Skyrim is ONLY 6GBs Big? -.- (Skryim System Requirements)

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#1 ShadowDeathX
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Rehased Textures and Dungeons Confirmed!! Nothing like walking in a new area that looks exactly like the area you just came from. =D

Proof? and this is the PC version (which is suppose to have better textures), how big is the console version?

- Recommended Settings = High Settings.

Minimum PC Specs:
Operating System: Win XP/7/Vista (32 or 64 bit)
CPU: Intel/AMD Dual Core 2Ghz
Memory: 2GB RAM
Video Card: DirectX9c video card w/ 512MB RAM

Recommended PC Specs:
Operating System: Win XP/7
CPU: Quad-Core Intel/AMD CPU
Memory: 4GB RAM, 6GB Hard Drive Space
Sound: DirectX compatible sound card
Video Card: DirectX9 video card with 1GB memory. GTX 260/Radeon 4890 or higher

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EDIT: Nevermind, TC edited post.

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#3 lowkey254
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was the 360 the main platform?

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#4 LvL9Mew
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id rather have rehashed textures and similar looking dungeons with 5x more content than a game with super textures and garbage content like whatever rage does.
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#5 mitu123
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Wow, I can run this game easily.

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#6 ShadowDeathX
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...... and?Just-Breathe
I was expecting at least 15GBs for the PC. Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.
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#7 WilliamRLBaker
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Reemmber folks those 30 gig or so games have unique every thing...

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#8 ShadowDeathX
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Wow, I can run this game easily.

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This game can run only any computer made in the past 4 years.
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#9 waltefmoney
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So the PC version is a 360 port again?

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#10 locopatho
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If Skyrim is 6 GBs.... and Ocarina Of Time was 32 MBs.... so that means Skyrim is 192 times better then Ocarina :shock: :D
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#11 ShadowDeathX
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Reemmber folks those 30 gig or so games have unique every thing...

WilliamRLBaker
and Killzone 3 is better. 41.5Gbs =p
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#12 Just-Breathe
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Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.ShadowDeathX
Is this just a 360 bashing thread in disguise? smh
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#13 TheOtherTheoG
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Surprising, but... I've never found Bethesda games to be particularly large, file size wise.
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#14 ShadowDeathX
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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"] Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.Just-Breathe
Is this just a 360 bashing thread in disguise? smh

No more like a realistic theory. Games on 360 are compressed a lot of the time in comparison to the PS3 and PC versions.
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#15 WilliamRLBaker
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[QUOTE="Just-Breathe"]...... and?ShadowDeathX
I was expecting at least 15GBs for the PC. Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.

The 360 discs can now hold a little over 8 gigs...before they could hold 7 or so gigs...how do you account for the loss of 1 gig if they are compressing the data for the 360 in mind? wouldn't it be 7 gigs or even 8 gigs now? It makes no sense logically to put 6 gigs on a medium that can hold 7 gigs or now because of the new way the dvd is formatted 8 gigs...
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Surprising, but... I've never found Bethesda games to be particularly large, file size wise. TheOtherTheoG
That is true....New Vegas is 7GBs. Ummmm
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[QUOTE="Just-Breathe"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"] Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.ShadowDeathX
Is this just a 360 bashing thread in disguise? smh

No more like a realistic theory. Games on 360 are compressed a lot of the time in comparison to the PS3 and PC versions.

a very flawed theory since an entire gig of information is missing...
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#18 ShadowDeathX
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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"][QUOTE="Just-Breathe"]...... and?WilliamRLBaker
I was expecting at least 15GBs for the PC. Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.

The 360 discs can now hold a little over 8 gigs...before they could hold 7 or so gigs...how do you account for the loss of 1 gig if they are compressing the data for the 360 in mind? wouldn't it be 7 gigs or even 8 gigs now? It makes no sense logically to put 6 gigs on a medium that can hold 7 gigs or now because of the new way the dvd is formatted 8 gigs...

what? I was expecting the game to use the DVD disc to the end. So at 8GBs
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I don't care, that's fine by me, won't question it.

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#20 PAL360
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Not surprised. Some of the most feature packed games this gen (Reach, Gears 3, New Vegas, RDR, Forza 4...) are in just one DVD.

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#21 ShadowDeathX
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Not surprised. Some of the most feature packed games this gen (Reach, Gears 3, New Vegas, RDR, Forza 4...) are in just one DVD.

PAL360
I already knew it was going to use One DVD. Just didn't think the PC version would be only that. Oh well.
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Surprising, but... I've never found Bethesda games to be particularly large, file size wise. TheOtherTheoG
they only get huge when you mod the **** out of them. My oblivion is 35gb, but i used Qarl's texture pack, so there was basically an instant 5gb added from one mod
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#23 locopatho
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Not surprised. Some of the most feature packed games this gen (Reach, Gears 3, New Vegas, RDR, Forza 4...) are in just one DVD.

PAL360
Orange Box :D
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#24 WilliamRLBaker
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[QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"][QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"] I was expecting at least 15GBs for the PC. Compressed a lot for Xbox 360 to fit one disc.ShadowDeathX
The 360 discs can now hold a little over 8 gigs...before they could hold 7 or so gigs...how do you account for the loss of 1 gig if they are compressing the data for the 360 in mind? wouldn't it be 7 gigs or even 8 gigs now? It makes no sense logically to put 6 gigs on a medium that can hold 7 gigs or now because of the new way the dvd is formatted 8 gigs...

what? I was expecting the game to use the DVD disc to the end. So at 8GBs

I dont think your understanding. Your saying the game is only 6 gigs accross all platforms because of the 360 and having to compress data for that system, But that makes no sense since the system's dvds were capable of holding 7 gigs and now with the recent improvement of copy protection software on the disc that has been increased to 8 gigs.. Why would someone compress a game to an entire gig less then what the systems dvd's can handle? could it be that it has nothing to do with dvd compression but instead what bathesda compressed it too for all systems and the size of their game? they have always produced very small games in terms of file sizes it makes no sense to make the claim the game is this size because of compression for the 360 when its a gig or more smaller then what the dvd can handle...they could decrease the compression by a certain ratio and get perks such as better textures and such in areas if they use the entire disc...It could be that it has nothing to do with 360 dvd compression at all...
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#25 SaltyMeatballs
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That doesn't mean much, I've played huge games which are like 4 - 6GB's. Though I expected around 10GB's. If anyone is worried about the world's size, then just take a look at Just Cause 2, that game is huge and is like 4GB's.

Though yeah, I will run this game no problem. 8)

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#26 PAL360
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[QUOTE="PAL360"]

Not surprised. Some of the most feature packed games this gen (Reach, Gears 3, New Vegas, RDR, Forza 4...) are in just one DVD.

ShadowDeathX

I already knew it was going to use One DVD. Just didn't think the PC version would be only that. Oh well.

Oh, i see. But dont worry, mods will save the day for PC owners.

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#27 ShadowDeathX
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I thought the base game would be around 12 -16 GBs. Bethesda confirmed that it would be on one disc on the 360. So I thought they were going to compress things in order to fit onto 8GBs. Well now I know the game won't even be that big.
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#28 SaltyMeatballs
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I thought the base game would be around 12 -16 GBs. Bethesda confirmed that it would be on one disc on the 360. So I thought they were going to compress things in order to fit onto 8GBs. Well now I know the game won't even be that big.ShadowDeathX

They compressed to 8GB's... then removed stuff for DLC :twisted:

:P

You mean the "file size" won't be that big.

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How is this a bad thing?

It looks awesome

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#30 Ben-Buja
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If Skyrim is 6 GBs.... and Ocarina Of Time was 32 MBs.... so that means Skyrim is 192 times better then Ocarina :shock: :Dlocopatho

This logic can't be argued with lol :D

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#31 ShadowDeathX
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[QUOTE="ShadowDeathX"]I thought the base game would be around 12 -16 GBs. Bethesda confirmed that it would be on one disc on the 360. So I thought they were going to compress things in order to fit onto 8GBs. Well now I know the game won't even be that big.SaltyMeatballs

They compressed to 8GB's... then removed stuff for DLC :twisted:

:P

You mean the "file size" won't be that big.

Same thing and that could have happened.
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Only 6GB.......it is hard to believe this.lol
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#33 GulliversTravel
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Just Cause 2, one of the biggest games of all time fits onto a single DVD5.
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6 gigs ? they might as well ship the DLC at launch for PS3 users like what they did for ME2 lol.

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#35 waltefmoney
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6 gigs ? they might as well ship the DLC at launch for PS3 users like what they did for ME2 lol.

rasengan2552

Why would they do that? Is the PS3 version gonna be THAT bad?

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#36 WilliamRLBaker
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6 gigs ? they might as well ship the DLC at launch for PS3 users like what they did for ME2 lol.

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um...how would they ship dlc for a game that hasn't had its dlc released yet...I dont think you understood what you just said...
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#37 rasengan2552
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[QUOTE="rasengan2552"]

6 gigs ? they might as well ship the DLC at launch for PS3 users like what they did for ME2 lol.

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um...how would they ship dlc for a game that hasn't had its dlc released yet...I dont think you understood what you just said...

1. I was implying that the company has taken content out of the original game and put it aside for DLC 2. I was being sarcastic. 3. I have a feeling you know I was joking but you couldn't resist making a smart ass reply because you're that much of a Lem.
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[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="rasengan2552"][QUOTE="WilliamRLBaker"] um...how would they ship dlc for a game that hasn't had its dlc released yet...I dont think you understood what you just said...

1. I was implying that the company has taken content out of the original game and put it aside for DLC 2. I was being sarcastic. 3. I have a feeling you know I was joking but you couldn't resist making a smart ass reply because you're that much of a Lem.

Relax.

But he is a huge Lem though ... I've seen other Lems call him out for being an over zealous lem lol.
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#40 Supabul
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Dark Souls is only 4 gigs and that game is huge
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#41 SaltyMeatballs
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[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"][QUOTE="rasengan2552"] 1. I was implying that the company has taken content out of the original game and put it aside for DLC 2. I was being sarcastic. 3. I have a feeling you know I was joking but you couldn't resist making a smart ass reply because you're that much of a Lem.rasengan2552
Relax.

But he is a huge Lem though ... I've seen other Lems call him out for being an over zealous lem lol.

You both will be playing the inferior version anyway.

http://mygaming.co.za/news/files.php?file=Yahtzee__s_depiction_of_PC_elitism_849012821.jpg

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[QUOTE="rasengan2552"]

6 gigs ? they might as well ship the DLC at launch for PS3 users like what they did for ME2 lol.

waltefmoney

Why would they do that? Is the PS3 version gonna be THAT bad?

Never heard of Dead Space 2? They did the same thing. And the PS3 version of ME2 is equal on both platfroms.

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#43 lucky_star
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So the PC version is a 360 port again?

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Looks like it. The recommended specs are terrible. I can probably run it on ultra pretty ez.
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#44 lucky_star
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So the PC version is a 360 port again?

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Looks like it. The recommended specs are terrible. I can probably run it on ultra pretty ez.
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#45 halokillerz
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1) Textures take up more space than the actual content, so its a better guess to assume the textures may not be that great rather than to say theres not much content.

2) Some games still use the smaller dvds, although I would expect a big release game like this to use the new dvd format, so probably not the case.

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#46 waltefmoney
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Never heard of Dead Space 2? They did the same thing. And the PS3 version of ME2 is equal on both platfroms.

Haiyama

They never shipped the DLC with Dead Space 2. They shipped an extra game that was previously a Wii exclusive.

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#47 Joedgabe
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So Dark Souls takes more memory than Skyrim O___O ? Dark Souls fit in 1 xbox360 DVD disk and has no loading times :S although it is stated that it was heavily compressed.

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#48 lordreaven
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TC, the minimum has typo, I'ts supposed to be Dual Core 2 GHz

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#49 lordreaven
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TC, the minimum has typo, I'ts supposed to be Dual Core 2 GHz

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#50 halokillerz
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So Dark Souls takes more memory than Skyrim O___O ? Dark Souls fit in 1 xbox360 DVD disk and has no loading times :S although it is stated that it was heavily compressed.

Joedgabe
what?! there was loading times, super annoying if you die repeatedly at the same area.