The release of NBA2K24 is only days away. Now the file size of the game was revealed – and the Xbox Series X/S version of NBA2K24 surprises with a huge amount of download data, which will make a preload of the game basically mandatory if you want to play on release day.
Yes, in 2023 you shouldn't be shocked about AAA games that come with a file size of more than 100 GB. However, for some games you can definitely wonder why they need so much data. The NBA2K series is a good example.
NBA2K23 already needed about 110 GB on an Xbox hard drive. And it seems that the upcoming NBA2K24 will even outperform that number by a lot.
NBA2K24 on Xbox: File Size Outperforms Starfield And Flight Simulator
According to a Reddit screenshot, the standard edition will need more than 160 GB of free space on your Xbox Series X/S. To put this in context: Starfield lets you travel to over a thousand planets, and it needs about 140 GB. And even Microsoft's Flight Simulator, a game that allows you to fly to literally every place on earth, needs "only" 150 GB.
You can expect the file size to even increase over time, since 2K will most likely provide some patches over time. So if you've preordered NBA2K24 , be sure to make use of the preload option that is expected to start a couple of days ahead of the release.