inFamous: Second Son’s PS4 Digital Download Size From the PlayStation Store Revealed

"Having been available for pre-order on the PlayStation Store (US, Canada – includes Cole’s Legacy DLC and more) for some time now, you’ve probably been wondering just how much space inFamous: Second Son will take up on your PS4 HDD when the game launches on Friday, March 21st." - PSLS

[markyboy2181]

thats quite small for a full game download ..........dont think this game will b that long:(

[GarrusVakarian]

Nah, it's not that small. It's only because games have been so ridiculously, unnecessarily big so far that this seems small in comparison.

Here's some other games for comparison-

Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag – 21.2GB
LEGO Marvel Super Heroes – 6.4GB

Tons of content in both of those games with decent campaign lengths.

Then you have Call of Duty Ghosts which has a super short campaign, looks like a last gen game but is 31.3GB due to poor coding. Considering Infamous SS has no MP, 24GB isn't worrying at all and shouldn't be taken as an indicator of campaign length.

[ZodTheRipper]

Another well said for you, sir.

I've paid for my digital copy last week, hopefully there will be a preload before the 21st :)

[firelogic]

It's not necessarily poor coding. The bulk of the size is usually the type of audio they're using. for BD, usually lossless. Plus all the different types. balloons the more languages are included. Also there's a lot of dummy data and duplicate data strewn across the disc for faster access speed.

[KUV1977]

Also the larger games tend to have prerendered cutscenes. I am betting the cutscenes in inFamous will be real time thus saving space.

[pedrof93]

Here some new gameplay leaks on SS.

http://thecrazyfanboy.blogs...

[MTEC8]

Firelogic, accidently disagreed with you. Clumsy touch screen :-#

[heisenberguk]

knack- 37gb

[thisismyaccount]

Titanfall for the PC - 50GB HD Space requirement (install)...., now we know why it´s running at 720p only on the XB1, it´s due hard drive space limitations ;=)

/s

[IcarusOne]

Pedro, whoever's playing that leaked SS gameplay kinda sucks. lol

But still, super stoked for this game. Preordered yesterday. Looking forward to the extra content. Wheee!

[Totoro17]

I always wondered why PC game downloads aren't as big as their console brethren. Thanks for clearing that up, Lukas.

[TheTowelBoy]

Wow idk you guy but I wish I did. Lol Bubs for CONSISTENCY.

[OculusRift]

Because a download is small doesn't mean the story is short.. Maybe the Devs know what compress is? The past titles were about that size.

[respekanize91]

no MP to eat up space

[Death]

24 gigs for a digital game is huge. The Blu-ray games have huge footprints due to duplicated data. Look at MGS on PS3 Blu vs digital. 50 gigs BR vs 9 gigs digital.

[FamilyGuy]

HD textures much?
Higher quality audio assets?

No sense comparing its size to last gen games when all games should be take up more space this gen but Infamous 2 digital download size was 15Gbs. This being larger only makes sense.

[Death]

24 gigs today compared to a 9 gig game last gen is still very large. I'm not sure what it is you are disagreeing with me on. Metal Gear on the PS3 had a disc based print of 50 gigs. It's digital version was 9 gigs. Infamous is almost 3 times bigger. How is that small?

[FamilyGuy]

How are MGS4 and Infamous SS comparable?
Two completely different games, different genres, different console generations and made by different developers. How does it make any sense whatsoever to compare the two?

MGS 4 wasn't even open world

[Death]

...

So what you are saying is, Infamous should be larger than a game from the PS3 especially given it is open world and not a CGfest like MGS was. With the enhanced visuals a game today on the PS4 should have a digital footprint of maybe 2-3 times larger that one of the biggest PS3 games?

[FamilyGuy]

You might as well be comparing Infamous SS to Fat Princess. There is no correlation between the two games so I don't see why you're sticking to MGS 4 as if it were the only game to exist last gen. Uncharted 3 was like a 40Gb download, why not compare that?

MGS 4 wasn't the biggest game, it wasn't the smallest, it didn't have the most 1080p CGI cutscenes, it is in no way connected to Infamous, it is in no way a showcase for the standard size of a PS3 game.

You can't even answer why you chose MGS4, your entire point (if you can call it that) was to bring to light the PS3 disc padding of duplicate content to shrink disc read times/loading.
We all already knew this, who cares?

[Death]

We need to start putting all this down in writing so it's easier to track. I'm almost kind of mostly positive I was saying 24 gigs for a digital game is huge. For whatever self entitled unrealistic reasons I have children disagreeing with that statement since they feel the digital footprint should be bigger.

Yes, Blu-rays have duplicated data. If people think 24 gigs is small because Blu-ray games can be bigger, it's for the wrong reasons. If they feel 24 is too small and it should be twice that, they should find a new hobby. I am sure Infamous will be a fantastic game at 24 gigs and wish the developer all the success they deserve. The last thing they need is people bitching about it's size without playing the game.

24 gigs is more than enough for a game on either the PS4 or Xbox One. I am sure Infamous will not suffer due to the download size. I am sorry if that offends you.

[Blaze929]

whats the deal with games being this huge this gen anyway? Uncompressed files this time around? This is getting ridiculous

[Conzul]

Higher quality textures are by far the biggest factor. That, and 1080p pre-rendered cutscenes.

[ramiuk1]

it will be loing enough.
because games have to be installed this gen i expect files are compressed slighty unlike how they was last gen

[Z_-_D_-_3]

I hope we get a demo soon

[FamilyGuy]

This is an open world game, compare it's file size to other open world games.

24Gbs is not a small game.

[Sy_Wolf]

Skyrim for on a single DVD. Game length and file size are not related.

[stragomccloud]

Small game size usually just means lite on pre rendered cutscenes. I don't think you have anything to worry about.

By the way, Final Fantasy VI is a 40 hour plus RPG, far more epic than most any game these days, has 61 audio tracks, and that game is under 3 megabytes. Food for thought. Size isn't everything.

[stragomccloud]

How could anyone disagree with this?

[Father__Merrin]

24gb isn't too bad tbh

it's a massive download though

MERRIN MERRIN MERRIN!!!!!!!! father

[Bonkerz]

O boy thats it? A game that has these amazing graphics, and the size is that small? Doesnt look good for the story mode... Seems like yet another super short title...

[WeAreLegion]

They've said multiple times that it's easily as long as, if not longer than, the other two titles. You're looking at about 30 hours on the first playthrough. These are NOT short games.

[markyboy2181]

hope so legion

[OculusRift]

We don't have to hope... I can see that he is correct.

[KwietStorm_BLM]

30 hours? What do you tip toe through the game? It's never been that long unless you're talking about completing everything.

[LexHazard79]

Im assuming you mean 30hrs completing everything on 1st playthrough..

[Sly-Lupin]

Seems like yet another poster who has no idea what file size represents.

Fun fact: most of the GB in your game downloads are music and video files (which are frequently uncompressed, resulting in horrendously bloated filesizes). The actual stuff that makes up GAMEPLAY generally doesn't take up much space at all.

For example, Assassin's Creed 2, one of the BIGGEST games of the last generation in terms of both content and traversable world, is only 6GB on Steam.

[GarrusVakarian]

"Assassin's Creed 2, one of the BIGGEST games of the last generation in terms of both content and traversable world, is only 6GB on Steam."

Damn, really? That's crazy. Proof that file size does not necessarily represent campaign length.

[snake9182]

Well considering the install size for the previous two on disk were tiny like only a couple of megabytes, I wouldn't say this is gonna be short.

[Dynasty2021]

And £54.99 (ripoff) no doubt.

Why anyone is using the store to buy games for around £15 more than, say, Amazon, is beyond me.

[Mr_cheese]

I do agree with the fact that the store is overly priced when compared to the rest of the internet, but on the plus side, things like the introduction of Amazon's digital playstation store will start to drive lower digital prices and competition. I hope that is the case anyway...

But to be fair, I still enjoy and always will enjoy the physical product over the digital.

[GarrusVakarian]

Agreed, especially seeing as you normally get free release day delivery on videogames.

I have Infamous SS pre ordered for £45 on Amazon with free release day delivery. There's no way i would pay an extra £10 just to play it a a few hours earlier.

[KUV1977]

I am ok with the store prices. Not happy but ok. What really ticks me off is that the US will get a free upgrade to limited edition content at no additional cost. In EU, where you pay more for the game anyway (and don't tell me it's all taxes) they take extra money for the dlc stuff...

[ramiuk1]

i got special edition with hat etc for £48 delivered .

im sure when digital first came about we was told price wa gonna be alot lower as it cant be shared and resold

[logan_izer10]

Currently working towards my Masters in Computer science and one thing I've learned is that file size is not a good indication of length

[MasterCornholio]

Really sloppy coding can cause a game to be ridiculous in size. Like COD for example.

[logan_izer10]

Precisely. Plus this has no multiplayer mode. When you consider that battlefield 4 map packs get up to 5 gigs. Well, you get the idea

[MrChicagoWind]

Remember, Bioshock Infinite was under 7 GB. I understand it wasn't super long, but it was beautiful. If Suckerpunch optimized everything, it should be fine. You want smaller files anyways, why would you want to fill up your hard drive soon?

[WeAreLegion]

Bioshock: Infinite isn't long?!? I haven't beaten it yet. Lol. I've been playing forever!

[MrChicagoWind]

I bought the season pass and still haven't played any of the DLC yet. I grew too attached to the PS4 controller and it's hard for me to go back to PS3's controller. I really hope Sony does an update for full DS4 support on PS3. I'd love to play Bioshock, Last of Us and Stick of Truth with my DualShock 4.

[DeadMansHand]

Mrchicgowind....you can use the ds4 controller to play Bioshock infinite on ps3.

[GW212]

Hopefully no one has spoiled the ending for you because it's honestly one of the more interesting and original endings to a video game I've seen. Definitely worth the completion.

That said, I didn't think it was "super long" either but yes, it was still pretty long.

[WeAreLegion]

Sadly, the ending was spoiled for me about 24 hours after the game released. Some idiot on my Facebook gaming group spoiled it for everyone. It was my first and only permaban as an admin. :/

[S2Killinit]

only a couple of weeks away from next gen open world bless

[antikbaka]

there is still one BIG problem, download speed on ps4 sucks, although I have 100 mb/s

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

@antibaka

Sounds like u got crappy internet service, i don't have that problem with mine thank goodness.

[SolidDuck]

I don't have an x1 so I don't know about that. But compared to ps3 and 360, the ps4 download speeds are way faster.

[GarrusVakarian]

It must be something to do with your wi-fi. Via wi-fi i get a near constant 90% signal strength whereas wired i get every ounce of my download speed. Downloads are super quick.

[zerog]

My connections only 12Mbs and still downloaded and installed acIV in under an hour and that was over 30Gbs with the add ons. Run a speed test because something ain't right.

[antikbaka]

speed test is good,and everything is fine on my PC. checked wi-fi and wire internet. Suppose there are problems with psn service in my country

[PrinceOfAllSaiyans]

I don't do digital. Its pretty pointless. I like to own and collect my games. And trade them with friends or let people borrow them. And sometimes sell them (not gonna sell a game like InFamous).

[LexHazard79]

Its pointless for next gen digital thats for sure. I cant see myself buying digital AAA titles til they come down in size and price!

[TheTowelBoy]

Agreed, only digital I have is steam/ps+ both of which are worth it because of value. Otherwise it's mostly a liability to me(opinion)

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

I doubt that this game is short because of how much space it takes up, don't forget how strong the PS4 is, this ain't XBOX ONE! if this was on XBOX ONE, then i'll say yeah this game is short, but since it's not, i don't believe this one bit. IMO this sounds like another attack on PS4 again.

[Majin-vegeta]

Not bad.

So i guess that old saying Size doesn't matter ;) can be applied here right guys?Right??

*shamelessly walks out*

[D3ATH_DRIV3R_777]

@Majin-vegeta

It should.

[Cable2kx]

I really wish they did digital collectables. You get all the collectables stuff with maybe a digital code to download? IDK i find it to easy to trade my games when i'm short on cash and i want something new to play. I hate doing this cause it never fails i will all of sudden a month or two later want to play that game again.

Off Topic Serious Question

Let's play channels thier alot of them right. I want to start something simialr but different. I want it to be something you want to see and come back to see more of. Can yall advise what you hate about the ones you currently watch? Or something you would like to see thats different?

[Rhezin]

so wait.. it doesn't matter if you buy it from retail or digital does it? The install from the retail version is 24 gigs and now so is the digital. Does that mean for the digital version, you have to have 48 gigs of space free?

[sammyspam]

It's about what I was expecting, going to need some more space pretty quickly at this rate though.

[DivineAssault]

i hope more games get smaller download files.. I dont want huge installs eating away my precious storage..

[hkgamer]

all digital releases should have a pre-release download avaialble. It probably be better for psn server stability as well as better for gamers so that they can play it immediately when it is midnight.

[AC2020x]

I hope that there is a pre-release download. My other hope is that they release it Midnight on the East Coast. Waiting till 3am to play just isn't worth it.

[NeloAnjelo]

Some games are needlessly too large. Given the previous infamous games, there's nothing to worry about in terms of length, missions and replayability.

[JaredH]

This is the first new release retail game I'm buying digitally on psn. I'm not supporting Canadian stores, and sites like amazon Canada, that charge $10 more for this game because of the bad shape our dollar is in yet Sony keeps the price $60. 24 gb sounds reasonable considering AC4 is a smaller size and contains a large world.

[RedSoakedSponge]

i remember reading about this news a while ago. or am i dreaming?

[sdozzo]

Looking forward to this. Could really help the PS4 with a big exclusive.

[frankiebeans]

looks good just wish it had sometype of online play because i'm not really into the infamous story but if it had online play like crackdown did I would buy it. just dont like that i'm going to be spending 60 bucks on a game that will last me 3 or 4 days.

[AutoCad]

24gb? hmm thats interesting

[bleedsoe9mm]

i guess the launch games 40 to 50 gig were just horribly coded bloatware

[InTheZoneAC]

24GB isn't bad, was expecting about double

my 2TB hdd should be enough to last me the entire lifetime of the ps4...

[Junior20]

The PS4 accepts external HD?

[Cyanide85]

No it does not support external HDD as far as I'm aware, that's why I installed a 1TB SSHD :-) it cost me about 75-80$ so pretty much the same amount as a external would cost unless you already have one which I assume u have since u asked :-)

[chillopedia]

inFamous: Second Son in just 24GB clearly reflects superior coding by the game developers!

[Hakoom]

cod was 30+gb and it looked like garbage on the ps4.. it didnt even run at a solid 60fps

20gb+ is stil alot

[Cyanide85]

Not to bad, won't take that long to download completely since I'm on 1Gb/s fiber :-) can't wait for this game I expect greatness :-)

[JAHALANG0112]

And Skyrim is 3.8GB in size, and the game is endless. So the number of GB means nothing.