, managing storage is a constant battle. "Highly compressed" PS3 ISOs are a popular solution for saving space without sacrificing the "extra quality" of the original game data. What is a PS3 ISO?
| Game Title | Original Size | Best Lossless Compressed Size | Compression Ratio | |------------|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------| | God of War III | 35 GB | 27 GB | 23% | | The Last of Us | 27 GB | 21 GB | 22% | | Red Dead Redemption | 14 GB | 11 GB | 21% | | Persona 5 | 20 GB | 16 GB | 20% | | GTA V | 18 GB | 14 GB | 22% | ps3 iso highly compressed extra quality
| Game Title | Original ISO Size | Claimed "Highly Compressed" | Likely Reality | |------------|------------------|-----------------------------|----------------| | God of War III | ~35 GB | ~4 GB | All cutscenes re-encoded to 360p, audio stereo 96kbps | | The Last of Us | ~40 GB | ~6 GB | Multiplayer removed, videos heavily compressed | | Gran Turismo 6 | ~30 GB | ~3 GB | Textures downscaled, cars removed | , managing storage is a constant battle