UPDATE 10/10/19: Activision has updated its official system requirements for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on PC, offering an explanation as to why the shooter is listed as needing a staggering 175GB of hard-drive space.
According to the publisher, that 175GB is not so much a requirement as a recommendation. Activision suggests that players keep that amount of space free in order to download Modern Warfare’s post-launch content. The initial download on launch day, it assures, will be smaller, although it offers no indication of precisely how much smaller it might be.
Perhaps this means that Red Dead Redemption 2’s PC release will now claim the record of largest launch day install, after all. As announced yesterday, it’ll weigh in at a whopping 150GB.
ORIGINAL STORY 9/10/19: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare weighs in at 175GB on PC.
The official listing for the PC version on Battle.net details the huge storage requirement for Infinity Ward’s soft reboot. For both minimum and recommended specifications, you’ll need an eye-watering 175GB of available hard drive space.
While Call of Duty games have in recent years ended up with a three-figure install size (there’s a lot of DLC!), this is by a significant amount the biggest launch storage requirement we’ve seen from a game in Activision’s shooter series.