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Why not simply make several versions? Like 1 Gb, 10 Gb and 100 Gb versions?

• tmilard 3y ago
  good idea : one why chitty etxture quality, one with average, one with quality texture. They have done this on web-videos. Why not on video games files ?
  • kevingadd 3y ago
    They do, the Xbox calls it smart delivery.
    • tmilard 3y ago
      Yeah you are right
• jsheard 3y ago
  Some games do this by splitting off the highest resolution textures into a free "DLC" that the user can opt not to install if they want to save space. It's sometimes done for audio as well, e.g. optional Japanese voices for the English release of a JRPG. Remedy's Quantum Break had an unusual spin on letting users choose the install size, it made heavy use of live action FMVs which could either be downloaded ahead of time or streamed on the fly as they played. Downloading the FMVs more than doubled the games footprint.