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Bioshock 2 PS3 Has 5GB HDD Installation

February 03, 2010 in News comments 11

PS3 owners will have to install a hefty amount of game data to enjoy Bioshock 2 next week. Like the first game, it'll require 5GB of space on your HDD. New screens also available.

Bioshock 2 is set to release on February 9th in North America on the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. If you're planning to purchase the PS3 version of the game, you'll be required to install a mandatory 5GB of game data to play the title.
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  • 1
    Jimbo999 Feb 3, 10
    5GB isn't bad, a lot of games seem to take up around or more than 5GB of space.
  • 1
    Daweii Feb 3, 10
    BioShock 1 had the same 5Gb install. I was actually expecting this to have the same.
  • 0
    Existence Feb 3, 10
    I'm gonna to have to replace my 80GB soon.
    • 0
      Hideo1 Feb 3, 10
      Because you use all of that space all of the time?

      I've got a 40GB and the two games I've played most are Oblivion and Fallout, monsters of GB installation rape. Just delete what you're not using and reinstall later when you do
      • 0
        Storm Feb 3, 10
        Agreed. I delete the HD installs of games usually when I move onto another title, using a 60GB PS3. So long as you have the save files it's fine.
  • 0
    Bale Fire Feb 3, 10
    Well this kinda sucks. I thought that in the two years since the last game the developers would have found a way around this.
    • 1
      Slumpy monkey Feb 3, 10
      They have, its called longer load times.
  • 0
    Red 9 Feb 4, 10
    It's kinda weird how games like Uncharted can get by with miniscule installs and still be immense, yet a game like this needs 5GB.
    • 0
      Hideo1 Feb 4, 10
      One word to explain why that is: Exclusive.

      Uncharted was made specifically for PS3 and PS3 alone, so it could put in the extra word to code it to not need it, and make full use of blu-ray. Bioshock wasn't, so it needed a way to compensate, which it did with installations.
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    BANDITO ATTACK Feb 4, 10
    so what. don't all ps3 games do this? why is this any different?
    • 0
      Hideo1 Feb 4, 10
      Nah, not all of them (just most). Apparently trying to make loading times faster by doing something completely reasonable is a crime now

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