It's no secret that since moving things over to Call of Duty HQ, the first-person shooter has maintained an obnoxiously large file size. Because HQ serves as a larger launcher for all things COD, its file size became inflated with having to house Warzone, the multiplayer for whichever COD title you have access to, plus various packs and campaign content.
In other words, playing COD in 2024 basically requires its own separate hard drive.
I'm finally upgrading my SSD because Rebirth is simply too much of a chonker.
But, that is about to change for the better.
In a new post on the Call of Duty blog, Activision revealed that it is working on streamlining its files ahead of the launch of Black Ops 6. For starters, Warzone is being separated by default from the annual titles. According to the post, when a gamer purchases a new COD title, only the files for that game will be downloaded by default. Of course, players can opt to download Warzone down the line, and free-to-play gamers can always access Warzone.
Beyond unbundling Warzone, the first-person shooter franchise will move to more texture-based streaming tech. Beginning with its Season 5...
