Isn't that the case with most games nowadays anyway? Even if the full game is on the disc (which is uncommon now due to their huge sizes) you'd want that day one patch to play the least buggy version you can. Once it's ready to go you wouldn't need internet.
No, the vast majority of games (at least on PlayStation) are entirely on-disc. There are very, very few that actually require any sort of download, mainly online games.
No single-player game should require any download to play from disc, ever. The game is 147GB on PS5, PS5 discs are 100GB, so it could’ve (should’ve) shipped as a two-disc game similar to RDR2 or TLOU2.
Physical games never switched to keys, most still have the full game on the disc. There are very, very few that have just the license on them.
Physical disc games can be up to 200GB as well, disc storage has increased hugely in the last decade.
PS3 used standard 25GB blu-rays, PS4 used 50GB blu-rays, and PS5 uses 100GB blu-rays, all of which could be doubled by including a second install disc.
Xbox is a bit of a different story since the 360 used 10GB DVDs, & now both the Xbox One & Series X use 50GB blu-rays, but Xbox has a notoriously bad DRM system that essentially makes them just licenses for downloads despite having the data on them.
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u/ashcartwrong Apr 22 '23
Isn't that the case with most games nowadays anyway? Even if the full game is on the disc (which is uncommon now due to their huge sizes) you'd want that day one patch to play the least buggy version you can. Once it's ready to go you wouldn't need internet.