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Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition for PS5 will be on two discs and takes up over 100 GB

After the reveal of the release date of Horizon Forbidden West Complete Edition on PS5, details are now arriving on the space it will occupy on the console. The complete adventures of Aloy require over 100 GB of free space and for this reason the physical edition includes two blu-ray discs.

darthv72582d ago

Hmm... I thought Sony was using UHD triple layer discs? Those are 100gb capacity.

Vits582d ago

I'm pretty sure that between the main game and Burning Shores, it goes past the 100GB capacity of the disc and then you have all the patches that I hope are also already baked into this version. So it makes sense for them to go with two discs.

darthv72582d ago

i forget they make 128gb quad layer discs too.

Vits582d ago

@darthv72

Honestly, I'm not sure if the PS5 can even read that type of disc.
I recall the use case for them was super specific and not every member of the BR Association was on-board.

darthv72582d ago

It was more a question of packaging and costs as it probably works out to be cheaper to use existing capacity discs than a special higher capacity disc. Even though they could technically compress the contents anyways since nothing runs from the disc except the installer. Im just thinking to the PS5 one i have as its on one disc compared to the PS4 having two which is due to the lack of UHD disc support on the 4 drive.

yeahokwhatever582d ago

the more layers you have, the more sensitive the disk is to scratches/fingerprints/etc.

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Gardenia582d ago

How many floppy disks is that?

blackblades582d ago

Bruh, now you making actually curious about that now. Like they can only hold what 10mb to 100mb how many does it take to hold this game.

darthv72582d ago (Edited 582d ago )

okay... if we convert the 121GB of the game into MB, it would be roughly 123,904MB. A floppy disk holds 1.44MB so it can be deduced that this game would require about 86,045 disks.

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Eonjay582d ago

It says over 100 GBs though.

shinoff2183582d ago

What's the point. 2 disc 1 disc 3 disc 4, it's not hurting anything. Maybe you were genuinely asking and I over reacted

darthv72582d ago

My bad, i didnt know the base game was already close to 100gb. I thought it was something like 70+ in which case the dlc was something like 20gb and would have fit onto a single 100gb disc. turns out the combined size exceeds the triple layer capacity UHD and approaches the quad layer capacity UHD discs.

Class_Viceroy582d ago

Well the article says "over" 100 GB. So if they were using them wouldn't it require.....2 discs?

Don't understand what you're contemplating lol

S2Killinit581d ago (Edited 581d ago )

He is contemplating how to derail Sony game conversations into technical talk. Fishing for negativity.

thorstein582d ago

Lol. I bought the collectors edition with a steelbook and got a download code. No physical disc.

darthv72582d ago

Ahh.. you got the one with the stature. Yeah they didnt come with discs. I got the special edition which came with the same steelbook but also a single disc for PS5. The PS4 version came with the same steelbook but two discs which made sense as the 4 lacked the UHD drive like the 5. you have two holders in your book so you can populate it with this version if you double dip.

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isarai582d ago

At least that ensures it's all actually on the disc

MetroidFREAK21582d ago

The base game alone is like 97GB... with the DLC that's an extra 25-27GB... I will gladly take two discs vs a DLC slip

DivineHand125582d ago (Edited 582d ago )

I just checked my install of the game. The base game is about 102 GB and the burning shores expansion is 15.44 GB which beings the total to 117.4 GB. These games are getting bigger. If you have a PS5, an SSD is a must. If the total size of the complete is 121 GB then there may be some additional updates or content being added to the complete edition.

shinoff2183582d ago

And I'll be buying. More physical more merrier.

thesoftware730582d ago

Then, like....you gotta get up, open the case, insert the game, close the box, and then walk back to sit down.

You need help, you must like long laborious task, that involves taking steps, opening things and inserting things.

lmao.

shammgod582d ago

Terrible take here lil guy

thesoftware730582d ago

Errr, If you cant tell I was only kidding lol.

BTW, no one ever called me "lil guy", like ever in my life lol.

shinoff2183582d ago

Naw I just like owning something for my money

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I Watched the Leaked Horizon AI Tech Demo Through My Fingers

Maybe I'm turning into "old man yells at cloud."

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Rancegamerx44d ago

So lame, a tech demo was conducted to test new technology. This is nothing new; they've been doing this since the 1980s. There have been thousands of tech demos that led to nothing. That said, AI is here to stay, and it will eventually find its way into games in one form or another. It's time to stop the overly dramatic reactions and accept reality.

Christopher44d ago

Talk about a 180 midway through your argument. Perhaps that 180 is why people are talking about it?

darthv7244d ago

What he said was not wrong though... AI is here and being used more and more is different industries. Its not like it is going away anytime soon.

Christopher43d ago

@darth: Where did I say he was wrong other than expressing that it's this thinking that people are talking about it? He complained about people talking about a tech demo being shown to the public as an expression of AI's use being popularized and then proved it with his own words. I didn't say they were wrong, only it only gives credence to those who are worried about the popularization and use of AI in the industry to replace actual actors.

Rancegamerx43d ago

I can see what you mean. What I am getting at is just because they did a tech demo with Aloy using AI to voice doesn't meam that this particular tech will ever actually be used. Although I personally think it will, if we can get voices to sound more natural and real. Unless it's stopped by voice actors.

darthv7243d ago

that is the current situation. voice actors are 'voicing' their concern over the use of AI. im sure you have heard those TV commercials where you can tell its an AI voice. But as things improve... there will be a point where nobody will be able to tell the difference.

Mr_cheese44d ago

Thegamer are quickly highlighting themselves as a website full of over the top BS

gold_drake44d ago

there is this website from a bunch of devs who developed a more enhanced AI conversational voice thing, where u can talk to them.

i did for 10 minutes and it freaked me out how real it sounded. it did glitch a few times but damn. the, in real time, chatter and response was amazing and frightening at the same time ha

Kyizen43d ago

One of the original Toy Story developers summed it up nicely. Basically when they were doing Toy Story people were shocked you are going from hand drawn art to computers but now no one blinks an eye and most if not all anime is 'drawn' on computers. But he also stated this didn't replace artist but just gave them a new tool to use. Now with AI the author is saying it will replace writing but it won't, using it to have dynamic conversations with NPCs or chatter as the character explores the world will avoid that repetitive banter. You will still need writers to craft a good story and make a compelling character(s).

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Horizon Forbidden West Struck the Perfect Balance of Tribes for Horizon 3

Horizon Forbidden West may have struck the right balance after adding several new tribes to the series, something which Horizon 3 should try to keep.

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Cacabunga64d ago

No horizon 3 i beg you Sony .. enough of this series already

pwnmaster300064d ago

It literally only had 2 main games and 2 dlc.
Sure it had some spin off but others have more
Halo
Gears
Elder scroll
Uncharted
God of war
Gta
Etc.
Game isnt done yet and just because your tired of it doesn’t mean everyone is.

ravens5264d ago

Exactly. (*All following #s are slightly exaggerated*) There's like 36 CODs. 16 Assassin's Creed. 25 Final Fantasies. 80 Maddens. I hate when we're on the 3rd iteration of a game and people say this.

isarai63d ago

We've had 2 main games, 2dlcs, a vr spinoff, a lego spinoff and soon to be GAAS spinoff

lukasmain64d ago

Why not? It's popular. They're great critically acclaimed games. It need a 3rd game.

northpaws64d ago

@Cacabunga

Only speak for yourself, I want to know how the story ends.

raWfodog63d ago

Same here. I'm enjoying the story. I want to see what happens when Nemesis arrives.

JEECE64d ago

It all depends on if it's actually a massive step forward or if it just feels like an iterative sequel. There's a lot of revisionist history now about how "mid" Horizon has always been, but people weren't saying that when Zero Dawn came out-people were pretty much universally into it. The major hit against it at the time was that it came out too close to Breath of the Wild.

The problem with Forbidden West is that it took five years and it was just an iterative sequel. Iterative sequels can be fine, or even great, but when five years pass and a new generation of consoles comes out, people expect a big jump, and they didn't get it. Stuff that worked in 2017 felt tired by 2022.

3 can't just be Forbidden West with slightly better graphics. It needs to actually be a meaningful leap.

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ravens5264d ago

Im looking forward to the 3rd game. I'd like that to be the last one though. New IP after would be ideal.

jznrpg64d ago

Took me a little while to get into Forbidden West because I was playing on hard but it was really damn good once I got into a groove.

I want to see the ending of this trilogy so hopefully it’s not too far out. Hopefully whoever plays Sylens can do the character justice.

isarai63d ago

I dunno, i LOOOOVED Zero Dawn, but i wanted Forbidden West to be over by like the halfway point. It's an absolutely gorgeous game but damn was it buggy for a while after release, and the enemies and combat felt so janky and unbalanced compared to the first.