• Usernameblankface@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Is it possible for modern games to fit on a disk?

    I think it would be an interesting change if brand new games had a hard limit on file size so they can fit on and play from an actual disk.

    • Eldritch@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      Absolutely. It just depends a lot on the game of course. A blueray disk can contain over 100 GB. But a game could be split over several disks too. It was rather common to do that with CDs on the original PlayStation.

      • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.de
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        2 months ago

        If they use a good, 12X bluray drive, it will be quicker to install from a disk than to download it unless you’re lucky enough to have a good fiber internet connection. Even then, the servers you download from will often be overloaded and slow on release day.

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          2 months ago

          That’s not my point. Most games do install fine from the disk.

          He’s talking about playing from the disk, too, and that’s a problem.

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      2 months ago

      The issue isn’t the game engine, it’s the texture files.

      If you don’t care what it looks like, you cut 80-90% or more from any modern game subbing low quality textures.