You really dont need much memory when creating a great lookign game. Look at many of the pc games out there.

Now if you have extra content that acutaly use alot of memory (pre rendered movies, and sound). im sure it will be eating up the memory.

Its about utilizing the technology at hand

26GB game could be as good or even better than a 52GB game

Plus you can get a 25GB game down by up to have with compression example

Star Wars The Force Unleashed on PC is 28GB once installed but it only comes on 2 DL DVD which is 18GB maximum

True, the fact that UC2 requires no install and the game is a dam master piece, others should take note.

The biggest PS3 games use up about 30-40GB of space just for uncompressed audio and pre-rendered cut-scenes.

The only game I can think of that took a lot of space was KZ2 with 20GB+ of ACTUAL playable space, and probably even GOW3.

Single disc usage FTW.

wow thank god the PS3 had blu-ray then. Was surprised at the size of GT5 i thought it would be bigger

Until I see the same quality games and stuff on my xbox blu ray is needed.

only possible on bluray LOL

I understand that multiple discs has many drawbacks, but from what I've heard people on this site hate it not because of the impact it has on the quality of the game, but because it makes them stand up, walk over to their 360 and change the disc, then sit down again.

I mean how can you complain about a process that takes about 4-5 seconds? If the discs get lost then that's your fault for being careless and not the 2nd or 3rd discs fault.

Don't get me wrong people, I'm still in favour of Blu-ray but it just baffles me that's all.

sigh

"Unlike most games, God of War 3 uses the in game engine to render each pixel in the cutscenes and there is not a second of pre rendered or recorded footage in the game. Truly remarkable and a fine display of the Blu-Ray’s disc’s prowess."

incorrect. i really wish people would do their research before writing articles like this.

from http://www.playstationunive...

Bruno Velazquez of Sony Santa Monica: "When I mentioned that GOW3 has no CG, I was referring to the fact that we do not have pre-renderd scenes that were created outside of the game engine, like GOW 1 and 2. In GOW3 all the cutscenes are created using our in-game engine, however some scenes were just to epic to run real time and thus are recorded videos. This is not the case for the majority of the cutscenes in the game which are mostly running real time."

straight from the horses mouth.

None of my games ever look like they do in this pics. EVER! I've got a beautiful 220hz, 1080P LED 3-d tv too. They simply do not look like they do in PC pics. They just don't. They're super silky smooth and the colors just pop. In real life, when you get them home and boot them up, they show their flaws and often.

I'd love to see some people post their pics and compare them to the game pics we get all touched up here on the net.

I think the funniest one is Resistance 2. The scene they show there looks nothing like that in real life. It's loaded with ugly, bland textures with no bump mapping at all.

Hmmm.. do they know the size because of the ones floating around the torrent and usegroups?

Now that Jim Ryan is gone just need to remove Herman Hulst from his position! And maybe give Shuhei the position he deserved.

This gen hasn't been the best for games, last gen consoles are still out there and now there's been talk of the PS6 and Xbox Two for a year or so. Many games this gen will be ported to next gen and the cycle will continue. The re-release of the Neo Geo AES+, games on cartridge for £70 ($95), gaming is going back in time. Gaming has gone pricing mad with the high cost of games, consoles and controllers. The men and women at the top are clueless.

It’s always interesting to hear behind-the-scenes stories like this, especially involving veterans like Shuhei Yoshida and leadership figures like Jim Ryan. That said, there are usually multiple sides to decisions at that level. It could be less about not “listening” and more about differences in long-term vision for PlayStation. Yoshida played a huge role in shaping the brand, so whatever the reason, his impact is undeniable.

If true, and I'm inclined to believe it is, it goes to show that Sony lost their way when they became more western/didn't respect the PlayStation origin story. Andrew House and Jack Tretton did great work, but they also didn't try to fundamentally change the PlayStation DNA. Ryan oversaw the death of Japan Studio and a live service direction.

I already figured this, good lord imagine if Shuhei took over instead, would've been a platinum era 😩

I miss the first three generations of PlayStation. The way they turned PS3 around, we knew they meant business. We were all worried for a bit there around launch. Eventually from 2008 they started shifting slowly. But since Yoshida was fired, it's never been the same. Still enjoy my PS5 daily. I got a backlog dating back to PS2 lol So I'm fine but new games aren't as appealing anymore.

It seems like we were thrown on to the worst timeline possible where everything is too expensive and the wrong people were put in positions that makes the world a shitty place. We could have had Shu as the head of PS but we got the shitty alternative. Same goes for everyone in power around the world. Doesn’t matter the company or country the majority of us got the shitty picks and the world is declining like never before. I do think PS can come out of this because of their studios, talent and IP but they need someone more in touch with gamers leading things like Shu was. They’re still the best place for console gaming imo but it could be much better than it is especially without the massive live service failures. The rest of the world I have a lot less hope for right now. Hopefully the pendulum swings back towards the good ole days but I’m preparing for the worst.

There goes illuminati distraction story

So now there's certifiable proof that Ryan was in fact "fired", as opposed to when it was first announced that he "retired", in order to save face.

There's another guy who recently "retired" as CEO of another large gaming company, after doing a dismantling job as lead for well over a decade.

seems legit, the business man, fires the one who has ideas to move the business forward.

Jim Ryan is the reason why we are entering year 6 since the PS5 launch and many of us don't feel like the PS5 has gotten started as yet.

I hope going forward, we will see a return to form.