What seems to be Japanese packaging for Red Dead Redemption 2 has appeared online and, if genuine, it shows that the PS4 physical edition is spread across 2 discs.

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On the game's back cover, a symbol indicating the double-disc format is shown:Double-disc games are more familiar from older generations of console, when games could far outstrip the storage capacity of optical discs.Dual layer Blu-Ray discs – which PS4 uses – can hold a maximum of 50GB of data. With Red Dead 2 file sizes seemingly ranging from 88-105GB , that would go some way to explaining Rockstar's decision.If this is the reasoning, it seems likely that Xbox One will also feature a two-disc solution. It's not clear from the packaging what content is split across the discs.We've reached out for comment, and will update the story if and when Rockstar replies.Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26 for Xbox One and PS4. If you're more interested in a digital edition, you can begin pre-loading the game from this Friday