Nier: Automata received a patch yesterday so as to add assist for extra languages to the sport (Korean, Simplified Chinese language, and Conventional Chinese language), nevertheless it by accident bloated the sport file measurement to 366GB on PC. That’s 1.5 copies of GTA 6!
A bug induced the complete sport to be utilized to each DLC pack included within the PC version, ballooning the general file measurement to Name of Obligation-esque heights. Nier was beforehand round 50GB to obtain.
The sport noticed a wave of destructive opinions are available on Steam following the patch, with gamers complaining that they have been unable to play or, you realize, obtain some other video games.
“Claude, please add new language assist for my sport, no errors, masterpiece. It is 366 gigabytes now? Splendid,” mentioned one evaluation, making a joke about Sq. Enix utilizing AI. “Undeniably good sport which I’ve needed to take away from my pc as a result of some genius, presumably misusing automated instruments, packed it into itself six instances over, making a 360 gig set up file. I will suggest this sport after it’s mounted,” mentioned one other.
“I believe the funniest half concerning the ‘slight’ concern with the brand new replace for language assist is the Steam web page nonetheless lists a 50gb storage requirement. Good one guys,” reads one other destructive evaluation. “Performed this on PS4 beloved 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 concern as it really works on a repair. “We now have confirmed a difficulty 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 mentioned 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 may obtain the bottom sport by unchecking the DLC underneath Steam → Properties → DLC.”
After all, Nier followers are determined for a correct follow-up to Nier: Automata, however thus far nothing has been introduced. In November final 12 months, Yoko Taro mentioned he’d been engaged on varied initiatives, however they simply hold 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, plenty of initiatives I used to be concerned in received discontinued halfway by way of improvement,” he mentioned.
“I’ve really been engaged on some stuff, it’s simply that it by no means ended up seeing the sunshine of day. I received paid for it, so I personally don’t have any points with that, however folks appear to assume that I haven’t been doing something simply because not one of the work I’ve finished is being launched.”