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    Sims 4 9 GB... Really??

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    ZKextremeZKextreme Posts: 348 New Member
    in The Sims 4 General Discussion
    Well the system requirements for TS4 has finally been released. And aw what they've gone higher again...
    HARD DRIVE: At least 9 GB of free space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom content and saved games

    Umm The Sims 1 had 500 MB, Sims 2 had 2 GB, and Sims 3 6 GB.

    Does the memory just not matter that much when it comes to Errors?

    EA has been promising us that this game is gonna have better system performance. I've been hoping optimistically yet again for the new sims game, and this time they gave me the reason. I just really want to have a sims game that actually works. :(

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      Cyron43Cyron43 Posts: 8,055 Member
      edited July 2014
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.
      This space is for rent.
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      pandabearroxpandabearrox Posts: 2,295 Member
      edited July 2014
      Well isnt that a good thing. We arent living in 2009 anymore, Of course its going to raise, it just means a richer game. This is a good thing.

      And remember, todays computers can handle that.
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      ZKextremeZKextreme Posts: 348 New Member
      edited July 2014
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
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      Cyron43Cyron43 Posts: 8,055 Member
      edited July 2014
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
      Depends on the view point. We know TS4 was formerly developed to be an online game. Due to a lack of time they just scrapped the online features and built the rest on top of what they got left. The question is: Have they removed the dead code or is it still there but deactivated? From a management point of view it would be wise to keep it. You never know if one fine day a demand for online gaming will raise and then - tadaa!
      This space is for rent.
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      CK213CK213 Posts: 20,529 Member
      edited July 2014
      Perhaps all that space is for more content like clothing, hair, objects, game play, sound, and animation.

      If I were to look on the bright side of things. :D
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      DebbieGCDebbieGC Posts: 288 Member
      edited July 2014
      Console games can be 25GB - 50GB

      9GB install ain't bad
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      Glic2003Glic2003 Posts: 2,933 Member
      edited July 2014

      Plenty of games are in the 20+ GB range now, so 9 GB isn't that much.

      Also, a lot of that could be just audio files (music, Simlish, etc).
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      kovu0207kovu0207 Posts: 6,209 Member
      edited July 2014
      I think 9Gb seems a bit small, I mean 2Gb of that is CAS alone. Doesn't leave a lot for the rest of the game.
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      GazpachoidGazpachoid Posts: 372 Member
      edited July 2014
      where are the specs for the sims 4? can you link me?
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      GazpachoidGazpachoid Posts: 372 Member
      edited July 2014
      where are the specs for the sims 4? can you link me?
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      ZKextremeZKextreme Posts: 348 New Member
      edited July 2014
      Umm where are these 20 gb games? :?

      I have GTA V and when I googled it, it says it has an 8 gb requirement.
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      Alysha1988Alysha1988 Posts: 3,452 Member
      edited July 2014
      I would think the amount of space the game physically takes up on a hard drive is the least of anyone's worries. 9gb really isn't that much anyway... I have ps4 games that take up 50gb and they are shipping those systems with 500gb hard drives because that totally makes sense. What are the rest of the specs, that's going to have more of an impact on whether or not people can run it than the fact that the file is 9gb.
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      ZKextremeZKextreme Posts: 348 New Member
      edited July 2014
      Gazpachoid wrote:
      where are the specs for the sims 4? can you link me?

      Someone made a thread on it, it's around still at the front page or at the 2nd.
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      InannaWintermoonInannaWintermoon Posts: 3,400 Member
      edited July 2014
      kovu0207 wrote:
      I think 9Gb seems a bit small, I mean 2Gb of that is CAS alone. Doesn't leave a lot for the rest of the game.

      LOL. This is why people upgrade their pcs. Never go by, oh they'll make it so it runs on a lower end machine. Remember things change. I'm not being snarky mind you, I am being honest.
      I tend to get my pc upgraded with new bits when I can, because you never know when a game you were told would be able to run on an older pc just may not be able to. My older PC wouldn't have been able to handle TS3, so it was necessary to upgrade if I wanted to play that. For those wanting to play TS4 you're likely going to find it is going to end up the same. My upgrades, however, have been in preparation for GTA V. LOL.

      It's quite drop from the top, so how ya feeling down there?
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      InannaWintermoonInannaWintermoon Posts: 3,400 Member
      edited July 2014
      Alysha1988 wrote:
      I would think the amount of space the game physically takes up on a hard drive is the least of anyone's worries. 9gb really isn't that much anyway... I have ps4 games that take up 50gb and they are shipping those systems with 500gb hard drives because that totally makes sense. What are the rest of the specs, that's going to have more of an impact on whether or not people can run it than the fact that the file is 9gb.

      Yes.
      It's quite drop from the top, so how ya feeling down there?
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      SeamoanSeamoan Posts: 1,323 Member
      edited July 2014
      Cyron43 wrote:
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
      Depends on the view point. We know TS4 was formerly developed to be an online game. Due to a lack of time they just scrapped the online features and built the rest on top of what they got left. The question is: Have they removed the dead code or is it still there but deactivated? From a management point of view it would be wise to keep it. You never know if one fine day a demand for online gaming will raise and then - tadaa!

      Oh you know that dead code is lurking around in the game. Right between the borked up toddler code and the borked up swimming pool code. Just waiting to be activated or to activate itself and go on a game destroying rampage :D

      9 gigs for essentially a ported online game??? Yeah, the code is in there for sure.
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      DebbieGCDebbieGC Posts: 288 Member
      edited July 2014
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Umm where are these 20 gb games? :?

      I have GTA V and when I googled it, it says it has an 8 gb requirement.

      It was minimized to fit on a single Xbox 360 disc. The 360 does not run Blu-ray discs which can hold up to 50GB.

      EDIT: Correction, the 360 needs 2 discs to install GTA V. Total game installed on my PS3 (digital) is 18GB.
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      MenshleeMenshlee Posts: 219 Member
      edited July 2014
      9 GB isn't bad at all. Some games are 25 GB or higher. I was honestly expecting it to be higher.
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      blunote00blunote00 Posts: 18,476 Member
      edited July 2014
      Alysha1988 wrote:
      I would think the amount of space the game physically takes up on a hard drive is the least of anyone's worries. 9gb really isn't that much anyway... I have ps4 games that take up 50gb and they are shipping those systems with 500gb hard drives because that totally makes sense. What are the rest of the specs, that's going to have more of an impact on whether or not people can run it than the fact that the file is 9gb.
      500 GB is not enough room for me on PS4. :oops:
      The first thing I'm going to do is replace the hard drive with a faster one and more room. :wink:
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      ThoddyEAThoddyEA Posts: 108 Member
      edited July 2014
      Cyron43 wrote:
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
      Depends on the view point. We know TS4 was formerly developed to be an online game. Due to a lack of time they just scrapped the online features and built the rest on top of what they got left. The question is: Have they removed the dead code or is it still there but deactivated? From a management point of view it would be wise to keep it. You never know if one fine day a demand for online gaming will raise and then - tadaa!

      It is quiet obvious that you have no clue about developement. You don't have to, but then stop your really ... crazy ideas.
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      Glic2003Glic2003 Posts: 2,933 Member
      edited July 2014
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Umm where are these 20 gb games? :?

      I have GTA V and when I googled it, it says it has an 8 gb requirement.

      Bioshock Infinite       is 38 GB.
      Thief is 23 GB.
      Titanfall is 50 GB.
      X-Com is 18 GB.
      Watch Dogs is 14 GB.

      Admittedly, those last two are a bit smaller than I thought. I thought they were 20 GB.

      Oh, and Batman Arkham City is 18.5
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      InannaWintermoonInannaWintermoon Posts: 3,400 Member
      edited July 2014
      blunote00 wrote:
      Alysha1988 wrote:
      I would think the amount of space the game physically takes up on a hard drive is the least of anyone's worries. 9gb really isn't that much anyway... I have ps4 games that take up 50gb and they are shipping those systems with 500gb hard drives because that totally makes sense. What are the rest of the specs, that's going to have more of an impact on whether or not people can run it than the fact that the file is 9gb.
      500 GB is not enough room for me on PS4. :oops:
      The first thing I'm going to do is replace the hard drive with a faster one and more room. :wink:

      500GB is not enough for sure, they need TB hard drives in them. :mrgreen:
      It's quite drop from the top, so how ya feeling down there?
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      Cyron43Cyron43 Posts: 8,055 Member
      edited July 2014
      ThoddyEA wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
      Depends on the view point. We know TS4 was formerly developed to be an online game. Due to a lack of time they just scrapped the online features and built the rest on top of what they got left. The question is: Have they removed the dead code or is it still there but deactivated? From a management point of view it would be wise to keep it. You never know if one fine day a demand for online gaming will raise and then - tadaa!

      It is quiet obvious that you have no clue about developement. You don't have to, but then stop your really ... crazy ideas.
      Can you please elaborate? I have an MCTS degree. So feel free to use technical terms.
      But first: Who the eff are you?
      This space is for rent.
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      SeamoanSeamoan Posts: 1,323 Member
      edited July 2014
      Cyron43 wrote:
      ThoddyEA wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      ZKextreme wrote:
      Cyron43 wrote:
      Prolly includes lots of deactivated code for online features.

      lol that is the opposite of efficiency
      Depends on the view point. We know TS4 was formerly developed to be an online game. Due to a lack of time they just scrapped the online features and built the rest on top of what they got left. The question is: Have they removed the dead code or is it still there but deactivated? From a management point of view it would be wise to keep it. You never know if one fine day a demand for online gaming will raise and then - tadaa!

      It is quiet obvious that you have no clue about developement. You don't have to, but then stop your really ... crazy ideas.
      Can you please elaborate? I have an MCTS degree. So feel free to use technical terms.
      But first: Who the eff are you?

      I'm interested in the answer to this as well. What's is wrong with his comment from a technical perspective?
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      SimChic1SimChic1 Posts: 3,449 Member
      edited July 2014
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      If your computer couldn't handle 6GB Sims 3, have fun with this.

      I've said this before, I'll say it again, EA is saying this was made for low-end computers to cover up the fact that this game is a mess because of previous online features. If there was no online in the beginining, the art style would've been a lot different, we'd have CASt, toddlers, a real open world.
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