Nier: Automata patch accidentally inflates PC file size to 366GB
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A language support update for Nier: Automata released yesterday on Steam unexpectedly increased the game's PC file size from approximately 50GB to 366GB. The patch, which added Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options, is not optional, and the developer is working on a fix.
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Nier: Automata Dev Working on Fix for Patch That Accidentally Bloated the Game Size to 366GB on PC (opens IGN in a new tab)
Nier: Automata got a patch yesterday to add support for more languages to the game (Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese), but it accidentally bloated the game file size to 366GB on PC. That’s 1.5 copies of GTA 6!
Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC (opens Eurogamer in a new tab)
Yesterday, Nier: Automata received a new patch on Steam, adding more language support to the title - it can now be played with Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese options - but this new update also, somehow, inflated the file size of the game…
Nier Automata’s File Size Now Reflects How Good It Is (opens GameSpot in a new tab)
Nier Automata is my favorite game of all time, and I've been telling everyone I know to play it for nearly a decade. On PC, however, Square Enix accidentally made that a little bit more difficult, because the game's latest patch ballooned the game's file size…
