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NieR Automata. If the 212 GB required by GTA 6 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S already seem significant, there is another game putting players’ storage space to the test. The comparison remains a curiosity, considering that Rockstar Games’ new title will not be available for PC at launch.
What happened to NieR: Automata on Steam is, however, unexpected: a technical issue has caused the game to require as much as 366 GB of space on the hard disk or SSD for installation. The origin of the problem lies in an update published by Square Enix, designed to expand language support with the addition of Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
NieR Automata: why it matters
As reported by RPG Site, which personally verified the situation, the update caused an anomalous increase in required size. The cause appears to be an error in managing downloadable content (DLC), to which sizes equivalent to those of the entire game are erroneously attributed.
This translates into a 366 GB requirement, compared to the approximately 50 GB normally needed for a standard installation. There is no particularly heavy new content behind these figures; it is exclusively a bug that risks preventing the game’s installation, especially on SSDs with limited capacity.
Some players report that the situation has already normalized, while others continue to experience the problem. The inconvenience has already generated some negative user reviews. Square Enix and PlatinumGames have not yet communicated when a fix will arrive.
What changes and what are the effects
The update that caused this anomalous increase in game size was released with the intent of adding support for Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. However, following installation, some users encountered an unexpected increase in required disk space.
At present, it is recommended that interested parties postpone installing or updating NieR: Automata until a corrective patch is published by the developers. The hope is that Square Enix and PlatinumGames will quickly resolve this issue to guarantee an optimal gaming experience for all players.
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