Updated
Updated · Push Square · Jul 15
Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 Disc Needs 38GB Download to Run
Updated
Updated · Push Square · Jul 15

Halo: Campaign Evolved PS5 Disc Needs 38GB Download to Run

3 articles · Updated · Push Square · Jul 15

Summary

  • An early copy confirmed Halo: Campaign Evolved’s PS5 disc will not boot on its own, even though about 38GB of data is stored on the disc.
  • Retail listings and the box already warned that a required “content download” would be needed on day one, despite the remake being a single-player release.
  • Microsoft has shipped several recent physical releases the same way, including Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, extending a broader shift toward incomplete discs.
  • For collectors, that trend weakens the value of physical media because once support goes offline, discs that depend on downloads may become unusable.

Insights

With companies abandoning physical media, is piracy the only real way to preserve video game history?
As game discs become unplayable keys, is true video game ownership becoming a thing of the past?
As Sony exits physical games and Microsoft offers a bridge, which strategy will define the next console generation?