Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 will quickly consume over 200GB of your available storage.
If you want to play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with all its bells and whistles enabled, its install size can be huge – this installation could consume much of any console SSD’s storage capacity.
According to the game’s requirements on PC, at the minimum you’ll require at least 213GB of SSD space.
One thing is clear – this download size covers everything – game modes and graphics alike! However, as was true with previous titles you have the choice between several content packs for installation; thus if only wanting the campaign experience download size will be around 79GB if no fancy graphics or features are desired.
Modern Warfare 2 may seem large at first, but that doesn’t change its place among modern games. Not only will its massive size take up considerable storage space on your SSD but its bandwidth consumption may well surpass any reasonable internet connection; making the download time extremely slow for an adequate internet connection.
If this trend of games development continues, it could prove troubling over the coming years; when each AAA game sets an industry-wide precedent with file sizes then larger SSDs, which cost much more, will become common. While these AAA titles generally justify the expense with high visual fidelity and immersive experiences; gamers with tight budgets could find this an inconvenience.
When playing Call of Duty: Ghosts, hundreds of gigabytes will need to be free. Thus it would be prudent to examine which files or data may need to be deleted as early as now.
