Resident Evil RE:4 On Switch 2 Needs 29GB, A Third Of The Steam Install
The gap between 29GB on Switch 2 and roughly 86GB elsewhere shows Capcom is cutting asset weight for the console rather than shipping the same build, and the key card on the packaged edition means the physical version will not carry the game on the cartridge.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Capcom has posted storage requirements for three Resident Evil RE titles headed to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 16. Resident Evil RE:4 Gold Edition is listed at 29.0GB, against 87.79GB for the Xbox version and 85.38GB on Steam with DLC. Resident Evil RE:2 Z Version Deluxe Edition is 14.0GB and Resident Evil RE:3 Z Version is 12.9GB. The packaged release on January 29, 2027 uses a key card.
Capcom is releasing three Resident Evil RE titles for Nintendo Switch 2 on October 16: RE:2 Z Version Deluxe Edition, RE:3 Z Version, and RE:4 Gold Edition. Pre-orders are discounted by 20 to 33 percent, with RE:2 at 3,465 yen and RE:4 Gold Edition at 4,333 yen.
RE:4 Gold Edition's 29.0GB on Switch 2 sits against 87.79GB for the Xbox version and 85.38GB on Steam with DLC included. A packaged version arrives January 29, 2027 and uses a key card.
- Resident Evil RE:2 Z Version Deluxe Edition: 14.0GB
- Resident Evil RE:3 Z Version: 12.9GB
- Resident Evil RE:4 Gold Edition: 29.0GB
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.