The massive file size is used to hide a payload.
You ended your query with "— piece". This might imply you are looking for a specific quote, a torrent piece size, or perhaps referencing a specific repack group.
According to the few surviving README files and archived forum posts (circa 2018-2021), this isn't just a game rip. It is allegedly the "definitive" modpack. The file list reads like a PC gamer’s fever dream: gta 4 extreme rip in 461 gb
The "Extreme Rip" doesn't just add songs. It replaces the entire audio engine with FLAC (lossless) audio. Every gunshot, every horn, every clap of thunder is rendered in studio quality. The radio stations now hold 500 hours of independent music, talk shows, and commercial parodies.
If you actually found a legitimate torrent labeled "gta 4 extreme rip in 461 gb," here is what the manifest would likely contain. No single human needs all of this, but the "Extreme" tag implies totality. The massive file size is used to hide a payload
This is almost certainly a meme virus or a bait file.
Someone likely took the vanilla GTA 4 folder, filled it with 445GB of blank text files (or video loops of Rick Astley), and uploaded it to a slow server. They want to see who is desperate enough to waste a week downloading a broken mod. According to the few surviving README files and
Alternatively, it could be a confused upload of a developer build containing uncompressed debugging data—though that would be legally impossible to find online.