Nier: Automata acquired a patch yesterday so as to add help for extra languages to the sport (Korean, Simplified Chinese language, and Conventional Chinese language), however it by accident bloated the sport file dimension to 366GB on PC. That’s 1.5 copies of GTA 6!
A bug prompted the complete recreation to be utilized to each DLC pack included within the PC version, ballooning the general file dimension to Name of Responsibility-esque heights. Nier was beforehand round 50GB to obtain.
The sport noticed a wave of unfavorable opinions are available on Steam following the patch, with gamers complaining that they have been unable to play or, you already know, obtain another video games.
“Claude, please add new language help for my recreation, no errors, masterpiece. It is 366 gigabytes now? Splendid,” stated one overview, making a joke about Sq. Enix utilizing AI. “Undeniably good recreation which I’ve needed to take away from my laptop as a result of some genius, presumably misusing automated instruments, packed it into itself six occasions over, making a 360 gig set up file. I will advocate this recreation after it’s mounted,” stated one other.
“I feel the funniest half in regards to the ‘slight’ subject with the brand new replace for language help is the Steam web page nonetheless lists a 50gb storage requirement. Good one guys,” reads one other unfavorable overview. “Performed this on PS4 liked it however 366GB is unacceptable for a corporation like them… repair this Sq. or I’ll STOP my FF14 sub,” learn one other.
Sq. Enix has supplied a workaround for the Nier: Automata subject as it really works on a repair. “We’ve got confirmed a problem the place, following the newest replace to the Steam model of Nier: Automata, the set up course of signifies that extra space for storing is required than anticipated,” the corporate stated in a Japanese tweet.
“We’re at the moment investigating the trigger and dealing on an answer. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. As a short lived workaround, you’ll be able to obtain the bottom recreation by unchecking the DLC below Steam → Properties → DLC.”
After all, Nier followers are determined for a correct follow-up to Nier: Automata, however up to now nothing has been introduced. In November final 12 months, Yoko Taro stated he’d been engaged on varied initiatives, however they only preserve getting canceled. “I usually get instructed stuff like, ‘Why aren’t you making a brand new sequel to NieR?’ or, ‘Yoko Taro isn’t doing something,’ however that’s as a result of lately, numerous initiatives I used to be concerned in acquired discontinued halfway via growth,” he stated.
“I’ve truly been engaged on some stuff, it’s simply that it by no means ended up seeing the sunshine of day. I acquired paid for it, so I personally don’t have any points with that, however folks appear to suppose that I haven’t been doing something simply because not one of the work I’ve carried out is being launched.”