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For those wondering what the Tears of the Kingdom download size is, don’t worry, we’ve got you covered.
Tears of the Kingdom is the hotly anticipated latest Zelda title, out March 12. In the new release, gamers have been promised new abilities like Ultrahand, new amiibo, and new maps – including the sky islands. With all this promised, it’s no wonder gamers want to know everything they can about the game before it releases. It’s already been announced that Tears of the Kingdom will be a Switch console family only game – sorry PC and Wii U players. But, what is the Tears of the Kingdom download size?
Let’s get into it.
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How big is Tears of the Kingdom?
Tears of the Kingdom has a download size of 16.68GB (16684.00MB). Bear in mind that Breath of the Wild was only 14.77GB (14766.00MB) so thats a 1.92GB increase from predecessor to sequel. However, compared to most PC triple A games that’s a tiny download size. Jedi Survivor alone takes about 155GB. The small download size of Tears of the Kingdom is likely due to the capacity of the consoles the game was designed for though.
Without an additional external storage card like a microSDHC or microSDXC card, then the Switch has only 32GB of internal storage. Of course, most users don’t stick that internal storage and invest in micro SD cards. But, when put into that context, the tiny download size of Tears of the Kingdom makes a bit more sense.
We’ll be keeping an eye on this release and will update the site with new information as it comes in, so make sure to check back in periodically to stay up to date.
Frequently Asked Questions
We know many people have questions that they want answers to with this release. So we’ve done our best to answer your most pressing queries here.
Will I need to get an SD card to play Tears of the Kingdom?
That will depend on how much storage you have available on your Switch family console already. Without additional storage, the Nintendo Switch and Switch Lite have 32GB, while the Switch OLED model has 64GB. Tears of the Kingdom will take up roughly 16.68GB of space. If you do not have the space available on your console then we would recommend investing in an SD card.
How much memory storage does the Switch have?
Without additional storage through micro SD cards, the Nintendo Switch has 32GB internal storage. With the addition of micro SD, microSDHC, or microSDXC cards the Nintendo Switch can reach 2TB of storage.
