PS4 Version 38Gigs? Whoa really?

[WHS]

I know the ps4 has some new features being added to the client like remote play, the ability to stream, and keyboard/mouse support. But, aren't those features already built into the ps4 anyways?

The pc client is 9.74GB and the ps3 is little under that in size. Why or better still what is the ps4 needing 38GB for?

I know nothings been said yet just wondering what your ideas might be. Reasonable guess as to why?

Also any dev or community rep response would be helpful. Not that the size matters much but it be nice to know. I'm still excited for this weekends beta but curious none the same.

[TurboSol]

..I downloaded the ps4 beta client last night at just shy of 11gb...

[TokyieRage]

Yeah, thankfully its compressed really well cause the download was only like 10gb. It seems to be a trend with this next gen consoles, BF4 is 40 gb, Assassins creed is 24gb. But a bigger filesize for the most part is usually a good thing in terms of quality.

Edit:

..I downloaded the ps4 beta client last night at just shy of 11gb...

The download is 11gb, but the data is compressed and is unpacked during the installation process. If you click the options button and go to information its 38gb.

[KupoNuts]

Hoping it means DX11 soon.

[Pseudopsia]

..I downloaded the ps4 beta client last night at just shy of 11gb...

That sounds about right since it includes some patches.

[Surian]

It's a bunch of reserved space most likely. Otherwise things such as what happened to me with the old Xbox 360 version of FFXI will happen. A new expansion will come out, and you wont be able to install it on the HDD anymore since with all previous expansions adding up to it, it would be larger than the common HDD was at the time with nothing else on it. Surely that's less of an issue now that they come in Terabite formats, but still. It's good to reserve space ahead of time.

[Pseudopsia]

Hoping it means DX11 soon.

Nope, it's delayed even longer. Now DX11 is coming with next expansion sometime after China release this summer.

[WHS]

Ah ok reserved space. TBH I totally forgot about that on my ps2 and ffxi. Now that does make sense. Thanks Surian. Man you would think by now with like you said large hard drives we wouldn't need it. LOL

[Tiggy]

Nope, it's delayed even longer. Now DX11 is coming with next expansion sometime after China release this summer.

Source for this? I haven't read anything about this at all.

[Pseudopsia]

http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...naoki_yoshida/

However, this coming summer we plan to release the game in China and after that we have plans for an expansion pack so when we finish those, we will be looking to complete the DirectX milestone. With that in mind, after we successfully launch A Realm Reborn in China and begin work on the expansion pack – I believe that around that time that we may be able to speak more about the DirectX 11 client for Windows.