A recent update cut Call of Duty‘s PS5 install from 126 GB to just 25 GB, a 101 GB reduction that arrived in late August 2025. The change from Activision eases storage pressure on consoles and may affect how many big shooter players keep installed at once.
Reports show the PS5 footprint fell from 126 GB to 25 GB – a 101 GB reduction, while the PS4 version moved from 81 GB to 62 GB. Several players pointed the timing at wider market activity, and a number of social posts flagged the change as especially helpful. That reaction is visible in a user post on X where the claim was made.
One commenter noted Battlefield 6’s page, where the minimum install size is listed at 55 GB and the recommended size at 80 GB, and suggested that competitive pressure may have motivated the change. The publisher does not confirm the link between titles. Practically, a much smaller install makes it easier to keep multiple big shooters on a console instead of deleting and reinstalling them.
Either way, the storage win will matter to many PS5 owners. Reinstall decisions become less painful when an installed game takes up a quarter of the previous space. Fans responded positively across social feeds, and some thread authors called the update the most helpful change in years.
Insane.
Battlefield 6 announces that its minimum install size is 55gb, with recommended 80gb.
Not even a month later CoD optimizes their install by reducing it by over 100gb.
Competition is always good for gaming. https://t.co/PoyHOplO5d
— MoiDawg (@MoiDawg) August 30, 2025
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