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Nier Automata Update Blows Up File Size to 366GB, Sparking User Outrage and Workarounds

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Nier Automata Update Blows Up File Size to 366GB, Sparking User Outrage and Workarounds

Square Enix responds after Nier Automata update triggers massive 366GB storage requirement

Dexerto

Square Enix responds after Nier Automata update triggers massive 366GB storage requirement

Nier Automata players have been left confused after a new update increased the game’s file size from 50GB to a whopping 366GB, forcing Square Enix to apologize and investigate the issue.

Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC

Eurogamer

Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC

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...

NieR: Automata Steam bug demands 366GB: the workaround

N4G

NieR: Automata Steam bug demands 366GB: the workaround

A Steam update left NieR: Automata demanding 366GB of space, up from 50GB. Square Enix apologized and posted a DLC-uncheck workaround while it investigates.

Nier Automata's File Size Now Reflects How Good It Is

GameSpot

Nier Automata's File Size Now Reflects How Good It Is

Nier Automata's latest PC patch made the game a liiiiiittle too big.

Nier account says sorry for making Nier Automata 600% bigger on Steam, but have you tried not installing the DLC until we fix it?

GamesRadar+

Nier account says sorry for making Nier Automata 600% bigger on Steam, but have you tried not installing the DLC until we fix it?

A minor Nier: Automata update inexplicably increased the game's Steam install size from 50GB to a stonking 366GB, and the official Nier series account has now confirmed that something's gone...

Mandatory Nier: Automata Update Accidentally Requires 366GB: ‘I Just Need To Delete 90 Percent Of My Computer To Install This’

Kotaku

Mandatory Nier: Automata Update Accidentally Requires 366GB: ‘I Just Need To Delete 90 Percent Of My Computer To Install This’

Square Enix is investigating the problem

Beloved RPG gets bizarre new update that takes up more space than GTA 6

GAMINGbible

Beloved RPG gets bizarre new update that takes up more space than GTA 6

NieR: Automata's latest Steam update has increased its installation requirement to 366GB, overtaking GTA 6. Square Enix is working on a fix.

Nier: Automata’s latest update increases game size from 50GB to 366GB

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Nier: Automata’s latest update increases game size from 50GB to 366GB

Don't try to download Nier: Automata right now

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