Pirated repacks are heavily compressed to save bandwidth. While the official game requires roughly 60 GB – 80 GB of space , these zip/repack files often range from 37 GB to 51 GB .
A legitimate Deluxe Edition includes the ELDEN RING full game, a digital artbook, and the original soundtrack. Technical Analysis File: ELDEN.RING.Deluxe.Edition.v1.08.1.zip ...
v1.08.1 was the version released around the Colosseum Update in December 2022. It is now significantly outdated, as the current game version supports the Shadow of the Erdtree expansion (v1.12 or higher). Pirated repacks are heavily compressed to save bandwidth