Activision denies rumors of massive Black Ops 6 file size

Black Ops 6’s worldwide reveal came with a ton of new information, and with preorders up, Activision have stepped out to deny rumors that the game’s file size will be by far its biggest yet, with a number that would take up more than half of a PS5’s storage capacity.

The Xbox Games Showcase showed off highlights from the publisher’s portfolio, with looks at Perfect Dark, Avowed, and Gears of War. Yet all eyes were turned towards Call of Duty, as the iconic shooter now lies in the hands of Microsoft after the Activision merger.

With Call of Duty a part of the showcase, Treyarch showed 25 minutes of highlights, which featured campaign snippets, the return of the classic Prestige Mode, and a look at Zombies. The hype is palpable for the CoD community.

Yet, there was one thing that got players’ backs up when all the news started to spill out — with screenshots of the Black Ops 6 preorder page on the Xbox website showing it clocking in at almost 310GB.

Black Ops 6 wouldn’t be the first CoD to boast a large install size, although if this number were accurate, it would take the cake for the biggest in CoD history if it’s accurate. Granted, players should be able to uninstall certain game files, like in previous entries, if they aren’t needed.

Needless to say, fans weren’t exactly thrilled with the discovery. The top reply said: “The word ‘compressing files’ just doesn’t exist with Activision.”

“Yeah GTA6 is the only game that’ll be acceptable at this size,” another said.

Shortly after this caught traction, Activision confirmed that this file size accounts for the much-maligned Call of Duty HQ, meaning the 300GB file accounts for MW2, MW3, and Black Ops 6, as well as Warzone.

The publisher also confirmed that the overall file size will be reduced at launch, which fans will see on October 25 when Black Ops 6 arrives.