The highly anticipated Resident Evil 4 remake releases later this month and the requisite amount of hard drive space that players will need to keep free for the game’s installation is 67 GB. The Resident Evil 4 remake installation file has taken some by surprise, given that it is much larger than any previous Resident Evil remake, and is also even larger than some of the more recent entries in the survival horror series.
Late last year, the system requirements needed for players to run the Resident Evil 4 remake on PC were revealed, so gamers already had some idea of what the remake will aim to deliver on a technical level. However, the actual size of the installation file had not been made public, with Capcom only revealing it now via the Xbox store, where the game is available to pre-load.
The file size of the Resident Evil 4 remake is a whopping 67GB, at least on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. However, that file size will most likely be consistent across all platforms. Often, the file size given by studios is a bare minimum figure, with a larger total file size being entirely possible once post-release patches are made available.
While it may not be as large as a Grand Theft Auto game or a Call of Duty title, a 67 GB install for a Resident Evil title is significant. For the sake of providing some perspective, the recently released Gold Edition of Resident Evil Village, which encompasses all of that game’s updates and DLC, only clocks in at a total size of 30 GB. The Resident Evil 2 remake only requires a fairly meager 23 GB to install, with Resident Evil 7 coming in at around 23GB also. With that being said, Resident Evil 4 is one of the longest games in the franchise, which could somewhat account for the significant file size.
So, gamers who plan on picking up the Resident Evil 4 remake had better make sure that they have at least 67 GB of space free on their hard drive by the time that the game arrives on March 24th, or before then if they plan on taking advantage of the pre-load option. Even if the Resident Evil Village Gold Edition installation file is deleted to make room for the new Resident Evil title, that will only free up half of the space required. The pre-load option for the Resident Evil 4 remake is only available for the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S at the time of writing, but it should be made available to pre-load on other platforms imminently.
The Resident Evil 4 remake was first revealed by Capcom back in June of last year during a PlayStation State of Play. The news of the remake was mostly met with positivity, however there was some trepidation due to the lukewarm reception of the Resident Evil 3 remake. During the previous State of Play stream, Capcom gave gamers a look at several of the Resident Evil 4 remake's combat scenarios via a slick gameplay trailer.
The Resident Evil 4 remake will be released on March 24 for PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Source: Resetera