Going Gold Has Starfield Expanding to a Whopping ‘139 GB of Space’ on Xbox Ahead of Its September Release
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Have you ever seen the fans this excited for any game before? We neither. Although it’s quite natural to hype a game like Starfield, The aura and essence this game has already brought with it, even before its release, are worth anticipating.
It’s natural that a game with the weight of Starfield will have a heavy impact on the gaming community. And not only that, this game itself is going to get a lot heavier. Now that the preloading is live, the game’s size has been updated in the Xbox app too, and it’s gigantic. So, let’s find out if you are going to need an SSD or not.
Starfield Will Need a Gigantic 139 GB of space.
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This Space exploration-based title doesn’t seem to compromise with “Space” at all. Previously, it was announced by Bethesda that both the PC and Xbox versions of the game would take up at least 125 GB of your storage. But after Bethesda Head of Publishing, Pete Hines, hinted at the game going gold, and as the preload process has begun on August 17th, 2023 (this is for Xbox Game Pass and Microsoft Store users; Steam users have to wait until August 30th to preload), the game size has been updated on the game’s page on Xbox. As things stand, Starfield is going to take up around 139.84 GB of your Xbox Series X/S’s storage. So, be on the lookout for better storage options.
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Although there is no change in the game’s page on Steam or the Microsoft Store, So, the PC version of Starfield will hold around 125 GB of your storage.
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It must be kept in mind that these storage requirements tend to go higher. As we go further, we will be getting a lot of patches and content updates along with upgrade options like Premium Edition as well as add-ons like the Old Mars Skin Pack (which includes Laser Cutter, Deep Mining Helmet, and Deep Mining Pack).
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The fun fact is that Starfield will take most of the storage on your SSD. It is clearly mentioned in the system requirements pages of Steam, and the Microsoft Store that this game will need an SSD to run; an HDD won’t do the job at all.
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The preloading has already started, and early access to the game will go live on September 1, 2023. So, what are you waiting for? Go, remove the junk and make free spaces on your SSDs, or buy a new one. because Starfield is coming.
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