Nier: Automata bought a patch yesterday so as to add assist 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 all the 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 adverse evaluations are available on Steam following the patch, with gamers complaining that they have been unable to play or, you understand, obtain some other video games.
“Claude, please add new language assist for my recreation, no errors, masterpiece. It is 366 gigabytes now? Splendid,” stated one evaluate, making a joke about Sq. Enix utilizing AI. “Undeniably good recreation 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 occasions over, making a 360 gig set up file. I will advocate this recreation after it’s fastened,” stated one other.
“I feel the funniest half in regards to the ‘slight’ difficulty 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 adverse evaluate. “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 provided a workaround for the Nier: Automata difficulty as it really works on a repair. “We now have 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 presently investigating the trigger and dealing on an answer. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. As a brief workaround, you’ll be able to obtain the bottom recreation by unchecking the DLC beneath Steam → Properties → DLC.”
In fact, Nier followers are determined for a correct follow-up to Nier: Automata, however to this point nothing has been introduced. In November final yr, Yoko Taro stated he’d been engaged on numerous tasks, however they only hold getting canceled. “I usually get informed 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 tasks I used to be concerned in bought discontinued halfway by way of growth,” he stated.
“I’ve really been engaged on some stuff, it’s simply that it by no means ended up seeing the sunshine of day. I bought paid for it, so I personally haven’t any points with that, however individuals appear to suppose that I haven’t been doing something simply because not one of the work I’ve performed is being launched.”