US EditionBy Switching From HDD Optimization to SSD Optimization, the Amount of Data for AAA Games Has Been Slimmed Down From 154GB to 23GB.
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By switching from HDD optimization to SSD optimization, the amount of data for AAA games has been slimmed down from 154GB to 23GB.
While some of the biggest games in recent years have installation sizes of several hundred GB, Arrowhead Game Studios has managed to significantly slim down the size of Helldivers 2 from 154 GB to 23 GB. HELLDIVERS™ 2 - HELLDIVERS 2: Tech Blog #1 - Steam Newshttps://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/543369627969783286 HELLDIVERS™ 2 - HELLDIVERS 2 Tech Blog #2 - Steam Newshttps://store.steampowered.com/news/app/553850/view/4915839429446…
Helldivers 2 is testing a new build that takes up less than a fifth of its prior space on hard drives
The Helldivers 2 team has been doing some optimization on an element of video games that is rarely considered, and that is installation size. As it currently stands, the game has a beefy footprint of 154 GB on your hard drive, but the PC version is now testing a new slimmer installation size that will come […]
Sony is taking a lot of advantage of its Nixxes developer property, as the studio has made a lot of PC adaptations to its various PlayStation exclusives over the years. But this is not all that the team serves, as they are clearly technical wizards that can help other teams improve and perfect their PC editions. We say this because Helldivers II is greatly reducing its file size on PC.
Developer Arrowhead delivers a huge storage update for Helldivers 2. The title was released in February 2024 and has since built a big fanbase.
PC gamers constantly struggling with storage space can soon breathe a sigh of relief with Helldivers 2. In a new beta version, the developers have reduced the installation size by approximately 85 percent, from about 154 GB to just... Read the full article: Helldivers 2: PC version shrinks from 154 GB to 23 GB
Helldivers 2 Proves AAA Games Don’t Need to Be Massive
PC games keep getting bigger, but Helldivers 2 just delivered the perfect counterexample: Arrowhead has somehow slashed its size by a staggering 85%. Hard drives and SSDs continue to grow, yet so do game install sizes. By 2025, it will have become normal to see PC releases ranging from 100 to 200 GB, whereas 30 GB used to be considered huge. But Helldivers 2 is breaking that trend. Arrowhead Game Studios announced on Steam that they managed to…
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