Compressed Versions are mostly for people who have limited bandwith or very slow/unstable downloading speeds. I guess hdd/ssd space is not the issue at all (unless people use antique hardware).
different strokes for diff people.
yet going "omg, wtf would need compressed versions nowadays..i mean, i have 4tb ssd..it is quite affordable" (only in false "polite" way), is an utter shit, that only 12-13yo mamas/papas boys/girls/its from first world country, or so, could post.
those barking around him probably are even younger (or with even more limited knowledge or ability to comprehend things).
many users hardly can afford 1tb hdd, and not to speak about ssd.
regarding bandwitch/download speed, you are right, nothing to add there.
at the end, everyone should have a choice, euther regarding game-versions or using extra-adds (as walkies) if available.
that was my whole point, only being made in daffy way ofc. which is like a differential equation for many around here obviously