

The figures are in parity with the previous Call of Duty title, Modern Warfare, which also required 175GB at launch on PC, but eventually ballooned to over 250GB after a number of updates. Otherwise the game will require 175GB for all game modes, or 50GB for those who just want to play multiplayer.

That’s for users looking to run the game at the highest possible spec, with 4K textures and ray tracing enabled. Xbox Series X games must be installed to the console’s internal hard drive or an officially licensed 1 TB Storage Expansion Card for Xbox Series X costing $219.99.Activision has confirmed that Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will require up to 250GB of storage space at launch on PC. The PlayStation 5 will at some point allow users to install an NVMe SSD to expand the PS5’s storage, but it’s not supported at launch. Although Treyarch and Activision have not provided specifications for what that requires, it’s believed that Warzone plus Black Ops Cold War would need 200 GB in all. The download list does not include Call of Duty: Warzone. Raytracing data needs 11.8 GB of drive space.

The package of high-definition (that is, 4K-supported) textures is larger than the game’s multiplayer mode, 38.2 GB to 27.6 GB. On Tuesday, a ResetEra user posted a screenshot itemizing the game’s components and their download sizes. The PlayStation 5’s 825 GB drive has 667.2 GB of usable space. The Xbox Series X’s 1 TB internal solid-state hard drive has 802 GB of usable space. Players can selectively install only the modes they want to play, but only after installing the entire game. It clocks in at more than 50 GB above what Activision and Treyarch told players to expect one week ago. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War - the latest game in a franchise infamous for eye-popping download sizes - takes up 187.9 GB on the Xbox Series X’s hard drive for those who install all of the game’s components.
