Demanding 300GB to install despite its actual size of 145GB, Phantom Blade Zero makes me question what a gigabyte is worth
By United One News · AI-generated summary of 3 outlets' reporting
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The Chinese action‑adventure game Phantom Blade Zero demands 300GB of free space to preload, despite its actual size of 145GB, causing concern over storage requirements.
- The game reached over 640,000 concurrent players on Steam on launch day.
- It is available on PC and PS5.
- The game requires an SSD to run and 300GB of free space to preload.
“S-Game's recent reveal of wuxia action game Phantom Blade Zero's preload guide and system requirements has brought this to mind, alongside bringing tears to my eyes, as the game requires not only an SSD to run at all, and 145GB to install, but 300GB of free space to pre-load.”
Covered by 3 outlets across the spectrum: 0% left, 100% center, 0% right.
How each side framed it
Demanding 300GB to install despite its actual size of 145GB, Phantom Blade Zero makes me question what a gigabyte is worth
Timeline
First to report: Rock Paper Shotgun (); 3 articles from 3 outlets so far.
Who is covering this story
- Center (3): Rock Paper Shotgun, Gadgets 360, geeky_gadgets
Sources
- Demanding 300GB to install despite its actual size of 145GB, Phantom Blade Zero makes me question what a gigabyte is worth — Rock Paper Shotgun (center, AI-estimated) ·
- Phantom Blade Zero Hits Over Half a Million Players on Steam on Launch Day — Gadgets 360 (center) ·
- Phantom Blade Zero Drops to 15 FPS on the Steam Deck OLED — geeky_gadgets (center, AI-estimated) ·