You’re going to need a huge SSD for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2

180GB at launch?

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, which comes out on PC andXbox Series X/SApril 28, 2022, will be quite the beefy download at launch, so you may want to make sure yourSSDcan handle it.

Originallyit was revealedby developer GSC Game World that the installation size would be an already huge 150GB ofSSD. But according to the recently updatedMicrosoft Store pre-order page, that file size has increased to 180GB.

It looks like the other minimum and recommended requirements haven’t changed, which can be seen below:

Minimum requirements

Recommended requirements

Analysis: How big is too big?

No matter how you slice it, having 180GB of free space is a tall order, especially for those with acheap SSD. On top of that, SSD is the only acceptable form of storage for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2, so those with the right amount of space on a hard drive will have to upgrade their SSD as well.

And though no other game has required 180GB of space at launch, plenty of other PC games likeCall of Duty: Modern Warfare and Black Ops Cold War surpass the 200GB mark once DLC is included. Considering many games are being made using Unreal Engine 5, this trend will most likely continue in the future with larger installation requirements.

Get the best Black Friday deals direct to your inbox, plus news, reviews, and more.

Sign up to be the first to know about unmissable Black Friday deals on top tech, plus get all your favorite TechRadar content.

There’s also the fact that the other minimum requirements, such as needing anNvidiaGeForce GTX 1060 (6GB) orAMDRadeon RX 580 graphics card, are nothing to sneeze at either. And that’s before you consider the recommended spec of an RTX 2070 Super or RX 5700 XT. S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2  will be a very demanding game, to say the least.

Via Wccftech

Named by the CTA as a CES 2023 Media Trailblazer, Allisa is a Computing Staff Writer who covers breaking news and rumors in the computing industry, as well as reviews, hands-on previews, featured articles, and the latest deals and trends. In her spare time you can find her chatting it up on her two podcasts, Megaten Marathon and Combo Chain, as well as playing any JRPGs she can get her hands on.

The PS5 Pro’s PSSR upscaling gives multiple games a huge visual upgrade – can it compete with Nvidia’s DLSS 3 successor?

I’m a Nintendo Switch expert, here are the best early Black Friday deals right now

Smeg Combi Steam Oven review: a multi-functional countertop oven that looks stunning and cooks well