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How are these s bigger than PC games?
http://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2017-11...sive-downloads
Xbox One X comes hand in hand with massive downloads
Want to play Gears of War 4 in 4K? Brace yourself for 103GB.
By Wesley Yin-Poole. Published 3 November 2017
If you plan on downloading games onto your fancy new Xbox One X, be ready for some truly gargantuan file sizes.
Like watching paint dry.
I've been downloading games on our office Xbox One X for a couple of weeks now, and some of the sizes for games I've seen are truly eye-watering.
Fuelled by 4K Xbox One X updates, game downloads on Microsoft's new console push - and sometimes exceed - 100GB.
The Coalition's Gears of War 4, for example, weighs in at a whopping 103GB.
343's Halo 5 is a 98.26GB without its 4K update, which adds another 15.10GB on top.
Turn 10's racing game Forza 7 is 95.65GB.
Remedy's Quantum Break is a 83.7GB download. If you want to download the optional TV show that can be a part of the game, you're looking at an extra 75.61GB. Ouch.
That's our Xbox One X pretty much full now.
Now, many of these games were already pretty big on the bog standard Xbox One. Halo 5 for example, has always been a hefty file size. But those who plan to buy an Xbox One X and want to re-download games they already own that now have Xbox One X enhancement updates, or buy new games for the first time, should brace themselves.
Then there's the storage issue. The Xbox One X comes with 1TB of storage. You're looking at nine or so games before you fill up your console. Then it's external hard-drive time.
Of course, with native 4K gaming now an established reality on console, game file sizes will only get bigger and bigger.
How are these s bigger than PC games?
Seems like all Windows Store games are enormous like that, PC or Box.
its Ok..you only need to download a game or two in xbox anyway.
I have an Xbox One
But it came free so I'm not complaining
Not to sound re ed, but why do games need to be installed to harddrives now? Is it just that much power/memory needed to run these new games? I mean, they're not THAT much more impressive than the previous gen, but why so much space (even for non 4k games) necessary to play these ers?
lefty finally gets an upgrade but he gets the wrong oneI have an Xbox One
But it came free so I'm not complaining
lefty finally gets an upgrade but he gets the wrong onebut it was free
Blu ray discs have usually 50gb so you are likited there already
But also data transfer from an optical drive is way slower than SS drives. So it would make load times crazy
Plus its more economical for them to let you download than manufacture media
All thise reasons
But cloud gaming will come soon. Meaning you will be able to stream the games. No storage, no installation and even no major hardware needed
I'm skeptical since net neutrality is going to die under Trump and Ajit Pai. Unless Google really gets their together I think we're a decade away from that, as no way the cable providers like Spectrum, Comcast, and AT&T aren't going to charge Sony, Microsoft, Nvidia, Nintendo, and Steam big money to provide those services. They're going to be expensive as .
Google and other companies are already in plans to launch thousands of satellites in the next few years that will easily allow free internet to the entire world.
Fiber will be an ancient tale in 10 years
Sure it will cost to stream games but IMo its going to be equivalent to a netflix subscription
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