eg. if you add all your game sizes and the reserved for system space, and it turns out you should have 160GB free but the system says you only have 91, then it's likely a bug in displaying the size of disc games.
Eg. if you add all your game sizes and the reserved for system space, and it turns out you should have 160GB free but the system says you only have 91, then it's likely a bug in displaying the size of disc games.
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SkylineRKR
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Does it add data over time? 17gb sounds ridiculously small for AC.
PS4 ripped the entire disc to the console, which could take quite a while. If PS4 still uses the disc its kind of a game changer because it saves a lot of storage. Though you lose quick resume I guess.
They should cut languages on a per region basis though.
PS4 ripped the entire disc to the console, which could take quite a while. If PS4 still uses the disc its kind of a game changer because it saves a lot of storage. Though you lose quick resume I guess.
They should cut languages on a per region basis though.
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cragarmi
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For some reason a good chunk of data from the disc is being shown as 'other' in storage, this could just be a bug, or stored here temporarily until the game and patches have fully installed. It is odd to say the least
Game audio and movies streaming from the disc are probably huge. Especially if the game installs all languages.
DryvBy
Member
I have the same Other size as my digital friend. But even so, wouldn't Other also be for digital copies of the game?
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
I think you need to add up all your game space and also include the OS data and see if everything adds up properly.
Agnostic2020
Member
Not really ps4 version is about 50 GB
sublimit
Banned
This.
It pisses me so much when people who support digital and subscription services say that crap in order to make physical look as if it has no advantages over digital.
veterangamerUK
Member
Ignorance is bliss I guess
PleaseDontBanMe
Banned
so whats the verdict
i didn't want to buy disc this gen because i live in a bad neighborhood where people steal things
i didn't want to buy disc this gen because i live in a bad neighborhood where people steal things
Soodanim
Gold Member
I made a thread about language sizes and their impact on total game size and people said it wouldn’t be much of an issue at all. Looks like this might be proving that to be wrong
Not to mention saving the life of the drive itself.
The IO system is supposed to be fast. Maybe pulling from two places at one time for certain tasks is fasterCant wait for this thread to fail and the smug op to have egg on their face. No way does Sony design a console with SSD storage then parts of games run from slow-ass bluray drive ffs
True but if the data on SSD is selectively installed because say a language pack isn’t installed it might be faster on SSD. Less data to address/access/retrieve etc.
ethomaz
Banned
Well that is not the case if it is not critical data for the render... like music, video, etc... it can be streamed from the disc without any issue.
If you look at timestamp 29:50 the different languages can take up a fair bit of space. I think for spiderman it ads up to around 8GB for sound and movies.
Hairsplash
Member
is the game “slower” todo some things... like the first time you load a level it takes more time?
that game has a ps4 version, right. does the disc version of the ps4 vs digital version do the same thing?... (space wise)
is the ps4 disc version the same speed on the disc version for ps5?
is the digital version faster in loading at all?
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DryvBy
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Sorry to get back to this thread late. I thought the same thing and went ahead and added up all everything. It's adding up perfectly to what the sizes are vs what it says its using.
I saw some questions if I ever hear the drive running. Sometimes, yes, I'll hear the drive kick on. The machine is dead silent otherwise but every now and again you'll hear that little motor spinning that disc.
BONUS: Because I'm SUCH a great guy, I went ahead and bought a PHYSICAL copy of MK11 to compare to my digital copy as well. I'll report after work in a few hours but I have it installing now. I just wanted to test more games.
If anyone has a digital copy of COD, post a screen of the file size.
Also, if anyone has Assassin's Creed Van Halen on Xbox Series X on the disc, let us know what it shows it's using on the drive too. I'm curious if the drives are storing crap because this is a huge win for me since I buy way too many freakin' games! (I own all but NBA 2K11 so far on PS5)
Barakov
Gold Member
That'll make the fridge re-arranging a little bit easier. Physical wins again.
Mistershine.
Banned
I would play the shit out of AC Van Halen!
brap
Banned
Get the digital console so they don't have to worry about stealing individual games they can just take the console.
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
The most likely scenario here is that you are seeing a bug in how it's reporting file sizes. Probably incorrectly stating the size for each game, maybe only showing what has been downloaded.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
I've been 100% digital since late 2014, and with only 2TB that I usually need 20-30% of it. With current internet speeds downloading the game again shouldn't be a problem.
But that's great news nonetheless, thanks for sharing! So this is true after all:
brap
Banned
Haha yeah everybody has fiber internet lol.
DryvBy
Member
I've been 100% digital since late 2014, and with only 2TB that I usually need 20-30% of it. With current internet speeds downloading the game again shouldn't be a problem.
But that's great news nonetheless, thanks for sharing! So this is true after all:
Get ready to be called a liar over and over lol. As if I'd benefit from lying about this. I just wanted GAF to be FIRST! on this.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
For the ones that go digital. Although I just upgraded from 16Mbps bullshot ADSL to 200Mbps fiber. Survived with that since 6 years now (downloading the game while in rest mode as I usually preorder my games and download them 1-2 days prior to launch).
Everyone has different ways of gaming, I usually delete the game after a while when beaten, rarely check the game again if not MP game.
Bo_Hazem
Banned
/s
You did a great job. Some of these guys are butthurt digital guys, like me minus butthurt.
this is not truth , shit thread.
all games are played on from drive and they have all exact same size.
disk is useless trade/selling tool at this point since content on disk already outdated before game arrives to your copy.
you may not like digital gaming thats fine but dont think you "own" games when what you own is simple plastic selling tool
all games are played on from drive and they have all exact same size.
disk is useless trade/selling tool at this point since content on disk already outdated before game arrives to your copy.
you may not like digital gaming thats fine but dont think you "own" games when what you own is simple plastic selling tool
Sethbacca
Member
You can choose to install or uninstall the extra voice packs on AC for sure. I saw it last night when I was peeking through the options. I think it was in the little "..." button menu next to the play button from the splash screen that I found it
mckmas8808
Mckmaster uses MasterCard to buy Slave drives
