Helldivers 2 is set for a massive install size reduction, with a new public beta cutting it from 154GB to 23GB - and without losing HDD support in the process.
The infuriating part is they did eventually do some deduplication to reduce the install size - but only for the terrible UE5 remake that runs like crap and forces existing players to rebuy all the DLC (it’s like $150 for everything).
Don’t forget Wildcard. Ark Survival is an absurd 200+ Gb monstrosity. And there is sooooo much duplicate data.
The infuriating part is they did eventually do some deduplication to reduce the install size - but only for the terrible UE5 remake that runs like crap and forces existing players to rebuy all the DLC (it’s like $150 for everything).