Xbox Website Says Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Weighs in at an Eye-Watering 309.85 GB

Microsoft has signaled that Black Ops 6 will weigh in at an eye-watering 309.85 GB, making it potentially the biggest Call of Duty game ever in terms of how much storage space it will take up at launch.

The Black Ops 6 store page on Xbox.com states Black Ops 6’s approximate size is 309.85 GB. That’s for Xbox Series X and S, with sizes for the game on other platforms yet to be announced. While Call of Duty players are well used to huge install footprints for games in the series, and indeed the shooter franchise is now infamous for how much hard drive space it takes up, Black Ops 6 appears to beat them all.

Black Ops 6 will sit within Call of Duty HQ, Activision’s game launcher for all the current Call of Duty experiences, so it remains to be seen exactly how the install size will break down once the game is fully downloaded. It may be the case that this 309.85 GB is a ‘worst case scenario’ for Black Ops 6 if the other Call of Duty games are also installed, or indeed includes battle royale Warzone. IGN has asked Activision for comment.

Call of Duty lets players reduce its overall footprint somewhat by picking and choosing which parts of the game are installed. However, it seems clear that if you want the full fat Black Ops 6 experience on the go, complete with campaign, multiplayer, and zombies, you’re going to need to make a significant amount of room to pack it all in.

Microsoft fully unveiled Black Ops 6 during its Xbox Games Showcase and subsequent Call of Duty Direct. We now know Black Ops 6 acts as a “fresh start for everyone,” which means Modern Warfare 2 and 3 content does not carry forward into the game. Black Ops 6 content will, however, carry into Warzone.

Black Ops 6 is set in the early 1990s after the events of Black Ops Cold War and tied to the 1980s flashbacks in 2012’s Black Ops 2. Multiplayer launches with 16 new maps, including 12 core 6v6 maps, and four smaller Strike maps that can be played 2v2 or 6v6.

For more details, check out everything we know about Call of Duty Black Ops 6, including its brand new movement systems. And for more of what Microsoft has up its sleeve, check out everything announced at the Xbox Games Showcase 2024.

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