That would be a ~70 hour download through my rural UK broadband connection! It would be quicker for me to fly to the USA, visit the devs in person and ask them to copy it to an external drive.<p>I understand why games are getting bigger, but there are going to be accessibility issues for a lot of people. I am often reluctant to tie up my family broadband connection for hours on end to download a big game. I find myself choosing small indie titles instead simply because they are more convenient to download.
I'm not going to be surprised if it's over that - compression included.<p>What does surprise me is that people find the natural progression of data required for a game surprising.... We've recently had the push by manufacturers to get consumers interested in 4K and 8K displays. Sure, GPUs will need to catch up, but it is expected that game designers will be supporting 4K, 8K and 16K textures IMHO.<p>Edit: I'm looking forward to the game! :)
I just saw the gameplay of it and I am impressed! That's really justified the size - the details are just amazing!<p>Check out the gameplay here:
<a href="https://youtu.be/u9ishNVyV4k" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/u9ishNVyV4k</a>