About Game Idealist
Game Idealist has covered console gaming since 2014: the hardware, the releases and the numbers behind them. The site started as a daily record of what was coming to PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo consoles, from release dates and preorder editions to the first file size a store listing revealed. That record is still here, and it still answers questions about games that people keep playing.
Today the site is built around the things readers look up most. A database of install sizes shows what a game takes on each platform and when the figure was last checked. An index of PlayStation error codes explains what each one means and lists the steps that clear it. Hardware pages apply the platform holders' own rules to real products: which M.2 drives the PS5 accepts, which controllers work where. Around that core sit the guides, walkthroughs and troubleshooting pieces for games from Bloodborne to Forza Horizon 5.
Where the numbers come from
File sizes are read from the platforms' store listings: the Microsoft Store catalogue for Xbox and Steam for PC. Platforms whose stores publish no machine-readable size are added once a documented listing exists. Error-code meanings and steps are checked against the PlayStation support documentation and rewritten in plain language. Hardware specifications come from the manufacturers' product pages, and Sony's published requirements are the standard the SSD checker applies. Every data page shows its date, and an empty cell means the figure could not be confirmed rather than that it was guessed.
How pages are kept current
Data pages are re-checked on a rolling schedule. Guides carry an updated date at the top and keep their original publication date, because a guide written when a game launched is still the guide people search for years later. Older news pieces stay online as a record of what was reported at the time.
Corrections and requests
A wrong figure or a missing game is worth a message. The contact page explains how to reach the site; requests for games with an official store listing are usually handled within days.
Questions about the site
Who runs Game Idealist?
Game Idealist has published since 2014; the current editorial team maintains that archive and runs the data pages today. Pieces carry no individual bylines; the site stands behind its figures as a publication, and every data page names the source it was checked against.
Does Game Idealist accept sponsored content or affiliate deals?
No. The site carries no advertising and no affiliate links, and no manufacturer or publisher pays for placement in the tables or reviews. The disclosure page states this in full.
How are errors corrected?
Send the page and the correct figure with a source through the contact page. Corrections to data pages are applied on the next refresh and the page's date changes; corrections to guides are noted in the text where they change a recommendation.
Can I reuse the tables or charts?
Quoting figures with attribution and a link is fine, and the charts on the data hubs come with an embed snippet. Republishing whole tables or scraping the site for another database is not permitted; the terms page has the details.