NBA 2k24 Measures Larger Than Starfield in Installation Size!

NBA 2k24 is set to launch on the 8th of September. For the makers of the popular NBA gaming series, this year marks a very special occasion as the label celebrates 25 years in the business. Undoubtedly, virtual adaptations of widely followed outdoor sports have always been a fan favorite title in the gaming industry. While the countdown to this year’s release for NBA 2K has begun, the latest report compares the size of the game with Bethesda giant Starfield. The results came out to be surprising.

September might be a game changer in the already star-studded year of releases. Amidst an elite list of titles hitting the market in September, most of the spotlight has certainly been pulled off by Starfield. This is attributed to the genius marketing strategies implied by Bethesda and Microsoft. Moreover, with Starfield, developers are claiming to bring one of the largest open-world games ever created in gaming history. But with the installation size of NBA 2K24, there’s a twist in the tale. 

NBA 2k24 wins over Starfield in the size race! 

No game has come close to the hype Starfield has built around its launch. The gaming community is being subjected to such a giant-scale open-world experience after a long while. The Xbox exclusive offers hundreds of planets to explore, along with the never-ending cosmos to pilot around. Makes you wonder if any other release can come close to the enormous size of Starfield. Well, it seems like the Visual Concepts developed virtual NBA classic has successfully achieved the feat. 

NBA 2K24’s install size was reportedly estimated to be 161 GB at launch, not including the customary “day one patch” that comes with nearly every game these days. That’s not really an oddity, though; the series’ game from the previous year had an enormous install size of 152 GB. This beats Bethesda’s sci-fi giant by a decent margin. For context, Starfield with the early access demands 140 GB of storage space. It is important to note that the size may go up with the next patch of updates for the game. 

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What to expect from the ultimate September clash?

Comparing the 25th edition of NBA with other popular games of the genre gives you the idea of the surprise. Giants like WWE 2K23 and FIFA 24 were under 60 GB for Xbox X|S. The installation size thus has ignited a lot of speculations around the upcoming entry to the NBA 2k franchise around what the game has to offer. 

Sports-based projects for games are always looked forward to by the gaming community. Gamers have a preexisting preference for video games that feature virtual sports, from FIFA to the NBA game series. Although Starfield has significantly taken the limelight off other September releases for the month, this exclusive achievement might have just brought a lot of attention to the title. It’ll be interesting to see how the alleged installation size affects the sale numbers of NBA 2K23. 

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