{"rewrite":{"id":"r_35fd6e8f7ef188c05a92949e","clusterId":"c_13a55132561a37902777c245","slug":"nier-automata-steam-update-inflates-install-size-to-366gb","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"NieR:Automata Steam Update Inflates Install Size to 366GB","summary":"Square Enix released a Steam update for NieR:Automata on November 6 that added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean language support, the game's first update in about five years. The patch also pushed the listed required disk space to 366.56GB, more than seven times the 50GB on the store page and far beyond the roughly 50GB the game occupied before. Square Enix has not commented.","whyItMatters":"A language-only patch should not multiply a game's install footprint by seven, and the fact that the DLC entries each report 40.73GB, the same as the base game, points to a packaging error rather than actual new data.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe arithmetic points at the DLC. Each of the eight add-ons listed in the Steam library reports 40.73GB of required space, the same figure as the main game, which adds up to 325.84GB. Selecting only the base game and skipping the DLC lets the install proceed at 40.73GB, so the inflated total comes from how Steam is counting the add-on entries, not from any new content in the patch. The update itself changed nothing except supported languages. Until Square Enix responds, the workaround is to deselect the DLC before installing.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Square Enix's patch notes list 366.56GB, but nothing about what changed inside NieR:Automata to need it. The Chinese and Korean text is the visible part; the storage jump has no stated cause.","twitterPost":"NieR:Automata's patch added Chinese and Korean text. Square Enix has not said what added 300GB to the listed install size.","threadsPost":"NieR:Automata's Steam update added Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese and Korean text, and the store page now lists 366.56GB. The languages do not explain the size. Square Enix has not commented on where the extra space goes.","newsletterBlurb":"A Steam update for NieR:Automata added Chinese and Korean language support and, apparently by accident, pushed the required install space to 366.56GB. The eight DLC entries each report 40.73GB, the same as the base game. Installing without the DLC brings it back to 40.73GB while Square Enix stays quiet.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Automaton\",\"url\":\"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261106-477820/\",\"title\":\"NieR:Automata Steam Version Suddenly Becomes a Massive 366GB Game; Mysterious Storage-Hogging Phenomenon After Long-Awaited Update\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":5355,"outputTokens":750,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1793924393,"createdAt":"2026-11-06T00:14:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-11-06T00:18:51.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T00:18:51.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_13a55132561a37902777c245","canonicalTitle":"『ニーア オートマタ』Steam版、突然「366GB」の超巨大ゲームに。久々のアプデ後に、謎のストレージ大食い現象","representativeArticleId":"a_cc3a853337d4145031916430","sourceCount":2,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"NieR:Automata\"],\"studios\":[\"PlatinumGames\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-11-05T23:40:30.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-11-06T01:14:20.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-11-06T01:21:14.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Denfaminicogamer","url":"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/261106i","title":"『ニーア オートマタ』Steam版の必要ディスク容量が突如「約366GB」になる現象が発生中。すべてのDLCが40GB超えの大容量に"},{"source":"Automaton","url":"https://automaton-media.com/articles/newsjp/20261106-477820/","title":"『ニーア オートマタ』Steam版、突然「366GB」の超巨大ゲームに。久々のアプデ後に、謎のストレージ大食い現象"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["NieR:Automata"],"studios":["PlatinumGames"],"people":[],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["Square Enix released the Steam update for NieR:Automata on November 6, adding Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean support.","The update raised the required disk space to 366.56GB, against the 50GB listed on the store page.","Each of the game's eight DLC reports 40.73GB required, totaling 325.84GB with the main game.","Installing only the base game, with DLC deselected, required 40.73GB.","NieR:Automata is directed by Yoko Taro and developed by PlatinumGames."],"pageLinks":{"healthSlugs":["nier-automata","platinumgames"],"storySlugs":[],"entities":[{"slug":"nier-automata","supported":2,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":6,"overall":"green","story_count":14,"has_dossier":true},{"slug":"platinumgames","supported":0,"disputed":0,"contradicted":0,"unverified":2,"overall":"unverified","story_count":5,"has_dossier":true}],"stories":[],"entitiesOk":true,"storiesOk":true}}