The Season 4 Reloaded update is coming to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone, and it's gonna be a big one. Modern Warfare has always been known for having an enormous file size, and the new update will increase it even more.
Every update in these Call of Duty games has made the file size even bigger, though Activision claims the games wouldn't have such high quality without the size. Season 4 Reloaded will add 22-36 GB for Modern Warfare players who already own the full game. Console players will also have to download a second file that's about 3.5 GB and then restart the game if they want to play Multiplayer.
Warzone free-to-play players will have to download about 22-30 GB, which is slightly smaller than Modern Warfare but not by much. The update is about a quarter of the entire game size for those who downloaded Warzone separate from Modern Warfare. The game released with a download size of 80-100 GB.
When the Modern Warfare and Warzone updates are complete, it's supposed to "minimally increase the overall digital footprint" of the full game. That's better than nothing, although many players are complaining that Modern Warfare's file size is uncontrollably huge. It's gotten to the point where much of the community is beyond irritated, especially those with limited storage space.
The Modern Warfare subreddit is filled with complaints about how big the game has gotten, and some people are even making videos making fun of Infinity Wards's habit of releasing huge updates over and over. Many players just aren't convinced by the argument that "quality=size," since other PS4 games have similar quality but aren't taking up nearly as much space.
All the updates add to the game file size, but this update will be particularly hefty. Of course, players can always uninstall unnecessary files if they want to cut back on file size. However, players should keep Data Pack 1 installed if they want to play Spec Ops or Multiplayer. Or, if players have beaten a campaign, they could toss it. Going through game files and deleting ones that aren't needed or wanted anymore is always a good way to prune away unnecessary gigs.
Call of Duty: Warzone is available to play now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
Source: Activision