The upcoming PlayStation 5 release of Gears of War: Reloaded is a significant milestone for a series that used to be exclusive to Xbox consoles, but there are notable frustrations related to its physical copies. Reloaded is essentially a remaster of a remaster, bringing higher resolutions, better performance, and a variety of other technical enhancements to Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, the 2015 remaster of the original game.
Ahead of Gears of War: Reloaded's release on August 26, it has been discovered that its physical PS5 version contains no game files on the disc, requiring players to download all 64 gigabytes, according to Polish outlet PPE. The claim appears to be validated by photos of a sealed Gears of War: Reloaded box, which says, "Requires content download" on the front, and indicates that 64 GB – Reloaded's previously announced file size on PS5 – of storage space. It's unclear if physical copies of the Xbox version are the same.
Purchasing a physical copy of Gears Reloaded on PS5 will effectively have very little difference from its digital counterpart. It comes with a box, which may still be appealing to collectors, but you will still have to download the full game,...
