Call of Duty: Vanguard wont eat up as much hard drive space as previous games

Date:
Wed, 27 Oct 2021 17:21:23 +0000

Description:
Activision has said that Call of Duty: Vanguards install size will be significantly below previous releases in the series.

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Call of Duty: Vanguard wont take up nearly as much room on console and PC hard drives as previous releases in the series, Activision has revealed.

Activision made the announcement on Twitter via the official Call of Duty account, calling it good news for hard drives everywhere. The tweet doesn't
go into a huge amount of detail, simply explaining that new on-demand texture streaming tech will see Call of Duty Vanguards install size at launch come in significantly below previous Call of Duty releases.

In fact, this tech will apparently save up to 30%-50% on next-gen console and PC hard drive disk space. Good news for hard drives everywhere: #Vanguards install size at launch will be significantly below previous #CallOfDuty releases. New on-demand texture streaming tech expected to save up to
30%-50%+ on next-gen console and PC hard drive disk space pic.twitter.com/oYZoyIDTuO October 26, 2021 See more PS5 storage expansion: the best SSD for PS5 in 2021 Xbox Series X storage : everything you need to know PS5 vs Xbox Series X : which next-gen console should you buy?

Since making this announcement, Activision has confirmed the estimated file sizes and disk space needed to play the game on various consoles. There's a notable reduction in the numbers when compared to Call of Duty: Black Ops
Cold War's launch in November last year and, in the post, Activision notes that players can "choose to manage storage space and reduce the games overall file size during or after the pre-load". Information for PC is marked as "coming soon". PlayStation 5 : 64.13GB download with 89.84 GB required disk space PlayStation 4 : 54.65 GB download with 93.12 GB required disk space
Xbox Series X/S : 61 GB download and 61GB required disk space Xbox One : 56.6 GB download and 56.6 GB required disk space

This follows a reduction in the file size of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone earlier this year after an update which took advantage of "enhancements to the overall content management system[...]made possible through data optimization and streamlining content packs needed for
individual game modes." Analysis: Thanks for the memory

Call of Duty games have long been notorious for the amount of hard drive
space they take up. We've already mentioned Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold
War's launch last year , when the game took up a sizeable 133GB of space on PlayStation 5 and an even larger 136GB on Xbox Series X.

It was also only earlier this year that 500GB PS4 owners who had Call of
Duty: Black Ops Cold War, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone installed were warned by Activision that they may need to make room and delete some unused Game Content.

Suffice it to say, then, that this is surely welcome news for Call of Duty fans on PS5 , Xbox Series X /S and PC who might have been looking anxiously
at their hard drive in the run up to the games November 5 release date.

While expanding available storage is at least now an option on PS5 and Xbox Series X , its not exactly cheap at the moment and for those without it,
space is still at a premium. Visions of having to tell visitors no, no, thats not my Xbox, thats my Call of Duty machine dispelled. For now, at least. Two new 2TB and 512GB storage expansion cards announced for Xbox Series X/S



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