With the way that Destiny 2 works–allowing all players to play together regardless of which expansions you purchase–it requires each player to have the full update installed on their system. When September rolls around, Destiny 2 will require a whopping 104 GB on your PS4, according to the listing for the upcoming Forsaken expansion on the PlayStation Store. If you haven’t upgraded to a 2 TB hard drive yet, that’s a big chunk of your storage real estate.
The Destiny 2: Forsaken file size won’t actually be quite that big, but that’s what will be required in order to open up some free space to download, unpack, and install updates. Currently, Destiny 2 requires 68 GB free to download and install, but the final file size once installed is only 53 GB. If I had to make a rough guess, I would say the Destiny 2 file size in September will land between 80 and 90 GB, though it will also request more space for the regular updates that Bungie makes to the game, making that 104 GB requirement you see listed on the PlayStation Store. It’s possible that this file size could change before that time. The description says “104 GB hard drive storage space required as of 9.18. Subject to change.” We’ll know more closer to September as pre-loads begin and Bungie prepares to launch the volley of content coming with Forsaken. Meanwhile, make room on your hard drive for July’s free content update that will include a number of cha...