The Steam model of NieR: Automata obtained a major update on November 6 that added language assist for Simplified and Conventional Chinese language, in addition to Korean. Sadly, it additionally launched a bug that elevated the sport’s file measurement to a whopping 366.56GB. The official NieR PR X account has since acknowledged the elevated file measurement and said that the builders are presently working to resolve the problem.
We’ve got confirmed a difficulty the place, following the newest replace to the Steam model of NieR: Automata, the set up course of signifies that extra space for storing is required than anticipated.
We’re presently investigating the trigger and dealing on an answer. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience.
As a short lived workaround, you possibly can obtain the bottom recreation by unchecking the DLC underneath Steam → Properties → DLC.
That is the primary replace for NieR: Automata on Steam in 5 years, with the earlier one being launched on July 15, 2021. Whereas the precise reason behind the bug is presently unknown, checking every of the sport’s eight DLC necessities reveals that every one of their file sizes have elevated to the scale of the bottom recreation. Mixed with the principle recreation, the whole file measurement quantities to over 360GB.
Apparently, the sport and its DLCs solely take up round 40~50GB when put in, with the 366GB requirement solely being a prerequisite to put in all the things directly. If you wish to obtain all the things, a short lived resolution can be to put in the bottom recreation first (by unchecking all the DLCs underneath Steam → Properties → DLC). As soon as accomplished, you possibly can recheck the DLCs and obtain them with out having to fret about their file measurement necessities.
NieR: Automata is obtainable for PlayStation4, Xbox One, Nintendo Change, and Home windows (Steam and Microsoft Store).