Key things
- LEGO Horizon Adventures file size is 5.9 GB on Switch and 30 GB on PC, it will launch on November 14, 2024.
- LEGO's collaborations with popular franchises such as Horizon show the extent of its reach.
- The PC's larger file size compared to the Switch reflects an effort to adapt the games to different platforms.
Sony revealed the file size for the LEGO Horizon Adventures on Switch and PC detailing that the game's file size will be 5.9GB and 30GB respectively. Based on Horizon series developed by Guerrilla Games, LEGO Horizon Adventures will be released on PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and PC on November 14, 2024.
All things considered, existence LEGO Horizon Adventures says less about popularity Horizon series than about inevitability LEGO working with seemingly every pop culture franchise under the sun. Although LEGO games existed before them, TT Games was evolving LEGO Star Wars and many to come LEGO the spin-off was in many ways the beginning of modernity LEGO gaming phenomenon. And now LEGO is getting more into video game-based crossovers, from mid-range brands like Nintendo and Super Mario Bros. on Horizon. LEGO Horizon Adventures it also promises to be the series' first day-one multi-platform launch, with previous games in the series debuting on PlayStation consoles for the first time.
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Now Sony, through its PlayStation Publishing department, has revealed just how big a footprint LEGO Horizon Adventures will do on different platforms. Via the game's Steam store page and the Nintendo Switch eShop page, it was revealed that the game will take up 30 GB on PC and 5.9 GB on Nintendo Switch.
LEGO Horizon Adventures Switch and PC file sizes revealed
LEGO Horizon Adventures size
- LEGO Horizon Adventures (Switch) – 5.9 GB
- LEGO Horizon Adventures (PC via Steam) – 30 GB
Although the file size for LEGO Horizon Adventures is shown on the game's Switch and Steam pages, the figure is missing from them Horizon“home” platform, PlayStation 5. This is because the PSN store pages usually don't list file sizes. However, given the relative similarity between the platforms, it can be safe to assume that players want to give Horizon the heroine of the series Aloy and her friends in their PS5 minifigures may also need to free up about 30 gigabytes of space.
Notably, the Switch version LEGO Horizon Adventures it is significantly smaller, reaching less than a third of the PC file size. Given the Switch's relatively underpowered hardware compared to the PS5 and even lower-end gaming PCs, the small file size likely reflects developers' efforts to push games onto the handheld console. However, developers Studio Gobo and Guerilla Games seem to have compressed the Switch version particularly well. For comparison with another major LEGO caption as LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Sagait's around 40GB on PC, 36GB on PS5 and 15.8GB on Switch.
It will be interesting to see how LEGO Horizon Adventures does on Switch. Although Horizon is now a cross-platform franchise thanks to the PlayStation-published versions on PC, Switch-exclusive players may have no experience with the series due to its lack of presence outside of PlayStation platforms. However, a successful debut could confirm a change in Sony's attitudes Horizon and other exclusive franchises and games.