With Mafia: The Old Country coming out on August 8, 2025, gamers all over the world are getting ready to play early 1900s Sicily with Enzo Favara. Preloading on console or PC, looking for game length, or curious about anti-tamper, here’s what you need to know.
Preload Availability & Game Size
The preload window is available—or about to be available—to all but a handful of platforms. Pre-order Xbox players can already download the full files and be playing launch day.
Steam customers should have launch preload on August 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET, and PlayStation players should be preloading from midnight ET on August 8. Digital downloads require pre-ordering; physical ones require manual installation and update.
File size also varies based on each platform. In Xbox Series X|S, the game will take around 41.3 GB, while on PC is estimated at 55 GB. The PlayStation 5’s size has yet to be officially announced, but it is most likely to fall within those ranges.
Estimated Game Length
Hangar 13 boss Nick Baynes has said The Old Country’s narrative experience is closely of the same kind as original Mafia and Mafia II. The campaign will span approximately a 10‑hour or more game, depending on side activity and exploration interaction.
The narrative is linear and close, back to series roots rather than open-world extensive design.
Denuvo DRM: PC Confirmed
Yes, Mafia: The Old Country will have Denuvo Anti-Tamper DRM in the PC version. 2K and various sources have confirmed it will be present. Community forums on every platform also attest to the same—”Yep it definitely has Denuvo.”.
Denuvo remains a topic of debate among gamers, with individuals saying it does nothing but safeguard somewhat as a majority of supported games get cracked within weeks. It also impacts performance using additional CPU or RAM based on hardware.
Quick Summary Table
| Topic | Details |
| Preload status | Xbox ready now; Steam from Aug 7 12 PM ET; PS5 ~midnight Aug 8 local |
| File size | ~41 GB on Xbox, ~55 GB on PC, PS5 size pending |
| Game length | Approximately 10+ hours depending on exploration |
| Denuvo DRM | PC-verified; may affect performance and protection longevity |
If you’re diving in on Day 1, pre-load the game beforehand to avoid launch-day queues. Make sure your storage contains at least 60 GB of available storage space to leave room for future updates or DLC. And if DRM sensitivity is your thing, keep loading light that PC players will be experiencing Denuvo enabled—something which can affect performance or modding.
However, if you’re focused purely on the story, setting, and atmosphere, Mafia: The Old Country promises a tightly-crafted, cinematic experience rooted in Mafia’s classic storytelling.
