If you're a keen player of Apex Legends then you might have noticed that an absolutely huge update for the game went live yesterday to coincide with the release of Apex Legends: Escape, and it's particularly bad on Xbox.
The download size has been reported as upwards of 70GB on Xbox consoles (which is essentially downloading the entire game again), whereas on PlayStation it's a max of 40GB+. Fortunately, PC sizes are much more respectable.
This isn't the first time we've seen a discrepancy between Xbox and other platforms for update sizes, with a notable example being a recent patch for Watch Dogs: Legion which was 40GB on Xbox Series X and just 3GB on PS5.
If you're willing to be patient and let your console download the full 70GB+ package, Apex Legends: Escape is packed with a variety of new features including a new Legend (Ash), a new map (Storm Point), ranked updates and much more.
What are your thoughts on the difference in download sizes for Apex Legends? Let us know down below.
[source ea.com]
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What causing the file sizes to be so massive on Xbox? Its not just current gen right, the PC & PS4 versions are much smaller than both the Xbone and Series downloads?
Is the game going to be 70GB larger or are you just basically deleting the current one and installing the new one that will only be slightly larger in file size?
Looks like huge patches also happen with playstation games. Far cry 6 has an new update of 90 GB for PS5.
Patch sizes (based on development environment)
Today:
PlayStation 4: Between 49 GB and 60 GB depending on region
PlayStation 5: ~90 GB
Xbox One: between 13 GB and 19 GB
Xbox Series X/S: between 14 GB and 20 GB
TBD:
PC: 54 GB + 47 GB for HD Texture Pack
https://discussions.ubisoft.com/topic/116527/title-update-2-deployment?lang=en-US
@uptownsoul maybe someone at ubisoft heard "ninety" instead of "nineteen"
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