Fortnite new patch update game size by over 60GB Now in PC
The newest patch for fortnite reduced the game file size by over 60GBThese optimization changes are needed to keep games accessible for everyone Fortnite new patch update game size by over 60GB
Downtime for v14.40 has ended.
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— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) October 21, 2020
In Just the last decade game developers have gotten more and more comfortable asking for massive section of your hand drive lately fortnite has decided to help make choosing which data to keep on your local PC easier by reducing its game by over 60Gb
why optimization matters for fortnite and what other games can learn.
Before fortnite back when gaming was still in its Infancy most young gamers got introduced to video games throught consoles . Had limited space and a finite amount of Prosccing power to work with giving game designers clear boundaries to work within if you game didn’t fit on the cartridge or disk or the save date could be held on a single memory card your game simply wasn’t playable .
Fortnite new patch update game size by over 60GB
But this all begun to change with the PS3 and xbox360 these console blurred that lines between PC and console gaming with removable hard drives and game installation at the same time PC Gaming become more Assessible to wider audience and the difference have only continued to decrease
Game like fortnite seamlessy allow for games on PC consoles and phone to play with each other in real time and while Same Modifications exist between versions the game in mostly the same
And simultaneously games have ballooned in size as developers are no longer held back as much by Prosccing speeds or storage space but that growth can only continue for so long and Evevntully developers will need to reduce their demanded hard drive space once again
Please note the patch size will be larger than normal on PC (approx. 27 GB). This is to make optimizations on PC resulting in a massively reduced Fortnite file size (over 60 GB smaller), smaller downloads for future patches, and improved loading performance.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) October 20, 2020
