Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

Discus and support Shrinking games - Xbox Series X in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; I was looking through the menus of my Xbox Series X, and I found an option to shrink games to get more hard drive space. What exactly does this do?... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by thrasher585, Apr 9, 2023.

  1. thrasher585
    thrasher585 Guest

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X


    I was looking through the menus of my Xbox Series X, and I found an option to shrink games to get more hard drive space.

    What exactly does this do?

    Thanks.

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    thrasher585, Apr 9, 2023
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  2. ngocphi Win User

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

    Compresses files but keep in mind you may gain more if you remove hd textures etc

    Compression only does so much

    And the xbox has a on the fly decompressor
  3. Tezzarrific Win User

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

    hardly any games are shrinkable, gears 5 is and it reduces it by half virtually, it removes high res assets and other files, does not compress the game at all.
  4. ngocphi Win User

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

    No just saves a few mbs like I said if you really want to save space you need to cut components or use an external hdd for temporary memory though wirhnthe new western digiral.drives.expansion cards coming soon (NOT SSD OR HDD) it will be cheaper and more convenient to use the storage cards
  5. Jonny306 Win User

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

    Hello there!

    My name is Jonny and I will be assisting you today!

    First, thank you so much for contacting us regarding your inquiry/ concern.

    In theory, this is a great feature that minimizes the space a game takes up. However, it can cause some problems, especially when new updates are released for game titles.

    What this feature essentially does (Not Official Information but gained through knowledge among the gaming community) when we play a game, as we play and complete certain missions, those completed missions will be removed. It'll act like dominos, as you progress in the game, data will be removed from the game file itself while allowing you to move forward with new data for current missions all while keeping the game file size down to a minimum.

    As a player, I would advise against it.

    Please also reference a similar ticket below.

    https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/xbinsiders/...
  6. thrasher585 Win User

    Shrinking games - Xbox Series X

    Does using the shrinking option effect the gameplay at all?
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