S-Game's upcoming wuxia action title, Phantom Blade Zero, has sparked conversation regarding its storage requirements. The game necessitates a substantial 300GB of free space for pre-loading, despite its final installation size being approximately 145GB. This demand comes at a time when PC components like GPUs, RAM, and SSDs are experiencing significant price increases, making it harder for many players to meet the hardware demands of modern games.
The preload guide from S-Game explains that the large pre-load space is due to temporary files that must coexist with the complete game during the unlock process. Once this process is finished, the storage usage will reportedly decrease to around 145GB. While 145GB is already considered a considerable size for a single game, the need to reserve double that amount for pre-loading has been described as absurd.
This situation highlights broader concerns within the gaming community about escalating game sizes and their impact on hardware accessibility. The developer has not elaborated further on the specific reasons for the large preload requirement, although speculation points to potential quirks in how Unreal Engine 5 manages game updates and installations. Regardless of the technical reasons, the substantial storage demand for Phantom Blade Zero is a notable point of discussion as players prepare for its release.