The beginning of 2022 has already been an exciting time for many video game fans as a number of popular titles have launched. Some notable releases thus far includeHorizon Forbidden Weston February 18 and FromSoftware’s hit gameElden Ringon February 25. However, the anticipated releases are far from over asLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagais expected to launch in only a couple more days.
TheLEGO Star Warsserieshas been around for a while now. Starting back in 2005 with the release ofLEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, the series has branched out to encompass many eras of theStar Warstimeline, including events from the original, prequel, and sequel trilogies, along with even theClone Wars. Now, fans of the franchise are getting a chance to relive many of these moments again as part ofLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.Recently, gamers learned some details about what to expect when it launches.
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In a tweet from PlayStation Game Size, the possible file size for the upcomingLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawas revealed. According to the post, the download size for the game on PS5 is 38.182GB. However, there are a couple of things to keep in mind with this news. First, this file size does not include a possible day one patch for the title. Secondly, this is specifically for the PS5 version of the game. With this in mind, it is possible that file sizes for other platforms could vary to a certain degree. Nevertheless, this news should give fans a decent idea of how much storage they will need to download this latest installment in theLEGO Star Warsseries.
Beyond revealing the file size for the game, this tweet from PlayStation Game Size provided several more details about the upcoming launch. The tweet noted thatLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagawill launch on April 5. However, fans will be able to pre-load the title a couple of days early, on April 3.
While this download size for the game is not small, it is far from the storage needed for many other tiple-AAA games on the market. For example,Elden Ringrequires players to have at least 80GB of spacefree on their PS5 in order to download the title. Furthermore, the popular battle royale gameCall of Duty: Warzonecantake up over 90GB, more than double the space needed forLEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.
It will be interesting to see what the fan reception is to the next installment in theLEGO Star Warsseries. Hopefully, gamers will have the necessary storage available to check out this newest adventure in a galaxy far, far away.
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagalaunches April 5 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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