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As the installation sizes of games have gotten larger, storage space on consoles has become more important, so it is a relief to know that in the next generation Microsoft aims to offer gamers a little more control over the space your games take up.
Speaking on the recent Xbox podcast (via GamesRadar), Xbox Director of Program Management Jason Ronald said that when it comes to the Xbox Series X and Series S, it will be possible to selectively uninstall parts of some games to free up space. storage. space. However, this depends on the game developer choosing to make use of the feature.
“Even beyond the hardware, we’ve made improvements to the user interface to make it easier for you to manage your storage. For example, one of the new features we are adding is, if a title chooses to support it, the ability to selectively uninstall different components of the game. “
“Suppose you play a campaign as an example and then you want to focus exclusively on multiplayer,” explained Ronald, “if the developers decide to support it, you can uninstall the campaign itself, so you can have more control of how you are actually using your storage so you really get the most benefit from the available storage you have. “
Not exclusive to Xbox
However, this level of control is not exclusive to Xbox. Speaking to Wired in 2019, Mark Cerny said that the PS5 will allow for a “more configurable installation” as it will offer “more granular access” to game data rather than treating it “like one big block.” Wired itself clarified that this would mean, for example, the ability to install only the multiplayer mode of a game or install everything and then remove the single-player campaign once it is complete.
In fact, although Sony and Microsoft are highlighting it for their next-gen consoles, this modular approach to installation is actually something we’ve seen emerge in some form in some current-gen games, showing that developers are interested. In using it. As the size of Modern Warfare, for example, has increased, console players have been able to choose parts of the game to uninstall to make it more manageable.
Storage of next-gen consoles has been a topic of discussion recently after it was revealed that 802GB of the Xbox Series X’s internal 1TB SSD will be free to use, while some install sizes on the PlayStation Storefront made it clear. that games are not going to be smaller.
It’s safe to say that in a world of great live-service games, more control over setup and storage is appealing and we can only hope that with Sony and Microsoft pushing it as a feature of their next-gen consoles, we’ll see it become. something more common. and more agile.
