Are Download Sizes Getting Out of Hand?

It seems like the newest games just keep getting bigger and bigger.  I was a little stunned when I started pre-loading Grand Theft Auto V and the estimated space required was 59 GB.  That's insane!  It took me the better part of two days to finally get it completely downloaded.  I have what I would consider mid-grade Internet so I'm sure the download times could be faster.  But what about the people with cheaper, slower connections?  I can't even imagine how long it would take.

I am looking forward to the May release if The Witcher 3, but am dreading the days of download time it will inevitably take.  I have read that this entry in the series is supposed to be considerably longer than either of the previous games.  I wonder how many GB this bad boy is going to eat up?

If gamers want bigger, shinier games we're going to have to live with longer downloads.  This is an unfortunate but unavoidable trade-off.  We can all hope that someone comes up with a more efficient method of delivery, but until that time we will have to quietly curse the unmoving progress bar.