Ps4 do downloaded games take up more space

 · If you buy the game digitally then everything the game needs to run has to be downloaded on the HDD thus taking up more space. The actual size of . As it's been said, yes they take the same amount of space, the only reason I buy physical is because my conection, is not a very good one, not even a decent one, so I couldn't erase a game and install another one the same day if I ran out of storage space. 2. View Entire Discussion (17 Comments).  · Hence why everything is installed onto the HD, that way it can run what it needs from the disc, and also from the HD. Same reason PS3 games would have partial installs onto the HD, that data was needed on the HD to read off there and the disc at the same time. Otherwise the games simply would not be able to www.doorway.ruing System: PS4.

Does digital take up more space than physical? After the game is installed, the Bluray disk is simply there to prove that you still own the game. Other then that—it serves no purpose. Your hub for everything related to PS4 including games, news, reviews, discussion, questions, videos, and screenshots. m. Gamers. k. Both take up equal space on the HDD. The answer is no: The size of the download may be smaller, due to a more compressed install file (less compressed on disc to speed up that install). But what about temporary file space? Presumably for a digital game you've got the install pkg file in temporary space and then the actual installed game. If you buy the game digitally then everything the game needs to run has to be downloaded on the HDD thus taking up more space. The actual size of the games would be the same.

If you buy the game digitally then everything the game needs to run has to be downloaded on the HDD thus taking up more space. The actual size of the games would be the same. Hence why everything is installed onto the HD, that way it can run what it needs from the disc, and also from the HD. Same reason PS3 games would have partial installs onto the HD, that data was needed on the HD to read off there and the disc at the same time. Otherwise the games simply would not be able to run. In other words, your PS4 needs around double the storage space for a game in order to download and update it.