Titanfall PC’s 48GB Install Size Due to Uncompressed Audio

Titanfall‘s PC and Xbox One versions have wildly different install sizes, clocking in at 48GB and 17GB, respectively. Respawn Entertainment has now addressed the community’s biggest question: why? Lead engineer Richard Baker came forth and stated that a majority of the install size, 35GB to be exact, is tied to uncompressed audio. This approach was taken to ensure that low-end PCs could still enjoy a smooth Titanfall experience. “We have audio we either download or install from the disc, then we uncompress it. We probably could have had audio decompress off disc, but we were a little worried about min spec and the fact that a two-core machine would dedicate a huge chunk of one core to just decompressing audio.” Take comfort in knowing that, whether you have a high end or low end PC, a majority of its resources will be used to focus on running the game, not dealing with audio processes. At least now we have been given a reason for the install size discrepancy.