Update: The small file size for Modern Warfare 2 only applied to its early access version. The full version of the game requires significantly more space.
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will need a surprisingly small amount of storage space as its file size has just been revealed. Some Call of Duty games are infamous for taking up a massive amount of storage. As an example, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War needs over 200 GB of space on PS5 and users have been complaining about the ballooning file sizes for a while now.
Call of Duty fans should note that preload for Modern Warfare 2 is now live. Gamers can play the campaign from tomorrow, while the full game launches next week on October 28. Players now have a better idea about how much space MW2 takes before they decide to preorder the game.
PlayStation Game Size on Twitter reveals that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will take up 36.201 GB of storage space on PS5. This file size is as of version 1.02 of the game and is shockingly low for a Call of Duty title. Recent Call of Duty games come with separate packs for the campaign, multiplayer, and co-op components, allowing users to delete files for the game mode they no longer wish to play. PlayStation Game Size reveals that Modern Warfare 2 has 2 campaign packs that need 8.105 GB and 8.609 GB of storage space. The multiplayer pack requires 4.959 GB, while the cooperative game mode Spec Ops needs just 2.619 GB of space.
The last pack is for Warzone 2.0, which will require an additional 2.541 GB of storage. Warzone 2.0 is scheduled to launch next month on November 16, and Activision has confirmed that it will be a separate download from the base Modern Warfare 2. However, it looks like Warzone 2.0 may be an optional pack for MW2, instead of being a completely different application. Still, the file sizes for these modes are significantly lower than their Modern Warfare counterpart, so users will probably not have to make too much room on their consoles to download them.
PlayStation Game Size usually reveals the file sizes of upcoming games shortly before the release date. It confirmed that Gotham Knights will need around 40 GB on PS5, while the PS4 version of God of War Ragnarok takes up over 90 GB. It also shares the storage requirements for the PlayStation Plus games for each month, and the account revealed the file sizes of the PS Plus Extra and Premium lineup for October 2022 before they were released yesterday.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 launches on October 28 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.