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why the difference in update size?

FrootLoops FrootLoops
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Xbox is a little over 10gb but steam is just under 9gb? seems a little strange that there is this much difference in the size

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  • ACTIV3_GNASHER ACTIV3_GNASHER

    Mine is 19Gb on windows store lmao

  • Peanits Peanits

    It has to do with the way updates are handled on different platforms. To keep it simple, files are combined into packages and those packages are downloaded and swapped out when you update part of them. Some platforms have bigger packages than others due to the way they handle updates.

    We do what we can to keep the size down, but when we update a lot of assets like this, it's not unusual for the size of the updates to be larger. With a larger update, the difference in sizes between the different platforms becomes a little more noticeable.

  • FrootLoops FrootLoops

    @Peanits said:

    It has to do with the way updates are handled on different platforms. To keep it simple, files are combined into packages and those packages are downloaded and swapped out when you update part of them. Some platforms have bigger packages than others due to the way they handle updates.

    We do what we can to keep the size down, but when we update a lot of assets like this, it's not unusual for the size of the updates to be larger. With a larger update, the difference in sizes between the different platforms becomes a little more noticeable.

    Thanks for the explanation. I was a little worried that there are fundamental differences in the code/assets or that a branch might have been missing content

  • LowSpecGamersMatter LowSpecGamersMatter

    @Peanits said:

    It has to do with the way updates are handled on different platforms. To keep it simple, files are combined into packages and those packages are downloaded and swapped out when you update part of them. Some platforms have bigger packages than others due to the way they handle updates.

    We do what we can to keep the size down, but when we update a lot of assets like this, it's not unusual for the size of the updates to be larger. With a larger update, the difference in sizes between the different platforms becomes a little more noticeable.

    Im curious, why is the update so large this time in general? Previous DLCs had like 2-4 GB size but this one is over 8 GB on steam. Realy huge

  • Gcarrara Gcarrara

    @LowSpecGamersMatter said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605550#Comment_1605550

    Im curious, why is the update so large this time in general? Previous DLCs had like 2-4 GB size but this one is over 8 GB on steam. Realy huge

    Ehi! Do consider that this update includes graphic remakes for some animations, assets and some maps too. So it is normal for it to be bigger than the usual. You can see in the patch notes what has been remade/improved graphically speaking! 👍️

  • sad_killer_main sad_killer_main

    The size of this update is really high, but It's just because of the graphical update I'm sure.

  • Peanits Peanits

    @LowSpecGamersMatter said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605550#Comment_1605550

    Im curious, why is the update so large this time in general? Previous DLCs had like 2-4 GB size but this one is over 8 GB on steam. Realy huge

    This update changes things from all over the game (lots of things were updated with new, higher quality versions). Going back to the super simple explanation above, you end up changing a lot of those packages so the update gets bigger.

  • LowSpecGamersMatter LowSpecGamersMatter

    @Peanits said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605613#Comment_1605613

    This update changes things from all over the game (lots of things were updated with new, higher quality versions). Going back to the super simple explanation above, you end up changing a lot of those packages so the update gets bigger.

    @Gcarrara said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605613#Comment_1605613

    Ehi! Do consider that this update includes graphic remakes for some animations, assets and some maps too. So it is normal for it to be bigger than the usual. You can see in the patch notes what has been remade/improved graphically speaking! 👍️

    Is this a one time thing or will every DLC update be this big in the future?

  • brokedownpalace brokedownpalace

    @Peanits said:

    It has to do with the way updates are handled on different platforms. To keep it simple, files are combined into packages and those packages are downloaded and swapped out when you update part of them. Some platforms have bigger packages than others due to the way they handle updates.

    We do what we can to keep the size down, but when we update a lot of assets like this, it's not unusual for the size of the updates to be larger. With a larger update, the difference in sizes between the different platforms becomes a little more noticeable.

    Which console/system has the biggest packages?

  • Gcarrara Gcarrara

    @LowSpecGamersMatter said:

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605647#Comment_1605647

    https://forum.deadbydaylight.com/en/discussion/comment/1605626#Comment_1605626

    Is this a one time thing or will every DLC update be this big in the future?

    It can definitely happen again if other assets/maps get updated in the future. This is also what happens usually when games go under graphical upgrade.

  • Kira15233 Kira15233

    @Missing_Toe said:

    Playstation was 11.1 gigs.

    For my xbox it was 10.93Gb

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