Gears 5, Sea of Thieves and DIRT 5: Some games on Xbox Series S take 20-60% less space than Series X
As you know, in the Xbox Series S only 364 GB is reserved for installing games, and the remaining 512 GB SSD space is reserved for system functions. Many felt that this was too little given the size of today’s projects. However, then users missed one important detail: as Microsoft promised, on the Xbox Series S games can “weigh” significantly less than on Series X.
The corresponding data appeared on the XboxNews Twitter account. The author of the account compared the sizes of three projects: Sea of Thieves, DIRT 5, and Gears 5. In the first case, the results were the most impressive. Pirate multiplayer action from Rare “weighs” 47 GB on Series X, and on Series S – only 17 GB, that is, 64% less. British studio Codemasters has also optimized its racing simulator for Microsoft’s next-generation junior console. On it, DIRT 5 occupies 56 GB (23% less), while on Series X – 72.5 GB. In the case of Gears 5, the results are as follows: 39 GB on the Series S (39% less) and 64 GB on the Series X.
Now it remains only to find out whether third-party companies will engage in similar optimization, or whether only internal Microsoft studios and its partners will reduce the size.
Xbox Series S and Series X will go on sale tomorrow, November 10th. The price of the first console is 26,990 rubles, and the second – 45,590 rubles.
