![]() ![]() ![]() This detail comes from the game's Japanese cover, which clearly shows two discs on the back cover. The physical version of Red Dead Redemption 2, which was previously revealed to require 105GB of free space, now appears to be launching on not one, but two Blu-ray discs. Meanwhile, I’m off over to Tesco to order my discs.Red Dead Redemption 2 is going to be one of very few games that release on more than one disc. Indeed, the developers have started “pre-loading” the game onto consoles that have “pre-ordered” Red Dead already, so that the sheer weight of data doesn’t crush their servers.īy making the physical boxed version cheaper, Rockstar Games, the console companies and the retailers ease some of the pressure on the downloads system and can reach more people in the launch day crush. You’ll need enormous server capacity and a a gobsmacking amount of bandwidth to beam the files to the millions of eager gamers attempting to download Red Dead Redemption 2 on launch day. Reports claim Red Dead Redemption weighs in at over 100GB – in fact, the game is so large it comes on two discs, which is something I’ve not seen in a while.ĭelivering 100GB of data to millions of people is not a cheap business. But there may be some thin justification for this bizarre pricing.įirstly, the cost of manufacturing and delivering the physical product may actually be cheaper than delivering a download. ![]() If you’re coming here looking for a definitive answer, I’m going to disappoint. It happens with most other big games releases, I’m just singling it out because (a) it’s the hot game of the moment and (b) I want it and can’t be arsed to go to the shops for it.īut what the hell is going on here? How can games companies and retailers make it £10 cheaper to deliver a largely needless physical product instead of a 20-digit code? Surely it should be the other way round? It’s a tad unfair of me to pick on Red Dead Redemption 2. Purchase a simple digital code that allows you to download the game and it’s £59.99. Order the discs and they’ll cost you £49.99, including all the storage, packaging, handling and delivery costs for Amazon. ![]() This isn’t some loss leader to get you to walk into games stores or supermarkets, Amazon’s doing it too. If you want to download the game, it will set you back £60. If you walk into a shop on Friday and pick up the brand new Red Dead Redemption 2 it will likely cost you £50. ![]()
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