Following months of rumors, speculation, and leaks, Activision finally pulled the curtain back onCall of Duty: Vanguard, the next game in the long-running first-person shooter franchise. More information on the game has been trickling out since Activision dropped theCall of Duty: Vanguardreveal trailer, including what its file sizes will be on current- and next-gen consoles. And while there’s been some alarm aboutCall of Duty: Vanguard’s file size, it won’t bequiteas massive as some people think.
Call of Duty: Vanguardis now listed on the Microsoft Store for pre-order, which confirms the game’s file sizes on Xbox One and Xbox Series X. SinceCall of Duty: Vanguardis a cross-gen game, it will have a cross-gen bundle for $69.99 that gets players both versions. TheCall of Duty: Vanguardcross-gen bundle has a file size listed at a jaw-dropping 270.05 GB, but it seems that is counting literally everything in the bundle, meaning both the Xbox One version ofCall of Duty: Vanguardas well as the Xbox Series X version ofCall of Duty: Vanguard.
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In reality, theCall of Duty: Vanguardfile sizes on Xbox One and Xbox Series X are much smaller than that, though still fairly big compared to most video games on the market. On Xbox One, fans can expect theCall of Duty: Vanguardfile size to be about 75 GB. Meanwhile, the estimatedCall of Duty: Vanguardfile size on Xbox Series X is listed at 95 GB, which makes sense as that version of the game will likely be more graphically-intensive.Call of Duty: Vanguardis shooting for photo-realistic graphics, and that level of ambition typically comes with larger file sizes.
TheCall of Dutyfile sizes have been getting out of controlin recent years, with theCall of Duty: Black Ops Cold Warfile size ballooning to ridiculous heights since launch. It’s likely that anyone that wants to have more than oneCall of Dutygame installed on their systems will need to invest in some kind of storage upgrade. OtherwiseCall of Dutyfans may want to make it a habit of uninstalling the oldCall of Dutygame when the new one comes out. With theCall of Duty: Vanguardrelease date still a few months away, though, fans don’t need to worry about dleeting anything just yet.
When one considers the sheer amount of content inCall of Dutygames, though, the large file sizes make a lot of sense.Call of Duty: Vanguardhas Zombies, a single-player campaign, mulitplayer, and much more that fans will get a look at in the weeks leading up to its November launch.
Call of Duty: Vanguardlaunches November 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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