And while 22.4GB will fit neatly onto one of the many 32GB Switch cartridges being produced by manufacturers, the game comes dangerously close to the 25GB of available storage on the Switch, given the extra space needed for things like firmware, updates, and various save files. Where all that data went, we can't say for sure - maybe it was fired from a Gauss Cannon into the Martian atmosphere. However, any players who want to enjoy the game's multiplayer shenanigans - and really, who doesn't - will be required to download the multiplayer component separately, which means they'll need to make sure they have an additional 9GB of free space.īasic math puts the total install size for Doom on the Switch at 22.4GB, a figure that's a whopping 54GB lighter than the PC version of the game.
And while this is still a small number compared to some other hard drive-heavy game installs, the Nintendo Switch version of Doom is apparently much lighter - something like 70% lighter, in fact.Īccording to a report from Go Nintendo, the Switch version of Doom only requires an initial download of just 13.4GB from the Nintendo eShop. Despite the game's official requirements stating the need for around 45GB of available storage, the 2016 reboot of Doom for the PC actually takes up just under 77GB of available space.