Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB

Re:Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB by JohnBooty on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:10PM (#46137860)

Well, then I'd like to work where you work. Hard to find shops that take performance seriously. You hiring?

In my experience it's always been quite a battle to spend time on perf.

I'll happily take a demotion if I make a 10x performance goof like that. As long as I can get promoted eventually if I make enough 10x wins.

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Re:Helldivers 2 devs slash install size from 154GB to 23GB by hinkley on Wednesday December 03, 2025 @01:47PM (#46138328)

I would classify my work as “shouting into the tempest” about 70% of the time.

People are more likely to thank me after the fact than cheer me on. My point, if I have one, is that gaming has generally been better about this but I don’t really want to work on games. Not the way the industry is. But since we are in fact discussing a game, I’m doing a lot of head scratching on this one.

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