Call Of Duty: Black Ops 6 May Be The Biggest COD Ever (But In The Worst Way)

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, the latest chapter in the franchise is right around the corner and based on reports, it'll be the biggest game in the franchise but in this case, that might not be such a good thing. Over the last few years, the install size for each subsequent release has ballooned, resulting in games that often require hundreds of gigabytes of free space. Given that storage has become a commodity in the current console generation thanks to more expansive AAA releases, players are becoming tired of such massive games.

Per the game's official listing on Xbox's site, will require a staggering 309.85 GB of storage space to install and play, makin it hands down the largest to date. The size has already sparked an outcry from fans, many of whom insist that can't justify freeing up that much space on their respective device for a single game. It's entirely possible that over the next few months the game is further optimized to reduce the requirement but given its exhorbitant size, it's doubtful that it'll drop too much lower than its current state.

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While it's certainly true that each annual release of needs to be optimized to be compatible with the free-to-play standalone mode, there's still rampant speculation as to why the games continue to increase in install size. One of the more common theories is that because the three game modes (Multiplayer, Zombies, and Campaign) are developed as seperate entities,each one takes up the size of a single game. When united, the overall scale increases in turn.

Title on Xbox

Install Size

(2020)

158.37GB

(2021)

110.18GB

(2022)

125GB

(2023)

234.9GB

309.85GB

That may be a common belief but the community has a different answer as many believe the game's don't implement compression to reduce the size of the more realistic textures. Keeping textures uncompressed results in higher frame rates, given that whatever