Middle Earth: Shadow of War no longer Auto downloads the game’s 4K content
Middle Earth: Shadow of War no longer Auto downloads the game’s 4K content
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When Middle Earth: Shadow of War launched, many users complained about the game’s huge 90+GB download size. This became a huge point of contention on several online communities, as the game did have an option to disable/delete the game’s 4K Cinematic pack, saving over 20GB of drive space.Â
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This highlights a big problem with several modern games, as many gamers are forced to download files that are not utilised by the end user, a problem that is particularly annoying for those who use older hardware, lower display resolution or have limited storage space.Â
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Thankfully Monolith has now addressed this issue in Shadow of War’s PC version, removing the 4K Cinematic Pack and High-Resolution Texture packs as mandatory downloads and making them completely optional, which is great news for those without 1440p or 4K screens. Now new downloads for Middle Earth: Shadow of War will be under 70GB, which is still large but represents a reduction in storage/download requirements of over 20GB.Â
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Those who want to use this game with its highest resolution textures will need to download the game’s 4K Cinematic and High-Resolution Texture packs separately, allowing them to be used only when the user wishes.Â
  
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This will likely be the start of a new trend for PC gaming, with Ultra-HD/4K content coming as free optional extras rather than as a mandatory add-on, saving users storage space and sellers like Steam, Origin and UPlay network bandwidth.Â
You can join the discussion on Middle Earth: Shadow of War’s download size on the OC3D Forums.Â
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