‘Starfield’ System Requirements Demand an SSD and 125GB of Storage
System requirements for Bethesda’s highly anticipated AAA RPG video game Starfield have been revealed. storage requirements is some of the most demanding we’ve seen so far, surpassing Star Wars’ Jedi: Survivor in some ways. Storage requirements should include at least 125 GB of free space and at least an additional solid state drive.
Changing the minimum requirements from spinning disk storage (HDD) to SSD is actually very rare, and so far we won’t see it for a major release in 2023.games such as Jedi: SurvivorRed Fall, and resident evil 4does not require a minimum of SSD storage. Recommended only for the best experience.
This makes Starfield’s requirements very unique and indicates that the game is probably particularly demanding on the memory side of the computer hardware, especially when it comes to streaming assets in and out of storage. Starfield is Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years and is one of the studio’s most extensive games to date, featuring his 1,000 planets to explore. The game is a space-themed open-world RPG with different side him quests and missions on different planets, cities, ships, etc., where you can do just about anything you want.
The good news is that the 125 GB file size is probably more stringent than the actual SSD requirement, so this SSD requirement won’t affect many gamers. Thanks to the continued development of solid-state storage over the past decade, SSDs are generally much faster than hard drives, and while their cost per gigabyte is still generally higher than hard drives, they are still down from a year ago. were generally significantly lower. .
In fact, if you need more space for “Starfield” or future games that are likely to have similar requirements, now is the perfect time to upgrade your storage. Some of the best of his SSDs like the 1TB Samsung 990 Pro, 1TB Crucial P3, 1TB WD Black SN850X are now well under $100 and his decent 2TB options are also under $160. There’s also his spacious 4TB option. team group MP34, dropped below $200. As always, be sure to check out our SSD sales page to find a quick solid-state storage upgrade at a great price.