At Nearly 220 GB, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Will Eat Up the Storage Without Caring About Other Games in Your Library

It looks brand-new with each new installment every year, Call of Duty is increasing the size of its premium games exponentially. The upcoming Modern Warfare 3 is the latest example of Activision not just raising the bar of graphics in its brand-new titles but also the demand for higher storage as well. As a result, players are going to be left with extreme disappointment. It’s because of the unexpected size Modern Warfare 3 will likely take up on their devices.

Going by a report that highlights how much the game will require to fit in, the number is shocking. At almost 220 GB, Modern Warfare 3 may end up being the largest Call of Duty title in franchise history. Especially, when it comes to eating storage as if it doesn’t care about the rest of the games players are having on their systems.

Be ready to make a room of 213 GB for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

Now the figure may appear to be somewhat inaccurate depending on what players actually want to experience. However, it’s the exact amount of storage they will need to have if they want to enjoy the game in all its glory with the best graphics on ultra settings, no matter what.

If players want to have only the Multiplayer and Campaign on their devices, they will need 149 GB of capacity. After taking into consideration the ‘High-rez’ assets, however, the required size shoots up to 213 GB for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Not to mention that the game requires SSD to run properly (bye-bye hard disk era).

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In short, players will have to either uninstall most of their currently installed games from the library or buy a brand-new SSD altogether. Keep in mind that SSDs are not cheap at all. Hence, the demand for Modern Warfare 3 is really going to make a lot of users frustrated. The aforementioned details regarding its size were recently highlighted by media outlet PC Gamer.

Modern Warfare 3 system requirements

With Modern Warfare 3 needing a lot of juice to run, it’s very important for players to have the best gear possible. Doing so will ensure them of having a good or great FPS experience. Below are the details for all the official system requirements for MW3. One can take a look at them ahead of the game’s release in order to make necessary preparations.

Modern Warfare 3 minimum requirements

• CPU – Intel Core i5-6600 / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
• GPU – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 / GeForce GTX 1650 or AMD Radeon RX 470
• RAM and VRAM – 8/2 GB
• Operating System – Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• Internet Broadband connection – Required
• Storage – SSD with at least 149 GB of available space (78 GB if COD HQ app and Warzone are already installed)

Modern Warfare 3 recommended requirements

• CPU – Intel Core i7-6700K / AMD Ryzen 5 1600X
• GPU – NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080Ti / RTX 3060 or AMD Radeon RX 6600XT
• RAM and VRAM – 16/8 GB
• Operating System – Windows 10 64 Bit (latest update)
• Internet Broadband connection – Required
• Storage – SSD with at least 149 GB of available capacity (78 GB if COD HQ app and Warzone are already installed)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is releasing on November 10 globally. Its Campaign Early Access will go live on November 2 at 10 AM PT.

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