Why Your Games Take Up Way More Drive Space Than Expected (Even When Uninstalled)
If your gaming PC or console is struggling with storage, there are some things you want to check.
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When the original Tomb Raider came out on PC, it asked for about 100MB of hard drive space. The latest Lara Croft adventure, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, needs 40GB for the base game. That's roughly a 400-fold jump, and plenty of modern games follow the same pattern. Worse, when you uninstall one to make room for the next, some of that data can stay behind.
So why do games take up so much space today? Let's dig in.
The install size is only the starting number
Every game on a digital store lists the space it needs, and it's easy to see why. (A new drive can also show less storage than advertised, which makes every gigabyte count for more.) You need to know in advance...
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