Make some space, because NBA 2K22 is enormous on both PlayStation 5 and PS4 – just like its predecessors, we suppose. On the next-gen console, you’re looking at an eye-watering 108.897GB, with the last-gen version not far behind at 99.137GB. That’s a scary file size, so if you have purchased it from the PS Store, you’ll almost certainly want to pre-load if you’re planning to dig in on launch day.
On next-gen consoles, 2K Sports has taken the traditional career experience and transformed it into an open world RPG, and you can find out more through the link. In addition, you can look forward to seasonal updates across the City, MyTeam, and The W, as well as new music drops every Friday. An impressively ambitious offering this year, then – we’re just waiting to try it out for ourselves.
[source twitter.com]
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What! Do they not know how to make games smaller for current gen consoles!?
Absolutely no chance. That’s bad enough on a PS4, never mind a PS5.
@Saucymonk Apparently not lol. This is an instant where I would opt for the PS4 version but damn they sure do look lazy.
@Saucymonk I feel like, with these annual sports games, there is a ton of bloat in there due to asset and code reuse and no time to actually go in and clean it. It's basically, "update roster", "add in some new stuff that works with the stuff we have been using for years", "build it", "fix bugs", "ship it"
0.000001GB/109GB (1051200 Minutes Left)
I thought it was easier to compress game size on Ps5? Or is this another example of laziness like Warzone lol
9gb? Way to use the power of the PS5.
Looks like 2K alongside Activision need to learn how to make their games smaller
@eagletrippin A lazy Google turned up 12 smaller. I suspect there's a lot more.
Hah! Half of it probably semi-related to basketball, if this open world nonsense is any indication. I'll wait for EA to finally deliver a next gen Live game. I'm fed up with 2K, same old animation, commentators, bloatware content, poor soundtracks (at least since 2012).
@gollumb82 Same here.
Oh my word! No. No no no. This is absolutely absurd. This is about the same file size as Red Dead Redemption 2. You mean to tell me that that entire effing world, all of its characters and possible story outcomes, and every world mechanics are the same size as playing a game of basketball? This has got to be some of the worst optimizations I've seen. This game should BARELY break 20GB. Get that crap out of here.
@Saucymonk Do they know how to make... games?
Holy crap, that is crap ton of space.
I am assuming it is the same for Xbox consoles right?
Remains to be seen how the Switch version will be but I am expecting it to be not too far from the PS4 and Xbox One version
@B_Lindz at this point, it is becoming another COD game.
Soon NBA 2K, FIFA, and Madden will take up an INSANE amount of space
@eagletrippin ?
What in the..... Who would willingly download this? 😫 With the gambling too 🙄🙄
What a joke I've really been spoilt by studios who actually know how to optimise their games properly
@SJBUK Sorry. I thought you were being a smartarse earlier. Carry on!
@eagletrippin No, I'm told it's quite obvious when I'm being a smartarse
I remember reading about file sizes shrinking quite a few times so I did a quick Google. The lazy reference was because I couldn't be arsed to show the results here. Plus my dinner was on the table!
That sounds like one big ass microtransaction shop.
Will get it when it inevitably goes on sale for $5 or comes to PS Plus.
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