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Catherine Lewis

Helldivers 2 rivals Call of Duty's notoriously chunky file sizes as its latest update takes the shooter above 140GB on Steam: "This is getting beyond ridiculous"

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Helldivers 2's latest update may have added plenty of exciting stuff, from hive worlds to new enemies, but it's also had an unfortunate side effect, with the third-person shooter now pushing beyond 140GB on Steam.

If you're a console player, this might come as a bit of a shock – on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Helldivers 2 is only a fraction of that size. It's a whole other story on Steam, though, where the shooter's file size has doubled since its launch last year, apparently taking notes from Call of Duty and its notoriously hard drive-hungry space requirements.

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