Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Required Download on PS5

Star Wars fans, developed by Respawn Entertainment Star Wars Jedi: Survivor He was looking forward to it, and the game will finally make its way to both PC and consoles. The game is a sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and chronicles the adventures of Cal Kestis.

Those who want to play the game on PS5, which will be released for PS5, Xbox Series X / S and PC on April 27, 2023, encountered an unexpected situation. of the game physical copiesto start the game requires an additional downloadand a pretty big download.

Up to 100GB additional download required

In a phrase on the physical cover of the game “The physical version of this game requires an additional download to start the game” he is writing. This means that the game is not fully contained on the disc.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has one of the largest PS5 file sizes ever. The maximum capacity of a Blu-ray on PS5 is approx. Since it’s 100GB And since Respawn’s latest version is 147GB on PS5, that’s no big surprise.

Depending on how much data is on the disc, before even playing the physical version You may need to download up to 100GB. We’re used to day one patches – but we hardly ever see a game request such a large download.

The reason for this situation has not been disclosed yet. However, it is estimated that such a decision was made, possibly due to last-minute updates or patches of the game. This seems to be an issue for players with no or slow internet connection. To avoid this issue, the developer has designed something like The Last of Us: Part II or Final Fantasy 7 Remake. could do a two disc physical copy. But EA seems to have decided to force a download instead.