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Battlefield 4 PS4 install size is 34.9GB

The PlayStation 4 version of Battlefield 4 requires 34.9GB of storage space, VideoGamer can reveal.

In comparison, the PC version requires around 24GB, while a complete installation of the Xbox 360 version comes in at around 14GB. An installation size for the Xbox One version is not yet known.

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black0o3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

where did that extra 10 GB come from ??

edit: ''but with large mandatory installations'' last time i checked the ps4 doesn't req a mandatory installations

DeadlyFire3829d ago

It basically uses 50 GB on the HDD as a buffer for game files. So it won't install. It will just run and push up to 50 GB of files if necessary on your HDD until you end the game then it wipes that 50 GB clear to do it again with next game.

johndoe112113829d ago

Know what I think, I think this is the result of companies making games to cater for DRM on the consoles.

Remember, the xbox had mandatory installs and who knows, it was probably the same with the ps4 but then sony decided against going through with the DRM and caused total chaos for the devs and the xbox one.

Those games were probably too far into development to change it at that point so now we have the first slew of games having ridiculous install sizes.

Hey I could be dead wrong. it's just a theory. At the end of the day I thank sony for what they did even though I know it screwed some of the devs. I don't care if the day one update will be getting rid of DRM on the ps4, what matters is that they decided to support the customers at just the right time and in doing so protected our rights. Whether they did it fro the money or not is completely irrelevant.

obliterator3830d ago

Pc version requires 24gb. And ps4 34.9gb. O.o

Bgibbs3830d ago

Except that the PS4 stores the 34.9gb of data in cache memory. Meaning that space becomes free the second you stop playing the game.

Iceman X3830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

HD audio, PC games don't use HD PCM uncompressed audio. PS3 games and blu ray movies only use this. To give you an example Heavenly Sword Audio file was 10gb alone.

http://www.joystiq.com/2007...

awi59513830d ago (Edited 3830d ago )

@Iceman X

??? lol noob my pc does lol i have 192000hz PCM comming out of my sound card into my 7.1 receiver into my 4 Bic tower speakers.

awi59513829d ago

LOL the PS fangirls are disagreeing because they know nothing about PC sound quality then dont open your mouths then you wont get corrected.

BadlyPackedKeebab3829d ago

That makes those PX4's I just preorderd feel more worth while.

Sheikah3830d ago

Ouch. What abt the digitally downloadable version then :p? 120?

nick3093830d ago

Same size as the install. These installs are the full games. This is to prevent consoles from heating too much from the disc spinning alot.

Sheikah3830d ago (Edited 3829d ago )

Thank you for clarifying - bubs for you. I didn't know that :) so -- I just did some preorder/trade-in magic and got BF4 (Ps3) extremely cheaply - so it wont matter if I do the "PSN store" PS3 > PS4 update, or physically trade in my PS3 version, for a PS4 upgrade? Both of them will require the 35 gig install + disc in machine?

seanpitt233830d ago

It's getting crazy now we need more than 500g if this is going to be the norm.

Fishy Fingers3830d ago

Yep.

I suppose you can juggle the installs, some games I play more than others, once a title is done with or rarely played you could always delete the install. Ball ache next time you fancy a quick blast on said game though.

Minato-Namikaze3829d ago

They remove as soon as you stop playing, its a cache more than an install.

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Battlefield 1, Hardline, BF4 Servers Are Being Taken Offline by Cheaters; EA Silent on Issue

Cheaters & hackers have been causing grief on Battlefield 1, Hardline & BF4 servers, with nonstop DDoS attacks among other things. Unfortunately, EA has remained silent about it.

-Foxtrot757d ago

Course they are silent, they are hoping people flock to 2042

gamesftw250756d ago

Maybe it was a inside job then haha.

jeromeface756d ago

wouldnt be the first time, titanfall 1+2 anyone?

PapaBop756d ago

Not even if they paid me.. EA always do this with old games with less money potential, if this was Ultimate Team, they'd address and sort it faster than stories could spread. Why invest time in their products when they will just dump it in the following years? Then again EA never could see the forest for the trees.

Inverno756d ago

I imagine after those games were given out for free a couple months back through Amazon, anything that makes people go to 2042 is a plus for them

XiNatsuDragnel757d ago

They want people to go on 2042. My theory

excaliburps756d ago

Nah. I think they can't do anything about it or they want to sink money into fixing it.

Pudge102888756d ago (Edited 756d ago )

EA owns all BF servers so yes, they can do something about it but they refuse to because they dont want ppl playing their old games instead of the new one. Its EA we’re talking about here

pr33k33756d ago

if this happened in 2042, they'd have something to say. which is weird, considering battlefield 1 has more players on steam right now.

Pudge102888756d ago

Its so obvious that EA is doing this or hired ppl to mess up the games so that we’d be forced to have just 1 Battlefield working.

FPS_D3TH756d ago

Honestly it’s probably the devs themselves. They did an update to bf4 way back that kinda made assault rifles doo doo in hopes that people would flock to BF1 cuz BF4 was too perfect

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5 Great Shooter Games on Xbox Game Pass

The shooter genre is one of the most beloved videogame genres in the gaming community, and rightfully so. From DOOM Eternal to Battlefield 4, passing through The Outer Worlds, the Xbox Game Pass has a lot to offer when it comes to amazing shooter experiences. Come check out some great shooter games available on Xbox Game Pass!

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MadLad771d ago

There's a bunch of great shooters on gamepass; both legacy and new.

A recommendation I have is a work in progress preview title called Anacrusis. It's a lot of fun, and has a cool aesthetic.

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5 Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess

KeenGamer: "Sometimes a game starts out as a buggy mess and we all just stop and think, “that definitely could have spent a bit more time in the oven”. This is the case for these 5 games which infamously marked their place in recent game memory."

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KingofBandits863d ago

"Games That Started Out As A Buggy Mess - A Bethesda and CD ProjektRed tale"