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headfallsoff
@headfallsoff.com

i do think we need to retire the "western game dev has been here" meme though. street fighter 6 is 100 gigs. nioh 3 is 130. ace combat 8 is 140. final fantasy rebirth is 160. this is just what games are now. the problem is AAA scope itself, not bad optimisation or regional trends

Ryytikki
@ryytikki.bsky.social

also isnt most of that size bloat from assets, not code? Stupid high resolution textures and models, map data, tons of voiced dialog, etc

Zuthal
@zuthal.bsky.social

publishers could very easily just offer the 4k assets, as well as cutscenes and sound files for other languages (another hefty source of bloat in some games) as free DLCs to solve this issue and still give the 4k sickos the experience they want

AJ
@aj-v0.bsky.social

some games do this on steam already. space marine 2's install goes from 92GB to 214GB if you install the 122GB free 4K texture pack dlc i feel like i even remember some games doing it 15y ago with 'hi-res texture packs' that made the game not look bad at 1080p lol