{"id":167890,"date":"2023-09-30T09:22:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:22:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=167890"},"modified":"2023-09-30T09:22:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T09:22:24","slug":"nba-2k24s-install-size-surpasses-starfield-a-new-era-in-gaming-storage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/nba-2k24s-install-size-surpasses-starfield-a-new-era-in-gaming-storage\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA 2K24&#8217;s Install Size Surpasses Starfield: A New Era in Gaming Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA 2K24 requires a staggering 161 GB on Xbox Series X|S, outpacing Starfield&#8217;s 140 GB. What does this trend mean for the storage needs of future games?<\/span><\/p>\n           <!--  <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n                jQuery(document).ready(function() {\r\n                    jQuery(\".key-accordion-item .key-menu\").on(\"click\", function() {\r\n                        if (jQuery(this).parent().hasClass(\"active\")) {\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-content\").slideUp();\r\n                            jQuery(\".key-accordion-item\").removeClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).parent().addClass(\"active\");\r\n                            jQuery(this).next().slideDown();\r\n                        }\r\n                    });\r\n                })\r\n            <\/script> -->\r\n\r\n\r\n            <!-- start html -->\r\n\r\n            <div class=\"news-key-takeaway-wapper\">\r\n                                <span style=\"background-color:#39b54a;\">Key Takeaways<\/span>\r\n                <ul class=\"news-key-nbox\" style=\"border-color:#39b54a;background-color:rgba(57, 181, 74, 0.1);\">\r\n                                                        <li>NBA 2K24's install size is a massive 161 GB, even larger than the expansive galaxy game Starfield at 140 GB.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>The new game continues a trend of ballooning install sizes, making storage a key concern for gamers.<\/li>\r\n                                                                    <li>Compared to other sports games like FIFA 24 and Madden 24, NBA 2K24's storage needs are significantly higher.<\/li>\r\n                                                <\/ul>\r\n            <\/div>\r\n            \n<h2><b>The New Norm: Skyrocketing Install Sizes in Gaming<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA 2K24 is dropping this week on the 8th, and get this: it&#8217;s asking for a monumental 161 GB on your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/gaming\/gaming-news-xbox-promises-no-cgi-trailers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Xbox<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Series X|S. Yeah, that\u2019s not a typo; it\u2019s actually larger than Starfield, the game that lets you explore over a thousand planets in an expansive universe. This is no small feat, especially when you consider that the Starfield game itself requires a generous 140 GB of free storage for its early access version. And let\u2019s not forget the day one patches that come with most games these days; those will eat up even more space.<\/span><\/p>\n                        <!-- <div class=\"container-c\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"row justify-content-between\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- <div class=\"col-post-800\"> -->\r\n                        <!-- start html -->\r\n                        <div class=\"blockquote-wapper\">\r\n                            <div>\r\n                                <span class=\"text_quot\">\r\n                                    <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NBA 2K24 requires a staggering 161 GB on Xbox Series X|S, outpacing Starfield&#8217;s 140 GB. What does this trend mean for the storage needs of future games?<\/span><\/p>\n                                <\/span>\r\n\r\n                                <div class=\"quot_icon\">\r\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n\r\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"quot_tick\" src=\"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-content\/themes\/culture\/icons\/i_quot_tri.svg\" type=\"image\/svg+xml\">\r\n                        <\/div>\r\n                        <!-- end html -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                        <!-- <\/div> -->\r\n                                    \n<h2><b>Sports Games Vs. Universe-Exploring Epics: A Storage Comparison<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s really worth pausing for a moment to ask\u2014why does NBA 2K24, a game centered around basketball, demand such a massive footprint? Let&#8217;s put this into context by looking at other sports games&#8217; install sizes on Xbox Series X|S:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FIFA 24: 55 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madden 24: 39 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NHL 23: 37 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WWE 2K23: 60 GB<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even the most demanding of these games, WWE 2K23, is a full 100 GB smaller than NBA 2K24! It&#8217;s not just a question of having the space needed for NBA 2K24\u2014it&#8217;s a question of what this trend means for the future of gaming storage.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Ever-Growing Struggle for Storage Space<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re like most gamers, you&#8217;ve been grappling with storage issues for a while. Remember the days when Call of Duty Warzone on PC required you to free up over 175 GB of storage just for a single map? Storage demands are spiraling out of control, and this new installment in the NBA 2K series is a testament to that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, whether you&#8217;re a basketball fanatic or a cosmic explorer in Starfield, make room\u2014literally. It looks like our <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">games<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are demanding more digital real estate than ever, and this trend shows no signs of slowing down.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":10028,"featured_media":167913,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[407],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-167890","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gaming"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167890"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10028"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=167890"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/167890\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/167913"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=167890"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=167890"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/culture.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=167890"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}