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Crisis Core: FF7 Reunion File Size Is Shockingly Smaller On PS5 Than PS4, Pre-Load Date Revealed

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion file size has been revealed for the PS4 and PS5 in addition to the pre-load date of the game.

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Orchard525d ago

The power of an SSD / reduced asset duplication.

525d ago
Eonjay525d ago (Edited 525d ago )

This exactly and add to that better compression. The space you save is a huge QOL upgrade.

Orchard524d ago (Edited 524d ago )

Yeah, comparing (on average) next gen sizes vs last gen, the SSDs are essentially getting us 2 next-gen installs for every last-gen install. Despite some of those next-gen games having larger textures etc.

Also a really huge QOL upgrade for downloading digital games too.

The one I'm really interested to see is the first fully next-gen GTA, what kind of size will that be?

Snookies12525d ago

Wait, how is this "shocking"? Isn't just about every game smaller on PS5?? Isn't that the whole point of the Kraken compression tech?

Mulando525d ago

It has almost nothing to do with kraken. The compression can also be used on PS4 and should still be faster than others (even on CPUs). It is the duplication of data over many packages and that some lower res assets are just no longer needed. This is what really reduced the data footprint.
But I wouldn't make to much of those numbers as they are only preload-numbers. Might significantly change when the game finally releases.

dumahim524d ago

Can it? Why doesn't it? I can't find anything about using Kraken on PS4 games.

Mulando521d ago

@dumahim
yes it can. Kraken is just a compression format like any other else that can be decompressed by the cpu. It is even more effective on the cpu than the other formats usally used on the cpu. Sony bought licenses for the developers so they can use it for any playstation console for free. So they can use it on PS4, too. No it won't make major differences, just tiny. Before the data was already compressed and kraken is just a bit more effective.
The real deal for the current gen is that the ssd allows that no longer big packages must be loaded with loads of duplicates and stuff that is no longer needed (to be loaded at that time).

FallenAngel1984525d ago (Edited 525d ago )

A file size on an SSD being smaller than on an HDD?

Say it ain’t so. How shocking indeed

Edit: This article conspicuously leaves out the file size for the Xbox One version

dumahim524d ago

Might not be known yet. Doesn't seem like any article includes it.

masterfox525d ago

why is Is Shockingly ?, PS5 kraken tech already proven its awesome compression capabilities.

Pedrof525d ago

Great news. Not all developers use Kraken. Recently I installed The Sinking City and the file size is bigger than the PS4 version's.

CantThinkOfAUsername524d ago

The Sinking City was abandoned by its developer due to legal battle with the publisher, Nacon. The PS5 version is PS4's with minimal enhancements.

Pedrof524d ago

They did make an exclusive DLC and some nice Dual Sense support, though.

CantThinkOfAUsername524d ago

Abandoned probably wasn't the right word.

I'm not aware of any PS exclusive content. There are 3 DLCs released for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, both published by Frogwares themselves.

Due to the ongoing legal battle, and the developer not being paid for reaching several development milestones, they most likely decided against using Oodle Texture + Kraken ('PS5 compression tech') since it requires a well optimised loading pipeline (which is not worth the effort in a cross-platform game).

Pedrof524d ago

Not PS exclusive, but Frogwares exclusive ; they released it only for the PS5 and Xbox Series versions that they published themselves.

I'll google what Oodle texture is :-)

I remember though that Subnautica (cross platform project iirc) made good use of Kraken tech.

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Square Enix Switch sale: lowest prices ever for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, DQ I-III

Square Enix Golden Week 2024 Switch sale has lowest prices ever for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Dragon Quest I-III, and more.

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Final Fantasy 7 Games: A Deep Dive into Every Spin-Off

The hugely popular Final Fantasy 7 universe shows no signs of slowing its expansion, so here's all the spin-off games released so far.

TheBrainZ68d ago

The gift of FF7 keeps on giving.

kevco3368d ago

Some serious misfires in here, but a lot of good stuff too.

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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth vs Crisis Core Remastered Graphics Comparison

YouTube’s “NeoGamer” shared a cool video in which they compare Final Fantasy 7 Remake Rebirth and Crisis Core Remastered. It looks pretty interesting, so be sure to check it out.

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Cacabunga80d ago

Is it a troll comparison? A PSP game vs PS5?

RaidenBlack80d ago

How well the crisis core still stacks up to the next gen Remake ~ that's the point of the remake
And as Digital Foundry pointed out after playing the demo, the Rebirth has flaws and is not much an upgrade from Integrade and still has texture problems

RaidenBlack80d ago

* that's the point of the comparison

Babadook780d ago (Edited 80d ago )

Remake had the same type of texture flaws (rare ones at that) as this game and I disagree with DF in both cases. Rebirth is easily the best example of RPG graphics in 2024 just like Remake was in 2020.

Snookies1280d ago

Rebirth not looking much better than Integrade is perfectly acceptable. Considering it's now open world where the Remake was completely linear. Remake still looks amazing to this day, and Rebirth looks even better.

They did do an amazing job on Reunion though. Never thought I'd see the day we'd get a return of Crisis Core, lol.

fsfsxii80d ago

Digital foundry always nitpicks ps5 games, but will look the other way when it comes to literally anything nintendo. They could put out a 240p game and DF would still praise it.

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dumahim80d ago

it's Crisis Core Reunion on PS5. I don't think anyone is expecting the graphics to be compared, but the design and to compare the same scenes between the two games.

Knightofelemia80d ago

A cleaned up PSP version vs a game built for the PS5 really? I can see the Tomb Raider trilogy remaster vs the PS1 versions. But using this is like night and day.

northpaws80d ago

Of course rebirth looks much better... but I am surprised how good crisis core reunion looks too, I have never played that one.

RaidenBlack80d ago

Thats the point of the comparison

Soy80d ago

IMO shows how great of a job they did with Crisis Core to bring it up to the Remake's standards/style.

MeteorPanda79d ago (Edited 79d ago )

I really enjoyed Crisis core remaster - the only thing l hated was the easy to miss side quests. like legit if you didnt run out and talk to a woman on your first HQ visit you missed on the optional final boss cause no 100%. like cmon. let us replay chapters to get the content.

Which is why lm glad they took that feedback and confirmed that nothings missable or timelocked in rebirth.

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