The gaming world has been buzzing with anticipation for the upcoming Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which is set to launch on October 31st. The game aims to impress players with its immersive narrative, memorable characters, and engaging gameplay. The title also presents BioWare with another chance to show its ability to create magic in the action RPG genre.
However, a recent announcement about its pre-load size for Xbox Series X|S: 92.7 GB has raised many eyebrows. This huge size is particularly striking when compared to its predecessor, Dragon Age: Inquisition, which required a mere 46 GB. This substantial increase is particularly noticeable when the recent Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, a game that not only captured the essence of its franchise but also delivered an exhilarating experience, comes in at just 30 GB.
Players Stunned by Dragon Age: The Veilguard‘s File Size
With the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, BioWare is positioning itself for a return to form, promising hand-crafted, mission-based gameplay. While fans are excited about the game and all its enhanced features like a revamped character creator and a reworked combat system, they are frustrated after seeing the game’s massive file size.
It’s hard not to feel frustrated as modern games are becoming increasingly bloated, requiring 100s GB of storage. This recent announcement about the game’s file size is raising valid questions like Are studios just opting for larger assets and overly detailed textures without considering optimization? Are some developers just prioritizing sheer size over substance?
These questions have become very noticeable recently due to the release of Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero. It demonstrated that compelling gameplay and engaging narratives don’t need to come at the cost of a significantly bloated file size. It only requires around 30 GB of storage and delivers an epic adventure, allowing players to relive the epic adventures of Goku from Dragon Ball.
Due to Sparking Zero‘s major success in delivering an engaging experience with such low storage requirements, players have been vocal about modern games’ file sizes. They are asking developers to take note of this as size isn’t everything. Games should always strive to become more efficient, not just in their technical performance but also in their storage requirements.
Fans Want Developers to Find Balance Between Size and Substance
As the gaming landscape continues to evolve at a rapid rate, a noticeable but concerning trend is developing among the developers: the tendency to opt for larger assets and overly detailed textures without considering optimization. Almost every major launch requires a day-one patch to optimize the game for a range of devices.
Due to this, there is a need for transparency regarding the reasoning behind such large download sizes. If a game is going to occupy nearly 100 GB of space, players should expect a rich experience, full of meticulously crafted worlds and deep narratives. Instead, players usually get a mess of a game and are left wondering what all that storage is being used for.
In an era where storage space on consoles and PCs comes at a premium, it is crucial for studios to prioritize efficiency and substance over size. As for the release of Dragon Age: The Veilguard, players are hoping that the game will be able to justify the huge 93 GB file size.
In the end, while players are enjoying the smaller size games like Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero, they want The Veilguard to prove its worth for the huge space it will take.
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