The PlayStation 4 may come packed with 500GB of internal storage, but if you're like us, and enjoy indulging in as many games as possible, this probably isn't enough room. Joining a recent cavalcade of absurdly large downloads, Call of Duty's latest annual outing will hold approximately 43GB of your PS4's hard drive space hostage according to a listing on the PlayStation Network. Bizarrely, the UK PSN website has the title listed at just 40GB.
Why is the file so big, you ask? Well, we suspect it has something to do with the undoubtedly byzantine physics engine required to give Kevin Spacey's face the detailed digital treatment it so sorely deserves. And while this download is a far sight smaller than the next-gen rereleases of Grand Theft Auto V and The Last of Us, it'll still carve up a fairly sizable chunk of your super system's internal memory.
Will you be downloading Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, or are discs the only way to go? Lock 'n' load in the comments section below.
[source vg247.com]
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I have TLOU:R on disc and even then the install has taken up an obscene amount of HD space, same with KZ Shadow Fall. I thought I had to delete stuff regularly on PS3, but I can tell that it's really going to get out of hand this gen. Should probably look at upgrading the HD at some point!
Lol "lots of Spacey"
Man thats a lot
That tagline tho!
The tagline grabbed my attention!
I have 23GB left on my ps4 and I've still got lbp3,driveclub,advanced warfare and gta5 to get this year :S
@Dannyboy1996 I believe the mature response is, haha? Ridiculous no. Next year when I have dragon age, Witcher, blood borne, destiny, elder scrolls, lords of the fallen, the division, the order 1886 +++ pick up and play games like CoD, Fifa, UFC, Mortal Kombat +++ Indies.... well, I'm screwed. (Probably still be playing shadow of Mordor too)
Can never have too many Spacey puns.
Do all disc versions of these big games need to be fully installed as well? And the PS4 doesnt have external support like Wii U? Guess I'll add "bigger internal storage" to my list of reasons to wait to buy a PS4. Im sure the slim model will have 1 or 2 TB when it releases in a year or 2 for $299.
@rjejr do yourself a massive favor, buy a new hard drive for your ps4. 2.5" sata 7200rpm drive in 1 tb form will be 67$, or a 2tb for around 110$. I went with a 1tb drive myself and already am down to about 200gb free. Easy to replace, plus the hd that comes stock is 5400rpm so you shave a little bit off loading times too (tbh maybe a second at best though ive seen benchmarks for different hds that shave 3-5 seconds off)
@BigDaddyT0101 - I suppose that's an option, I replaced my PS3 80GB w/ a 500, but i can't help but think after the PS3 had 40, 60, 80, 160, 250, 500 and then 12 (for all the people who were complaining 500 was too much) that a larger internal HDD isn't in the PS4's future. I can wait. I bought the last of the FAT models right before the slim came out, I won't do that again.
@LDXD - Playing games as they install is a huge plus, and re-installing from disc doesn't seem too bad, but I wouldn't want to be doing it all the time w/ large digital games.
Yeah, I say they end up coming out with a PS4 will more Spacey right out of the box.
If you buy the disc it will still take up 43 GB of hardrive storage wont it? so does it really matter if you buy the disc or go digital?
@jmburks the disc is a super fast download. I haven't had to, but I wouldn't flinch for a second if I had to delete disc game data off my hard-drive.
@rjejr the wii u has external support? thats what ps4 needs..i'd much rather store my games on a usb hard drive than open up the console and poke about.sony could release an official usb hard drive with its own file system or whatever..you there sony?
Well destiny said it was like 42gb install it's only taken about 20-25gb. No matter when I get aw I'll be deleting ghosts
@special_donkey - "the wii u has external support?"
Well when the Basic model releases w/ only 8GB (only about 3 available after OS usage) and the Deluxe only has 32GB but you offer games like 14GB Bayonetta 1 and 17B 2 external is a must. Works pretty well until your HDD dies
Jeez that's a lot, why do these games have to be so big to install.
The ONLY reason i buy digital is so i can not trade them in,because otherwise I ALWAYS will,when the next best thing comes out.
@rjejr Dang,console manufacturers aren't very generous with providing big enough hard drives it seems.That said,i remember when people used to say that quake 1 couldn't be done on an n64 cartridge..until it was.
And I thought I 500GB was enough...I can't go buying digital retail games like I do on Wii U and 3DS...Diablo 3 and The Last of Us Remastered already kidnapped about a 100 gigs..
I just love having my games on my HDD! Its so easy haha I never have to change disks and I've already noticed I'm more inclined to start a game if I can just click and start it without any hassle. I guess Ill get a 2TB HDD when its time. I tend to buy way too many games... speaking of which, buying digitally makes it easier to overspend haha its so quick and easy you forget its real money you're spending. 70 euros a pop.
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