WhenPokemon Legends: Arceuswas first revealed, many believed it was a truly open-world adventure into the world of Pokemon. Many immediately compared toZelda: Breath of the Wildin terms of design, similar art depictions, and as a general direction for beloved Nintendo franchises. However, as time would move, it would be confirmed thatPokemon Legends: Arceuswas not a fully open-world game.
With its release near and just about everything fromPokemon Legends: Arceusto its Pokedexand other important information appearing online, many fans are excited to check it out on the release date, regardless of its open-world status. Those who are worried about storage space on their Switch, though, seemingly don’t need to.
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Players can pre-load thePokemon Legends: Arceusfile size now, and it’s surprisingly small. It comes in at crudely 6GBs. This doesn’t account for any possible day one patches or updates, however. While Switch games are nowhere near as colossal as PS5 and Xbox Series X, generally speaking, this still comes in as surprisingly small especially when one considers the file size of other related games. That includes factoring in a possible update or patch early on.
Pokemon Legends: Arceus File Size Comparisons
Despite having open-world elements, a more engaging overworld, and a few different features piled on,Pokemon Legends: Arceuscomes in around the same size, if slightly smaller, thanPokemon Brilliant DiamondandShining Pearl. Pokemon Legends: Arceus’ pre-load file size is roughly half the size ofPokemon SwordandShield, and unless the potential day one update is huge, it’s not likely to get close toSwordandShield(which are around 13 GBs each). For further comparison,Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s file sizealso finds itself to be around 14 GBs.
While this may come across as a surprise, fans should keep in mind that file size doesn’t often relate to game quality. It sometimes comes down to file optimization, and it oftentimes doesn’t necessarily reflect on the quality of the game just because it’s bigger. The best thing to do with this information is to be grateful thatPokemon Legends: Arceusdoesn’t take up much preciousstorage space on the Nintendo Switchand check out gameplay, reviews, and more when deciding to pre-load it now, in the coming days, or wait until after launch to pick it up.
