Marvel Rivals hits the Ozempic, comes back 40 GB lighter

Marvel Rivals, the internet's most popular shooter, has slimmed down to about 40 GB lighter on PC following a series of updates and optimizations. Creative director Guangyun Chen revealed that the game's texture compression overhaul was implemented during season 9.5, ensuring no loss in visual quality. The initial season 9.5 update is larger than usual, but the final install size will be significantly smaller, thanks to the team at NetEase removing redundant data across the game's files.

This strategy echoes a similar success seen in Helldivers 2 last year, where the game's size was reduced from 154GB to 23GB. While the exact technique NetEase employed remains undisclosed, fans are generally pleased with Marvel Rivals' evolving direction.