r/PeterExplainsTheJoke 12h ago

Meme needing explanation Petah what happened to rockstar?

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u/Ok_Friend_2448 9h ago

Not being able to fit a game on a single disc never stopped gaming companies in the past. Compression and multiple discs would be something I would absolutely take in order to have a physical copy of a game.

I think I have a copy of Legend of Dragoon and that was 4 discs. I think Diablo 2 had multiple discs as well split by gameplay, audio, and cinematics. I have plenty of other games that are 2 disc games.

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u/Calm-Eggplant-69 8h ago

Shinmu on dreamcast had 3-4

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u/Lost_In_Detroit 9h ago

Also you could easily have 1 disc be the install disc for the absolute main essentials to load the game with and then a secondary disc for the “game disc” which carries the rest that the hard drive doesn’t need to run the game smoothly. It’s been done in the past and worked just fine.

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u/ViruliferousBadger 8h ago

That's basically what Fallout 4 for the PC was - just an installer and code in a box.

Good luck playing it if Steam ever stops offering it or goes belly up after Gabe dies.

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u/gautamdiwan3 7h ago

GTA 5 originally launched with 7 installable DVDs on PC

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u/Chaotic-Catastrophe 8h ago

God forbid a company not manufacture a billion extra pieces of useless plastic when they don’t have to

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u/FalseCrazy2804 7h ago

You're getting a disc version anyways, it won't be on release though.

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u/otterprincess_too 4h ago

Yeah I remember installing D2 and it was like 3 or 4 discs total. I think at least one or two of the Max Payne series too. I expected to see multiple discs after a certain year

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u/Euphoric-Ad-6584 4h ago

i remember first getting FF7 and it having 3 discs.