Fortnite ps4 download file

Fortnite's latest PC update cuts the total file size of the game by more than half as Epic Games attempts to integrate new optimization features and improve loading times.  The new Fortnite patch also marks the beginning of Fortnitemares content, an October special event that invites players to get into the Halloween spirit by adding new skins and challenges.

As it becomes more common for current-gen systems to require players to download substantial files for updates, it represents a real dilemma for both consumers and major gaming companies as SSD capacity is sometimes unable to accommodate huge download files. A recent example is the exponential growth of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, with the first-person shooter's file size weighing in at a staggering GB and filling up entire PC SSDs. At one point, Modern Warfare featured a  GB download size on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

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The actual size of Fortnite's upcoming v patch is 27 GB, according to FortniteStatus on Twitter, which makes it larger than average, but it will include optimizations to reduce the game's total file size by about 60 GB. It will also allow future patches to be smaller and reduce Fortnite's loading times. The update is only for the PC version of the game, but the average file size for consoles is already significantly smaller compared to PC.

Epic Games and players alike will be hoping the massive size reduction leads to faster patch downloads in the future. The only caveat is the actual size of the patch, as the download is larger compared to average patch sizes. It is likely that players will view this tradeoff as worthwhile if it involves larger patches now and smaller patches later. While the future of Fortnite patches looks good on PC, the question of whether or not next-gen consoles can handle large download sizes will be especially important for the PS5, which reportedly only has GB of usable drive space. This is significantly lower than the Xbox Series X SSD, which clocks in at GB of usable space.

It will be a precarious balancing act for Epic to continue reducing patch sizes through optimization. However, if it can pull this feat off, gamers will have a good chunk of extra storage space to Epic Games for. On top of the extra drive space, Epic's planned optimizations should also improve the time it takes to update Fortnite. The quicker all of this occurs, the more time players can spend playing round after round and saving the world from zombies.

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Fortnite is available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Android.

Source: FortniteStatus/Twitter