Trimming install bloat in hefty titles such as Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 seems smart, particularly when console storage runs tight. The most recent Black Ops 6 patch arrived this week and appears to have slashed the footprint dramatically—yet it has also triggered trouble for some gamers, seemingly wiping the title off their drives.
A GameSpot employee posted grabs showing the install plummeting from 222.1 GB pre-patch to 122.8 GB after.
Still, numerous Reddit threads from users report that the patch erased the entire game. The patch seemingly stripped out the core Black Ops 6 binaries, leaving only the lightweight Call of Duty HQ hub. The full game plus its DLC and multiplayer modules can be pulled down again, yet because everyone owns different add-ons, the actual space saved differs from player to player.
PlayStation 5 players: with today’s Call of Duty update, you need to go to Mange Installs and re-install Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Pack.
The pack is 98GB download, but will only take up 27GB on the console after install. pic.twitter.com/VRA2IBeZcl— CharlieIntel (@charlieINTEL) September 4, 2025
Patch 1.080 also brings welcome additions—bug squashes, balance passes, a fresh competitive arena, and zombie content such as the Reckoning Directive.
Disappointment flared recently when players learned that skins and guns they bought in Black Ops 6 won’t transfer to Black Ops 7. With Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 scheduled for November 14 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC, Black Ops 6’s era is drawing to a close.
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