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Square Enix accidentally botches a Nier: Automata update, balloons required file size from 50GB to 366GB on PC
Yesterday, Nier: Automata received a new patch on Steam, adding more language support to the title - it can now be played with Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese options - but this new update also, somehow, inflated the…
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A new Steam patch for Nier: Automata added Korean, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese language options. The update also increased the PC file size from about 50 GB to 366 GB. The cause is a bug that duplicated all YoRHa Edition DLC files to match the base game size, making the download stack all DLC concurrently. The patch is mandatory, not optional. The change has drawn criticism from players who note the drastic increase in download size.
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