150GB install and a disc that's just a key — at what point does the file size kill the hype?

Already deleted three games off my PS5 just thinking about this. The 825GB SSD fills up fast when every "physical" copy is just a license and a 100GB download. If the Leonida install really pushes past 150GB, that's a quarter of the drive gone before I even boot up. I don't care how cinematic the opening shot is, I'm not playing storage Jenga for a single game.

Rockstar's building a world that probably has more detail than a Michael Mann film, but the disc is a coaster. The Vintage Vice City Pack pre-order bonus is nice, but it's not going to compress the files. At what number do you just say no? 180GB? 200? I'm already eyeing my capture gallery like it's on death row.

storage Jenga

It's 150GB at eighty bucks, so under sixty cents a gig. My nightclub pulls more than that in one AFK cycle.

I already nuked my backlog for this.

storage Jenga

But here's the thing. A big slice of that 150GB is the audio libraries. You can't compress a proper needle drop and still get that sunset cruising through Vice City mood. I'm making room because whatever replaces Flash FM needs space to breathe! Those uncompressed stations are half the point. The Vintage Vice City Pack already has me hoping for some classic cuts. I'll clear another fifty gigs if the Grassrivers get their own local station. The disc being a coaster still hurts though. Least they could do is press the soundtrack!